Honda Remix Concept Car

March 25, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets · 2 Comments 

Concept cars are way cool! And Honda is not one to be left behind. Presenting the Honda Remix, unveiled last 2006 at the LA Auto Show, this uber-sexy and stylish car is sure to make jaws drop.

I want one! The REMIX explores the shape and design of a two-seat sports car focused on agile and fun-to-drive performance that can also provide exceptional practicality as a daily driver.

Sports car in shape and design, the low-slung REMIX features a wrap-around canopy that adds a fighter jet-feel to the driving experience.

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Marissa Miller

March 24, 2008 · Filed Under Gamer Babe, Girls · 3 Comments 

Model Marissa Miller loves surfing. In fact, it was during surfing that she had a break in her modeling career. She was discovered by Mario Testino, a famous photographer. He took a few pictures of her and went back to his studio.  Not long afterwards, Marisa was called and asked if he wanted to become a model.

You might not know it but Marissa is also a gamer. She loves playing Guitar Hero.

In an interview at SportsIllustrated, she said “I think I’m always crazy and obsessed with music. Usually the background for my life is different music and trying to get the energy up. So, I mean, music is always a big one. What else am I crazy about? I’ve been playing Guitar Hero a lot lately [laughs]. Do you play that game? It’s so addicting and you feel like such a rock star, so I’ve been doing that a lot. It’s so funny because you feel like you’re actually a musician, even though you’re not.”

You can fret us all day, Marissa and we won’t miss a beat for you.

More photos of Marissa Miller after the jump.

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I Hope Your Vacation Wasn’t Like This

March 24, 2008 · Filed Under Videos · 7 Comments 

I was driving through Metro Manila last Thursday and Friday and man, it was like a ghost time. Best motoring I had (every year). Most urbanites were out-of-town and headed to the beaches for the long Holy Week break. How was yours?

It’s Monday now, vacation’s over and it’s back to work for a lot of folks. But I sure hope the beaches or swimming pools you went ain’t anything like the one below.

Believe or not, this is a true public pool in Japan. It’s the Tokyo Summerland Wave Pool. Boy, them Japanese are really hard to figure.

Give me one more click and I’ll show you the video of this pool making HUGE waves

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The ICQ Toothpaste

March 23, 2008 · Filed Under Musings, Gadgets · 3 Comments 

Do you remember ICQ? One of the first instant messaging services in the web?

The Israeli company that developed ICQ has recently partnered with a pharma company to come up with a real, working ICQ TOOTHPASTE (see below). I kid thee not.

In fact, it seems that their marketing mantra is “help P2P communication (person to person) while reducing bad breath.”

Lame? Cool? Useless?

You decide…

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[ infotech ] Wifi Can Now Reach 60 Miles

March 23, 2008 · Filed Under Infotech, Gadgets · Comment 

Wifi here at the office can reach the veranda at the 6th floor but the signal is low (we’re at the 11th floor). I sure wish there’s a way to boost the darn signal. Well, methinks my prayers are finally answered.

Intel has recently figured a way to boost WiFi to 60 miles. “The wireless technology, called the rural connectivity platform (RCP), will be helpful to computer-equipped students in poor countries, says Jeff Galinovsky, a senior platform manager at Intel. And the data rates are high enough–up to about 6.5 megabits per second–that the connection could be used for video conferencing and telemedicine, he says.” to quote the article at Technology Review

The system consists of processor, radios, specialized software, and an antenna

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Now Accepting Guest Posting

March 22, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Musings, Events · 12 Comments 

Blogging can sometimes take its toll… well, sometimes. But I’d like to open up gmtristan.com to guest posters since I believe that this is a perfect avenue to share your talents and thoughts about the hobby/hobbies that we so much love.

You can write about any topic that I currently cover - games, girls, gadgets or whatever geeky/cool stuff that you want to share. Plus, it’s a great way to practice your writing skills. Did I mention that it’s also an opportunity to promote your own blog or site? And yes, dude. It’s free.

Alrighty then! Great offer? How do you join? Click jump…

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Where Do Your Blog Visitors Come From?

March 21, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging · Comment 

I really love Google Analytics. It’s the blog and site metric webware that I use. It allows me to see at a glance my blog’s stats: how many visited, from where and what they read. If you have a blog, I suggest you try it too.

Now, a year into blogging, I’d like to show you guys where visitors to this site come from.

From my latest count, I have visitors from 126 countries. Whoa! That’s a lot. Thanks to some good ol-fashioned SEO and link baiting, I for one am happy with the results.

Let’s take a look…

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Winners of the PW Billboard Contest

March 21, 2008 · Filed Under Contests, Perfect World, Events · 17 Comments 

Sorry for the slight delay. Here are the 4 winners who will receive 200 Immortal Stones each in my recently concluded Perfect World Billboard Blog contest.

The answer: 26 real people in the billboard

The winners

  1. ricky rcky_001@yahoo.com
  2. seyerks   dickgordon24@yahoo.com.ph
  3. Tristan Jay Celeste  tristanjayceleste@yahoo.com
  4. D4rkw1n  glencarla26@hotmail.com

I will be emailing you later today with instructions on how to get your prizes. Thanks, btw, to everyone who joined. Thanks also to JP and the PW team for sponsoring the prizes.
’til the next blog contest!

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Religion and Video Games

March 21, 2008 · Filed Under General, Gaming · 3 Comments 

It’s Holy Week once again. It’s time to reflect upon the real reason for the holiday.

While we’re at it, I’d like to repost this piece which I did last year (around the same time) at my old blogger blog. It’s about Christian video games, its history and how it affects us today.

I invite you to take a look into religion’s foray into the virtual world and then judge for yourself. Is there really a need for religion and games to mix?

More after the break…

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NCAA Scores

March 21, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Blogging · 1 Comment 

The first day of the US NCAA college basketball season just opened a couple of days ago.

It’s good to see some of the potential pro stars in the NBA duke it out against their collegiate rivals for pride and team spirit. In case you’re into NCAA College basketball and are looking for real-time scores, here are some online sources:

Hope the above helped. Root for your team!

Go! Go! Go!

Meanwhile, I have to head back to the sack and enjoy some much-needed “vacation rest”. Seeya!

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