Minecraft

I've been asking my dad for Minecraft for about two years now!!! On average once a month, all he said was "I'll think about it" or "I'll talk to mum". I think one time he did talk to mum but it was always a softish No!

One month I asked "Can I send you (by email) a web link or two about Minecraft??" then he said "sure go ahed".

So I sent him five links which will give him all the information he needed to give me an answer. Later that afternoon I asker him if he had looked at the links, he replied "Not yet" so a gave him a day. The next afternoon I asked the same question he said "Yes but on two conditions"..................I nearly fell over! I asked if he was joking but he wasn't. So now I've been playing Minecraft when mum lets me. I'm still getting use to it so I can't say if it's as good as I hoped yet.

Here are the links, in case you want to look at them: 

1: https://minecraft.net

2: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft

3: http://safevideogames.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/minecraft-review.html

4: http://digitalbreezes.com/2011/05/28/should-kids-be-playing-minecraft/

5: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/minecraft/user-reviews/adult

P.S The two conditions are that we don't play on a public server and.........I'v forgot the other one. : )

The New iPod Touch

The new iPod touch is purposely not as good as the 5th generation, that's because it's just the 4th generation but upgraded, nothing big. (Apple is still selling the 5th generation as the main iPod touch). I think apple is just trying to give us more of a variety in their products.

There isn't much difference with the looks, the 4S has no back-facing camera which means no decent photos, and the front facing camera is capable of 720p video recording (the same with the 5th gen). The 4S doesn't have a "Loop" or the strap (unlike the 5th gen). The microphone has been transferred to the top of the iPod. The 4S still has retina on its new 4 inch display (the same with 5th gen). The 4S comes with the lightning plug and earPods (the same with the 5th gen), and it only comes in Black & Silver and one size, which is 16GB (unlike the 5th gen) .

4S: (16GB) Price for AU $249 but if you are in the US $229.

5Th: (32GB) Price for AU $329, US $299.

iPod Touch 4S 

iPod Touch 5th Gen

For $80 more you get, twice the memory, you can choose a colour and you get the camera and the Loop. So if I were you I would chip-in to get the 5th generation.

iPad Mini 2

I'm really excited for the iPad mini 2 because it will probably have all of the following: a retina display; hopefully an A6X chip or even better an A7 with ultra fast graphics and not wasting battery life; a bit of an improvement in the battery, up to 12 hours; much better cameras front and back; much, much better Siri (the currant one is no good) and I think there is going to be some kind of finger print sensor. I don't know whether it'll be like a scanner instead of a password to unlock your iPad or whether it'll be something else.

I'm definitely going to get the iPad mini with retina display (that's what I think it will be called). In fact I'm going to sell my lego crane and my iPod touch 2nd generation to go towards the cost. I could buy it without selling these items but it would use most of my savings. I looked on eBay and found out that you can get a good deal from my lego crane 8053 and I won't be needing my iPod so I'll sell that too. Hopefully I'll get at lest $250 for my two items, that would cover more than half the iPad mini and that would be great!!!

I think I would buy the white and silver version

         

Which one do you like better? : )