Utada Hikaru’s Concert, Streamed LIVE,

Posted on December 6, 2010 by tueac

WORLDWIDE Via UStream!

Utada Hikaru will be streaming her first “WILD LIFE” concert, live and online for everyone worldwide to see. This concert is her 2nd last concert before her indefinite hiatus starting next year.

The first of 2 her “Wild Life” concert held at the Yokohama Arena, will be on the 8th of December(Wednesday) at 7PM(JST) or 6PM (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong time), this is also the concert that will be streamed live. It’s unknown thou if the 2nd will get the same treatment…

The WILD LIFE concert is a 2 day show, held on the 8th and 9th of December at the Yokohama Arena.

As for the streaming, UStream Asia will be fully collaborating with the Concert manager to bring about the streaming. Other then main high quality Ustream, there will also be a lower quality stream for the Handphone, Idevices and etc, here.

Source: ANN | Tokyohive

Website: Hikki’s Website

For the fun of it, did you know even Straits Time Covered this story… … Yes this is how big Utada Hikaru is.

I’ll be watching the concert tomorrow night, so why not join me?

Love Plus +++ Touch…

Posted on October 17, 2010 by tueac

If the extinction of Human is to happen, there can only be 2 causes… One via an external force like the aliens… Which is when we will face almost no chance of survival…

The other would be when we kill off ourselves thru things like lack of reproduction and etc… when we just die out… That other reality is sort of becoming true with the advancement of Love Plus technology along with H-game tech where a hole is linked to a PC… …

In the recent Digital Content EXPO at Odaiba, Konami showcase the next generation of love plus games made in collaboration with Tokyo University‘s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology and Keio University‘s Graduate School of Media Design

They are exhibiting a technology known as “RePro 3D“, which in this case, your girl friend reacts to your touch and you can feel them touch you. even thou it’s just the chibi version… it’s just damn creepy… especially with the addition of the portable 3D tech… 4Gamers.net tried out the demo and was kinda shocked by it’s ability

Things are kinda getting grim on our side… I was wondering who would ever need a girlfriend in the future… …

Btw, did you know, LOVE PLUS + won the “best in the Romance Creative (entertainment) class“, in the first ever Romance Award for the advancement of Augmented Reality technology, why? Because you can quarrel with your virtual girlfriend… lol.

This is bad…

But for now, you can tryout the touch technology at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo Odaiba from now till the 17th of November.

Website for Reference: 4Gamers.net(Picture and report in Japanese) | Andriasang(Report in English) | Sankaku Complex(H-tech report, NSFW) | Siliconera(Article: Love Plus Wins Romance Award) | Digital Content EXPO 2010 Site

This is Hikari… Silverlight….

Posted on September 29, 2010 by tueac

Er, this is the mascot for Microsoft’s Silverlight… What is Silverlight? Oh, it’s Microsoft’s own flash replacement software… … …

Name: Hikaru Aizawa
Blood: B Type
Birthday: September 27th
Star: Scopio
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Hobby: Sing, Dance, Listen to music
Rank: Fourth Daughter in Family
Favorite food: Grill Meat, Red Bean Soup with Rice Cake
Disliked Food: Natto

Anyway, her first mission will be to be in Taiwan to appear in the Microsoft Tech Day there, from the 28th to 30th of September. Btw, this is a project by the Microsoft Taiwan team.

Kudos to you guys!

Website: Silver Light Taiwan | Temple Knights

Playstation 3 Hacked! Oh no….

Posted on September 8, 2010 by tueac

I know I’m a little late about this topic, I’m sort of in denial over the the “Jailbreak” of the Playstation 3 software… What brought me back down to earth finally, is the the series of videos that demonstrates how a normal person can jailbreak the PS3 with a Texas Instrument Calculator.

Yes a calculator… … …

Via the use of the software known as PS3Jailbreak, PS3Groove, and etc… It allows owner of the Jailbreaked PS3 to backup their games onto the hard-disk and run the game without the need for the Blu-ray disc.

It’s existence was unceremoniously announced by an Australian retailer some 2 weeks back, with many doubtful eyes looking at it. After all, a famous hacker have just surrendered to the PS3, claiming it to be “Un-Jailbreakable”, looking back at it, it might even be a ruse… haiz…

However all the fun did not last long as the courts of Australia have banned the sales of the device and SONY have released a minor firmware update to patch the security concern, just yesterday afternoon. But creator of the jailbreak, claims that a update of their own will go around the firmware and thus the Cat and Mouse game shall begin!

I look forward to seeing what the outcome will be, but there are rumors that the latest version of the PS3Jailbreak will allow the PS3 to play Playstation 2 games, that is something that I will want… … or maybe that will force SONY to release their own. Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Source: Kotaku: Calculator Jailbreak | Kotaku: PS3 Firmware Update | Playstation Blog

Website: PS Groove: PS3Jailbreak | SONY

ACE COMBAT: ASSAULT HORIZON Announced!

Posted on August 11, 2010 by tueac

YES!!! Bandai Namco have finally answered my call! They are now developing a new ACE COMBAT game for the PS3 platform, like finally! Assault Horizon is the new push for the ACE COMBAT series, developed by Project Ace under Bandai Namco, and the game is set to be released in the year 2011.

What I am a bit disappointed about is the departure from the alternate earth, we called Strangereal. Instead the setting this time will be on our earth, with real locations like Tokyo, New York and etc.

I sure hope the game play will not be a QTE… In order to get behind an enemy, It’s really kills the fun… Either way, I’ll be awaiting the release of the game and this might be the biggest game release for me next year! Not talking about the graphics since this is only an announcement trailer, I’m sure the game will be better looking then this trailer.

Finally, something to look forward too!

Source: Kotaku

P.S: As much as I hate it, the game is going to the Xbox 360 also…

Let’s Exercise with a girl on an Android Phone!

Posted on August 7, 2010 by tueac

Here is one more reason why the Android platform is so better then the Iphone. Even thou Iphone 4 looks so good… I sure hope someone roots it and find a way to install Android on that hardware…

The app is on the android market place but being a paid app, it is only available at certain locations… Japan being the obvious one of them. There is also an English version with all the buttons translated to be one real soon. The name of the App is Isshoni Training with Hinako or more commonly the Isshoni series, which includes a sleeping video… on DVD and Blu-ray now… Which might also be ported to the Android platform…

I’m not going to be getting the app but hey just to let you in the loop, yah?

The creator will be at the Comiket 78 selling some things… too.

Hinako, she will be wearing less as you get to know her better…

Source: ANN

Website: Isshoni Training Website(Japanese/NSFW)

World Cosplay Summit on UStream

Posted on July 30, 2010 by tueac

World Cosplay Summit aka WCS will be on live on UStream!

That would mean that if you can’t fly to Nagoya to watch the cosplaying representatives of the world perform, you can now watch it online LIVE.

For the starters, you might want to check out tomorrow(31st July)’s Cosplay Parade at 2:30 pm(SG Time), and then the Competition performance on the the 1st of August at 8pm(SG time).

Of cos, the Singapore Representatives will be in the show too, so do support them! Tan Jun Mao and Christy Bell Goh Ganbatte! Do Singapore proud!

Free video streaming by Ustream

So here are the Schedule again on the WCS Channel,

31st July 2010, 2:30pm: The Cosplay Parade

Synopsis: Where in the previous years, the world’s representatives lead the cosplayers in a parade around parts of the city of Nagoya.

1st August 2010, 8:00pm: The World Cosplay Summit

Synopsis: This is the stage, where the best cosplayers from various countries, represent their country to determine who is the best in the world, much like the Olympics of Cosplay.

All in Singapore Time, GMT+8.

Credit: The Cosplay Chronicles

Website: World Cosplay Summit | WCS, UStream Channel

Hirano Aya on Twitter, @hysteric_barbie

Posted on June 24, 2010 by tueac

Hirano Aya have been using twitter, using her latest album’s name Hysteric Barbie since yesterday for today’s launch of the album.

And as of now, just 1 day after the account is open, there is 22580 followers when this post is written, it’s a lot. So if you like Hirano Aya, you can buy her album or follow her on twitter.

Good luck with that now, it seems like the World Cup messages are bringing the Twitter whale out of the sea…

Website: @Hysteric_Barbie

IPhone 4G… uh.. =_=; #WWDC10

Posted on June 8, 2010 by tueac

Ah so in the Apple World Wide Developer Conference 2010, as expected the Iphone 4 is announced… Nothing else, just pimping the phone… and here in this post I’ll state my views but first some keynotes from the WWDC10 aka Iphone 4 announcement.

Highlights about the Iphone 4 taken from VRZone

iPhone 4 Announced

Whole new design, just as expected from leak photos

Stainless steel band around the phone

Design is really sleek here, thinner than 3GS

5 megapixels camera with LED flash with front camera. It allows 5x digital zoom

A 6-Axis motion sensing, 3 axis Gyroscope will be present in the iPhone 4. We can expect great motion sensing games.

Antenna outside the case !?! Yes, the steel band acts as the antenna.

Still on the old GSM / UMTS

4 times the pixel density in display, Apple calls it Retina Display. The whole new display allows 326ppi at 960×640 resolution

Display is using IPS technology, 800:1 contrast ratio, display is at 3.5 inch.

Internals: Powered by A4 chip, uses microSIM and whoa, the battery is big

802.11n WiFi Support, up to 32GB of storage

Battery life: 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music.

HD Video Recording up to 720p at 30fps. Tap-to-focus recording with built-in editing

iMovie for iPhone – yes, add those effects to your videos. geotag them. Not free though, at US4.99 at App Store

iPhone OS4 is now known as iOS4

Jobs demonstrate the iOS4 features we know, multi-tasking. the new Mail feature, capable of renaming folders. It was announced before

Bing is coming to iOS4

Developers will get a gold master release of iOS4 today

Apple claims they will be selling their 100 millionth iOS device.

iBookstore coming iPhone 4. Not a surprise to be honest.

iBookstore will automatically sync bookmarks, books to your devices. No extra cost for transfer to other devices.

Jobs talk about… iAds. Surprise! Apple talks about developers relating the phone. Nothing really new here as it was introduced during the iOS4 event.

Apple supports 2 platforms – HTML 5 and App Store.

One More Thing, says Jobs…

Video Chat ! Apple calls it FaceTime,

FaceTime Requirements: iPhone 4 To iPhone 4 only. Wi-Fi only (no 3G?!)

FaceTime allows you to use front and rear camera and supports both portrait and landscape.

Price: US299(SG$423) for 32GB, US199(SG$281) for 16GB

For AT&T customers, if your contract expires at any time in 2010, you are eligible for upgrade to the iPhone 4.

The 3GS 8GB will be launched at US$99(SG$140)

Availablity: June 24 2010 for 5 countries : United States, Japan, France, Germany and United Kingdom

Pre-orders start a week from tomorrow. 18 more countries will be getting it in July

iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod touch 2nd gen will be able to go iOS4 – free

Availability of iOS4: June 21

I must say, I’m very impressed by the new Iphone 4. Impressed by it’s build and hardware rather then what comes within it, the software… Even with the leak, the IPhone 4 is still as good looking as it can be…

What I find stupid is the software coming with it… the IOS4. iMovie app is not included, no flash, FACETIME?!, No Remote features… It just did not wow me as much as the Developer Conference that Google put up, Google I/O day 2 for Android, not especially when most of the “new” features should be in there since a long time ago. And well OS4 is not really fresh…

It’s just under whelming… Especially Facetime, works only on WIFI… If I can use wifi, I would have used Skype and I can chat with anyone using it, be it on an Phone, Tablet or PC…

Now how nice would it be if I can have Iphone Hardware with Android 2.2… that would be so great… isn’t…

Anyway, most in SEA will be getting it in August, Singapore in July. Those who just switched to the 3GS… you should really be banging the wall because Iphone 4 cost the same… and your phone just got a price cut… How does US$99(SG$140) sound…

Do note thou, the price might come with a AT&T plan, so the standalone price will not be that low… But it’s a reference if you are going to be getting one from your Telcos (Singtel, M1, Starhub in Singapore. Maxi in Malaysia. Telkomsel in Indonesia)

Pictures from Engadget and Mac Rumors, Highlights by VRZone