Newest Mario @E3 And This Week's Must Know Announcements

   The first big announcement that occurred this week has to be the confirmation by Nintendo that there will be a showing of the next Super Mario game at E3, the game will be one of Wii U's first releases and as always we are all looking forward to seeing the new title to this loved series come to life. For those that are unfamiliar with this convention, basically E3 is the biggest gaming convention in the world, here is where all the big announcements for the year occur, so we get new technology, new games, and announcements for the future of the big companies. The press conferences to look forward to are always that of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, with the unveiling of Wii U occurring this year we hope Nintendo comes out with the biggest show, but you never know what Sony and Microsoft will do, surely this will be a great E3 this year. This year's E3 will be taking place on June 6th, as soon as we hear more on it you'll hear more on it, we recommend IGN as a medium for staying up to date on everything that happens in it but you can always check back with us and we'll give you the big announcements of the day.

   Trailers You Should be Looking Forward To

   There was a rumor going around that has finally been confirmed and that is that the newest James Bond flick "Skyfall" will be placing their first trailer on MIB III's release, hence another reason to watch this already eagerly looked forward to movie. The rumor mill was doing work this week for there was another announcement that surfaced stating that the third and final preview for the "Dark Knight: Rises" will be either in "Dark Shadows" or "The Avengers", being that there is a rivalry between DC and Marvel if we were to guess we would say "Dark Shadows" will probably take the preview, but you never know.

    New Animated Series That Might Interest You

   Cartoon Network has come out with the first teaser trailer for their upcoming animated series "Beware The Batman", if you are unfamiliar with Batman animated series then trust us in saying that they are generally very good. Even the series from back in the day, if you picked it up to re-watch it you would be pleasantly surprised by how well done it is, thus a "Beware The Batman" might just be something looking into. The other big announcement this week was that Disney's "Tron" will be returning with their own animated series titled "Tron: Uprising", the series will take place in between the two movies answering some questions and providing us with a solid bridge between the two movies, maybe something looking into if you enjoyed the latest Tron movie. The series is hosting a look of good voice talent, thus we have high hopes for this addition to the series.       

      Two Epic Movies In The Works That You Should Know About

    Orson Scott Card's classic book "Ender's Game" has been commissioned for a big picture release for sometime next year, this book to movie transition has been a long awaited one by many and will surely spawn a long series of sequels and win the hearts of many. Two new pictures have been leaked by the production team of Ender's room and the machine on his neck, when the first trailer comes out we'll be sure to let you know. If you are unfamiliar with any of Orson Scott Card's work then we recommend "Ender's Game" for sure, you won't regret reading it, that's a promise. The other big confirmed rumor to be looking forward to is that Dreamworks has been in talks with EA to make a "Need For Speed" movie, this could be a really good thing or a really bad thing. A "Need For Speed" movie could be epic but the skeptic in us can't help but think that Jason Statham will be cast in it thus making it become just another Statham movie, when we hear more about this we'll let you know for sure.

    Two Games You Should be Aware Of

   "Tribes: Ascend" came out for the PC a few weeks back and there is no reason as to why you should not be playing this game. "Tribes: Ascend" is a free to play game with good graphics and very decent gameplay, the game follows the motto that many new free games are going with, the you can either gain experience and get new items by playing the game or you can buy equipment and level up that way. The success of this game has made many begin to question as to if this is the future for games, though we feel that this is not the future as a whole we do acknowledge that for multi-player shooter games this might be the future indeed, it is a solid concept and a good game, you should check it out. The other game to be looking forward to is "James Bond: Legends" there aren't a ton of specs on the game out yet but it will be a combination of 6 different bond movies including Skyfall so that sounds rather promising as soon as we know more we'll fill you in.

     Evolution of Cable Confirmed

   Sony has decided to be the first to take the epic step into organizing your cable feed with your gaming feed, inherently giving you something slick and awesome to look at in their newest product the PS3 TV Hub "NasneNasne" to America as well, but the best thing will be when Microsoft retaliates by releasing their own Hub thus speeding up the process of evolution surrounding this project. For more specs on "Nasne" follow this link for IGN's full article.

   April is an interesting month in that news never stop and the rumor mill goes crazy trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next three months, it is definitely a fun month. We hope this week has been a good one for you and pray that this weekend will be a safe and restful one.

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The Evolution Of The Smartphone

     When Google announced their new project, Google glass, many in the world started laughing and were skeptical about the whole thing, but turns out this project is a real possibility and one that has caught the attention of some really powerful competition. Apple's CEO met with Valve this last week to discuss this very thing, the guys at Valve are going to work on a "wearable computing" project that is due to come out in the next 3-5 years, meaning if Google and Apple are both taking this seriously then we should start to do the same. This is really exciting, it is the next step in the computing evolution for sure, it was bound to happen and thank God for it happening so soon, the benefits of it are immense.

     When was the last time you made a phone call? This is an interesting question to ask, so many times have we heard the phrase "calling takes so long, texting is way better", this is a product of our generation, and one we think is a good thing but some still believe it to be a bad thing. Let's start with the negative critiques, people fear the loss of communication between people, in many respects we feel this is silly and an exaggeration, it reminds us of the time when televisions were coming out and the previous generation kept saying that TVs would melt the young generation's brains, silly really. We think the evolution of the phone is a beautiful thing that encourages communication quite significantly, here's what's up.

      Ellen Degeneres in her new book "Seriously...I'm Kidding" has a chapter dedicated to this very concept, the concept that via text we can get a full 4 pages worth of information within one paragraph. The chapter is brilliant, she obviously over uses abbreviations, but the point is made clear, that communication is becoming faster and because it is faster more people can partake in the conversation, thus the increase and not the decrease in communication due to technology. To answer the question that started this point, phone calls have gone down significantly with the addition of text and smartphones to the big picture. The mass text invention changed the game even further, no longer do you have to call 20 friends to make a plan, now you can just text all of them at the same time and be done with it, it solves a 2 hour process in less than 2 minutes, that is a beautiful thing.

    Another huge thing here is that smartphones and Ipads are quickly replacing laptops, this might seem silly but it is not, this is the future. There is no reason to check your laptop anymore, save writing long papers, but even there there are people that have become accustomed to using their Ipads to write long papers, the laptop is a dying breed, trust us on this, its a fact. Think smartphone for a second, within  it you have your email, all your social networks, Google and your other search/reference networks, Youtube, Pinterest, and even Break all have apps, you have games and a camera even, with all those things at your disposal rarely does using a laptop seem practical, you have a computer that is more powerful than most 2-3 year old laptops on the palm of your hand, that is the future.

     This is why the invention of the computing glasses is such a big deal, this is the next evolution when it comes to technology. John Scalzi and other science fiction writers have described this evolution, John takes it a step further saying that soon we'll have a chip implant where we'll be able to use computers just by thinking, you might think that this is a far off concept but its not, its a 10-20 years concept. In the next 3-5 years we'll have all the computing power of a smartphone and laptop being a wearable thing, this will be done via voice command technology, video games are also going to incorporate such a concept with Microsoft already copyrighting projects that incorporate such a device for their newest videogame system that is due to come out some time in Q4 of next year. This is the future, and it is happening now.

     Virtual reality has been a human dream for countless generations and now we are approaching an age where that could be a possibility, this is a great thing for sure. To focus on what is happening right now though, with Apple on the race to get their wearable computing out sooner and better than that of Google's, be sure that more news on this will be coming out, not only that but be sure that the competition will be fierce and the evolution of the smartphone will occur in the next 3-5 years, possibly in the next 3 years. What this means is that smartphones will phase out laptops soon enough, just as laptops have been phasing out desktops which phased out typewriters and so forth. It is the natural evolutionary process of technology and it is a beautiful thing to be a part of it and see it happen.

    What do you guys think of all this? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Do you think it will be practical or will it bomb? We are in high hopes for this project, surely we'll have more to discuss when both Google and Apple unveil their devices. We hope your week has been going well and pray that it finishes well.

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