Archive for: May 1, 2008

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Qmotions has been hawking various specialty sports controllers for a while now, but it looks like the company is about to take the next-gen plunge with an upcoming skateboard controller called the Qmotions Big Air for the Xbox 360 — and best of all, Microsoft is going to let the…

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Gadgets

We can’t say we’re too terribly fond of purchasing movies on a proprietary set-top-box (à la VUDU), but for those with no real attachment to physical media, Apple’s looking to hook you up. Aside from announcing that day-and-date DVD releases were coming to iTunes, Cupertino has additionally ena…

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HDTV, Home Entertainment

Peter Burrows (BusinessWeek) notes that customer enthusiasm is pushing more and more Macs into the Enterprise and that “the sign is coming from mainstream users, public who may have started off with an iPod, soon after bought a Mac at domestic and no longer want a ‘Windows-by-day, Mac-by-night�…

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Apple

PC Magazine awards 4/5 stars to the new 24-inch iMac, calling it “the iconic all-in-one desktop that others try to emulate.” Praising its energy efficiency, lack of pre-loaded “bloatware,” and space-saving design, reviewer Joel Santo Domingo concludes that “even though there are a slew of…

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Awarding the new 24-inch 2.8GHz iMac an Editor’s Choice, CNET gives it an 8.5/10 score and says, “Given its strong application performance and competitive price, we give the iMac a strong recommendation as a mainstream desktop in addition to being best in lesson in the all-in-one niche.” Origi…

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You heard it right — Hitachi’s UltraThin 1.5 family that caused such a stir at CES is finally available for US consumers. Available in 32-, 37-, 42- and 47-inch sizes, the lot has been broken down into two distinct clans: the Director’s Series (X) and Ultra Vision (V) models. Each member of the…

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Displays, Gadgets, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Late final year, you dear readers chimed in with your opinions for best earbuds in the land. Now, however, Ask Engadget is comin’ atcha from a slightly different angle. Take it absent, Jose:

“I’m looking for some good headphones for around $150. I hate earbuds (so uncomfortable and the audio …

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Gadgets, News

It may not be very practical just yet but, as Zatz Not Funny’s Dave Zatz points out, that recently discovered telnet “hack” for network isolated control of a TiVo certainly offers no shortage of potential. Apparently, that one arose out of TiVo’s deal with Creston to allow for integration with…

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Gadgets, Home Entertainment

In November 2007, we reported on the GNOME Board Elections of 2007, where Jeff Waugh was getting serious slack from some folks in the GNOME community. One of the complaints centred around Waugh’s obvious inability to properly take care of requests to be syndicated on Planet GNOME, or other maintenan…

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In a move that will surely please iTunes-using film lovers, the Apple iTunes store has announced it will assemble movies available for download on the same day they are released on DVD. Previously, users had to wait 30 days to find a title on iTunes — presumably a Hollywood studio requireme…

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If there's one thing we need as a society, it's a further blurring of the lines between reality and Grand Theft Auto. Google and gaming network IGN have teamed up to bring a Google Maps version of Liberty City. The map features keys for points of interest, restaurants, shopping, services, nightlife, missions, secrets, and various other key features that were submitted by GTA players.

Says coworker and GTA-obsessive Whitney Reynolds: "It let me know where to finally find some hookers " Now that's a five-star recommendation if ever I've heard one.

P.S.: The pictured location above is roughly equivalent to the location of my real-world apartment, so if you find yourself in the neighborhood killing hookers, make sure you pop in and say hi.