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Archive for March, 2008

MSI’s new luxury laptop goes pigment-free

Monday
Mar 3,2008
(Credit: MSI)

As every laptop maker tries to outdo each other in colors, patterns, and even textures, MSI has decided to zig where the rest are zagging: It’s going back to basic white.

The Taiwanese company today is officially introducing its “PR200 Crystal Collection,” a luxury laptop most notable …

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008
    (Credit: Al Luckow/Woz.org)

    Apple co-founder and sometimes Steve Jobs antagonist Steve Wozniak was characteristically outspoken when talking to reporters this morning in Sydney at a tech conference. According to a transcript posted by APC Magazine, on the subject of the new MacBook Air, Woz minced no words, telling …

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    To say that the Virtual Console is “falling off” is an understatement. It’s now been more than a month straight of less than three releases per week.

    Super Turrican (1993, Super Nintendo, 800 Wii points): From Factor 5 came Super Turrican, a 2D platformer that reminded us a whole


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  • Making your game systems kid-safe

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Two decades ago, video games, like comic books before them, were written off as a form of entertainment strictly for children. Just like the comic book industry eventually produced mature, extremely-not-for-kids books like Alan Moore’s Watchmen or Garth Ennis’ Preacher, the video game industry has produced mature, extremely-not-for-kids games


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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    ‘Find the Lost Ring,’ a new alternate-reality game that seems to be tied to the Olympics in Beijing, went live Monday morning.

    (Credit: findthelostring.com)

    As I predicted Sunday night, the Web site for a new alternate-reality game that seems to be tied to the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Fortune surveyed “more than 3,700 people from dozens of industries” to assemble its list of America’s Most Admired Companies [of] 2008. “This year’s winners all have strong records of innovation, leadership, and financial strength,” and Apple leads the 20 selected companies and also ranks number one in computers.

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  • Tech that’s just wrong

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008
    (Credit: Crave UK)

    Every now and again, we’ll come across a piece of technology that works just fine, does exactly what it’s supposed to, and yet, and yet… Something about it just isn’t right. We can’t put our finger on why, but even thinking about it …

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Filed under: CellphonesAlthough we’d been hearing that Apple had slowed down iPhone production, the company is still on track to hit its goal of selling 10m units this year, according to COO Tim Cook. Cook, speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor’s conference in Vegas, also said that “Apple is not …

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008
    (Credit: Crave UK)

    It’s a new week and a new month, and that means a new streaming audio solution for the home. We’ve seen plenty such as this, that, and the other, but this system’s price tag falls only a little over 230 pounds (around $455) if …

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  • TomTom GO 930, GO 730 make their debut

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008
    (Credit: TomTom)

    Today, TomTom added two new models to its GO series of portable navigation systems: the TomTom GO 930 and the TomTom GO 730. Both GPS devices feature enhanced user interfaces with new icons and a technology called Alfa Blending that claims to deliver smoother graphics. Beyond the aesthetics, …

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    1. Alpine Releasing iPhone Compatible Touch Screen Receiver - Alpine is releasing their first touch-screen receiver. The IXA-W404 will only fit in a 2-din compatible car, but offers a QVGA touch-screen which is fully compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch. The reciver can also play video files from the iPhone or iPod using a USB interface. See the press release
    2. How to Download Music to Iphone - If you’re lucky enough to own an Iphone, you are probably going to want to know how to download music for it. The iPhone is the gadget that everyone wants this year-and who doesn’t want to be able to carry around their music collections, their movies, and even their internet connection with them....
    3. Keynote Remote - A Video Review of Keynote Remote for iPhone or iPod touch
    4. Microsoft introduces 2nd iPhone app - Microsoft Tag - Microsoft has unveiled its next iPhone app, Microsoft Tag.The idea behind the Microsoft Tag application is that you just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Tag is similar QR Codes, however Microsoft is using HCCB bar codes so instead...
    5. The world's most expensive iPhone - An Apple iPhone 3G made of 18 carat gold and encrusted with diamonds is laying claim to the title of the world's most expensive phone.