For many, mobile gaming refers to games played on smartphones and tablets. But there's another lesser-known kind of mobile gaming out there -- one that involves vehicles decked out in video game hardware, cruising from home to home.
These veritable arcades on wheels can be spotted in neighborhoods around the island, yet few know what they actually are. Those who are privy to their existence, however, understand what a boon they can be to parents with lots of kids to look after.
Mobile Game Guys, founded in March 2008 by Kalani Miller and Shawn Haruno, is one such mobile gaming business on O'ahu.
-- Midweek, October 24, 2018, page 6
Friday, October 26, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Paul Allen
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who had been suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer, passed away at the age of 65 on Monday, his family said.
Allen had said earlier this month that he had started treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the same type of cancer he overcame nine years ago.
Born in Seattle, Allen attended Washington State University for two years before dropping out to co-found Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates, a friend of his from high school.
Allen, who left Microsoft in 1983, set up investment firm Vulcan Inc. in 1986 to manage his multibillion-dollar portfolio.
"Paul Allen's contributions to our company, our industry and to our community are indispensable," Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said in a statement. "As co-founder of Microsoft, in his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so, he changed the world."
Allen, who ranked 44th on Forbes magazine's 2018 list of billionaires with a $20.5 billion fortune, was a major benefactor in Seattle, funding everything from libraries and universities to brain research.
His investments include ownership stakes in several professional sports teams, including the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, NFL's Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Allen had said earlier this month that he had started treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the same type of cancer he overcame nine years ago.
Born in Seattle, Allen attended Washington State University for two years before dropping out to co-found Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates, a friend of his from high school.
Allen, who left Microsoft in 1983, set up investment firm Vulcan Inc. in 1986 to manage his multibillion-dollar portfolio.
"Paul Allen's contributions to our company, our industry and to our community are indispensable," Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said in a statement. "As co-founder of Microsoft, in his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so, he changed the world."
Allen, who ranked 44th on Forbes magazine's 2018 list of billionaires with a $20.5 billion fortune, was a major benefactor in Seattle, funding everything from libraries and universities to brain research.
His investments include ownership stakes in several professional sports teams, including the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, NFL's Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Have you bought your last car?
A growing number of tech analysts are predicting that in less than 20
years we'll all have stopped owning cars, and, what's more, the
internal combustion engine will have been consigned to the dustbin of
history.
Yes, it's a big claim and you are right to be sceptical, but the argument that a unique convergence of new technology is poised to revolutionise personal transportation is more persuasive than you might think.
The central idea is pretty simple: Self-driving electric vehicles organised into an Uber-style network will be able to offer such cheap transport that you'll very quickly - we're talking perhaps a decade - decide you don't need a car any more.
And if you're thinking this timescale is wildly optimistic, just recall how rapidly cars replaced horses.
Yes, it's a big claim and you are right to be sceptical, but the argument that a unique convergence of new technology is poised to revolutionise personal transportation is more persuasive than you might think.
The central idea is pretty simple: Self-driving electric vehicles organised into an Uber-style network will be able to offer such cheap transport that you'll very quickly - we're talking perhaps a decade - decide you don't need a car any more.
And if you're thinking this timescale is wildly optimistic, just recall how rapidly cars replaced horses.
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