AP reports from Japan electronics show now that:

Sony Corp.'s twice delayed online "Home" virtual world for the PlayStation 3 console will be available sometime later this year, while U.S. software maker Microsoft Corp., which competes with its Xbox 360, is starting "New Xbox Experience" worldwide Nov. 19.

Microsoft's service will be adapted to various nations, but people will be able to communicate with other Xbox 360 users around the world, according to the Redmond, Washington-based company.

Further the article adds In both Sony's and Microsoft's virtual worlds, players can personalize their avatars, choosing hairstyles, facial features and clothing. Akagawa said avatars will be able to dress up like heroes in hit video games.

Our readers/bloggers vote that best thing in Secondlife is the power to do you own thing--build or enhance the avatar. Roll your own mesh beats virtual sex...er...hands down. http://rezzable.com/poll/the-best-thing-about-sl

Lately, we have seen a lot of new virtual world platforms appear ( http://rezzable.com/blog/rightasrain-rimbaud/virtual-world-platforms-wat... )and the competition seems to be heating up. Nonetheless, the dedicated SL users (residents wtf) can sniff out the differences between the home we all love to hate and the newbie platforms stiff and bland. SL is like a dream still (ok sometimes nightmare) where you can roll your own virtual objects, build your own area--be a despot of your own realm.

Yesterday, June 5, 2008, we had a wonderful concert presented by Max Kleene. The opening show was by our very own Aerlinniel Vella, bringing us her wonderful mix of jazz. Then at 4pm SLT Max delighted our guests with his wonderful music. Definitely planning to book him again in the, hopefully, near future.

Leave it to newest release candidate to make my photos unusable, but luckily for me, sabra Hemingway took some great ones! Check them out here at Sabra's Flickr stream. As always, you can keep up to date with all the events Surfline offers by going to http://rezzable.com/calendar. See you at the next event!

All those of you interested in 'virtual photography' must have heard about - and probably even participated in - the Koinup 'Windlight' Contest. And all those interested in and enjoying virtual live performances and music, can't say they never heard the name 'Jax Streeter' before. Today, at 11 AM SLT, we'll combine both great forms of art: music and photography: the Koinup Windlight Exhibition in-world is opening.

Featuring the 3 first place 20000L$ winners of the Koinup WindLight contest and 7 honourable mentionings as jurored by Torley Linden, Pastrami Linden and Vint Falken, the Koinup show might be small in numbers, but rest assure it's big in quality.

To celebrate the opening of the WindLight show and the kick ass photographers that participated in it, Koinup booked one of the best known music artists on the grid, Jax Streeter. Mr Jax 'Streeter Nation' Streeter, always guarantees awesome music and a great party.

We - that's Koinup and Rezzable - hope to see you at the official opening of the Koinup 'WindLight' show. Come early - 10.55 AM SLT - if you don't want to miss Jax Streeter's show. And who knows, maybe Torley Linden will show up?