Karam94's PSP & Tech Talk!

Homemade DVDs...

2008-06-20T11:13:00.002+04:00

Have you Ever Missed that Movie in the Cinema? Have you ever Missed its release date on DVD so that you may Purchase it? Well Never Fear! XtoDVD is here!
You can use uTorrent or Limewire or any other P2P Program which you feel comfortable with to download Movies. Once you download them, they of course would most probably be in .AVI or .WMV format. If you Burn the .AVI and/or .WMV to a DVD+/-R Disc, it still wont play on your DVD Player. Only Your Computer.
XtoDVD allows you to Import ANY Movie file and converts it directly to DVD Format (.VOB etc). Once it Converts them, it places them in a Specified Folder on your Computer. The Program Then Automatticly Burns the Files onto a DVD, without you having to do anything at all! For an Average 1-2 Hour Movie, the Process can take from 60 to 300 Minutes. Depending on the Quality of your original Movie. I Highly Recommend this Program a Massive 9.5/10! The best part, is that it allows you to Burn Anything to be played on your DVD Player! So if its Old Family Videos all the Way to Cinema Movies... This is the Program For you!
You can download a Trial Version at: http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/

Cheers!
Karam94

Sonic Rivals 1 for the PSP

2008-06-19T16:51:00.005+04:00

Long Time Since i've last done a 'PSP' Review isn't it? :P
I Recently downloaded the CSO of Sonic Rivals, after trying the ISO out on my friends PSP. And i was impressed! Me, Myself am a Big Fan of Sonic on the Gameboy Advance. Yet i always thought of the Graphics to be somewhat lacking some life and dignity! The 2D Camera Angle wasn't great either, but worked great for the Games Perspective!

~ PSP Screenshot

~ GBA Screenshot (Sonic Advance)

After i Downloaded the CSO (Which turned out to be Spanish... *Silly Me*) I transferred it onto my Memory Stick Duo and tried the Game Out. Personally, i can see Hours of Gameplay being put into this Game for people which can be bothered (Not me :P). There are a few new Features which i Love, which include Being able to Attack your Rival (a.k.a the person your racing against). The Camera Angle on the PSP also does sometimes change to suit the Loop, or Area which you are rushing through. When there is an Extra-Big Loop... the Camera nicely Zooms out. When there is an Extremely Long Path, the Camera goes infront of you, which allows you to Look at yourself from a Front Point of View. Sadly though, you can't control the Camera, which shouldnt be a problem! The Season Mode (i think its called season, idk because my Game is in Spanish lol) allows you to choose from 4 Characters. Sonic, Knuckles, and the Other two i dont know their names. Each Level Set Consists of 3 Missions. The First of the 3 is a Race, the Second is a Harder Race, the Third is a BOSS Battle where u and your Rival are on a Round Loop and have to Attack a Boss Several Times in Order to Defeat him. The one that attacks him the Most Wins. You Of course then proceed to the next Level.
I would rate this Game a high 7.5/10. You May Rate it Higher, or Lower. Depending on what Games you Like, Your Age, Etc. I will be playing this Game on my Flight to Lebanon this Saturday! It should waste some of my Time and make the 3 hour journey taste Sweet :D

Cheers!
Karam94
http://www.youtube.com/karam94

iPhone... or the HiPhone?

2008-06-18T18:39:00.002+04:00

As Some of you most probably know.... Apple have recently released the Well-Known iPhone. Both in 8GB(Black) Models, and in 16GB(Black & White) Models. The Specification can be found at:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

But... As Most Big Chinese Rip-off companies do... they have made their own version of the Apple iPhone....

THE HIPHONE.

a.k.a: CECT Phone, iClone, iFone, daXian, Desay.

Specs:

UNLOCKED - Use w/ any GSM Carrier!!!
NEW "HOME" SCREEN TO REPLICATE THE iPHONE'S!
NEW "SLIDE-TO-UNLOCK" FEATURE
100% TOUCHSCREEN - NO MORE BUTTONS!!
TOUCHSCREEN ZOOM-IN / ZOOM-OUT FEATURE JUST LIKE THE APPLE iPHONE!
MOTION CONTROLLED MP3 PLAYER (Wanna hear the next song? Just jerk the phone forward or backwards to skip! You dont even have to touch it!)
NEW TEXT MESSAGING KEYBOARD - JUST LIKE THE iPHONES!
Now, for the standard features:
1. Operating mode:GSM900/1800/1900;
2.Candy bar Form
3. 3.2inch touch flo with multi-touch function - NEW
4. Talk time:120-180 mins;
5. Standby time:200-250 hours;
6. Shell color black;
7. Battery 1200mAH;
8. weight:107g;
Basis function
1. Sound 64 Polyphonies;
2. Phone book 250;
3. SMS,MMS supported;
4. Language:English,Russian,Arabic,Vietnamese,French,Portuguese,Spanish,German;
5. Aert clock, memo, calendar, calculator, world time, Area code capacities;
Data application
1. Stereo Bluetooth 2.0;
2. Browser WAP/GPRS;
3. Data cable supported;
4. Memory card up to 2GB;
5. Flash Disk;
Multi-media entertainment
1. MP3/MP4 player, with motion control;
2. Camera 1.3 Mega pixels;
3. Photo display Zoom in and Zoom out;
Package contents:
1. Li-ion battery
2. Charger;
3. 512MB T-Flash card; EXPANDABLE TO 2GB!!
4. Plastic package;
5. USB data cable;
6. English Manual

The Chinese "Fake" Factory has been working hard and is shipping these HiPhones All over the World. These HiPhones are at approximately a Quarter of the Price of a Real iPhone. But you must bear in mind that these are only 512MB, and have no Bluetooth(Only Some). The OS System also seems to be pretty Dodgy. But all together, if you seriously Cannot afford an iPhone....
DONT EVEN THINK OF GETTING THIS ;)
Youre better off buying a Nokia Black and White than this Peice of Rubbish! Below are 3 Reasons that you should think about before going ahead and buying the HiPhone, or any iPhone Clones:

No Guarantee (These have Dodgy Suppliers)
If Anything Breaks... Nobody can fix it under Warantee. It would probably cost you the Price of the Phone Itself!
Some Clone iPhones are not compatible with all GSM Sim Cards... So that doesnt help.

To Be Honest... I can give u a List as long as the River Nile explaining why you shouldnt buy this peice of Junk! But... If youre interested in Buying it or just Looking Around, Feel free to see the Site(s) below.

Cheers,

Karam94

Sites:http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=HiPhone&category0=

http://icloneforums.com/index.php

Sony Officially Announce PSP OFW 4.00!

2008-06-17T19:03:00.003+04:00

The PSP OFW 4.00 Has been Officially Announced on the Playstation Blog. No Date was Given, but this is surely a Sign of things to come!

Excited?

Thought Not... Recently, All PSP Updates are only usefull if you buy a GPS... or a GoCam (etc). But apparently not this time! This Update seems to bring us some Key changes for the PSP.

The Main Addition is that a Google Sign will appear on the XMB for easier Access to Google on ones Wi-Fi Browser. Just by one click, the Google Page pops up in the PSP Web-browser.

The other Update said by SONY is that they have given the Up and Down D-Pad Buttons the ability to speed up and slow down Video Playback on UMD Movies. Not if theyre played directly from your Memory Stick Duo.

The Third Update that i Know of, is that SONY will be releasing a Music Store, which you can connect to via your PSP's wi-fi switch. The Music Store allows you to Purchase MP3's which get downloaded onto your Memory Stick Duo. Information on how you will pay for the MP3's has not been released yet!

So far thats all the Info we Have! Hope to Keep you updated in the Future!

PS: Dark Alex has not commented on wether he will give us a 4.00 M33.

Cheers!

Karam94

http://www.youtube.com/karam94

Watch Satellite on your Computer... For Real ;)

2008-06-17T17:30:00.004+04:00

I have Recently purchased a very Interesting Item which provides me with REAL Satellite TV on my Computer. Not like all the Cheap Download Rip-offs that you Find on the Internet!
On the Internet, many websites try to Pursuade People to Purchase what they call 'LIVE STREAMING SATELLITE TV'... All It is, is simply a program that if not is coded to a Streaming Server (Bad Quality, Slow TV)... is just a Program that sits their in your C:/ Drive wasting Valuable Space... Literally!
I Purchased the OrangeTek Satellite TV Card. Which is in a PCI format, not USB. It can be easily installed into the Back of your PC which provides you with 3 Connections. One, which is the Main Connection from a Satellite to normally your Satellite Receiver. Two, a connection which is an output to your Satellite Receiver Possibly. Three, a Headphone Jack Input, which allows you to Listen Straightaway from the Satellite. Not from your PC's Soundcard, also located in the back of ones Computer.
It Works By Connecting YOUR Satellite Dish (Located on top of your House) to the 1st Input Jack on the Left Hand Side (Picture Above). After that, All you have to do is download one, of many DVB Viewer Programs located on the Internet for viewing the Satellite TV!(Some which have the available feature of Recording!). After that, youre set and ready to Roll! If you were looking for FREE Satellite Internet, i can almost guarantee you that any Streams that you find on the Internet, will be either be NOT LIVE, or in a very Bad Quality. If you can afford to spend a few Pennys on a Satellite Dish and a PCI Card. Go For it!

Hope to Talk to you all Soon!

Karam94 ;)
http://www.youtube.com/karam94

Long Time... No See?

2008-06-17T16:39:00.000+04:00

Hey Guys!
Yep, its me! Karam94. You guys probably know me from Youtube right?
http://www.youtube.com/karam94
I have over 180 Subscribers... Which i can' t thank Enough! And as you guys most probably know... I havent been posting alot of videos recently. To Be honest, I dont have the time. So ive started up my own Blog where you can Communicate with me in Many Different Ways. I will start to talk about Computers and more Advanced Tech... than just a PSP :P
But don't worry... I'll still keep you intouch with PSP Stuff.

Keep a Look out for my First Posts about Tech... and or PSP's.... And feel free to reply and tell me what you think ;) If you enjoy my Blog, and don't mind. Please Subscribe to my Youtube Channel.

Cheers!