Lively: Second Life by Google

Google releases Lively, a 3d multichat social network.
In Lively, you'll have an experience in which you can communicate and express yourself using avatars in your very own space.



Lively requires Windows Vista/XP with Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Google Talk for iPhone and iPod Touch

Google releases a GTalk (Google Talk) special version for IPhone and Ipod Touch.
With this gadget you can chat with your friends without installing any application, but simply using Safari.
However, at this moment this gadget is available only for US resident users:

http://www.google.com/talk/

Another particular "problem": as you can see in the link above, you must enter your phone number, to receive a link from Google.

Via Motoricerca.

Google learns to crawl Flash contents

From the official Google blog: Google has been developing a new algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash files of all kinds, from Flash menus, buttons and banners, to self-contained Flash websites.
Now (and finally!) indexing full flash websites and/or flash contents will be easier, so we can develop websites also for those customers with low budget for web marketing / web indexing.
Ok, now we have to do some tests... :-)

Create you own home online

PlanningWiz is an Online Room Planner Software for Furniture Retailers and Manufacturers, Building Contractors, Realtors and more...
With this web based application you can build your apartments, creating rooms, walls and so on, and add your furnitures taken from multiple libraries.
Additionally, you can save, email and print your projects. Cool!

http://v3.planningwiz.com/

Flash player plugin required.

PlayNES: Online NES emulator

http://www.playnes.net/

contains many playable NES games (java runtime required to run).

It also contains many nice flash games.

Kunfu Fu Panda, CGSociety article

Kung Fu Panda is the new Dreamworks 3d animation movie (in theaters june 6, 2008).

CG Society publish an intersting article about Kung Fu Panda production focus (article by Renee Dunlop).
The article starts:
"A journey of a billion frames begins with talent, characters and a whole lot of effort by the team at DreamWorks."...

"A wash with color and technical complexities, DreamWorks brings us their next animated film, Kung Fu Panda. In production since 2003, the film introduces a cast of clothed and furry or feathery animals that never completely sit still, languishing, dreaming, learning, and battling throughout a collection of expansive environments." ...

Continue reading this article about Kung Fu Panda

Other links:

CG Society

Kung Fu Panda official website

Dreamworks website

Explore Disneyworld in 3d with Google Earth

Google Earth adds new 3d models to have a fantastic virtual journey to Disney World in Orlando (Florida).


Here a Youtube video taken from Google Earth Blog:

Asus EEE TV soon

After the great success with its Eee PCs, Asus is working to create other products with the Eee brand.
Recently - at Computex 2008 - Asus presented its Eee TV, a 42 inches HD television, with linux SO embedded.
If ASUS will keep prices as low as Eee PC series, we can have a new great product Eee branded...

Travel Guides Vienna Euro 2008

Your mobile city guide for Vienna, Euro 2008 edition!

Vienna city guide for mobile phone with Flashlite 2.x (or better).
This city guide is ready for EURO 2008, UEFA European Football Championship.
Contains city maps, underground map, dozens of sightseeings and points of interest with descriptions and many other useful features.

No Internet or GPS connections required.
Available in english language.

Just for EUR 2.99 !

More info about Travel Guides Vienna Euro 2008 >

Street Fighter IV for Ps3, Xbox360 and PC

Capcom is working for a sequel of one of most played coin-op: Street Fighter IV
Graphics will be completely revised and made in 3d: above you can see a screenshot with Ryu... really not bad! :)
Street Fighter IV will be available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
Below an interesting Street Fighter IV video:




Other resources:

Official Sites:
Street Fighter IV (Japanese) - http://www.capcom.co.jp/sf4/
Street Fighter IV (American) - http://streetfighterworld.com/

Screenshots:
The orginal 8 plus Crimson Viper revealed (Japanese Text)
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1213478_1124.html


VIDEOS

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5667.html
http://www.youtube.com/Arxinal