Archive for January, 2007

Crysis Video

Crysis is the PC game that will show us what Vista and DirectX 10 are capable of (on a $3,000 PC). It’s hard to see all the detail in a YouTube video, but we’ll give it a shot.

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Silence finally finds a Wii, Nintendo announces better one

In a shocking development I finally managed to snag a Wii last week. One week later, Nintendo seems to be planning on a black version.
In a rather shocking revelation this weekend, an anonymous Nintendo rep revealed to GameDrift that a plan is running through the pipeline to colorize the, as of now, rather bland coloration [...]

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Microsoft demoes Vista… on an iMac

Maybe it really is all peace and love n’ stuff over there in Europe; Espen Pettersen “Vista-sjef” for Microsoft Norway was caught giving a demo on TV of Vista’s fantabulous new features… on an iMac.
Does anyone at Microsoft even have a clue anymore? What the hell are they doing? This is like Ford demoing how [...]

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Bill Gates likes to sell stuff

Microsoft is coming out with IPTV for the Xbox 360. Bill Gates says IPTV is the future. Coincidence?
The Internet is set to revolutionize television within five years, due to an explosion of online video content and the merging of PCs and TV sets, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Saturday.“I’m stunned how people aren’t seeing [...]

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Canadian phones are better than yours

Only in the Great White North could they come up with the single greatest idea of all time, porn on your Mobile.
The telecommunications company Telus Corp. began offering adult content to its Canadian cellphone customers this month.
Available on a “pay-per-download” basis, the service introduced on Jan. 8 will allow cellphone users to download pornographic photographs [...]

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Windows Vista is coming

Not that any of us should care.
JoyOfTech.com

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The Ettatorial For the Week of 1-24-07

Well, back to actually having current books for my picks of the week. Two very good new releases, both of which I highly recommend reading. So here are your picks this week, Criminal #4 and Checkmate #10.

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Thunder Pants HO!

I have to take a moment to wipe the tears of joy from my eyes. Finally, a product has been invented that will take the socially crippling disease of flatulence and make it no more. Of course, I’m speaking of Under-Ease, a product that “have a built in filter and airtight fit to [...]

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Who Says You Shouldn’t Bring a Knife to a Gunfight?

Only in New York could this be a concern.
DEA officials across the country are concerned about a new weapon that has surfaced on the streets, a knife that shoots bullets.
Read more here, now with crappy news video

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John Hodgman and Jon Stewart explain Net Neutrality

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