Around this time each year I should be in NYC being accosted by gadget sellers. But unfortunately that is not to be; DigitalLife was canceled for this year. They didn’t think they could put a good show together so they gave up and turned it into a gaming event. I sure will miss it. I will especially miss that Napster booth from either last year or two years ago. The nicest thing was having my very own tech convention on the east coast.

A toast, to DigitalLife. You will be missed.

The M-Audio booth was kicking with Johnny Juice of Public Enemy DJing and Darryl “D.M.C” McDaniels from Run DMC was there signing autographs and then gave a performance from his upcoming album. It was absolutely great, and while I still don’t know exactly what M-Audio does I did get a picture with D.M.C. and recorded a few videos of the performances. So check it out. And look at the picture of the software Johnny Juice was using to scratch. Very cool.

Update: M-Audio makes computer-to-analog hardware for music producers, USB inputs for microphones, and midi interface devices. Or so I’ve been told.

The audio isn’t the best but it’s very watchable. This is what came from my little Pentax Optio A20. You get to hear one of his new songs, and then one you will definitely remember. It was just amazing. If the camera moves around it’s being my arms were getting tired or I was trying to ignore an excruciating cramp in my foot. The things I do for my audience.

Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels: new and old (Walk This Way) music at Digital Life 2007:

So today was the first day I could finally make it out to Digital Life with my press pass. Unfortunately I didn’t wind up with much swag (free stuff). There were some shirts available but I either kept missing out or wasn’t going to spend half an hour waiting on a line when I had meetings to get to. Hopefully I will be getting some things to review shortly. And I did get a full version of MemoryMixer to play with and review (easy digital scrapbook making). So here’s a picture of the sorry state of swag for today. More articles coming tonight about what I saw at Digital Life.

JasonBlogs.com will be covering Digital Life 2007 this year. And this time I was able to get a press pass. So look for some great coverage next weekend (since that is when I am able to attend).

It looks to be a great show. There are a lot more great presenters this year. And iRobot will be showing off two new home robots. So hopefully I will be able to see it all in two days. It’s a shame I have to miss the press-only stuff.

And if Pentax is reading: I could always use an upgrade from my current Pentax A20 camera. *hint* *hint*

I just put up the pictures I took from DigitalLife 2006. There aren’t nearly as many as last year, but there are plenty of pictures of the only Nintendo Wii I could find in a plastic case at the ATI booth. Apparently the only playable Nintendo Wii’s were at the press-only event.

DigitalLife 2006 Photo Album

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imeem is running a contest for the best rated picture taken at their photo booth at DigitalLife. All you need to do is sign-up with imeem and then rate my picture highly. The winner gets a Nintendo Wii and I want it badly.

It’s that time of year again. When “consumers” flood the Javits Center in New York City to get a glimpse at the latest gadgets and games. It will be my second time attending the event and I will be blogging about it Friday night into Saturday. A few of the items I am excited to check out: Nintendo’s Wii (I hear Sega has a few playing their new Sonic game), Ask.com’s booth, the newest games, and the new PepperPad. I also plan to hit-up all of the iPod Nano giveaways. Last year I didn’t win a PSP; this time I’m back with a vengeance.

Digital Life is a great convention where you can check out the latest technology and games. I went last year and had a blast, and I’m planning on returning this year. Last year I was able to check out the Xbox 360 and their games, along with some cool booths from the likes of NewEgg and PC Magazine. This year looks to be even bigger according to what I have read and the list of exhibitors I have seen.

The event is from October 12-15 in New York City at the Javits Center in New York City. You can get a free ticket online now that is good for all four days. Just go to the ticketing page and enter the code “INSIDER”.

I’m specifically impressed with their marketing efforts, since I had already heard of the “INSIDER” code and used it. I just now found out that it’s all coming from a PayPerPost.com listing intended to promote DigitalLife (which I plan to collect on). Good thing I already know how great it is and planned to go. I will of course be blogging whatever I find out and posting plenty of pictures.

NOTE: this is a paid ad, but I would have been posting about it anyway if I didn’t see this offer. I only post about what interests me and what I have experience with.

I put up a web album with pictures from my visit to San Diego and Comic-Con 2006. You can check them out here. Hopefully this will tide you over until I can get a few posts up on Monday detailing Heroes, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Snakes on a Plane, and a generic post or two with everything else I encountered. I have some more pictures that I may put up later on from the trip, but they are of a more personal nature.

Pictures from San Diego and Comic-Con

Plans for Saturday have been up in the air for a while, and just when it seemed I would be going it turns out that Comic-Con has closed both onsite and online registration for today. But if I had gone here’s what I would have seen:

1. Kevin Smith discussing Clerks 2. Although I’ve already seen him before and I plan to see Clerks 2 in a few days anyway. I’m a fan of the original Clerks and other Kevin Smith films, namely Chasing Amy and Dogma, and I will let you know what I think of it when I see it.
2. Marvel talking about upcoming movies based on their franchises, including Iron Man which I am eagerly anticipating. I would have found out from Jon Favreau that the villain in Iron Man will be Madarin, the man with the powerful rings. So be prepared for May 2, 2008. (Sources: 1, 2, 3) Each source says the same thing and I have no idea which one it came from first, or if it was another source entirely. I try my best folks.
3. The latest news on The 4400, including Jordan Collier return. And if I could have also gotten a press pass I would have been able to ask them questions for an hour before their public panel. I’ll print up some business cards and rectify that in the future.
4. Spider-Man 3 news and promos with special guests Tobey Maquire, and Kirsten Dunst. Venom was confirmed as the third villain in Spider-Man 3. Bruce Campbell was also confirmed as having a cameo with a new character (though that character’s name was not released). And check out the two press roundtables online: Tobey, Kirsten and Sam, Topher, Thomas and Bryce.(Source: FirstShowing.net)
5. Ghost Rider goodness with Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes. This is something I am upset about missing and a movie I am waiting for. Wizard Universe has some good coverage of the Ghost Rider panel at Comic-Con so check it out here. SuperHeroHype also has this great post that details the two scenes shown to Comic-Con attendees. The movie opens February 16, 2007.
6. And lastly, but certainly not least, that the voice of Optimus Prime in the forthcoming live-action Transformers movie will indeed be that of the original Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen. (Source)

I will be posting Sunday and Monday like I mentioned before, and I will put up a gallery with my pictures from Comic-Con. The things I do for my adoring public. I couldn’t make it to Comic-Con today but I hunted down the details so you don’t have to, but you can if you want. Peace out.