Watch Apple iPhone 5 Full Media Event
Apple has just posted the full video of this morning’s media event where Tim Cook and other Apple execs unveiled the iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod nano, Earpods, and announced release dates for iOS 6 and a redesigned iTunes.
You can watch the entire presentation on Apple’s website here.
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima celebrating the 25th anniversary of the game series
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear series, game creator and designer Hideo Kojima attended PAX today to showed off 15 minutes of the first gameplay footage from his upcoming game. Though running on a PC, Kojima stated that the footage was comparable to what would be seen on the PS3 version of the game.
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Big Boss/Naked Snake
Kojima first talked about the engine that powers Ground Zeroes, the Fox Engine.
“There are a lot of amazing game engines out there — CryEngine, Unreal — but we wanted to get in there and tweak things ourselves,” Kojima said through a translator. Kojima Productions wanted to make their game development more efficient, he explained, in terms of creating a cross platform game engine that also supported cloud-based technology.
“You can use it to make an FPS, an adventure game like Uncharted, or something on rails,” Kojima said, including an open world game – which is the genre he’s making now.
The demo begins with an in-engine, real-time cinematic set in a rain-drenched prison camp, and ably shows off FOX Engine’s advanced shader, lighting, and particle effects.
“We’re not going to say that it’s Metal Gear Solid 5,†Kojima said after the demo, “but it is a prologue.†Kojima also confirmed that the demo was running on PC hardware that was similarly equipped to PS3, and that the final game should closely resemble the demo video.
Kojima also confirmed that he is personally creating Ground Zeroes.
“I want to make it clear that Snake is back, but I’m also back.”
Check out the video below:
Microsoft to Acquire a Multi-touch Technology Company, Perceptive Pixel
Microsoft announced during a keynote talk at the Worldwide Partner Conference that the company acquired touchscreen technology company Perceptive Pixel known for making giant multi-touch displays capable of detecting up to 100 touch events or 10 simultaneous users simultaneously.
The founder, Jeff Han, has amazed the world with his public demonstration of multi-touch technology back in TED 2006.
In 2008 its technology gained widespread recognition for transforming the way CNN and other broadcasters covered the 2008 U.S. presidential election. In 2009 the Smithsonian awarded the company the National Design Award in the inaugural category of Interaction Design. PPI’s patented technologies are used across a wide variety of industries such as government, defense, broadcast, energy exploration, engineering and higher education, and its expertise in both software and hardware will contribute to success in broad scenarios such as collaboration, meetings and presentations.
Perceptive Pixel’s 82-inch screens retail at about $80,000 The display currently sells for $80,000, but expect the steep price point to work its way down as Microsoft “will work hard to lower the price of Perceptive Pixel productsâ€.
Steve Ballmer said at the conference. “Our challenge is to make that technology more affordable.
We want to make this mainstream. We will do anything possible to get the cost down and to get new forms of this out in the market places in any way possible.
Surface vs. iPad: Microsoft’s Attempt to Copy Apple Again
So Microsoft announced one of its significant hardware products, Microsoft Surface tablet running on Windows 8 or Windows RT. Although Microsoft’s hints many times that “a tablet is a PC”, the surface has a kick-stand attached directly to the device and a cover with full touch keyboard that can be attached to the device using magnets (a la iPad’s smart cover).
The tablet is Microsoft’s answer to iPad and the like, watch this cool comparison video between the announcement of both tablets by the two rival companies:
Not to mention that no pricing or availability information provided. if you are excited about the new gadget and you missed the event, you can catch up and check out the full video below: