MySpace Launches Music Products for Artists and Fans

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MySpace has announced a new music service aimed at connecting artists and fans together. The global rollout of the program has started and it is called MySpace Music Video Experience. The product also includes a MySpace Artist Dashboard that is a free data and analytics tool for artists.

Users can now also purchase the tracks they listen to directly on iTunes. Functionality of the new service includes a new music video hub within MySpace. Music Video Recommendations based on what friends are watching, alphabetical Video search, and a video player with buy buttons. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Gscreen Spacebook Dual Screen Notebook Is Awesome

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Gizmodo reports about a new notebook startup based in Alaska offering a unique new design that offers two 15.4 inch screens in a notebook.
The Gscreen Spacebook is supposed to come in various screen sizes. The photo above shows a Spacebook with two 15.4 inch screens. The screens slide above each other making it portable as a normal 15.4 inch notebook. Only the weight and the thickness of the Spacebook give away its secret. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:17:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MySpace to Buy iLike for $20 Mill?

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All morning we've been hearing whispered reports of a supposedly imminent buy-out of the iLike social media service by former social-media king MySpace. According to TechCrunch MySpace is very close to sealing the deal that will land them ownership of iLike for a cool $20 million.

This will be the virgin purchase for new MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta, who has spent the last few months since his ascension looking for ways to recapture market share from more popular media outlets like Facebook and Twitter. Apparently Van Natta thinks that iLike has what MySpace needs to regain some lost popularity. If you've never used it, iLike is a music recommendation service with 50 million registered users. It keeps track of your favorite types of music and offers recommendations based on that data.

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:12:20 CDT | by Robert Evans

Project Natal + Sony Motion Controller + HMD = Johnny Mnemonic Cyberspace

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I was into Cyberspace and Virtual Reality back in the late Eighties and early Nineties. William Gibson Cyberpunk books described the future of interacting with computers how I thought it should be.
In 1995 William Gibson's Johnny Mnemonic got released as movie starring Keanu Reeves. The Cyberspace UI was ok depicted in the movie, of course your own imagination is always better. After working in the 3D and Virtual Reality field I totally got frustrated with it as the interaction possibilities in 3D just plain sucked. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:35:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dead Space: Extraction E3 Trailer, Release Date Out

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We've been excited about the Wii's new horror title, Dead Space: Extraction, for a while. Now, thanks to E3, we've got a shiny new trailer and an official, confirmed release date. On Sept. 29, 2009 Dead Space: Extraction will hit retailers all across the country.

The trailer gives us a good idea of what we can expect. We'll have control of more characters than before (although only one at a time) and we'll get to see a wider range of environments than in the last game. This is the prequel, so a lot of questions about what went on before the Ishimura got infected will be answered. We'll get to play both on the overrun mining colony, and in space around the Ishimura.

Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:50:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Dead Space: Extraction Brings Terror to Wii

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At EA3, Electronic Arts' pre-E3 mini-expo, we got some chilling new details about the sequel to one of the scariest games of all time. Dead Space: Extraction, the sequel to 2008's Dead Space, is set to come out in Fall of 2009, and it's already looking like a worthy successor to its legendary progenitor.

IGN's report on EA3's Dead Space preview tells us a few things. First, that the Wii-based "sequel" will actually be a prequel to the first game. In Extraction, you will play one of the miners from the planet that the Ishimura (the ship you fought on in the original) was orbiting. You'll have to escape your virus-ridden home to the relative safety of the Ishimura.

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2009 10:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

NASA Shuttle Commander Tweets Answers from Space

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If you are one of the throngs of Twitter fans, NASA shuttle commander Mark Polansky, the commander of the shuttle mission scheduled to launch in June, will be answering questions from space using Twitter. Right now Polansky is sharing Tweets about training and the flight on Twitter.

Polansky will be the commander of shuttle flight STS-127 aboard the Endeavour. The mission is expected to leave the Earth on June 13th to deliver the final section of the Japanese laboratory module and to post tweets about the crews training. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe Steps Down

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MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe is stepping down as CEO “in the near future” and “by mutual agreement” his contract will not be renewed with parent company News Corp, according to a release. DeWolfe will remain with MySpace in an advisory capacity and continue to serve on the board of MySpace China.

While no immediate replacement has been named, All Things Digital cites sources claiming former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta is high on the list.

The move to replace DeWolfe could come in response to MySpace losing ground to Facebook, the global social networking leader, despite MySpace claiming more registered users in the US.

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:05:00 CDT | by James Douglas

3Dconnexion Launches SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse

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3Dconnexion has announced its latest 3D mouse product called the SpacePilot Pro. The new mouse is the top-of-the-line product from the Logitech owned company. Professionals will find that the mouse is designed to streamline workflow and allows fewer interruptions to work.

The device features a color LCD workflow assistant, QuickView Navigation technology, intelligent function keys and more. The LCD lists function-key assignments so you don’t have to remember where you placed what function. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:02:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Slooh Offers Views of Space from your PC

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Slooh probably isn't a name you have heard before; the company is an online space exploration service that puts users behind powerful telescopes in real time.
Slooh has announced a new series of interactive programs that show images from the night sky along with a guided tour for families to view together.

The tours are guided by Otto, the Night Watchdog for the Milky Way Galaxy. Otto takes members on space missions that show stars, the moon, nebulas, and other celestial bodies and provides stories to go along with them. Read more

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NASA and Microsoft Offer Space images to Public

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NASA and Microsoft have announced that the two firms plan to offer planetary images and data available online via the Space Act Agreement. The project will have NASA and Microsoft jointly developing the technology and infrastructure needed to make the most interesting NASA content including images and data from Mars and the moon available.

The images and data will be offered via Microsoft's World Wide Telescope. Among the available images will be those taken by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter when they are publically released this fall. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

EA Announces Dead Space Extraction for Wii

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EA launched the original Dead Space game on multiple platforms last year including the PS3, Xbox, and PC. The game had an interesting storyline, but when I played it on PC, the controls were horrible and made the game very difficult to enjoy.

Ea has announced a new title in the Dead Space franchise called Dead Space Extraction that will be a Nintendo Wii exclusive title. The game is a prequel to the original and goes through the events that took place prior to Isaac Clarke's mission. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

MySpace Mobile Gets New Website

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When it comes to social networking MySpace is one of the largest websites on the planet and has millions of users from all walks of life. One of the things that many heavy MySpace users take advantage of to keep in touch is the MySpace Mobile Website that allows them to be mobile and still stay connected.

MySpace has announced that it has a new mobile website for users that is more integrated and optimized for mobile use. The company says that it also plans to write applications for the Nokia S60 web runtime environment and the new Palm Os coming on the Pre. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:22:01 CST | by Shane McGlaun

US and Russian Satellite crash in Space

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For the first time in history (at least publicly known) two satellites collided in Space. This space accident was happening 485miles over Siberia already on Tuesday.
The US satellite is owned by Satellite phone service provider Iridium. The Russian satellite is said to be not in use anymore.
The crash generated a huge cloud of debris and it is expected to take weeks until the "dust settles" again. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:16:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bridgestone Super Bowl 2009 Space Vehicle Ad is also funny

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Bridgestone had two Super Bowl 2009 commercials. The Taters Super Bowl ad is very funny and features Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. The second Bridgestone is set in space and features some hot space vehicle driving action and a funny ending.
Both Bridgestone ads are currently in the lead in the voting at SpotBowl. Read more

Posted on Sun, 1 Feb 2009 23:49:38 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GeoEye-1 Satellite Captures Images of Inaugural Events from Space

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The GeoEye-1 Earth imaging satellite was used yesterday to capture images of President Obama's inauguration from space. The image above was shot from 423 miles in space and is the world's highest resolution color image of the inaugural celebration taken from space.

The image was taken through high wispy clouds that covered Washington D.C. and clearly shows the national monuments and clusters of people around the large screens viewing the inauguration proceedings. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

MySpace for BlackBerry already has an amazing 400,000 Downloads

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MySpace and RIM today announced record download numbers of the MySpace for BlackBerry application in its first week of availability with an astonishing 400,000 downloads.
Since the BlackBerry MySpace application launched on November 13th there have been more than 400,000 downloads which represents an all-time high for both MySpace and RIM in terms of first week application downloads. I thought BlackBerry smartphones are mostly used by business people. What are you guys doing on MySpace? Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:43:35 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MySpace and HP launch online Print Service

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MySpace and HP announced plans to integrate HP printing technology across multiple areas on MySpace, including all photo sections.
This relationship is intended to enhance the MySpace experience and enable millions of consumers to print the photo sections, personal profiles, blog entries, comments and messages stored on their MySpace profiles and share them offline in new and exciting ways. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dead Space Goes Gold

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One of the most anticipated survival horror games since Doom 3 has officially gone gold. EA has announced that Dead Space has hit the golden point and will ship on October 14th for Xbox 360 and PS3. PC gamers will have to wait a few more days for shipment on October 20th.

Xbox 360 owners can also get a very limited edition run of 1,000 Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition sets with an animated movie, bonus content, 97-page art book, 160-page graphic novel and a signed lithograph for $149. Buyers who get the game in the first 2 weeks for Xbox and PS3 will get a platform exclusive suit (PS3 suit pictured). Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:11:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

3rd Space Announces Support for WoW

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TN Games has announced a new driver for its 3rd Space vest that supports World of Warcraft. WoW is one of the most popular games on the PC and the addition of the virtual reality 3rd Space vest should make WoW players excited.

Now when that Rouge tries to stealth kill you from behind you will feel it (in a good way). WoW may well be the driver update that MMORPG gamers have waited for to jump on the vest bandwagon. Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 06:44:05 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Ergotron Neo-Flex Notebook Workspace Accessories

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If you work exclusively from a notebook, you will want some accessories that will make it more comfortable to work. Ergotron offers an entire line of accessories for notebook users that will make life easier, and more comfortable.

The offering includes the Neo-Flex Notebook WorkBase which is a complete package that includes a wireless mouse and keyboard along with a height adjustable, nine-pound laptop stand. The stand and the notebook and keyboard retail for $99. The wireless keyboard and mouse can purchased separately for $59. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:38:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun