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Hulu to PS3 users: 'Naw, son!' {Joystiq Playstation}
Jun 29th 2009 8:11AM Firefox is utterly unsuited to limited-memory embedded devices like the PS3. You have a much better chance of seeing a Webkit based browser on the platform than Firefox.
SEGA teases new RPG to be revealed next week {Joystiq Playstation}
Sep 16th 2008 11:45AM Would it be too much to hope for a Skies of Arcadia sequel?
You'd be foolish not to buy WipEout HD at $20 {Joystiq Playstation}
Sep 12th 2008 4:22PM The Wipeout games play _nothing_ like Mario Kart. There are weapons, yes, but they are a far smaller part of the gameplay.
Download "Let's Rock" keynote video as a podcast {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 11th 2008 6:41AM Thanks for that one. I copied it to a flash drive, plugged it into my PS3, and watched it on the big screen instead of hunched over my computer.
iTunes Plus DRM-free music now official(er) {Engadget}
May 30th 2007 12:15PM aestheticist: When you buy a full album at a time, the price is the same for the non-DRMed version as for the DRMed version: $9.99 in most cases.
I just (today) bought a 28-track album from iTunes for $11.99, which included (as a PDF) the artwork/booklet from the physical CD. When I buy CDs nowadays, I just end up encoding them (usually @ 192kbps) and almost never actually play the physical disc anyway. I hardly see how downloading the disc I just got was more "time, money, and effort" when the disc was $11.99 at Amazon (+shipping) as of the time of this posting, which I then would have had to wait 2+ days to be delivered. Alternately, I could have driven to a brick-and-mortar shop on my lunch hour, doubtlessly paid more (+ sales tax, gas), and taken more time (driving, finding the disc in store [assuming it's in stock], and ripping/encoding.)
I can't personally distinguish between 256k AAC and red-book audio in a true double-blind test, some folks may be able to, so YMMV.
Apple special event on Sept. 12? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 1st 2006 6:00AM What would seem most likely would be a Merom based MacBook, since just about every other notebook vendor has introduced one in the last couple of weeks.
Discovery HD takes to the Sky {Engadget HD}
Jan 17th 2006 4:49PM Yes, it's repurposed content, but I love all the IMAX films that show up on INHD2.
CES: High-Def TIVO {Engadget HD}
Jan 9th 2006 5:14PM Wayne -- yes, I have a Motorola 3412 from Comcast and it records HD programming in high def. Quality of the recordings is identical (picture and sound) to the live broadcast.
The Comcast PVR functionality is _really_ bare bones, though -- no recommendations, very limited season pass functionality, etc. I can't wait to try TiVo's new box.
Cheap 32-inch LCDs coming to Best Buy and Wal-Mart {Engadget HD}
Dec 24th 2005 1:00PM We went with the 32-inch Westinghouse for the bedroom, and couldn't be happier with it. http://www.westinghousedigital.com/pc-15-2-32-lcd-tv.aspx
Gates wanted to use Mac OS for clones in '85 {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 20th 2005 9:50AM This, of course, leads back to an old computer joke from the 80's: Q: Who was the first computer operator? A: Eve. She had an Apple in one hand and a Wang in the other.
