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Instant film isn’t dead – it’s just weird and expensive

11 March 2010, 7:00 pm by: Devin Coldewey
The Polaroid saga is a long and strange one. And the last couple years have been especially strange. Bankrupt, reanimated, relaunched, sold out, bought up... I wouldn't be surprised if Polaroid showed up on Dancing With The Stars. They keep saying t...

The Playstation Move: Everything old is new again, if you ask Sony

11 March 2010, 6:26 pm by: Devin Coldewey
So, this Move. I’m pretty sure it brings nothing new to the party. That’s too bad, because the PS3 is starting to take off (after three lackluster years) and it would have helped push units if they had an innovative motion control system....

Sony shows off the Alpha concept camera menus and screenshots

11 March 2010, 6:00 pm by: Dave Freeman
We told you about Sony's new concept cameras that were announced during PMA, and now that things have calmed down a bit, we're starting to see some details. Specifically, what's going on with the menu system, and what exactly is going to make these c...

Intel’s new Gulftown i7-980X CPU reviews well

11 March 2010, 5:30 pm by: Dave Freeman
Intel cut loose some benchmarking samples of their new, top of the line CPU, the i7-980X Extreme Edition. This is not a CPU intended for the causal use, but rather aim directly at the gaming market. MSRP for the CPU all by itself is a jaw dropping $9...

Guitar/headphone interface for iPhone

11 March 2010, 5:00 pm by: Jimin Brelsford
The slew of music recording / creation apps for the iPhone all share the same weakness. They rely on the internal microphone, and a recording quality microphone it is not. The Guitarbud from PRS Guitars gives you a direct input into your iDevice with...

New addition to Creative Lab’s Aurvana series

11 March 2010, 4:30 pm by: Jimin Brelsford
I don’t completely understand this fascination with in-ear headphones. Are regular headphones just so bulky and inconvenient that its worth the hassle and lower audio quality? Especially considering that in order to start getting decent sound,...

Pioneer DJM-2000. Turntables are out, touchscreen is in

11 March 2010, 4:00 pm by: Jimin Brelsford
DJ gear is unique in audio in that more than any other equipment, it has to be flashy and able to take a pounding. Usually in the form of spilt beer. My main concern with Pioneer’s new DJM-2000 is how the touchscreen will react to the rough-and...

Review: AVerMedia AVerTV HD DVR video capture card

11 March 2010, 3:30 pm by: Doug Aamoth
Short Version: The AVerMedia MTVHDDVRR is a PCI Express video capture card with HDMI, component, S-Video, and composite inputs. The card retails for around $100 (you can find it for close to $90 online) and is capable of capturing up to 1080i video....

Conan O’Brien goes on the road to make people laugh, Leno asks ‘What’s laughter?’

11 March 2010, 3:00 pm by: Nicholas Deleon
A little update on Conan O'Brien, seeing as though we spent a couple of days there talking about his every move. The man is taking his show on the road, bringing the funny to a city near you in the coming weeks! It's the called "The Legally Prohibite...

HP begins rebranding campaign with “Let’s Do Amazing” ads

11 March 2010, 2:31 pm by: Devin Coldewey
Most people in the world hear Hewlett-Packard and think "printers." And who can blame them? Since the relatively recent emphasis on the "HP" instead of "Hewlett-Packard," and the general consumer move away from printers, HP hasn't really done anythin...

57% of workers use their smartphones in the bathroom. Also, 57% of workers are nasty.

11 March 2010, 2:24 pm by: Greg Kumparak
Are you mysophobic? Oh, you don't know what "mysophobic" is? It's a fancy way of saying "germaphobe", which, according to scientists or linguists or some other group of academics, isn't actually a word. Go figure. So -- Are you mysophobic? No? Well,...

PSA: Use your computer’s SPDIF connection if it has one

11 March 2010, 2:00 pm by: Matt Burns
I’ll just come out and say it. I’m dumb. Clearly. I’ve been listening to music from my computer for ages. Longer than some of you have surfing the Internet, but I’ve never used a computer’s SPDIF connection before. It...

FIFA explains why it’s so anti-technology: Wants to keep things equal, maintain human element

11 March 2010, 1:30 pm by: Nicholas Deleon
Sepp Blatter (left), the FIFA president, has explained why there won't be goal-line technology at this year's World Cup, saying he wants the sport to maintain a "human element" and that all levels of soccer, from 6-year-old kids to open-goal-missing...

You know what’s fun? Napoleon: Total War

11 March 2010, 1:00 pm by: Nicholas Deleon
An idea of how much I enjoyed playing The Creative Assembly's, by way of Sega, Napoleon: Total War pretty much all weekend long: I just ordered all four parts of Max Gallo's biography of Napoleon from Amazon France. I don't even speak French! (Well,...

Stargate Universe season 1.5 trailer

11 March 2010, 12:30 pm by: Matt Burns
I’m still in shock that the beings above are apparently going to let Smallville surpass SG-1’s record. Oh well. But here’s the trailer for the second half of Stargate Universe’s first season. Here’s hoping that the secon...

Leaked: HTC Incredible caught in its Verizon colors, specs confirmed

11 March 2010, 12:17 pm by: Greg Kumparak
Verizon's not going to be too happy about this one. From everyone we've spoken to, they really wanted to keep details surrounding the Android-powered HTC Incredible underwraps for a while longer. That's understandable, given that the Incredible blows...

Tecmo Bowl Throwback due for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network

11 March 2010, 12:00 pm by: Doug Aamoth
It’s Tecmo Bowl, but on your Xbox 360 or PS3. And without the NFL-licensed players and teams. But with a 3D-style look and feel! You can go old-school and play in 2D mode, too.

Sic semper tyrannis: motion control in video games

11 March 2010, 11:30 am by: Nicholas Deleon
Let the record show: I think motion controllers, like the Wii, Sony Move, or Microsoft's Project Natal, are sorta dumb. They simply don't seem to be precise enough for my tastes—I'm far too used to a mouse and keyboard to give that up for the "...

Video: Android hacked in place of Windows Mobile on a Touch Pro2

11 March 2010, 11:15 am by: Greg Kumparak
While a lot of people are pretty pumped about Windows Phone 7, there's are some people who definitely are not: everyone stuck on a now antiquated Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. Microsoft has already confirmed that if your phones running 6.5, it's not go...

Tip: Use packing peanuts to hold nails and screws in place

11 March 2010, 11:00 am by: Doug Aamoth
Using a foam packing peanut to hold a nail or screw in place is brilliant. I like to think of myself as a pretty mild-tempered person but any time anybody’s asked my wife about the most angry she’s ever seen me, she always tells the story of when...

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