Analysts: NVIDIA to Power New iPod Video?
Analysts are speculating that the successor to Broadcom, Apple’s previous Video iPod chip provider, will be none other than gaming powerhouse NVIDIA.
Satya Chillara, a market analyst at American Technology Research Inc. commented by saying - “Based on our analysis, we believe NVIDIA is designed into the next-generation vPod socket at the expense of Broadcom,” [...]
Ad on MySpace Served Spyware to a Million Users
An online banner ad that ran on MySpace over the last week is reported to have served spyware to over a million visitors using an unpatched version of Windows.
The ad, served by a website called DeckOutYourDeck.com, silently downloaded a Trojan horse to computers that had not been updated with Microsoft’s recent WMF patch. The software [...]
CinemaNow Has Download and Burn Service Running Already
Word yesterday was that MovieLink was going to offer a service for consumers to download and burn their own DVD’s. However, CinemaNow has started a similar service this past Wednesday. Just a couple comments to make on this whole process.
Number one, it takes 2-5 hours to burn a DVD is what they are saying. Ok, [...]
Panasonic 103-inch TV, $70K!!
We had the article about the Matsushita 103 inch TV, and today Panasonic released the pricing for their 103 incher. $70,000. I compared the expected price of the Matsushita to the price of a nice car. I guess that car could be a Porsche. I guess this will have it’s own market, but I don’t [...]
Sony’s New HD Camcorders: HDR-UX1 and HDR-SR1
The next installment of Sony’s foray into HD Camcorders is here with the release of the HDR-UX1 and HDR-SR1 Handycam models.
“These are the first consumer camcorders to record in full 1080i HD resolution and Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound, offering a choice in recording media. While the HDR-UX1 model records directly to readily-available, three-inch [...]
Next Gen iPod Nano Set For August Release
According to Think Secret, Apple is expected to launch the second gen iPod Nano at next month’s Worldwide Developer’s conference. Apparently, the new version will feature increased capacities and multiple colors - including metal alloy.
Estimates put the storage capacity of the new Nano at 6-8GB.
This news comes just a day after the announcement that Apple [...]
Nintendo Wii Wi-fi Details Emerge -Accidentally
Nintendo “accidentally” revealed some interesting info about the Wii’s Wi-fi capabilities today, resulting in the following choice bits of information:
Nintendo’s Wi-fi connection is ready to go out of the box
Using the Nintendo Wi-fi for gaming will be totally free
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam and Smash Bros Dojo are mentioned as online titles
A “friend code system” will [...]
iTunes to Offer Movie Rentals
On August 7th, during the Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference, Steve Jobs is expected to announce that a new movie rental service will be delivered via the iTunes Music Store.
Apple had been fighting with the major studios to allow customers the option to own their movie downloads, but it would appear that that battle has been [...]
Review: Core 2 Duo - Is it Better Than the Athlon 64s?
As many of you know, Intel has lost some ground in the processor market to rival AMD in recent months. However, with the highly anticipated release of the new Core 2 Duo series, hopes are high that Intel can regain the CPU performance throne.
Well, the verdicts are in.
Reviews:
Tom’s Hardware: First of all let [...]
UMD Movies Going Way of Betamax
So now Target is pulling all of Sony’s UMD movies off their shelves. Seems that the UMD movies are dying a slow death. Chalk this up as yet another Sony developed format that never gained any traction in the marketplace. While maybe not a major event, seeing as how the movies were only able to be [...]
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