Console Killer? OnLive Offers High-End Gaming On Demand

OnLive is launching the world’s highest performance Games On Demand service, instantly delivering the latest high-end titles over home broadband Internet to the TV and entry-level PCs and Macs.  So how is that going to work?  Chances are you have heard the buzz about Cloud Computing.  If you haven’t,  Wikipedia defines it as a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualised resources are provided as a service over the internet.  Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them.

So users of this service don’t need a pricey high-end computer with a top end CPU and video card to run these games since all of the processing power is done at the OnLive game server center (or the cloud).  All you need is an entry level computer.  What the service does require is a high speed internet connection since you need a way to access the OnLive game service center.  This is pretty exciting for gamers out there and probably a little worrisome for Sony, Nintendo and Mircosoft.  Could this be the console killer?  Time will only tell and I am looking forward to hearing reviews on the beta testing this summer.

The service, which is scheduled to go into beta testing this summer promises to offer high end games such as Bioshock, Prince of Persia, Fear 2, Tomb Raider and many more.

For more information on OnLive check out their website.

For more information on Cloud Computing check out Sun Microsystems website.

Integrate Twitter with Gmail using TwitterGadget

With all the talk of Google buying Twitter I imagined that Twitter would eventually be part of Google, but I figured that would take some time.  Well I just tested out TwitterGadget and it is a fully functional Twitter Client that sits right in your Gmail sidebar.  Tweet away Gmail users!  You can get instructions on how to add to your Gmail from here.

Google Voice on the iPhone and Touch?

Here is an App that was recently submitted to Apple’s App Store.  This looks like it will bring Google Voice right to your iPhone and iPod touch.  Check out the video below and read up on Google Voice.  Get more info from the developer.

Google Voice: First Impressions and Review / Walkthrough

So it’s been about 2 weeks now since I was converted from Grand Central to Google Voice.  Before I go on, if you have no idea what Google Voice is read this article and then come back to this one.  So far I am very impressed with the service. Even though it does have some flaws and some areas for improvement, I think Google is going to hit this one out of the park when it’s all said and done. For those wondering what’s taking so long to get this released to everyone, be patient, Google is going to get as many of the bugs worked out before it goes public. They don’t want a “Mobile-Me” like disaster with its initial release. For those craving Google Voice read below for some screenshots and walkthroughs of the service. Read more

New Google Voice Service and Why You Need It

You may or may not have heard of Googles new Voice service. For you beta testers, you may already be up and running. In the next couple of weeks Google will be releasing Google Voice, a free service, which was formerly GrandCentral. This blog post will provide real life examples of using this service, which I believe can be useful for anyone with a cell phone. Read more

Gmail Users: Save Time and Keep your Inbox Clean and Organized

I like to keep my inbox clean and all my emails organized. It can be a big job especially when you have emails coming from all over the place. This particular blog post will help you organize those emails automatically by using special characters in your Gmail address. Read more

How Long it Would Take to Watch Every YouTube Video

How long would it take to watch all the videos on YouTube?…..I was posed this question recently and my response was about 40 years. “With all the garbage that’s out there I would imagine you could get through it all in about 40 years”, I said. Not even close!

When I heard the answer I was amazed. I was referred to an article written about a year ago by a group of students at Kansas State University. They found that on average there were more than 150,000 videos uploaded per day with an average length of 2 hours and 46 minutes. That means that in March of 2008 it would take a little over 412 years to watch every YouTube video!! Another year has passed so I wouldn’t be surprised if that was in the upper 400’s by now.

It makes me wonder when YouTube is going to put a cap on user uploads (currently there is only a cap on size per file). In 2007, YouTube used as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000. Currently, it’s estimated that YouTube’s bandwidth alone costs Google well over $1 million per DAY! This number is only going to increase with technology like the Flip mini camcorders which is going to draw in many more YouTubers. Not to mention the offering of HD video on YouTube, which is going to increase the bandwidth usage and the size of each of the files.

Examples like this make me wonder why I don’t just dump all of my savings into telecom. With all the online video (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc.), and news that all medical files will be stored electronically you have to believe that when the market turns, telecom is going to have to go up big to support the technology. Not to mention the Obama Administration has already committed to improving this countries infrastructure.

You can see more about the Kansas State Study here

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