GeForce GF100

Ever since I ditched my PC and went to console gaming, I haven't really paid much attention to the latest graphics technology. Apparently Nvidia is going to introduce their next generation GPU, the GF100 this coming Monday.

They already have some information about it on their website so I'm not sure what more they will tell us, perhaps pricing and worldwide availability?

Don't forget to check out their video demo, showcasing what it can do. Personally I'm curious about the real time ray tracing feature. This brings back memories of Rob letting his POV-Ray models render overnight on our 486DX computer.

MacWorld Bloopers

As I was doing research for my upcoming MacWorld blog, I found this old video of MacWorld bloopers. I've seen this before but watching it again still made me chuckle. Warning - The parts where then current Sony President Kunitake Ando stumbles is a bit painful to watch. Why was he there in the first place?

PVZ

Well it took long enough but my favorite Mac game Plants vs Zombies has been finally ported to the iPhone/iPod touch. At $2.99 it's a must have, especially if you have a few hours to kill.

Audible

Because I have so much commuting time working in Japan, I quickly suck up the three podcasts that I subscribe to before the week is over (this WEEK in TECH, MacBreak Weekly and Luxology's modcast). So after hearing Leo Laporte advertise it on every show, I decided to give Audible a try last year with TWIT's two-credit promotional trial membership. My two book choices were Under the Dome by Stephen King and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

It took me two months, but I just finished Under the Dome which is a whopping 34½ hours long (unabridged). Maximum value for the credit! I highly recommend this if you like the Lost/Twilight Zone type of science fiction. I would love to see a movie or miniseries about this.

I'm going to start listening to The Road this week which is a much more digestable 6½ hours in length. I picked that book simply because I'm a fan of the film, No Country for Old Men which was based on McCarthy's earlier novel. The Road did win a Pulitzer prize for Fiction which is nothing to sneeze at also. ;)

I did cancel my Platinum membership before the trial ended but it was mainly because I thought Under the Dome would take me all year to finish and I didn't want my credits to start piling up. I might try a Gold plan at a later time though.

BioShock 2

In case you missed it (was it me or did it seem like there wasn't much hype?) BioShock 2 was released yesterday. Ars does a great spoiler free review here. So far the game is getting great scores from other websites.

I'm going to get it, but only after the price drops. I still can't justify $60 games and after buying Gears of War 2 for $27 just recently I can wait. Krudd and I can fill the time with countless hours of zombie killing.

Macworld 2010

With Apple's decision to stop attending Macworld, I haven't given the expo itself much thought. Now that Mark is going though, I would like to see how it does and if it can still survive.

If I were able to go, I would check out Macworld Live! with Leo Laporte hosting. One of his guests is comedian Heather Gold. Although the video is dated and not as relevant today, I found her Microsoft/Apple comparison report hillarious. I guess I have a soft spot for deadpan humor.

Electronic musician BT is another guest I would check out as I have quite a few of his albums. As a side note, he was in the Apple Powerbook G4 promotional video found here.