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Posted by Raj Patel on May 18th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Split/Second

In a world where Michael Bay has an unlimited budget and a reality-TV show of his own, he might come up with something like Split/Second from Disney Interactive Studios, developed by Black Rock Studio. Indeed that’s loosely the premise of the game. You are a contestant on a television show in which you race against other drivers on a sacrificial race track which is one part urban recreation and two parts...

Posted by Raj Patel on Apr 27th, 2010 | 0 comments

I heard you like football…

This Columbian white gold, silver or platinum ring encrusted with Andean Emeralds is the official ring of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It’s a bargain, costing between $2500 and $250 000 a piecem featuring miniature bejeweled stadiums and soccer balls. The platinum rings are selling for a quarter million, featuring 220 emeralds. Theres only seven of these being made. Theres thirty three white gold versions for...

Posted by Raj Patel on Oct 27th, 2009 | 0 comments

Review: Forza Motorsport 3

Today sees the retail release of Forza Motrsport 3 for the Xbox 360. Its first and foremost a car racing simulator but theres so much to it. Its simultaneously a complex and simple game from Turn 10 Studios which really shows the evolution of the genre and tries to push it further. A lot of eyes are on this one. Some are worried they simplified it too much, making things too easy. Others worry that its too hardcore...

Posted by Raj Patel on Jul 21st, 2009 | 1 comment

Goal Burger

Getafe Footbal Club have new kits. No surprises there. They are corporately sponsored and branded. No surprises there. They are designed so that when shirt-over-face celebrations occur, the Burger King mascot’s face becomes prominently displayedas festivities ensure....

Posted by Raj Patel on Nov 16th, 2008 | 0 comments

Review: Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip

Shaun White Snowboarding has just dropped in a shelf-filling seven flavors (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, PS2 and PC.) With home video game consoles the Wii is in many ways the runt of the pack, lacking the raw horsepower of the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 (both powered by the award-winning Assassin’s Creed engine). Usually with large multiplatform games like this, the Wii version ends up being a crippled and...

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About Me

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.

Here at Ohmpage I try to cover the news and trends at the intersection between technology and culture. In practice this means you get a lot of high-tech, new-media, type of fun stuff (the stuff that interests me) presented to you. I surf hard so you don't have to.

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