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Beatles Rock Band : First Thoughts & Gameplay

Got Rock Band : Beatles. Amazing game. As for the vocal trainer… Psssh. We don’t need no vocal trainer. In all honesty though, the scales were a bit tipped as I’ve been listening to / singing The Beatles all my life. Also tried Expert: Finished with a meager final score of 79% – Needed some yelping that only hours in vocal trainer could achieve. No thanks, I’ll stick to Hard!

100% on Beatles Rock Band : Review Score

First Thoughts & Review: Unlike many trailers seen, there isn’t a 5 note (GH style) drum scale, it’s in-fact 4 note, normal Rock Band style note scale for the drums. My friend noticed this and mentioned, as he was actually following the release of the game, as I woke up at 9:30 and decided to randomly buy it.

Some of the graphics in intro & loading scenes seem a bit rushed, as does all Rock Band photos / pictures. The pictures that you receive as awards in the game are full quality un-touched photographs from what seems to be a private collection (McCartney’s son possibly, who assisted with the game) The historic photos include a lengthy explanation of the picture and vibe at the time; without dragging on.

Amazing game, and with two players it’s quite easy to achieve many trophies, even when phoning in a few games because my voice was giving out. More to come.

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Hands On : Verizon’s HP 1151NR NetBook

Verizon 1151NR Netbook

The HP 1151NR Netbook by Verizon – 2.3 lbs, 10.1 inch LED display, and a footprint of 10.4 x 6.4 inches. Can this thing really power Windows properly?

For someone like me on ‘vacation’ in Hawaii, even the Macbook Pro is a bit too much to carry around to the beach or pool, and a Macbook Air is out of the question (I really mean out of my price range, as well as many consumers right now)

Enter the Verizon NetBook, a branded (and seemingly someone modified version) of the HP 1151NR Notebook, sans the $300-600 MSRP, and apparently the 3rd USB port. Upon opening the box, you’re greeted by a tiny machine, that barely feels like the 2.3 lbs. it weighs. Also, in terms of fan noise: there is none! The machine is almost completely silent, and had this version had an SSD hard drive, would probably be fully silent.

Past a few bumps, and numerous firmware, and software upgrades to VZ Access Manager, along with 41 updates from Windows Update, I was good to go. Had to call to de-activate my UM150, before I could activate / join the internet on this laptop. Something to keep in mind if you’re upgrading an older device.

Setup of the machine was fairly painless, and filled with Verizon firmware updates, upon firmware update, followed by some roaming towers updates, and 1 more round. It got redundant. More to follow, most importantly an entire run down featuring: screenshots, CPU-Z info, real system stats *hint – 2 USB ports*, and a follow up to a faux pas with HP, and an incorrect coupon included in the box.

EDIT: For all those techies like me who enjoy this information: CPU-Z / Benchmark Screen Shots – 1

More to come!

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