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Windows 8 Has the Hype, but Can it take a Bite out of Apple?

In Gear, Technology / 25 October 2012 / 0 comments

“A new era for Microsoft and our customers,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said at a press event in New York today. Coming from a guy who has dabbled with 8 first hand, I can say it’s definitely a new innovative UI unmatched by any other platform. The live tile system will be the Windows’ bread and butter in the near to distant future. If you’re open minded enough to leave behind the simple world of Apple and the blue screen world of the “old” Microsoft, the tiles are worth a shot. Once customized to the user, the tiles serve as an easy access point to every facet of digital life. Microsoft is taking a leap of faith, playing with the loyalty of its declining but dedicated followers, but this could be just what it needs to catapult it back in to the running in 2013.
Best of “Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates” Meme

In Randomness / 5 October 2012 / 0 comments
The Roosevelts get a tour of The Microsoft Home of the Future

In Technology, VIDEO, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 14 August 2012 / 0 comments

During our time wrapping up the Windows Phone Baseball Bucketlist tour, the powers that be at Microsoft thought it would be a good idea to let us into their highly secretive home of the future. The home essentially showcases everyday household technology that we’ll be using an estimated 10 years in the future. Johnathan, The Director of Strategic Prototyping and possible mad scientist, gave us the entire rundown of what our future digs will offer and look like. The technology featured in the home is not necessarily the direction well be accustomed to, instead the engineers at Microsoft are encouraged to think in a more non traditional sense and produce software and hardware that skews the perception of technology as we know it now. software that can tell if a plant isn’t getting enough sunlight or nutrition. OLED screens so thin, that they can be used as wallpaper and painted over with normal household paint then used to reveal a subtle message illuminated. Fully interactive tablecloths perfect for a child’s birthday party, or fun dinner party with friends and most importantly, mancaves. Coffee tables that can fully recognize photos and type of a tangible magazine TVs that offer a virtual more »
8 MVP Apps Of The Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List Trip

In Apps, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 31 July 2012 / 0 comments

Now that the Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List trip is complete we had a chance to step back and look at all the apps that helped make three weeks of life on the road more enjoyable and easier for us. We used several dozen apps throughout the trip but here are the MVPs. Photosynth Sometimes it is hard to convey the awe inspiring sights of MLB ballparks (or places we saw while on the road) in words. For those moments there is no better app to have than Photosynth, a panorama app that makes it easy and fun to capture and share interactive panoramas. To keep it simple to understand, Photosynth uses the latest in computer vision techniques to capture 360 degrees horizontally and vertically, making a perfect “sphere.” 4th & Mayor We all know Foursquare. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone out for a night on the town and in the morning asked myself “where the heck did I go last night.” Foursquare solves that age old question and 4th & Mayor is a quick, clean Foursquare client on steroids. Using 4th & Mayor we checked in from the top of Fenway’s Green Monster and check more »
Nothing Says Summer Fun Like A NYC Rooftop Pool Party [15 HD Photos]

In Drink, HIGH QUALITY, Lifestyle / 26 July 2012 / 0 comments

On Wednesday Microsoft and Maxim co-hosted a Back To School event on the roof top of Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York City. We got to demo the new Windows 8 exclusive app Cocktail Flow, shot a sweet video with the Bleacher Report guys and some photobombing fun with Maxim’s Maximum Exposure host April Rose. Once the drinks stopped flowing at 10 pm we walked across the street to Tavern 29 for an impromptu after-party with Colin, April, Jessica, Brookelyn and the rest of the Maxim crew. Tavern 29 had a drink on the menu called “The Roosevelt” which was absolutely atrocious so we took it upon ourselves to reinvent the drink, see the recipe below. After a delicious round of 14 Roosevelts for the crew we called it a night. Since I was the Mayor of Blackoutville by 8:30 I don’t remember too much of what happened but good thing I shot a bunch of photos using the HTC Titan II! Here are photos from the madness that was Microsoft and Maxim’s Back To School party!