Guild Wars Eye of the North

GW gamers,including me, gasped as the news for the upcoming expansion and sequel was revealed by ArenaNet.

Guild Wars players will soon be able to embark on a journey that will take their existing characters into the treacherous reaches north of the Shiverpeak Mountains. There, they must stand side-by-side with both friends and enemies from the past, recruit new allies and heroes, and delve deep into perilous dungeons to face an ancient evil. The fate of the world hangs in the balance. One thing is certain; at the end of this battle, nothing will remain the same.

Guild Wars: Eye of the North Features

-Tons of new content designed exclusively for your existing Guild Wars characters
-18 huge, multi-level dungeons to explore
-Monuments of your Guild Wars achievements that give access to special items and titles in Guild Wars 2
-150 new skills (50 of which are special, roleplaying-only skills) to use against your foes
-10 new Heroes to help you in your adventures
-40 new armor sets suitable for the great heroes of the land
-A first look at three of the exciting new playable races in Guild Wars 2
-Numerous new items, weapons, and titles to attain

Source: Guildwars.com

Phillips Develops AAA Powered Cell Phone

There are a number of portable Cell phone power solutions out there, but for those of you who often need a quick boost of power, the new Phillips Xenium NRG offers a more compact solution - AAA batteries.

Any brand or type of battery can be inserted - in fact, if you choose rechargeable batteries, the Xenium will charge both the main battery and the backup AAA when it is plugged in to a wall outlet. A single AAA battery can provide up to three extra hours of talk time.

No pricing or release date information for the Phillips Xenium NRG phone has been made available.

Nerd Doormat

Only a computer nerd could appreciate a doormat like this, much less want an arriving date have this be their first impression. I guess if they understand the meaning of that particular IP address it could mean the nerd has found their soul mate. Available at ThinkGeek for $39.99.

Final Fantasy Tactics Getting Multiplayer

At least in Japan, you'll be able to fight The Lion War against a friend.

March 14, 2007 - Square Enix confirmed to IGN today that the upcoming PSP remake, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War, will feature multiplayer battles. The two-player skirmishes will paint one team red and the other blue so you don't mistakenly attack your own Monk, and will have a set number of turns so as to prevent one player from simply avoiding the other forever.

Set to release in Japan next month, Square Enix unfortunately could not confirm a North American release at this time. The PSP is region free, though, so there's nothing stopping Tactics fans from importing the game and challenging a friend to a battle in Ivalice…except maybe all that darned Japanese text.

But that's what FAQs are for, right?

Source: IGN

Vista Boys

I am now officially a member of the Vista Boys. A group of young men who owns an activated Windows Vista Ultimate.

Just recently baught a new mobo, an ASUS V800D-X and installed the new Windows Vista on a freshly reformatted hard disk. The interface is an eye candy and the security is robust. XP users are invited to jump into Vista as soon as possible.

"Wow!"