Archive for: January 14, 2008

January 14, 2008

New Wii colors coming our way?

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

Filed under: Gaming
whether you’re the kind of cat or kitten that listens to “reports” on “things,” thereupon you’ll want to turn your furry ears in that direction. Apparently, a stray Target receipt containing some elicit knowledge made its way out onto the Net nowadays (you know how those get arou…

First Palm OS II devices to hit early 2009, is it already too late?

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

Filed under: CellphonesWe wish we were kidding. Palm is sticking with its early-2009 projection for the upcoming Linux-based relaunch of the Palm OS — possibly codenamed Nova. That means that term isn’t precisely a surprise, but we’ve really been hoping that that 2009 commerce was some sort of naug…

DVDFab Platinum v4.0.5.1 Beta

DVDFab Platinum is all you need to backup DVDs DVDFab Platinum 3 is brand new is completely rewritten is based on 5 years of DVD copy software development
DVDFab is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start Your entire movie including menus trailers and special features is copied to a single DVD with just one click and everything happens automatically
Backup your entire DVD including menus trailers and special features onto one or multiple discs
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Changes in DVDFab Platinum 4 0 5 1 Beta 13 Jan 2008
New Added support for a new copy protection as found on quot SAW IV quot US

CloneDVD v2.9.1.3 Beta

elby CloneDVD 2 copies movies in unparalleled picture quality If it 39 s only the main movie or a complete DVD ndash CloneDVD compresses even long footage in brilliant quality and at high speed A special transcoding technology compresses your choice of DVD titles according to your audio and language selection automatically to a freely adjustable target size Our unique Film Strip assistant will guide you step by step through all settings With the help of the Video Preview you select the desired DVD titles and decide if you want to trim individual chapters Quality bars show the direct influence of the title and language selection on the quality of the movie copy Even beginners always keep track
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Changes in Version 2 9 1 3 2008 January 10
New Improved layer break handling
Fix quot Clone 0 quot error with some discs
Fix If a PGC contained multiple programs per chapter parts of the PGC were blanked
Some minor changes and improvements

OLPC XO gets fully dissected — cover your eyes, kids!

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

Filed under: Laptops
The OLPC XO may be a kid’s machine at heart, but it’s been caught doing some mighty grown-up deeds by at NotebookReview. certain, we caught a teaser of that thing’s innards way back when, but there’s nothing that satisfies like a full frontal tear down. go on for lots, lots more…

Saturn aims for 2010 with plug-in hybrid Vue Green Line — take that, Toyota

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

Just as Toyota saw fit to pimp its own forthcoming plug-in hybrid, General Motors is hitting back with “hopes” to produce a similarly equipped Saturn Vue Green Line in 2010 as well. We know, GM doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to delivering on duration, but you say what you h…

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Who said TV-B-Gone users are ’snotty holier-than-thou types’?

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In that case, I agree.(Credit: Gizmodo)

I’m tired of Gizmodogate. I’ve made my position known on the use of TV-B-Gones to play pranks on CES exhibitors. Not everyone agrees with me. I’m OK with that, and I’m ready to move on. But the story keeps getting weirder. The latest update is a blog post f…

Tooble bridges the YouTube to iTunes to iPod divide

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

One thing iPhone and iPod Touch users have been enjoying by the past year has been a finger optimized version of YouTube that pulls in videos on demand. However, users of older video-enabled iPods have been left to fend for themselves using a bevy of services to pull down videos from popular hosting…

BenQ’s emaciated 8 megapixel DSC X800: just barely three-dimensional

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras
It may not be the biggest name in consumer electronics, but when it comes to stuffing megapixels into ridiculously-skinny packages, there aren’t many out there who do it better than BenQ. Case in point is the new eight megapixel DSC X800, which, at just 9.8 millimeters a…

New EU Enquiry Into Microsoft

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

The European Commission is launching two new anti-competition investigations against US computer giant Microsoft. The first will look at whether Microsoft unfairly ties its Explorer Web browser to its Windows operating system. In the parallel exploration, the Commission will look at the interoperabi…

Shipping Off to Macworld

Filed under: Review - 14 Jan 2008

The bags are packed, the batteries are charged, and in a few hours I’ll be on a plane to San Francisco for Macworld ‘08. All eyes will be on the Moscone Center Tuesday wee hours at 9 a.m. when Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to present the company’s latest products and services. Whatev…

BeGeistert 018: a Personal Report

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Stephan “Stippi” Aßmus of the Haiku project has posted his experiences during that weekend’s BeGeistert 018. “To be honest, I was a bit desperate in the run up to BeGeistert 018. The fact that most of our core contributors were present gave me high hopes for a good push of Haiku development.”Origin…

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