Student: Gahan Raj (09005169)
Chosen blog: Hardware Insider: http://www.gamespot.com/hardware/blogs/hardware-insider/909185655/index.html?tag=siteblogs;blog_title;6
Chosen post: History of Shrinking Consoles: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233679.html

This blog is mainly about gaming and consists of new leaps in gaming hardware and software. The poster ‘Sarju S’ posts consistently twice every month. He/ she mainly posts topics related to current gaming news and new hardware for example the latest post was about the introduction of Facebook and Twitter on Xbox Live. This topic also discussed Live TV and radio streaming straight to the Xbox. I thought that this was a new leap forward for the gaming industry.
I think the target audience for this blog is gamers such as myself and for people who are interested in technology in general. Over time this blog has evolved with the gaming industry, if you look at the first post you will see that it was about a new controller fo the PC and from there the author moved on to Cordless keyboards, Intercooling fans, updates for current consoles, Graphics cards, motion-sensing controllers .etc. The author uses many images and sometimes videos to help the reader understand the topic. These images are very helpful and the videos are also interactive.

My favourite topic by ‘Sarju S’ is The History of Shrinking Games Consoles. I found this topic interesting as it discussed how a console is modified from it’s original version. Since parts for computers are constantly shrinking it is possible to makes consoles smaller and smaller. I thought it was fascinating how everything could be madder much smaller and cheaper in only a few months, another reminder that technology is moving at a very fast pace.





My comments on blogs:
1. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233564.html
2. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233679.html
3. http://gizmodo.com/5393584/windows-xp-phone-a-first-look-at-its-touchscreen-interface
4. http://www.whattheyplay.com/blog/2008/09/30/new-wii-due-by-2011/