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Archive for April, 2008

Updated office setup - Tauren warrior update

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updated desk setup
Invested 50€ on that docking pad for my MacBook … and I just can’t say how better it is for my bac - no more need to crouch over the table to get a decent view on my screen … so much for my back !
Picture 3.pngMy Tauren also got an update : new two-handed mace, I’m finally getting over the 100 damage ;) - another two month and I’ll get lvl 70 (hopefully).

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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 14th, 2008 at 10:40 am

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Vinovici 2 launched

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After a short time of redesign, overall improvement and internationalization, I’m really happy to see that Vinovici just launched a new version of its service (disclosure : I’m an early investor in Vinovici).
Vinovici is an online community for wine amateurs centered around you people and the wine you tried out. You can manage your online cellar, leave comments on wine, get updated on a wine’s maturity, check on other user’s cellars and discover new wines….
It’s a complete social network for wine amateurs.
The most amazing part of this service is that it relies on a really strong wine database with around (if not more) 100 000 references and constantly increasing that really enable a precise user feedback, currently mostly supporting French wines but US, Italy and others are getting in pretty fast.
Don’t hesitate to try the service out and give Christophe, the founder, good feedback to improve his service as fast as possible.
Insider information : Vinovici will be opening its capital for its first seed round - let me know if u’re interested !
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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 11th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

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Open source web3d objects

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I have been following Clever Zebra’s doing in Second Life for quite some time now and I’m pretty happy to see that Jenn has announced the release of v1 of what they call “Zebra Corporate” which is a set of building/facilities/tools to set up your business in Second Life. Everything is open source and includes auditoriums, offices, ppt projectors…
Zebra Corporate can be picked up for free on SLX

It is really interesting how Second Life is being used as a collaborative development tool for 3D web objects. From that prospective, the achievements of Linden Labs have really been huge. Now they really have to focus harder on the community and fun aspects of that virtual univers so people really start hanging around.

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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 11th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

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Mobile Joystick

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Alexis just put to my attention the “zeemote“, a tiny joystick to enhance your mobile gaming experience. If you’re a mobile gamer, then you can only agree that the mobile keys are far from optimal when it comes to accuracy and long hours playing. This device is pretty slick, can’t wait to try it ;)

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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 8th, 2008 at 10:25 am

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SL for business

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Made a nice presentation tonight at biztech about what has been one of my main field of interest lately : binding inworld and offworld together or how real stuff can be virtualized in SL. Those concepts are applied in both Sl-Messenger for online communities and WaveStorm for real-life objects.
Had a great time, with a lot of cute girls watching the show ;)

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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm

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Why get your ass kicked when u can send a mechabot instead - Robots rule!

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WeGame.com - WoW Videos


I guess that’s what robots are good for ! I’m happy that WaveStorm develops in that space ;)
btw, Jeff, nice deal with WeGame !

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Written by Alexander CASASSOVICI

April 3rd, 2008 at 12:28 am

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