In this picture of this computer, there is where SXSWi is operating allowing everyone to have an opportunity to actually be up to date with any and every article being written on the event. By the computer there are also a pair of headphones that allow all of the convention goers to preview some of the many artists that were performing. At South by Southwest (SXSW) this year they have made it a point to be a revolutionary convention not only in artistic culture but in all technological advances. SXSW is being fed live to the public through more than one outlet. With that little information I am sure you realize that SXSW articles and reporting are going through twitter that can also be viewed on the SXSW computer.

Video is a major element in SXSW this year. A new video networking application called Kyte is allowing to send recorded or even live video to be posted on the web. Many recording artists are using this application to “break the wall between fan and artist”. The most noted recording artist using this is rapper 50 cent how constantly sends new video for his public to comment on. In regards to SXSW, Kyte is allowing convention goers to actually send there recorded or live video to be viewed on large plasmas set up throughout the convention. The hardware of choice to recording on is a mobile phone. With a data plan it is very possible to send live video. With an email or sms plan anyone can send the video over the Kyte website the very second it is recorded.

The phone has to be one of the major focal points in the festival. Regardless of new applications, SXSW has created a mobile site SXSW.mobi to allow everyone to get schedules, mp3’s, videos, and more. But also if you sent a text-message you can find out the 5 w’s of any aspect of the whole convention.

If you purchased a SXSW interactive pass then Microsoft is gave you a free trial version of the newly released Microsoft Silverlight. This was given as one of many gifts in the SXSW Big Bag. Microsoft created a lounge with a large plasma allowing all convention goers to play some Guitar Hero 3.

Looks like Electonic Arts isn’t giving up so easily. Take-Two Interactive turned down a buy-out bid from the publishing giant less than a month ago, but EA now plans to carry out a hostile takeover. ActionTrip picked up on the story that EA plans to purchase Take-Two’s outstanding shares for $26 each.  This comes months after EA bought BioWare and Pandemic studios to bolster their RPG and action-adventure divisions.

If this story pans out, EA will own Grand Theft Auto and the recently announced BioShock sequel, in addition to several other franchises. Most importantly, EA would own 2K Sports, their only real competition in mainstream sports gaming. And the consolidation of the gaming industry continues.

Take-Two Interactive confirmed yesterday that 2K Marin is developing BioShock 2, the sequel to one of last year’s most commercially and critically successful games. GameSpot reports that Ken Levine, the creative mind behind the first BioShock, will be involved with the project, though most of his attention will still be focused on a new, unannounced project.

Even though the original game had a closed story and the original developers were ready to move on, BioShock sold over 2 million copies and Take-Two wasn’t going to let that franchise die. We’ll find out if that was a good decision when BioShock 2 is released between August 1 and October 31 of 2009.

The Dextre Robot will be launching into space on Tuesday. This guy has two arms, each with seven joints. These are used to do things humans only wish they could do. Dextre’s arms have pincers as well as limbs which can tighten screws. He also can pick up things the size of a phone book.

The purpose of having Dextre around is to do jobs that would otherwise be risky for humans on the space station. He will begin working in 2009. I wonder how much they are going to pay him? He’s a robot for crying out loud.