Over the Cuckoo's Nest: addiction

October 25, 2007

I wish I were talking about my body for the slim part of the title and my skin color for the pink part. But hell no. This entry isn't about my body or skin (But yes - if you insist, I'm on my way to getting slim. As for my skin turning pink, it would take I guess carbon monoxide poisoning to achieve that baby skin tone.). I'm talking about my newest toy: my rose pink psp (portable Play Station) slim and lite.
I bought it last month at Go Gadgets Electronic Boutique in Gilmore. And it took me one month to write an entry about my new toy and addiction. Why is that? Every time I would attempt to write this entry, I feel that precious time is wasted writing about my psp instead of playing with it. I think anyone who has this toy would feel the same way. The only time I got to work on this entry was when I was recharging my psp. Although I still could play with it while on recharge, I thought that recharge time should be rest time for psp. I certainly don't want it to die on me so soon.

Is it all play with my psp? Ninety percent of the time it is. There's virtually no limit as to which games (and even consoles) I could play in my psp. As of this writing, emulators for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo games have already been tested to work perfectly with the psp slim. That means I can already play GBA and other Nintendo games in my psp! Some Playstation games have been known to work without a glitch with psp slim. This device has virtually become an all-in-one gaming device. Thanks to the very active international homebrewing and hacking community which continues to develop applications, games and utilities for every psp need or wish one can think of. But this little wonder is more than a handheld gaming device. It plays my favorite mp3s. I can view photos with it. I can watch my favorite tv shows and movies on this toy too. So it does what an ipod video and other mp3 players do. But there's more it can do. With its wifi feature, I can surf the net and play with/against fellow psp users. Loaded with the right homebrew application, I can use my psp to read and view ebooks and comic books. Something the ipod video or any other mp3 players will not allow you to do, as far as I know.

New to the slim version is the optional feature that connects the psp slim to a TV set for movie viewing and game playing although the latter requires a TV with a progressive scan capability. I have yet to try this feature though. A 1.3MP Chotto Shot camera when attached to the device allows one to take pictures (I have a camera phone that takes images at a higher resolution so I have no plans of getting a Chotto Shot.).

The only gripe I have is that its speakers are not as loud as I want them to be. But connected to a headset, its volume improves significantly.

Needless to say (but I'm going to say it anyway), I am one happy PSP owner. If truth be told, I'm more than happy. I'm ecstatic over what my PSP is capable of doing and what else it could do as homebrewers and hackers bring this psp to its full potential.

July 24, 2007

I've been playing Desktop TD ver. 1.5 for hours on end. The game is so addicting that I've completely forgotten about my other addictions: Sudoku and walking. Not to mention, I neglected my domestic duties. Dirty dishes piled up. Floors remained unswept. Plants left out to wilt. My brother who came home from work unexpectedly early waited for at least 30 minutes outside our house, knocking incessantly at the door to no avail. I didn't hear his banging. I was in my room totally engrossed in the game, music playing at full volume in the background, and cellphone in silent mode.

If you're a busy person or if you have something really urgent to do, I strongly advise you to stay the hell away from this game. Sure, it relieves stress but once you start putting those towers in the play area, there's no way you could stop killing those creeps.