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- Rose Colored Gaming Creates SNES, Super Famicom-style GBAs
- 7 Essential Tips and Tricks to Get Fans in Kim Kardashian Hollywood
- Next-gen Windows will see the glorious return of the Start Menu
- Crowdfunded Coolest Cooler Redefines Portable Refrigeration
| Rose Colored Gaming Creates SNES, Super Famicom-style GBAs Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Retro gaming system modifiers Rose Colored Gaming brings together two classic Nintendo platforms together into one mighty fine looking handheld.
I tend to think of the Game Boy Advance as the blessed reincarnation of the Super Nintendo. Just taking a quick glance at both system's libraries from a far, I honestly can't tell the difference between the two. That isn't me knocking either, personally I find that an absolutely great thing considering the memorable line-up titles the SNES afforded. So it's only truly fitting that Rose Colored Gaming, who specialize in giving retro game consoles some amazing-looking paint jobs (check out their website for further proof), to come up with a pair of Super Nintendo/Super Famicom-themed Game Boy Advances. Oh, yes, I think these came out quite well. Don't you think so? Rose Colored Gaming stayed religiously faithful to each respective console's designs, accurately using the same color cues, like that shade of funky purple-gray from the North American/PAL version of the console, on each GBA's buttons, D-pads, and shells. The heavy obsession to details even extends to their retail packaging, which mimic original SNES/SFC game boxes. Being the Super Famicom snob that I am, I tend to gravitate towards the SFC in terms of looks, but I would be so giddy to get my hands on either of these modded, back-lit included portables. Speaking of which, they'll be available in limited quantities for the premium price of $249 USD (in either SNES/SFC styles) from their Facebook page, so act fast if you want to purchase one for yourself. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at https://www.facebook.com/Walyou and https://twitter.com/walyou.         |
| 7 Essential Tips and Tricks to Get Fans in Kim Kardashian Hollywood Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Kim Kardashian Hollywood is the mobile game that sees you gain fame and fans for fun and this guide will show you how to beat it.
Flappy Bird? That's like so Q1 2014, but Summer 2014 is all about Kim Kardashian Hollywood which brings out our inner attention seekers, puts them on overdrive and tells us to go wild with photoshoots, appearances and dating mini-games alike. That's not a bad thing though as anyone who's played the most famous Kardashian's first foray into the world of gaming can tell you that the title is highly addictive and oh so tricky to beat. There's time management, rewards for levelling up, pets to look after and even a set of percentage bars that makes you feel like you're playing the most glamourous of RPGs, so don't let anybody who disses Kim Kardashain Hollywood tell you anything. The thing that perhaps cements the game as a real, bonafide mobile pastime though, is how hard it is the become the most famous (and perhaps slightly vapid) A-Lister than Tinseltown has ever seen but with this guide, we provide 7 essential tips and tricks to show you how to get fans in Kim Kardashian Hollywood. 1. Kim Kardashian Hollywood's Secret Energy Stash Have you ever rushed to your phone, you out of breath (from the aforementioned rushing), brow starting to sweat, just because you remembered you were in the middle of a PopGlam photoshoot and you'd been waiting for your energy to recharge right before the shoot's timer ran out? Well, let me tell you that that's living on the edge and getting all 5 stars at a shoot is made all the more difficult when you've got no energy whatsoever. It doesn't have to be that way though, as what the game doesn't tell you is that tapping the unassuming pieces of scenery (there are mailboxes, advertising screens, skateboards and fire hydrants) can often grant you money, energy, XP or a mixture of all three. It'll only give you freebies every so often though, but tapping them and getting an extra bit of energy could be the fine line between going up a list. 2. How to Be an XP Hoover But those unassuming pieces of scenery aren't just good for energy! As explained, they also give out XP, which is why, even when you don't need it, it's incredibly useful to tap them anyway because every time you get that bit closer to levelling up. And what does levelling up bring? It may not provide you with fans directly but it does refill your energy bar completely, making it easier to do the fan-scoring things that will make your Kim Kardashian Hollywood character such a big success. 3. Do Not Get Into Fights With Willow Pape To riff off the words of my fellow A-lister, Black Eyed Peas band member Stacey "Fergie" Ferguson, "You're so 3008, Willow Pape is so 2000 and late" as in other words, that meddlesome wannabe is not worth your time. Unlike in the real world in which PR groups will manage and create 'rivalries' between celebrities to boost their fame, Kim Kardashian Hollywood prides itself on good celebrity behaviour which means that although in real life, drama with Willow Pape is delicious like a double fudge ice cream sundae and would probably put you in the public eye for weeks, in the game it just doesn't fly and badmouthing her in interviews is a surefire way to knock yourself down the fame flagpole. Playing nice when an interviewer asks about her? Watch the fans roll in. 4. Do Not Date Until Late In the Game One of the first things everyone is giddy about when they first jump into Kim Kardashian Hollywood's life of parties and actually rather innocent debauchery (ok, there;s no debauchery but you can always imagine your character's backstory, right?) is that the game allows you to date. But what Kim doesn’t tell you when she invites you to her Californian mansion and asks if you'd like to date a boy or a girl is that when you're an E or D-lister dating a fellow E or D-lister, dating is almost entirely pointless. If you can manage to charm your way into the contacts of an A-lister or so then dating is absolutely worth your while as going on dates with them will see your fans increase rapidly and far quicker than if you'd wasted your time with a D-lister when Kim had offered their number up in the first place. 5. Don't Listen to Simon, Read the Words! What the game also neglects to mention is that hey, Simon Orsik and his smartphone-less ways (it's 2014 and you're a high profile agent, please for the love of God ditch the pager, Simon) aren't always what's best. By that I mean that sometimes his first offer when he rings you up on the phone isn't always his best one. Local campaigns will be less effective at getting you fans as national ad campaigns and although the latter may take longer to complete, you should take them if you can by clicking the 'What else?' conversation option when it's offered to you. If you cycle through Simon's possibilities and he suggests that he can keep looking, you can always go through them again if you change your mind. 6. PopGlam Vs Metro Another huge thing to consider with Simon's offers is the prestige of the campaign in question, for example, Metro campaigns tend to be able to garner more interest than PopGlam features, while club appearances are always at the top of the list. Take this into consideration too when you're picking jobs and you'll be well on your way to super stardom. 7. Regularly Buy Clothes Like any of us really needed any encouragement to go shopping for our characters, but what's not made clear by the game is that buying clothes in the Kim Kardashian Hollywood menu that have gold stars (which can help with jobs) or gold hearts (which can help with dating) you can make your life far easier. That's because gold starred clothes give you bonuses when you show up to jobs, meaning that you only have to earn 4 extra stars on that job to complete it or get the maximum amount of fans as opposed to the entire 5. Switch up your outfits regularly if you can but if not, investing in a new piece of fashion every so often is still pretty handy. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories, 5 Things You Didn't Know About Mobile Apps, Google Improve Play Games Service to Help Players, Developers    |
| Next-gen Windows will see the glorious return of the Start Menu Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT  Hot news, or a very convincing fake are hard to distinguish, but we’re hoping to be reporting on the former: the next Windows will, once again, include a Start Menu. While we already know that Microsoft is working on a successor to their Windows 8 operative system, there are plenty of questions that are still up in the air. There is one major detail, though, that will delight people who sticked by Windows 7 after seeing Windows 8 Metro Interface: the next-gen Windows will, apparently, see the return of the Start Menu that was lost on their latest iteration. The picture illustrating this story depicts what the eventual start menu will look like, but there’s something that will throw some people off: you can clearly read Win 8.1 Pro in the bottom corner. Still, after reaching out to inside sources in Microsoft, it’s confirmed that these prototype builds at the company still use that branding. What we mean by this? It doesn’t prove that this is a fake, but on the contrary, adds legitimacy to the claim. The build is called, as of now, build 9788, and is not yet ready for users. Still, it’s only a matter of time, and we might get a more classic experience with Windows any day now. Via Neowin Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter and read more on Walyou at The cycle of Windows 7 (and several other Microsoft products!) is ending and Microsoft Confirms Windows Phone 8.1 and Cortana PA.    |
| Crowdfunded Coolest Cooler Redefines Portable Refrigeration Posted: 13 Jul 2014 01:50 PM PDT  Anyone interested in doing a successful crowdfunding campaign should take a look at Ryan Grepper, as he definitely knows a recipe that works. His Coolest Cooler brings together music, drinks and fun to any outdoor location. As even Grepper admitted, “Regular coolers are boring, break easily and are a hassle to haul around just to carry the ice. The COOLEST cooler is 60 quarts of AWESOME packed with so much fun you’ll look for excuses to get outside more often.” The Coolest Cooler does indeed want to solve all those problems, and just for fun, has a couple (or rather a dozen) of other functions. More exactly, the Coolest Cooler includes:
Basically, this is all you could ask for when going to a picnic. There’s everything for preparing food and beverages, as well as for listening to music. Assuming that the battery life is decent, you only need to have a Bluetooth-capable phone with you in order to get the party started. The crowdfunding campaign for the Coolest Cooler is currently running on Kickstarter, and with 47 more days to go, the inventor of this concept has no doubts about it becoming a mass-produced item. At press time, the project had raised $3,817,276, a whole lot more than the initial $50K goal. Anyone who pledged more than $165 as an early bird or $185 as a regular backer should receive the Coolest Cooler in February 2015. By the looks of it, the Coolest Cooler crowdfunding campaign might be able to set a new record on Kickstarter, record that is currently hold by the Pebble smartwatch. That is, of course, if people keep backing the project at the same rate as they have until now.
Is this the ultimate cooler while on the road? Would you consider backing the project in order to get one at a later date? The rest of the world is pretty excited about this product, so I’m really curious to find out your opinion. Don’t be shy, leave a comment below! Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about the electric amphibious vehicle that delivers beer on land and water, and the OppiKoppi drones that deliver beer from the sky in South Africa.    |
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