iPhone 4 vs Evo 4G

June is the month for awesome new smart-phones. The question is whether to go with the new iPhone 4 from Apple, or the new Evo 4G from Sprint.

Here are the specs for each phone.

iPhone 4
3.5" Touch-screen LCD IPS display, 960 x 640 resolution
5 Megapixel rear camera, VGA front facing camera
720p HD video recording
A4 Processor
Battery life: 7 hours of 3G talk time
3G and 802.11n Wi-Fi networking
Cellular Signals: Quadband GSM, pentaband HSPA
Bluetooth, GPS, Digital compass, MicroSIM
Proximity sensor, Light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Up to 32GB of storage

Evo 4G
4.3" Touch-screen TFT LCD display, 800 x 480 resolution
8 Megapixel rear camera, 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera
720p HD video recording
1GHz Snapdragon processor
Battery life: 6 hours talk time
4G, WiMAX, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi networking
Cellular Signals: CDMA, EV-DO Rev. A, WiMAX
Bluetooth, GPS, Micro SD support, Digital Compass
HDMI output
Proximity sensor, Accelerometer
8 GB included (up to 32 GB via Micro SD)
Built-in Sprint Overdrive Mobile Hotspot

I think it is really going to come down to which phone company you want to be tied down to for the next two years. I personally hate AT&T, so it will be a no brainer for me to go with Sprint and the Evo.

Hopefully, someday we will be able to choose the phone we want, rather than the phone carrier we don't.

Best Drummer In The World!!!

Okay, I lied, he's not the best drummer in the world. But he might be the most entertaining. Check him out as he takes a rather lame band into a completely different orbit. This guy cracks me up.

The drummer's name is Steve Moore, and maybe he can get a gig on a late night talk show as the band leader. Much more entertaining that frikin' Max Weinberg.

Aslan - King of My Living Room

I was messing around with a vintage Nikon SB-26 Speedlight that I bought about a year ago on eBay. I got it after falling in love with the tips and techniques of David Hobby and his blog, strobist. I thought it would be fun to shoot a couple of pix of my dog Aslan. With my good friend Marty acting as a light stand, we were able to capture a rather candid moment of Aslan in the living room.

I have had Aslan for almost a year, after my girlfriend, Laurie, wanted me to foster him. The plan was that he would eventually be put up for adoption. Well needless to say, that never happened. He was a shelter dog on the verge of being put down, but instead he ended up with me.

Please check out you local shelter for other great dogs like Aslan. You might just save a life.

For more information, check out the Shelter Animal Advocacy Fund Los Angeles.

CHEAP TRICK - "Surrender"

Here's a little video of CHEAP TRICK performing "Surrender" at the Long Beach Grad Prix on 04-17-2010. Sorry about the douchebag in front of me who kept throwing up retarded hand signs. I have no idea what he was trying to convey.

CHEAP TRICK continues to rock after all these years. "Surrender" is one of their best songs with the coolest lyrics.

"Surrender"

Mother told me, yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you
She also told me, "Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch"
Just the other day I heard a soldier falling off some Indonesian junk that's going round

Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away

Father says, "Your mother's right, she's really up on things"
"Before we married, Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines"
Now, I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years

Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away

Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
Ev'ry time I got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out

Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away

To quote Mike Damone:

“Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen? Well what about the tunes? I want you to want me! The dream police! dadadadadadada! Your mama’s all right! Your daddy’s all right! They just seem a little bit wieeeerd!”

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Star Wars Rockband Poster

Check out this amazing poster by Australian artist Hugh Fleming. Originally commissioned in 1999 to accompany a story in Star Wars Insider, the official fan club magazine in the United States, about rock bands and music influenced by the original trilogy.

If you look closely you will see a cameo of the bearded artist as one of the fans in the crowd.

Click on the image above and download a high rez version for yourself.

Darth Vader kicks Gene Simmons ass!!!

Ostendo 43-inch Curved Display

The first thing I am going to do after I win the Lottery, is buy one of these babies. Okay, maybe not the first thing, but definitely on my top ten list.

Ostendo has come up with a 43-inch curved display that creates a true immersive viewing angle. Featuring a ridiculous 32:10 aspect ratio, which is 180% wider that a traditional 16:9 display.

How about using three of these for cockpit like experience? Mind bottling, isn't it?

Pros: 32:10 Baby!

Cons: Frakkin Expensive.

List Price: $6499.00

iPad or iFad?

To quote Michael Keaton from the 1986 motion picture Gung Ho, "Frankly...I'm sorry, I don't get it. I don't see it, I'm not impressed. Not one iota."

Moshi - Voice Controlled Alarm Clock

Feeling a bit lonely in the bedroom? Maybe you need a voice controlled alarm clock that talks to you. Moshi is a sleek looking clock that responds to 12 voice activated commands.

Just say, "Hello Moshi", and Moshi will ask you "Command Please". You can then tell Moshi to do a variety of tasks from the list below.

Time	Tells you the current time
Set Time	Set time by voice
Alarm	Tells you time alarm is set
Set Alarm	Set alarm by voice
Alarm Sound	Choose 1 of 3 available alarms
Turn off the Alarm	Turns off alarm; gives current time, date, & temperature
Sleep Sound	Choose 1 of 3 available sleep sounds
Play Sleep Sound	Plays 5 minutes of sleep sound
Today's Date	Tells you today's date
Temperature	Tells you current temperature
Night Light	Turns on night light
Help	Offers a help menu of assistance

It's kinda like having your own personal HAL 9000, without that whole wanting to kill you thing.

Pros: Futuristic Voice Activated Control.

Cons: Still Might Kill You.

List Price: $49.95

Click here to buy from Pixelphile's Amazon Stop & Shop.

iHeart Radio

If you are an iPhone or Blackberry user and have a craving for radio on the go, then iHeart Radio might feed your need. A nifty free little app that gives you access to over 350 radio stations from across the United States.

Now I can listen to my favorite archaic midwestern stations without having to live there (you know who you are Q95).

Pros: Random Radio Station Generator.

Cons: Clear Channels Only.

List Price: FREE!

Write a Song with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer

It's Christmas time. Are you a broke ass musician who needs some cash to buy some prezzies? Rivers Cuomo, front man of Weezer, has $208 smackeroos waiting for someone who produces a better sounding demo of his latest work in progress.

Click here to go to Rivers Cuomo's Session #1 on Indaba Music.

Indaba Music, is an online social networking site, where like minded musicians can collaborate on projects together from anywhere in the world.

So what are you waiting for? Here's your chance to help Rivers make another hit record and a ton of money. How else could he afford to buy nerd glasses and continue to date half Japanese girls?

Hurry before Marty and Sattin beat you to it:)

*On December 8th, 2009, Cuomo was in a tour bus accident that left him with cracked ribs and internal bleeding. Weezer canceled the rest of their 2009 tour dates and plan on rescheduling them for 2010.

Sprint Stops Free Tethering

One of the great things about having a Blackberry and Sprint was the ability to tether my laptop for free wifi surfing anywhere that my Sprint phone had coverage. It was a simple trick, just use #777 as the phone number and viola, my Blackberry was acting as a high speed modem.

Well, those days are gone. The boneheads at Sprint have decided to disable this functionality without informing its customers. Nice one Sprint. When my contract is up, I might be jumping ship to another carrier.

In the meantime, I will use TetherBerry, a $49.95 app that lets you tether your Blackberry no matter who your carrier is.

Screw you Sprint.

Pros: Tethering on all Carriers.

Cons: Uses USB cable, not Bluetooth.

List Price: $49.95