Wise Buddha

Microsoft has announced a major upgrade of sorts to the Xbox 360. Gone is the beige iPodesque exterior and in its place comes the more ’stealth’ looking black unit with all black accessories.
More importantly the unit has gained a 120g hard drive and HDMI connection for true High Def loveliness but weirdly no […]

Given all the ongoing angst and gnashing of teeth surrounding music piracy, illegal downloading and the threat that allofmp3.com apparently poses to the free world - it is nice to find legit ways of getting music for free.
At Wise Buddha Towers we are big fans of music podcasts as a way of sampling new music […]

We’ve been using Skype for nearly 3 years, what was once a quirky free way to speak to our mates back in Blighty has evolved into a very credible alternative to a traditional phone service - almost! We are waiting for Skype to offer regular local numbers like they do in the US, UK etc. […]

I’ve long thought thought that Bono has strayed the wrong side of uncool, you can’t argue with the bands success but there is something about the way he handles himself that gets on my nerves. I don’t have a problem with him bringing attention to some of the biggest issues in the world - good […]

Sony have announced a new initiative at Game Developers Conference currently underway in San Francisco - the launch of ‘Home’ which they hope will rival Second Life. Owners of PS3’s will be able to access Home and chat with other users, buy clothes etc. in a move that Sony call Web.3.0 i.e. the fusion […]

Many commentators feel that Sony has been sliding for years, the main example being how they were completely sidestepped by Apple and the once dominant position of their Walkman brand is no more. From what I can see Sony lost sight of the consumer and in particular producing stuff that people want - I […]

Seems the natives are getting restless on Second Life, there are increasing reports of cyber muggings, vandalism and violence. They are undoubtedly upset about the growing bumbers of traditional businesses like Sears setting up shop. Having said that the most recent example, whilst amusing’ish, does seem to have a slightly ominous implication for democracy […]