Where Are All Of The Good Game Endings?
Over the years, developers have spent less and less time crafting decent endings to their games. I mean, when you spend a considerable amount of time working your way through a game, you expect to be rewarded right?
This was never more true than in the early days when playing your way through a game was [...]
Apple Expands “iTunes U” Nationwide
In a smart marketing move, Apple has invited more universities across the country to sign up for Itunes U, offering lectures and other educational information available through ITunes. Apple’s service offers universities a customized version of the iTunes software, allowing schools to post podcasts, audio books or video content on their iTunes-affiliated Web sites. The [...]
Slim Devices Squeezebox
Yet another device you can use to stream audio files from any network connected PC to your home stereo. This is the third generation of the Squeezebox from Slim Devices, and improves on a number of features that were listed as negatives on previous versions, particularly the size of the display and support for WMA [...]
Apple Patents Gaming Tablet Application?
According to Macsimum News, an un-named company (which they believe is Apple) has filed a patent for motion detection technology that could be used for a number of different applications - including gaming.
“Accelerometer” technology, as it has been called was linked to gaming in the patent application by the following:
“In a gaming application, where [...]
Google Map: World of Warcraft Universe
The guys over at MapWow.com have utilized the Google Map API for the World of Warcraft Universe.
According to the site, instance locations and travel paths will be added to the map soon.
You can check out the map for yourself here.
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Nintendo Confirms DS Redesign
It turns out the rumors about a redesigned Nintendo DS were true. Unfortunately, the changes aren’t that exciting.
The “Nintendo DS Lite” features a smaller case and a better screen with four brightness settings - and that about sums it up. (Many of the rumors speculated that the new DS might feature some media player options [...]
PC to Stereo Solution- Linksys/Yahoo
Yahoo and Linksys are teaming up to provide a solution to playing digital music from their Yahoo account on their home stereos. What is required? You need to have a Yahoo music account, a piece of software running on your PC and Linksys’ Wireless-G Music Bridge. Not a particularly cheap solution, nor is it the [...]
Best Buy to Eliminate Mail In Rebates
Maybe Best Buy’s push to move from mail in rebates to being able to process them online will be emulated by other major retailers as well. There is no doubt that mail in rebates are a nuisance. Best Buy recognized this and has worked since April 2005 to convert over to the electronic rebate. The [...]
Revolution Powerful Enough To Handle Unreal Engine 3
Midway is currently looking for a designer for a next-gen FPS using the Unreal Engine 3. The game will be developed for all platforms, including the Nintendo Revolution.
This will be welcome news for Nintendo fans who may have been concerned about rumors that the Revolution would be underpowered when compared to the XBox 360 and [...]
Google Responds to Criticism Over Censorship in China
As many of you may have heard, Google recently decided to self-censor its search results in China at the request of their government. Naturally, this decision has opened the company up to a world of criticism.
Today, Google offered it’s official response on the matter via the Google Blog. Here is an exerpt:
“Obviously, the situation in [...]
