Five Nights at Freddy's: Facts and Easter Eggs

So, Five Nights at Freddy's is definatley the best horror game that you can buy right now.
Since its initial release, thousands of copies have been sold on Steam and there are hundreds of
'let's plays' on YouTube- totaling millions of views.

The purpose of this blog is to cover the facts and 'Easter eggs' of the game that you may not be aware of.
THE BITE OF '87.

In the 1980s, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was a thriving restaurant for adults and children.
It was a place where electronic characters, resembling animals, would sing songs and dance for the customers. These are referred to as "animatronics" in the game.
It opened at 6 AM and closed at 6 PM.

However, despite all of this, there was an incident in 1987 where an animatronic character 
(and we're not sure exactly which one) malfunctioned and bite a hole out of a child's skull.
Amazingly, the child survived.

There is reason to believe that the animatronic that malfunctioned was one known as Foxy- who, believe it or not, is a fox. 
In the game, Foxy is kept behind a purple curtain with the words 'Sorry! OUT OF ORDER'.





However, there is also evidence that suggests that Freddy himself was behind the accident,
this is because that in the game there is a hand print on his face that could have been made by the hand of a struggling child.

Foul Odors

The Bite of '87 was the first incident that gave the 'happy' pizzeria a crappy reputation.
After this, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was rumored to be closing down and the deal for it to do so was sealed later on after yet another incident.
Around the time of the Bite, five school children went missing and many people assumed that they were kidnapped and then killed.
Spookily, reports flooded into the police of foul and repugnant odors coming from the suits of the much loved animatronics. 
Along with this, blood and mucus were found leaking from the eye sockets and mouths of the animatronic characters and people described these as similar to "re-animated corpses".

After this, it was speculated that the missing children were killed and stuffed into the suits of the animatronics- which would explain the blood and the foul odors.
After this, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was closed down.



Easter Eggs

4. Chika's Nose

At the start of the Night ("Five Nights at Freddy's 2"), you notice that Chika the Chicken is standing in her starting position - with her beak on.
However, when she appears in the vents, her beak disappears.
It is believed that she takes the beak off herself so that it is easier to bite you.
Also, notice how her eyes turn black when she gets closer to you. 
Maybe this is just a trait that she uses to scare her victims.


3. Freddy's Squeeky Nose

In both games ( FNAF 1, left and FNAF 2, right), when you press Freddy's nose on the office posters you hear a squeek.
I don't think that it is of any significance whatsoever, but it's still fun.
Try it out!


2. The Rare Freddy Death Screen

Very rarely, Toy Freddy will kill you on a frightening death screen that involves his eyes turning a sinister black.
Like I mentioned, it is very rare that you will encounter this death screen - it is the most rare death screen in the game, in fact.
Spooky!

1. "Don't touch Freddy" Poster

On the first Five Nights at Freddy's, you may notice that there is a poster of instructions in one of the rooms.
More significantly, one of the Rules of Safety reads "Don't touch Freddy."
This is significant as it hints towards Freddy being the most dangerous of the animatronics - possibly the one involved in the Bite of '87.





So, that's it.
I hope you enjoyed reading my Five Nights at Freddy's article; if you like what you have read, please leave a comment and Share.


-Ryan Titmuss

Evolution of the Tablet Computer

Geek joke of the day:

A neutron walks into a bar.
The bar-tender says, "Would you like a drink?"
The neutron replies, "Only if it's free of charge."

So at this stage of my Google Plus life, I have no followers and so I am not entirely sure who my target audience is. I am also not sure why I'm writing this blog, it's not like I have any followers to read it.

Oh, well. 

Let's begin, regardless.

Okay, so before the initial release of iPad in 2010- tablet computers were getting 
no-where.

They were slow, they were fat, they were heavy and they all ran 
(as Steve Jobs once said) "clunky ol' PC software".

Before iPad, Microsoft and others tried- and failed- to make Tablet computing mainstream.
Why did they fail?
Take a look at this.

What? No, it's not a brick.
This is the Lenovo X61 in "Slate Mode".
It runs Windows XP, presumably interacted with, with a resistive touch screen and stylus pen, although it did have a fold-able keyboard.

My question to you guys, at home, is this:

Would you rather have a Lenovo X61- running XP- with less than a GB of RAM and a 
slug-ish processor or this:




This is the Mac Mini, from 2004- around the same time as the X61, and around the same price. The Mac Mini had a fair 1.25 Ghz CPU with up to 16 GB of RAM.
Yes. I'd chose the Mac Mini, too.


Who would pay for such a tablet- when you can go out and buy a Mac or a HP that is 
10 times faster and around the same price?
The answer is Bill Gates.



So when did tablet computers become successful?

The answer is 2010, with the launch of Apple's iPad.
By 2010, laptop sails were declining and people were searching for alternatives- many turned to Netbooks. The problems with Netbooks are as follows:

• They are cheap.
• The specs are almost always terrible.
• They are good at absolutely nothing.

Around 2002, former CEO of Apple - Steve Jobs- went to a dinner party with some of his friends from Microsoft. During this dinner party, Bill Gates and others bragged about how they had built the perfect tablet.
When Steve returned home, he announced to his wife: 
"Fuck this, let's show them what a tablet can really be."

Apple began to work on a tablet and while doing so, invented multi-touch.
Multi-touch technology is built into almost every modern day smartphone or laptop.
When Steve saw this multi-touch technology for the first time, he was amazed and said:
"Oh my god, we could make a phone out of this".

Apple then put the tablet project onto the shelve and began to work on iPhone.


In 2007, after the initial release of iPhone, Apple resumed working on iPad.
iPad had: a smooth operating system, "the best browsing experience you've ever had" and it was intimate, enjoyable and all in all, a great device.

It was unveiled on January 27th, 2010.

A few months after its release, 15 million iPads were sold.




After iPad's release, Samsung came out with their copycat tablet: the Galaxy Tab.
HP came out with their copycat tablet: the Slate 500.
Toshiba came out with their copycat tablet: the Libretto W105.
Toshiba came out with their second copycat tablet in 2010: the Folio 100.

Dell came out with their copycat tablet: the Inspiron Duo.

From this...

...to these.









Funnily enough, Samsung and Apple are dominating the tablet market at the present day.
Ironically, Microsoft are not.
 In fact their market share is so low, at 2.5%.










If you have any questions about this post, please email me:

ryantitmuss0@gmail.com




Thank you.

Evolution of Android OS

Tech  Joke of the day:

There are 10 types of people in the world:
Those who understand Binary and those who do not.

Evolution of Android OS
From 2008 to 2014

This year our favorite Mobile OS, Android, celebrated its 6th birthday.

Android has really come a long way since the initial release of the software in 2008 and recently, its popularity has increased- quickly catching up with Apple's iOS.

But really, how far has Android come in the six years that it has been available?

Android 1.0
 February, 2008

In 2008, Android was born.

The young OS was, in fact, quite limited.
For example, there was no Microsoft Exchange Server, and the Android market was populated with a shocking 35 apps at launch!
Besides this, however, the OS did have: Multi-tasking capabilities, integration with some awesome Google services such as G-mail, Maps and Calender.
Also, Android 1.0 came with YouTube built in along with the Amazon MP3 store and so the OS was off to a strong start.

Android 1.0

Android 1.5 (Cupcake)April, 2009

Android Cupcake was a firm re-fresh from its predecessor, 1.0.

 It had, firstly, a Camera app for the first time with a matching photo gallery and video mode.

The Android market was also updated with Browsing categories:

Apps, Games and Downloads.
Thirdly, a Universal search box was included in 1.5.
As you can see, after just over a year, Android was beginning to grow- in terms of features and popularity.

Android 1.6 (Donut)
October, 2009

Android Donut came with a few more notable features, including:
a virtual keyboard, home screen widgets and app organisation (folders).
You could also directly upload video content to YouTube or Picasa from your mobile device.

Android 2.0 (Eclair)
January, 2010

Android 2.0 was the biggest update since the release of 1.0 two years previously.
Now, Bluetooth 2.1 was included in Android, Keyboard improvements (adaptive dictionary),
There was also a "Quick Contact" pop-up widget that would launch communications with friends.
Exchange support was added, which allowed universal email inbox (previously restricted to G-mail).

HTC Hero, running Android 2.0.







Android 2.2 (Froyo)
May, 2010


Android Froyo was an all around faster OS, the Android Market was growing at an ever accelerating rate and users could now install applications to a SD card.
Adobe 10.1 was built into Froyo, USB tethering support was included and Microsoft Exchange support
(calender sync, remote wipe) 

Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
February, 2011

Android Honeycomb was the first Android version that had support for 3D graphics.
Along side this, private browsing became available- a relief for teenagers I'm sure.
It also came with a redesigned user interface that included program thumbnails and also, perhaps one of the most exciting features of Honeycomb, Google Talk- a video chatting service- was included.
It might just be me but does anyone else find it funny that shortly after Apple's FaceTime was unveiled, so was Google Talk?
I don't know.

As you can see, the UI of Android gets more beautiful every year.

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
October, 2011

Approaching more recent times, Android unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich.
This OS was jam-packed with awesome features such as:
New G-mail UI, New Chrome Browser, Keyboard error correction, there was also a customizable lock screen.
With this, we saw a more advanced Swipe keyboard and improved copy, paste and voice integration.
Amazingly, a face unlock security feature was added (something Apple still haven't done) which could really maximize the security of your device.
You could hide unwanted App icons, too.

Once again, Android has copied Apple with one of their features.
You can now create app folders buy touching and dragging an app icon and hovering it over another app icon.
How naughty.

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
July, 2012

In Jelly Bean, notifications became more interactive, voice search became accessible by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and the overall performance was much smoother- something Google called
"Project Butter".

Google Chrome became the default browser in Jelly Bean- giving users a better, more fluent browsing experience.
Contact photos became available in higher resolutions, though unnecessary- it was nice touch.

Google Play became updated with far better apps that took advantage of Android's amazing 3D capabilities.
Also, there were more UI tweaks that included resizable widgets and an all around, nicer look.

A much more smooth design was offered in Jelly Bean.








Android 4.4 (KitKat)October, 2013

After having waited over a year, KitKat was launched.
The OS offered a huge UI update- for Nexus Devices, especially.
Translucent (*Cough* iOS 7 *Cough*) status bars were added to the UI of Android.
The size of the OS could be shrunken to enable KitKat to run on lower-end devices that lacked a huge amount of RAM that is obviously needed to sustain such an OS.










Android 5.0 (Lolipop)
October, 2014

Android Lolipop, at the time of me writing this, was unveiled just under three weeks ago.
There were lots of speculations about the name of the OS: Lemon Meringue Pie or Lolipop?
Lolipop.

This new OS came with a complete redesign- called Material.
And finally, after five years of waiting, notifications were made available on the home screen. Yey!
Battery save mode was included into Lolipop- it basically does the same thing as Apple's airplane mode.

Finally, a new smart lock unlocks devices with a Bluetooth device or NFC tag.






The new UI of Lolipop looks sweet!

And so, we have reached the end of our travel into the past.

The new Android Lolipop certainly looks like the best looking mobile OS I have seen so far- probably because it reseembles iOS 8.

A big thank you to CNET, for being a source of information for this blog.

If you have any questions about anything that you have read above, please contact me on:

ryantitmuss0@gmail.com

Ryan Titmuss

Quick Overview of Microsoft Band

Information worth reading.

In a nutshell, if you're looking for a decent smart-watch- stay away from Microsoft Band.

The Microsoft Band, firstly, is very small.

The screen is barely one inch in length and hardly 1/2 inch in width.
The Band has no real text messaging functionality, either.

Secondly, although Band is compatible with iOS and Android, you can only get ALL of the features that Band offers when it is connected to a Windows Phone.
Seriously, who has a Windows Phone? They dominate barely 1% of the entire mobile OS market!

For a little extra (around £70 or $80) you could buy a Galaxy Gear, with real text messaging, with a real smart-watch, with a real design and a better value for money.

The best smart-watches that YOU can buy right now are:

Galaxy Gear
Motorola 360

    LG G Watch.