In the first installment of the Iron Man movie series (assuming that there are more to come, just like the Spiderman (suposedly) trilogy) they introduced at the end of the movie/credits, a snippet of the upcoming Ironman 2 with Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, introducing to Ironman, played by Robert Downey Jr., the S.H.I.E.L.D. Alliance between all superheroes.
COMICFORAWIFE created a beautifully crafted mashup of Marvel themed videos to create an “Ultimate Alliance” video with Marvel characters ranging from Spiderman to Magneto to Ironman to Wolverine. This might as well be the S.H.I.E.L.D. we’ll expect in the upcoming Ironman 2, but we’ll see.
The iPod Shuffle features a new “voice-over” technology where it reads out loud the controls. It also is TINY! and features a 4GB start.
One other thing that they went away with is the classic click wheel. Instead, they built the controls onto their new and improved headphones with volume controls.
The new iPod Shuffle is as small as a flash drive yet still functional as the old shuffles. The only problem is, you have to use Apple’s Headphones to use them – it’s the only way you can control the device.
The NEW Voice-Over technique is a bit iffy and needs more work. It still has that “Microsoft Sam” type of quality and not a fluid human-like voice.
Some new features of the Shuffle also include playlists. Now you can play playlists on your shuffle.
Apple has come a long way. This by far is their ingenious way of modernizing the MP3 market. I am a bit disappointed at Apple for their quest for “smaller is better”.
I’ll let this one sit with the public and how they will view it. Comments and Reviews welcome!
If you’re a fan of the Half-Life Series, chances are, you know the company Black Mesa. And if you’ve played Portal, you know all about it. As technology progresses and as the Source engine tightens, they decided it’s time to revisit the past. They planned on recreating the first ever Half Life story, how it happened, and put a deeper more stable story to go with it. A triler has already been released but the unveiling hasn’t been… yet.
Here’s th trailer (watch it in HD if you can):
It is basically the first ever Half Life game with better graphics and gameplay.
Ever wondered what cartoons look like in REAL life? Then say no more! Mr. Pixeloo has done just that – creating masterpieces of cartoons brought to life – in a creepy kind of way.
I have been admiring Pixeloo’s works for a long time now and, just recently, I stumbled onto his YouTube account where he showed the very making of this magnificent untooning. Here’s the video:
His process of work starts from using a reference picture then layering tons of other reference pictures on top of it.
Another actress who assumed the role of Jessica Rabbit was Heidi Klum:
[UPDATE: 01/26/2010]:
Looking at Graffiti works on Facebook came to the discovery of the very Mr. Pixeloo himself. An artwork he featured on his blog showed up on Graffiti and I’m sure that this is him as his art style is the same. Check out the work on his blog here that’s similar to the Graffiti he drew here. I can now tell you that Mr. Pixeloo has definitely a name: Mr. Alex Rodriguez. (SEE EDIT BELOW)
[EDIT: 05/21/2010]:
I quickly assumed without confirming. Mr. Alex Rodriguez may have been simply copying Mr. Pixeloo’s works as I have found substantial evidence that Mr. Rodriguez is NOT Pixeloo – Pixeloo’s Twitter account states that Mr. Pixeloo’s real name is Jan Pixeloo. Also, I have found Mr. Pixeloo’s DeviantArt account!
