Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Star Tours 2...My Forbidden Journey!
So as I attempt to return to the world of blogging, yet again, I have decided to share with you my latest and greatest obsession (que the lights and music):
It is no joke, without sounding overly dramatic, I am about ready to bow before Lord Palpatine himself and commit myself to the Dark Side. Many of my fans will say, "Aaron, aren't you already a Sith?" To them I reply, yes! However, like Vader there has always been some good and therefore conflict inside me. After the events surrounding Star Tours 2, I don't know if I have it in me to keep those midichlorians from sparking up.
In case you have been living under a rock (like in those Geico commercials), you should check out http://www.startours2live.com/ for all there is to know about Star Tours 2. You should also follow Star Tours 2 Live on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/StarTours2Live
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Now that I am done crying, we have the exciting fact that the ride will more than likely have at least one soft opening before May 20th. The people from Star Tours 2 Live are camping out in front of the ride all day everyday until one of these soft openings occurs. My lovely and amazingly awesome girlfriend and I took a trip out to Disney's Hollywood Studios yesterday and hung out with them for awhile...of course there wasn't a soft opening while we were there because I wouldn't sound like an emo Sith right now if I had actually ridden the ride, would I?! Sorry...sorry...didn't mean to lose it there. I'm calm, I promise. In any case, the ride will be open just in time for the first of Disney's Star Wars Weekends May 20-22. Hope you get a chance to ride it this summer.
May the Force be with you!
It is no joke, without sounding overly dramatic, I am about ready to bow before Lord Palpatine himself and commit myself to the Dark Side. Many of my fans will say, "Aaron, aren't you already a Sith?" To them I reply, yes! However, like Vader there has always been some good and therefore conflict inside me. After the events surrounding Star Tours 2, I don't know if I have it in me to keep those midichlorians from sparking up.
In case you have been living under a rock (like in those Geico commercials), you should check out http://www.startours2live.com/ for all there is to know about Star Tours 2. You should also follow Star Tours 2 Live on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/StarTours2Live
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Now that I am done crying, we have the exciting fact that the ride will more than likely have at least one soft opening before May 20th. The people from Star Tours 2 Live are camping out in front of the ride all day everyday until one of these soft openings occurs. My lovely and amazingly awesome girlfriend and I took a trip out to Disney's Hollywood Studios yesterday and hung out with them for awhile...of course there wasn't a soft opening while we were there because I wouldn't sound like an emo Sith right now if I had actually ridden the ride, would I?! Sorry...sorry...didn't mean to lose it there. I'm calm, I promise. In any case, the ride will be open just in time for the first of Disney's Star Wars Weekends May 20-22. Hope you get a chance to ride it this summer.
May the Force be with you!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
XOOM vs. iPad vs. iPad 2...why Motorola might not win!
This comparison and the controversy surrounding it have made for some great Twitter battles. At this point, all the news/rumors surrounding the pricing and availability of the XOOM have left a bitter taste in my mouth. A few things are certain though.
If Motorola plans to make a progressive move in the tablet market, they have to make their product affordable. You might say that this is an obvious point. Yes. However, the tablet market is a very volatile and ripe market at the moment because no one product has really taken it yet. The ipad, regardless of what the fan boys anyone will argue, is far from a true tablet at the moment. Apple simply did with it what it does with all its new products...found an unexplored innovative niche in the market and hearts of consumers, and made something pretty to fit in it. I digress. The point is, these next gen tablets coming out from this last CES and in 2011 as a whole mark the genesis of a new gadget category. Our cell phones are getting bigger and more powerful (smartphones...Android), our laptops are getting smaller (netbooks...Chrome OS), and so where do these two gadgets, which were formally almost entirely mutually exclusive, meet? In the middle with tablet PCs.
With that said, I hope it becomes clear why the XOOM is such an important step for Motorola, Android, and mobile computing as a whole. It will be the first of its class to have the computing power and potential to stand tall and define tablet computing. However, if the only consumers capable of owning it are the ones that would've shelled out the cash for its novelty alone anyway, then its impact will be lost.
With that said, I hope it becomes clear why the XOOM is such an important step for Motorola, Android, and mobile computing as a whole. It will be the first of its class to have the computing power and potential to stand tall and define tablet computing. However, if the only consumers capable of owning it are the ones that would've shelled out the cash for its novelty alone anyway, then its impact will be lost.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Life just got a whole lot easier!!!
Received the following email from Amazon.com this morning!
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Hello,
We have good news! One of your pre-ordered items is now eligible for release date delivery and has been upgraded at no additional charge. Your new delivery estimate is:
Mark Hamill, et al "Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]"
Estimated arrival date: September 27 2011
Hello,
We have good news! One of your pre-ordered items is now eligible for release date delivery and has been upgraded at no additional charge. Your new delivery estimate is:
Mark Hamill, et al "Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]"
Estimated arrival date: September 27 2011
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WOOT!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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