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Video: Intel's Light Peak running an HD display while transferring files... on a hackintosh {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2009 8:18PM "So you'll notice that this scanner... woah. Uh..."
"That must be why we're not shipping Windows 98 yet."
Pioneer's 12x BDR-205 Blu-ray burner is so fast it's ahead of its time {Engadget}
Sep 30th 2009 2:30PM 1X speed generally means the standard speed for reading. 1X CD is the speed needed for audio CD playback, 1X DVD is the speed needed for DVD video playback (although the bitrates can vary), and likewise for 1X Blu-ray.
Sony's red and blue DualShock 3 controllers land in October, love this country {Engadget}
Jul 28th 2009 9:20PM Barf. I dislike the every iteration of the DualShock. It's all based on an afterthought on the PS1 controller -- basically, "oh crap, we need analog sticks because the N64 has it". The controller layout is clearly catered to using everything effectively but the analog sticks.
The design made sense as an optional add-on for the PS1, where most games wouldn't use the analog sticks. It didn't make sense to carry over this terrible design to the PS2 and PS3.
Microsoft's original Xbox controller was pretty terrible too (in my opinion), but at least they realized it and improved.
Sony's red and blue DualShock 3 controllers land in October, love this country {Engadget}
Jul 28th 2009 9:10PM They're... dual-wielding?
Split Stick double-sided USB drive keeps personal / private matters separate {Engadget}
Jul 24th 2009 8:50PM You could also use NTFS on one side and HFS+ on the other, so both platforms could use files greater than 4GB (FAT32 does not support this).
Fujitsu promises to deliver fastest gaming rig "on the planet" {Engadget}
Jul 24th 2009 8:46PM Bullshit. There's no way a company can mass-produce the "fastest machine on the planet".
By the time it's gone through their design and approval process, newer hardware will be out that can be clocked higher. Not to mention the fact that they'll need to hand-pick the most overclockable units out of a batch of parts using rigorous overclocked testing, which is going to drive the cost up even more (because of time spent and parts burned out).
Project Natal video hands-on, impressions, and further details {Engadget}
Jun 15th 2009 8:29PM @xcrunk: Hardcore gamers use a keyboard and mouse for shooters, HOTAS stick/throttle for flight sims, etc. Hardcore gamers will not miss gamepads.
AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU launched, reviewed {Engadget}
Apr 29th 2009 10:04PM @Major4Play: If you said you'd rather have a Core 2 or Core i7, I'd be agreeing with you. But Celeron and Pentium are absolute garbage, no matter what the clock rate.
Heh, my spell check wants to replace "Celeron" with "celery"... it'd probably perform about as well. :¬)
AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU launched, reviewed {Engadget}
Apr 29th 2009 10:00PM Is there a 939-pin version? That'd be sweet.
Not that I would mind moving on to Core 2 or Core i7, but $69 is a nice deal for a low-hassle speed bump.
XCM's $84.99 Cross Fire Adapter for Xbox 360 ships today {Engadget}
Apr 10th 2009 5:50PM I absolutely agree. It feels like the PS2/PS3 controllers are just digital pads with analog thumb-sticks thrown in as a poorly-placed afterthought.
