Dusty Rides Again

Interesting findings from around the web.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Black Friday



Want to get a jump on your Black Friday Xmas shopping? Check out all the major chain store ads over at Black Friday Ads website. They have the deals posted for Circuit City, Target, Staples, Boscov's, etc. The office supply stores have a lot of good deals on PC equipment, especially flash storage. Click here and start making your list.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Trackmania UNITED



A new Trackmania game is on the horizon. The lastest version features 7 environments, 3 modes of play(race, platform and puzzle), 200 new circuits, and 7 different vehicle types. The biggest improvement seems to be the interface. It now allows you race online and also share your tracks with other players. The game won't be available in US stores until Feb/March 2007, but Nadeo is offering 10,000 fans a chance to download and install the game now. For the price of $50, you'll receive an email activation key on Nov. 16th which will let you start playing the game early. For more info, browse to the TM United website.

DR3I V3 flash game

Cool little time waster. Move the little red dot through the maze while avoiding the cloud of black smoke. Hit a positve sign and the cloud gets larger and faster, hit a negative sign and the cloud shrinks and slows. Sounds easy right, well give it a try here.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Faith Hill thought she won...

Gears of Wars - HD video review


The guys over at gametrailers.com posted a HD video review of Gears of Wars. I was on the fence about purchasing this one until I watched this review. The graphics are unbelievable. I've been waiting for that must-have 360 Live game and it sounds like this is it. Every review I've seen has been 9 of 10 or better. Check out the HD review here.

Small Arms - upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game


Lately the Xbox Live Arcade releases have left a lot to be desired. Who wants to drop $1000+ on a HD gaming setup, only to play 20 year old, low-res games like Dig Dug and Pac Man. Don't get me wrong, those games are fun to play for a few minutes, but how about some high-res sweetness to put our equipment to use. Check out this HD video of the upcoming game Small Arms.

MS Photosynth


Photosynth is a new program from the Microsoft Live Labs. MS describes their product as "software that takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed three-dimensional space." Looks like a unique take on photo management software, check it out.