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Last month Ohmpage was sent an 8GB Zune. This new toy had been out in the US for a while now with lots of talk surrounding the little device but surprisingly little solid information since a lot of the discussion ended up in heated opinionated brawls with false analogies and rampant speculation. Comparisons to the iPod seem unavoidable though rational ones remain oddly rare. The toy is out in Canada this Friday the...
This week we had the opportunity to drop in on the Xbox 360 Ninja Gaiden II Media Event in Toronto and get an early look at the game. We are familiar with the series since originally playing it in 1989. It was not an easy game to defeat. Not by a longshot. Then again, games were pretty hard to conquer back then. You would more often wonder if you would finish a game, rather than when. With the games being so...
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 12th, 2008 | 0 comments
Zunes descend upon Canada
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 8th, 2008 | 4 comments
Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360)
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 6th, 2008 | 0 comments
From Asian pear packaging to footware
Lets forget the fact that fruit doesn’t need it’s own packaging for a minute. In 1999 a seven year old boy took the plastic netting off of an Asian pear and stuck it on his foot. One can imagine the mental exclamation of ‘eureka’ as the kid’s parent – a Nike Innovation Leader took notice. In 2003, Nike Innovation Designer Pam Greene took that idea and ran with it to produce the...
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 5th, 2008 | 0 comments
GTA versus CNN
Anthony DiMaggio has written a piece found in a place outside of the typical video game media outlets. Its easy to pass this by because there are no sensationalist headlines, pretty screenshots, or action packed videos. It really doesn’t look like a place where you’d expect a discussion pertaining to video games at all. Thats good though. Anthony basically is talking about how playing GTA is like...
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 3rd, 2008 | 0 comments
Steal for Steel
Miss prison? Having difficulty adjusting to life on the outside? Before you shank the mailman, maybe try getting one of these prison style toilets for your home. They’re actually good designs which ought to be used more residentially. They’re efficient on space and water use too. Even cheaper for plumbing. Plus all your guests will think you’re hard. Don’t forget to sharpen your toothbrush to...
Hi, I'm Raj Patel. Nice to meet you. I'm a writer, photographer, film producer, avid reader, gamer, architect, programmer, artist, community manager, and general nerd.
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