Super Street Fighter 4

Thats right! Next version is already coming out. Arcade version will probably hit in the new year and then console version after that. It wont be a download either. You will have to buy a whole new game. The game will feature eight new fighters, including a new female contender Juri, Hakan being a Arab grappler associated with lots and lots of oils, and EIGHT returning cast members from other Street Fighter games. Dudley, Ibuki, and Makoto from the Street Fighter III series, from the Street Fighter Alpha series, Cody, Adon, and Guy, and from the Super Turbo series, we have T. Hawk and Dee Jay. Also balancing tweaks, added new ultra combos, and improvements to online play.

Iphone 3gs

Well I finally got a 3gs last week and I must say it is the nicest phone Ive ever had. Now I loved my 2g. The flat metal back was very nice. I wasnt sure how I would like the curved plastic back of the 3gs. But I like it. The first thing I noticed was its very fast. The screen has a more yellowish, warmer tone than my 2g had. This took me a minute to get used to. There has been a lot of people complaining about getting screens that had more yellow areas and darker spots. Mine seems fine so far. I havent had too much time to play with the camera and video recorder. But they seem very decent for a phone. Once again though you need a pretty well lit area to take a good picture.

I guess my favorite feature right now is the new glass screen. Its way more resistant to smudges. And being the freak that I am it gives me a nice feeling when I pull it out my pocket and see how nice it looks. Here is Bill Nye, talking about the new screen:

The new 3GS iPhone has a coating that helps you leave no, well hardly any, prints–-fingerprints. The glass screen is coated with a polymer, a plastic that human skin oil doesn't adhere to very well. People in the chemical bonding business like to call the finished surface "oleophobic."

The Applers were able to do this by bonding this oleophobic polymer to glass. The polymer is an organic (from organisms) compound, carbon-based. The glass is nominally inorganic, silicon-based… solid rock. The trick is getting the one to stick to the other. Although it is nominally proprietary, this is probably done with a third molecule that sticks to silicon on one side and to carbon-based polymers on the other side. Chemical engineers get it to stay stuck by inducing compounds to diffuse or "inter-penetrate" into the polymer. The intermediate chemical is a "silane," a molecule that has silicon and alkanes (chains of carbon atoms).

Complete list of new features:

Speed
The "S" stands for "SPEED!" And according to Apple, it is faster launching applications or rendering Web pages.

• The iPhone 3GS has a new processor built-in. Apple claims that it is up to two times faster than the previous generation: Launching messages is 2.1 faster, load the NY Times in Safari: 2.9 times faster. It also consumes less, which has an impact on the improved battery life.

Camera
This is one of the strong points of the iPhone 3GS, according to Apple. They increased the resolution to 3 megapixels, which—judging from the shots they showed-seems much better quality under all conditions.

• 3 Megapixels sensor.
• New camera, with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance.
• You can also tap to focus, changing white balance in the process. That is really neat, if you ask me.
• Special macro and low light modes.
• The camera also supports photo and video geotagging.
• Any application can access all the camera functions now.
• It supports video, 30 frames per second VGA with auto focus, auto white balance, and auto exposure.
• You can trim the video shot just using your finger, then share it via MMS, email, MobileMe and YouTube.

Connectivity
The other part of the "S" is the support for the faster 7.2 Mbps 3G standard, which in theory will deliver data faster to your iPhone.

• Three band UMTS/HSDPA.
• Four band GSM/EDGE.
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Graphics
• The new iPhone 3GS includes new 3D graphics support in hardware. This means faster and more complicated 3D games.
• Same 3.5-inch widescreen multitouch display, but this time it has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. I wonder if it will withstand a full frontal Shake Shack burger attack.

• Same design as before, including the glossy finish of the back (so much for all the rumors about the matte back.)
• Same size as the old iPhone 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches.
• The weight increases a bit: One ounce to 4.8 ounces (135 grams vs 133 grams).
• Greener materials: Arsenic-free glass, BDF-free, Mercury-free LCD.
• It has a magnetometer, which works with a Compass application, third parties, and it is integrated into the new Google maps app, showing your orientation with a small semitransparent cone.
• Voice control. You can now talk with your iPhone, Enterprise-style. You can instruct it to play similar songs to the one you are playing, or call people.
• Nike + support built in.
• Supports accessibility features, like zooming on text, inverting video, and voice over when you touch whatever text is on screen.

Battery life
• One of the more important new features is the increased battery life.
• According to Apple, you will get up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G and 5 on 3G, with a up to 300 hour standby time.
• On 3G, it will deliver 5 hours of internet use.
• On Wi-Fi, Internet goes up to 9 hours.
• Video playback is 10 hours vs 30 hours for audio.

OSX 10.5 Lost Admin Password? No Problem!

Ive been doing more Mac stuff lately and wanted to have an admin account on a mac that I didnt have any passwords for. I could have used the OSX disc but here is an easy way to create an admin account without being an admin. I only tried this on 10.5:

Restart the mac and hold Apple & S. It should bring up the terminal.

Hit enter after every line:

mount -uw /

rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone

shutdown -h now


Thats it. It should restart and setup OSX like it was for the first time. Make yourself an account and you are now an admin. This also leaves previous accounts untouched.

Retro Gaming Art

Like retro game art? Check this out:

Orioto

Dell and Leaders of the New School

Cool video Claybrook sent me. Del is crazy!

Original source: The Meaning Of Dope:

Hella Broke Show @ Red7 in ATX

9-13-09 Local hiphop show at Red7 this past weekend. Acts included, Boomset (with my boy Levon), Riddlore from CVE, and 2Mex. Here are some clips from the night:

Del & Tame One Team Up

"Hieroglyphics founder Del Tha Funky Homosapien has teamed with Artifacts member Tame One to create a brand new album titled Parallel Uni-Verses.

Newark, New Jersey native Tame One is best known for his role as one-half of The Artifacts, in addition to his involvement with underground super groups The Weathermen and the Leak Brothers.

Oakland bred rapper Del and Tame first met almost 16-years-ago, through a mutual love of the “party life” on the road.

The pair kept in touch throughout out the years, resulting in Parallel Uni-Verses, a ten-track effort produced by producer Parallel Thought.

"Man, I ain't even gonna be egotistical like that and try to say that we are trying to usher in some new revival of whatever," Del told AllHipHop.com. “However, he adds, "I'm a say this: we are the element that is missing, not [just] because I said so. That's what's up; we didn't sell out for all the luxury and monetary gains. The original ways, we kept at and built upon those."

Tame One promised fans the album will stand out over contemporary releases, “because of the sonic quality and clarity of the samples and our vocal performances."

“I have always been impressed by his [Del] wordplay and originality. Rap-wise, neither of us use words only because they rhyme; I believe we both utilize substance as opposed to nonsense,” Tame One said.

Parallel Uni-Verses is slated to hit stores later this year on Gold Dust Media."

SOURCE: WWW.ALLHIPHOP.COM

Fillet of Jim Nasty!

Here is someone a few you of you may know. =) This happened while getting some frisbee golf practice in at Golden Gate Park. Now thats got to hurt!

The Schwinn Madison

If your looking for a cheap single speed, you might want to check this bike out. The back wheel can be flipped to either fixed or free wheel. It comes with brakes and toe clips. Its pretty light and rides very fast for me. I kept it free wheel with breaks. Chopped and flopped the stock handle bars and took off the toe clips. I love this bike! If you arent looking to build a $1000 or more bike and just want something to get started with, you may want to check one of these out. I picked up an '08 for $300 off Craigslist.

De La Soul Book - Frank 151 #37

Another thing I picked up recently was the Frank151 #37. The whole thing is about De Le Soul. Everything you want to know! I read this thing from front to back. They talk to studio engineers like Bob Powers. It covers all the early years with Tommy Boy. Its full of great pics and interviews. They even talk with Chi Ali in prison. This is a must read for any fan. I found this at a few Skate shops in San Fran so keep an eye out.

Frank151 #37 De la Soul

Little Big Planet MGS4 Levels!

Well again this is about 9 months late but after playing LBP last night for the first time, I must say its very addicting. Not only did the GOTY Edition include the MGS4 costume pack it included a level creating pack and had 5 levels to play! Its so fun. If you get a chance to play them, do it!

Old LBP MGS4 Trailer:



Here is a level made by a gamer using the Metal Gear Solid 4 creator pack:

Little Big Planet - Game Of The Year Edition

I missed Little Big Planet the first time around, so I picked up the Game Of The Year Edition today. You get over $30 in bonus content including 18 new levels and over a dozen costume packs. Also I received a code to download the beta for ModNation Racers which looks really interesting. The beta should be online now or soon:

http://www.us.playstation.com/modnation/

I also wanted to share the amazing DBZ parody someone made with Little Big Planet.

New Nike Dunks

I just got back from the Bay Area in August and here are some new additions to my Dunk collection. =)