Cachetown

Augmented Reality Gaming is already like this!

http://www.cachetown.com/

128GB iPad with Retina Display

128GB iPad with Retina Display is announced. Hmm... I wonder what people will do with 128GB of space. Take movies? Put in entire music collection?

"The new 128GB versions of the fourth generation iPad will be available starting Tuesday, February 5, in black or white, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi model and $929 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular model. All versions of the 128GB iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. " (Quoted from Apple Press Info)

via Apple Press Info

Failure is a key to Success F-22 Rapotr

Failure is a key to Success. Got 3 bogeys down, but got hit by a missile. F-22 Simulation is interesting.

Update 18:04 1/29/2013: It pays to be ready. Mission Success.

Update: 14:15 1/31/2013: Flew again. This time 100% success rate on both AMRAAM and AIM-9.

Training pays off eh?

Update: 16:34 2/1/2013: Flew again. This time AIM-9 was 100% success rate (1/1) while AMRAAM was 66%. (2/3) Not bad.

Update: 6:40 2/2/2013: Flew Again. Best success rate ever. 

AIM-9: 100% success rate (1/1) while AMRAAM was 100% (2/2).

Update: 8:29 2/7/2013: Flew again. 

AIM-9: 100% success rate (2/2) while ARMAAM was 0% (0/3) 

Update 2/20/2013. Flew Again. This time Bonus killed too.

AIM-9: 50% (1/2) AMRAAM 80% (4/5)

Update: 5/26/2013: Flew Again. This time 100%. Used switch off radar tactic this time. Used only AIM-120 (AMRAAM). 

Update 5/27/2013: Flew Again. loaded only 3AMRAAMs today. 100% success.

Update 6/2/2013: Flew Again. Hard this time.

AMRAAM: 50%, AIM-9: 0%

Update 6/3/2013: Flew Again.

AMRAAM: 100%! :) Didn't use AIM-9.

Update 6/5/2013: Flew Again. Got Bonus this time.

AMRAAM: 83% Didn't us AIM-9.

6/11/2013: Flew Again Got Bonus too this time.

AMRAAM: 66%

AIM-9: 50%

Not Bad, can do better.

6/18/2013: Flew again, sadly mission failure.

AMRAAM : 4 shots fired, 100% AIM-9: 0%

Gun: 4% 

5 aircrafts destroyed though.

6/18/2013: 17:11 Mission Success! :)

look at the pic above for statistics.

6/19/2013: 11:38AM Mission Success! :)

Used only 3 ARRAAMs, 100% success rate.

Tried F-22 Raptor Demo on ML115 G5 Part 2

Tried F-22 Raptor Demo on ML115 G5 running Windows 7 again today.

Higher success rate this time (60%).

Update: 18:51 1/27/2013:

Flew again. Same success rate.

Update 15:42 1/28/2013:

Flew again. Better Success Rate.

(75%)

Update 8:36 1/29/2013

Flew Again. Worse Success Rate for AIM-120 (33%), but 100% Succes Rate for AIM-9.

Update: 4/30/2013: Flew Again. 

75% Success Rate for AMRAAM. didn't use AIM-9.

Here's Part 3 - Failure to 100% success rate.

Excitement

I just got back from hearing a panel discussion by Associate Director, MIT Media Lab, Hiroshi Ishii. I got to talk to him in person, which was a life changing event for me. I just wanted to share the excitement by sharing this video with you.

Random Thoughts - Kato version

Well, recently I'm into the iPad mini which I bought at New Years.

It's just the right size for me, but what I wish the device to have is larger RAM. At least 1GB, but 2GB will be the best.

I'm also interested in getting a personal supercomputer someday, for analysis and real time computing. I want to crunch a lot of data using the personal supercomputer. If you want to know what I'm talking about, search for "Nor-Tech supercomputer".

I think I will get a good overclocked RAM soon for my server.

Till next time,
Tsubasa Kato

Tried F-22 Raptor Demo on ML115 G5

Tried F-22 Raptor Demo on ML115 G5 with Windows 7 Pro.

The GPU is Geforce GT220. :)

Worked flawlessly once you changed the display resolution. Didn't really work well with Fullscreen even on 800X600.

Update 1/27/2013: Part 2 is here.

PSY - Gangnam Style on eight floppy drives

PSY - Gangnam Style on eight floppy drives


This is something Mikey sent me via Facebook. lol. Gangnam Style on eight floppy drives.

Gameboy Pocket Black

I got Gameboy Pocket Black today from a local store. Made in 1996. It's 17years old! lol. My grandfather gave me a gray one long time ago.

I bought a cassette called Power Mission with it too. I haven't played it so much yet, but brought me back nostalgy. It's made in 1990 by VAP INC. and made in Japan.

au iida G9 (SOX01 by Sony Ericsson)

I got hold of an au iida G9 (SOX01 by Sony Ericsson) cheap today. I played with the camera, and it's pretty well made. I like the startup sound and stuff. The phone was made in 2009. The screen is really good, it might be better than iPhone 5 in my opinion.

Tried Angry Birds Rio HD on my iPad mini

I tried Angry Birds Rio HD on my iPad mini since it was free today.

These Days I am..

Hi Classical Computing readers! It's Tsubasa Kato!

I am recently working hard on figuring things out in the computer world. One book that is inspiring me is The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil.

Ray Kurzweil recently joined Google.

I am in the process of building a AI application that is going to be part of Mohawk Search.

I updated my Android app, NoteBrowser today which you can download here.

Lots of interesting things are going on in my life, so stay tuned for further entries here from the Classical Computing team.

-Tsubasa Kato 1/17/2013

Boeing 787 taken with EOS Kiss X2 + 300mm Lens + 2X Teleconversion Lens

Boeing 787 taken with EOS Kiss X2 + 300mm Lens + 2X Teleconversion Lens

You can see the "787" if you look closely.

Got a Zero Fighter Game in Floppy Disk format today.

Got a Zero Fighter Game in Floppy Disk format today. It's for PC-9800 series by SystemSoft. :)

Lenovo ThinkPad X200s Review

Well, it is finally 2013, and here I sit writing this post on my new, at least to me, laptop. I got this a little while ago, but I think it deserved a post. I picked up a used Lenovo ThinkPad X200s from a friend, for 300 bucks, which is a great deal, especially for the one I got. I paid 100 bucks and got 2 batteries. They are not official Lenovo batteries, but from a company called Laptop Battery One, and they appear to be very well made and supposedly contain Sanyo cells. I opted for 9 cell batteries, which are 6600 MAH, which are actually 1200MAH less than Lenovo's own battery, but I only paid 50 each instead of 180 a piece, so I can let it slide.

Overall, this is a very nice laptop and I decided that it needs a review! If I bought one used, maybe someone else might, so I say it shouldn't be left in the dust, review wise. Just remember when looking at the pictures that it is used, and thus it does show some wear, but it isn't anything too major. Let's get started with the walk around first.

Closed, it looks like a nice little ultraportable laptop. You have some LED indicators in the top between the two hinges, which are for battery, power, and sleep. There are also the two logos, Lenovo, and ThinkPad at the bottom. You can see my 9 cell battery sticking out, as well as the size compared to my Asus 1005PE netbook. You might also notice that the finish is a rubberized coating as well.

 Flipping the X200s over, we have some different things. The battery takes up the most space, but there is also the door for the RAM, as well as the mono speaker, yes, even though it was made in 2008, it only has a mono speaker, a docking connector, as well as a bunch of vent holes to let in air to keep it cool. Also, if you look closely, you can see the screw for accessing the hard drive, but more on this later.

The front is pretty basic. There is the latch to open the laptop, and a SD card slot. There is a small LED near the card slot as well to let you know when it the card is being read or written to.

On the right side, we have a USB 2.0 port, which has my Logitech Anywhere MX receiver in it, but I since took that out as I find a mouse is not needed with a ThinkPad so I rather keep it open. Next, we have a headphone jack, and a microphone jack, as well as the door for accessing the hard drive. One screw allows the cage to be taken out, which has 2 pressed on rubber rails. Take out 4 more screws, and you can now put a different drive in the cage. Lastly, there is Kensington lock slot. Between the microphone and hard drive, we have a special thing we rarely see anymore, a 56K modem. Remember those days? TORTURE!

On the back, all we have is the gigantic battery!

Moving to the left, there is a lot more going on. We start out with the power adapter, the fan output vent, a USB port, a monitor port (VGA), a LAN port, another USB port, a wireless switch, and a Express Card 54 slot.

Opening the ThinkPad, we can see it is truly a work of art inside. Ok, maybe I am embellishing a little bit, but I always found a ThinkPad to be a LOT nicer looking than anything else, especially a Mac. At least ThinkPads have kept the same design since the beginning, instead of being changed every year for stuff that wasn't needed, but I am starting to veer off and ramble. MUST FOCUS ON THINKPAD! In the center, we have the amazing keyboard that the ThinkPad line is famous for. The best part is what is missing as well. There is no touchpad!  Instead, we have a TrackPoint, and it's 3 buttons. What is the thing next to the buttons? A fingerprint reader! I love being able to login with that!

On the screen half, we have a 12.1" matte finished 1440x900 LED backlit screen. That is a mouthful, but the best word to describe it is simply epic. I am in love, I don't care if Macs have that silly retina display, this one isn't pixel doubled!  On the bottom, we have the indicator LEDs for WiFi, Bluetooth, Num Lock, Caps Lock, HDD, Powered on,  Battery, Charger, and sleep. On the top of the screen, It looks boring, but this is where the antennas are located, as well as a little LED that comes on with FN + PgUp. The purpose to shine a light on the keyboard so you can see the keys in the dark. VERY USEFUL! Maybe it isn't a fancy backlit keyboard, but the way these keys are, you can forgive that. Typing this all on the X200s is a pleasure.

Now, specification wise, it is pretty good for its age. It features a Core 2 Duo SL9400 running at 1.86GHZ. It features the Intel GMA4500 graphics card, which isn't going to play much games, but it is a ThinkPad after all. Mine came with 4GB of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive which I upgraded to 500GB. All of the specs can be found on ThinkWiki, and there will be a link placed at the end if you wish to see what configurations are available.

Now, one thing to talk about is the wireless options. Mine contains WiFi and Bluetooth, but there is a 3G model available as there is a SIM slot under the battery. My friend has upgraded the WiFi card on this so I won't go into too much detail as I never had the original model card.

Something else that mine doesn't have is a web cam, something I can care less about honestly. I do have a neat little thing on this one that not all models have. There is a finger print reader on the palm rest, so I use that to log into Windows, and I must say I really do love that little feature. That is one thing I am surely spoiled with having now should I need to replace it.

Links:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X200s
https://picasaweb.google.com/106288499795676572485/ThinkPadX200s