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This alone may be the reason for a Sony Playstation Vita. Now how about Final Fantasy XIV? That'll seal the deal! Once again, Sony is setting the Vita to be the ultimate Playstation 4 accessory. https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/400073137590530048
Now, which version Vita should I buy? Generation 1 with the OLED or Gen 2 that's slimmer, standard charger, lighter but powered w/ an LCD screen.
This isn't about my personal story but I will admit, I've had instances and small wars with my bowels. In fact, I know of quite a few other pilots with similar stories that started off with a hot wing eating contest the night before a 10 hr day. I couldn't have written a better story with as much visual commentary so I leave it to you Mr. Financial Banker. An except from a Goldman Sachs most embarrassing private plane ride.
I manage to peel back the leather seat top to find a rather luxurious looking commode, with a nice cherry or walnut frame. It had obviously never been used, ever. Why this moment of clarity came to me, I do not know. Perhaps it was the realization that I was going to take this toilet's virginity with a fury and savagery that was an abomination to its delicate craftsmanship and quality. I imagined some poor Italian carpenter weeping over the violently soiled remains of his once beautiful creation. The lament lasted only a second as I was quickly back to concentrating on the tiny muscle that stood between me and molten hot lava.
I reach down and pull up the privacy screens, with only seconds to spare before I erupt. It's an alka-seltzer bomb, nothing but air and liquid spraying out in all directions – a Jackson Pollock masterpiece. The pressure is now reversed. I feel like I'm going to have a stroke, I push so hard to end the relief, the tormented sublime relief.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." My apologies do nothing to drown out the heinous noises that seem to carry on and reverberate throughout the small cabin indefinitely. If that's not bad enough, I have one more major problem. The privacy screen stops right around shoulder level. I am sitting there, a disembodied head, in the back of the plane, on a bucking bronco for a toilet, all while looking my colleagues, competitors, and clients directly in the eyes. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" briefly comes to mind.
^^^ hot lava!!! :) I died about there.
After the car calmly advised that the driver pull over, the doctor did as advised and survived the accident. I can't wait for the Model X!
The firemen arrived promptly and applied water to the flames. They were about to pry open the doors, so I pressed my key button and the handles presented and everything worked even though the front of the car was on fire. No flames ever reached the cabin, and nothing inside was damaged. I was even able to get my papers and pens out of the glove compartment.
This experience does not in any way make me think that the Tesla Model S is an unsafe car. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
- Juris Shibayama, MD
via Tesla
From Motortrend's Head 2 Head, here are two of my favorite cars competing for the hearts of Jonny Lieberman and Michael Shaffer. I still can't decide which is my ultimate, as I've been torn lately between the top two German brands, but they are both beautiful machines.
Some stats for you:
BMW M5 Competition Package [3.7 seconds in 0-60 with 1/4 mile clocking in at 11.9 @ 122.2]
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S [3.4 seconds in 0-60 with 1/4 mile clocking in at 11.6 @ 121.8]
http://youtu.be/rY5oSik1eHs
Not spoil anything for you but my favorite part is at 13:55 when Shaffer goes, ""We are in the AM-jesus christ!"
My favorite tips on how to prepare yourself for parenting.
Test 5: Cars 1. Forget the BMW. Buy a practical 5-door wagon. 2. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there. 3. Get a coin. Insert it into the CD player. 4. Take a box of chocolate biscuits; mash them into the back seat. 5. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
If we're talking about a wagon, they're not all bad especially when choosing the Mercedes-Benz AMG variant!
via DailyMail
Now available on iOS, Android and even Windows, you can now play "Tiny Death Star"! Modeled after Tiny Tower by Nimblebits, this brings a great mod and enhancement to the popular platform. Check it out!
http://youtu.be/X-c2LVcB2GQ
Players will join the Dark Side to assist Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader in running their business of menacing the universe and managing the Death Star. More than 30 different types of species — including Wookiees and Ewoks — can be rounded up to populate players' 8-bit Death Star as they construct and expand across its more than 80 floors
If you've bought Apple's new iPhone 5s and want to take advantage of the built in M7 chip, check out Nike's new app: Nike+ Move. Now you can go through the day tracking your activity without actually have to wear the Nike Fuelband. It's also free too! As mentioned above, sadly in order to take advantage of this application, you have to have the iPhone 5s. Other iPhones need not download. :(
I would love to be able to recommend this device wholeheartedly, but I can't do that until Google sorts out the issues with the Nexus 5's camera. If the company can make software changes large enough to materially and noticeably improve the performance of its shooter — to make it competitive with other top-tier phones — then this becomes a different story. Even now, Google's working on fixing its issues, and someday we might see the Nexus 5's camera upgraded from problematic to usable, or even good. When that day comes, the Nexus 5 will be a killer package I'll happily recommend. But that's not today
If you're going to compete with the iPhone 5s, you're going to have to release a phone with a camera that can at least take pictures.
Still a solid release by Google with a great design. Has potential and the pricing is just right. Don't buy it for more than $349 or $399. Best Buy is pricing it at $100 over MSRP. Be careful.
via The Verge
Already out of stock in one of San Diego's Apple's Stores (UTC), the iPad Air Wi-Fi+LTE running on T-Mobile is quickly becoming the choice of new iPad users due to their ability to download and access 200MB of data completely FREE! No overages either!!! Here's a screenshot of T-Mobile's pricing on their website for checkout. Once again, if you ask me, I'm grabbing the Space Gray 32GB Wi-Fi+LTE on T-Mobile. Also, in other news, if you only want the plain jane model iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi, then make sure you get Apple and Best Buy or Staples to price match WalMart's Roll back pricing at $479!
So many movies are coming out but this one excites me! It already looks different than the comic book plot but I'm definitely interested in seeing the cinematic twists. Seeing Professor X is always a plus. Both Professors at that! Bishop makes an appearance too! So awesome! http://youtu.be/pK2zYHWDZKo
Virgin America one upping the safety video category with this amazing and truly entertaining video directed by none other than Jon M. Chu http://youtu.be/DtyfiPIHsIg
I'll admit that I was a fan of the show. It was entertaining often too short and if you didn't mind the slow plot at times, it was great. Plus, it was fun to watch with the guys. Gave us something to look forward to during downtimes and the easier days. To those that are fans, Entourage is hitting the big screen! It became official with director Doug Ellin tweeting today, "It's a go. love you all." We'll know more once it starts filming in January but we do know is that it's set six months after the series finale. As Johnny Drama would say it, "VICTORY!!!"
https://twitter.com/mrdougellin/statuses/394990818919849984
via Deadline
Both the new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display are set to debut three weeks apart with the iPad Air going on sale this Friday, November 1st. Available for pre-order online and available for "in-store pickup", if you want it same day with no lines, reserve it online and pick it up. If you ask me, I'm doing just that. If I didn't make it clear already, I'm grabbing the 32GB LTE, T-Mobile option, leaning towards 51% space gray. You can't beat 200MB free of data and they'll have various one time plans available too. Just incase you go over 200MB, they'll just cut it off and reset it the following month so no overages! During this afternoon's Apple earnings call, CEO Tim Cook mentioned that he believes the iPad mini with Retina Display is going to be hard to come by this Christmas / Holiday season primarily due to manufacturing constraints. So yes, I too will be pre-ordering a mini and make my decision on which one to keep after I've handled both new iPads. While we're at it, if you must know, I'm also opting for the 32GB LTE, T-Mobile option in space gray… maybe. Or maybe white. Darn it!
"In terms of the retina or the iPad mini with Retina Display, we'll start shipping later in November. Uh…i t's unclear whether we will have enough for the quarter or not. We know how many we will have but we really don't know the demand until we start shipping, so we'll see how that goes. I think we'll do fairly well with with iPad as i'd mentioned before. we felt like its gonna be a great holiday season." - Tim Cook
Helping me with which size to pick, here's Jon Gruber's take on the iPad Air.
Calling the new full-size model the iPad Air says it all. In one year, the iPad Air has dropped 30 percent of its weight, narrowed considerably, and doubled in performance. A weight drop like that is significant for any product, but especially so for a device that is primarily used while being held in your hands. It’s startling when first you hold one.
I’m an iPad Mini convert. After just a few weeks last year, my Mini became my one and only iPad. My iPad usage is mostly for reading, and not much for typing. The smaller size and lighter weight just fit my usage better. I went into this year’s event assuming I’d walk out wanting to buy the new Mini. But the new Air is so much lighter, and thus so much more amenable to holding it in just one hand, that I walked out of the event completely unsure which one I want. In fact, the new Air (469 grams) is closer in weight to the new Mini (331 grams) than it is to the old iPad 3/4 (650 grams) that it replaces. (Those weights are all for the Wi-Fi-only models.)
The Verge posted their hands-on glimpse of the iPad Air last Tuesday during the Apple Event. In case you missed it:
http://youtu.be/6XunU-iXwyc
I'm excited, none the less, to once again have a full-sized iPad so that I can enjoy my comics, magazines and movies on my commute or while I sit in the pilot lounge during prolonged stays.
For further reading, iMore's Rene Ritchie offers his advice on which color to get and which model to get. I stand by it and agree with him. It didn't make it necessarily easier for me but I'm sure that you might be able to take something away.
Also if you want to read an edited transcript of Apple CEO Tim Cook Macworld has you covered. He also goes on record saying, "I think it’s going to be an iPad Christmas." If you ask me, exciting times ahead for Apple especially with the mention of new product categories.
I'll leave you with Apple's awesome pencil commercial. Take a peak. What do you think? Which one are you going to buy?
http://youtu.be/o9gLqh8tmPA