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Day 3 in Japan (04/10/06) - PS3 in the flesh & Godzilla in Ginza

By drowned_panda • Oct 5th, 2006 • Category: Anime & Manga news, Anime Fansub Blog

Hello again, today I got to see the Playstation 3 in the flesh at the Sony Building in Ginza, Tokyo.  Bigger and sleaker then the PS2 it was one sexy machine but sadly had no games running on it but Blu-Ray discs instead.  I was never interested in Blu-Ray until I saw it running and [...]


Wii to feature Ethernet Kit for web access

By walking leaf • Oct 5th, 2006 • Category: Videogame News

Nintendo will supply a wired Ethernet Kit for users who not do have access to the Internet in Wi-Fi mode for the Wii console.
This is great news for players who do not have a wireless-enable router. There was an initial concern over a lack of an Ethernet port on the Wii, meaning that the [...]


‘Access Denied’ for pirated copies of Windows Vista?

By walking leaf • Oct 5th, 2006 • Category: Technology News

Microsoft will be playing hardball in a bid to crack down on the number of software piracy by ‘immobilise’ unlicensed versions of its new Windows Vista operating system.
The world’s largest software maker said that people running an unlicensed copy of Vista that it believes is pirated would initially be denied access to some of the [...]


Miyamoto on the Wii: “The hardware is basically a GameCube”

By walking leaf • Oct 4th, 2006 • Category: Videogame News

We all know that the Nintendo’s Wii graphics and hardware capabilities are nothing special compare to the powerful Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You could even say that the Wii is more like a ‘turbo-enhanced’ version of the GameCube.
This view is supported by Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Donkey Kong, Mario, Star Fox, Pikmin, [...]


PlayStation 3 controller named as Sixaxis

By walking leaf • Oct 4th, 2006 • Category: Videogame News

If you thought that the PlayStation 3 is the most expensive console once it goes on sale this November ($499 for the 20 gigabyte version, while $599 for the top-of-the-range 60 gigabyte model) then you haven’t seen nothing yet! The accessories for Sony’s next generation system will be pretty pricey compared to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 [...]


Day 2 in Japan (03/10/06)

By drowned_panda • Oct 3rd, 2006 • Category: Anime & Manga news, Anime Fansub Blog

Stayed out later then intended last night so I very slow and painful start this morning.  Several pints of beer followed by teh rank Korean liqour ‘Jinro’ (no relation to the anime) is definitely not a good idea when you have only had about eight hours sleep over three days.  So where to visit on [...]


Day 1 in Japan (02/10/06)

By drowned_panda • Oct 3rd, 2006 • Category: Anime & Manga news, Anime Fansub Blog

Hello to everyone from Tokyo where I am currently on holiday!  Day 1 was spent in Ikebukero (where my hotel is) and also Shibuya. We started off the holiday with something that had to be done - a trip to the cinema to Tales Of Earthsea.  Yes it was in Japanese with no subs but I [...]


Johansson named most Sexiest Woman Alive

By walking leaf • Oct 2nd, 2006 • Category: News

Lost In Translation actress Scarlett Johansson has been awarded with a major honour as Esquire magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive.
And to celebrate the 21-year-old actress beauty, Johansson’s new photographs appear in the November issue of the men’s lifestyle publication.
The Black Dahlia star wears a bra and a white Calvin Klein mini-dress on the cover, and [...]


Schumacher wins in China and takes the championship lead

By walking leaf • Oct 1st, 2006 • Category: Entertainment News, News

Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher takes the lead of the World Championship with his 91st career victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. The German is now level with his main championship rival, Fernando Alonso, with 116 points apiece.
This should have been Alonso’s race as he had the fastest car in the wet-dry conditions. At one point, the [...]