Play a PC Game On Your TV

The holiday season is upon us. Time to empty the savings accounts, max out the credit cards and wait in line on Black Friday to play let's make a deal in the cold with large groups of people. If this doesn't sound like loads of fun, let me suggest and alternative purchase for the gamers in your life. One word OnLive.

OnLive is a streaming service on sale today, product wont' ship until December 2, that has the potential to change the way we as consumers purchase and play video games. For the price of $99 you get small unit, which plugs into your internet connection and then into your TV. Currently there is no subscription price and with the purchase you also get a controller and a $50 credit with OnLive; making your first game free.

For more information on how this process works click here.

The real draw about this product is that now video games can be played on your low end computer. Publishers like EA, THQ, Codemasters, Ubisoft, Atari, Warner Bros., Take-Two, Epic Games, and 2D Boy are also on board with this.

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My Holiday Wishlist

Okay, yes I am a dork, but I am ecstatic about all the cool things out there for the holidays. This is what I want. I know I will end up with treats for my dog, but a girl can dream, right?


First up: this awesome Bluetooth

Retro Phone Handset

and ThinkGeeks definition?:

Yeah, we know all about those bluetooth headsets for cell phones, but forget that stuff! We have here the latest development in cell phone technology and it's a big hunk of beautiful plastic. An accessory for your phone that you can really grab onto. Something with heft and that good-old-American solid construction feel - like a 1972 Cadillac. The Retro Phone Handset is a new production replica of the Western Electric 500-series model, which was the classic phone handset for several decades. It's been slightly modified to work with the headset jack of most cell phones (or via a "hands free" adapter kit, sold elsewhere). Just plug-in and dial - or for added effect, put your cell phone in your pants pocket - then it looks like you're talking on a phone connected to... well, who knows?   

Cool. Next is the video series I am dying to see: . I'm greedy and want the Book/ DVD combo.


Great Migrations


Along the lines of great videos, I also want Life. It was awesome.




 
 
On to my geeky side, I also need this book to add to my zOmBiE book collection
The Proper Care and Feeding of Zombies: A Completely Scientific Guide to the Lives of the Undead and I want it badly. Funny.




What weird and interesting products do you want this season or whenever? Add links in the comments!

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Debate!: No More F's in School !?!

As an educator and life long learner I thought that it was important to bring this to every ones attention.

According to an article published on Sunday November 14, 2010 in the Washington Post by Dona St. George , West Potomac High School in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County have removed F's from the grading system. Instead students will now get Is for incomplete. For the full article click here.

What kind of message does this say to the American student? What will this do to our standards of education?

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Science Updates

Wow! There actually has been a lot going on in the world and I've mainly been posting links to articles on the Potspoon! Fan Page just to save on time, but I may as well write up some snippets here. We have quite a bit of a range of science stories to cover but I am only putting up a few with links so you can explore on your own.

• Paleontologist finally believe they have identified the oldest known dinosaur embryos. The embryos belong to genus Massospondylus and are believed to be about 190 million years old. The embryos have over sized heads much in the way that many modern vertebrates do. This would mean that this dinosaur may have needed some parental care early on making it the earliest parental care evidence.

• In a story that has be written up in a few of my favorite online sources for science news, cats' balance even extends to how they drink. Using the inertia of the moving liquid, they actually quite delicately suck the liquid up in a column and close their mouths before gravity kicks in and makes the liquid fall again. This minimizes spills and messes.

• IBM unveiled their plans to make super small processors for the worlds most powerful supercomputers. The processors, according to this article from the BBC, would shrink them to about the size of a sugar cube.

• If you like watching the skies for auroras, tonight and tomorrow may be perfect for you. A closely watched sunspot, 1123 to be exact, recently sent a "blast" of filaments towards earth and we should be receiving a magnetic glancing blow tonight and tomorrow. Should be quite a show.

Well, that's it for now, folks. I hope you have an awesome week!

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Amoeba Song

Anyone who follows Potspoon! on Facebook knows that I randomly post things pertaining to science, but that are not really post worthy like science songs, animal guessing games, science jokes and more. Well this video is short enough and silly enough that I deemed it worthy of posting here. It is the Amoeba Song by the Adolescents. Science humor is awsome.

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