The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
When Apple first released the Macbook in 2006, it became an instant hit with consumers. It marked the beginning of the transition from AIM’s PowerPC processors to Intel’s Core line. Essentially, the Macbook changed the vary face of Macintosh by moving it to an entirely new hardware base, which consumers ultimately benefited from immensely. The…
Nintendo is joining on the VOD bandwagon along with Sony and Microsoft. The PS3 has its own Sony branded video download service and the 360 has Netflix. Soon Wii will be getting a video rental service as well. Nintendo has partnered with Japanese ad firm Dentsu and plans to introduce free (presumably ad backed) and…
As of this Monday, Electronic Arts will begin selling some of their most popular PC titles through Valve’s popular Steam digital download service. What’s more, they will be offered without third-party DRM. This means that SecuROM has been put out to pasture, provided you download the game from Valve. Titles offered include Spore, Warhammer Online,…
Everyone else is reporting this today so I might as well throw it up too. Last week, Konami released the cryptic teaser “i + ! = (!)”, in green lettering. Many pundits believed that this was a secret message that indicated that Metal Gear Solid 4 would be heading to the Xbox 360, given the…
What’s my first impression on Home now that I can write about it? Well, I’m not sure how I can put it delicately so I’ll just say it: it sucks. Of course, first I should tell you a little about what Home is. Basically, it’s Sony’s foray into social networking. Pundits have dubbed this type…
There’s been a lot in the news regarding new solid state drives lately. Essentially, they’re like flash drives on steroids. They use flash memory to store data in a non-volatile manner and function just like a hard drives. They are set to replace hard disk drives in the near future, but are available on the…
It’s no surprise that Spore has been a bit of an embarrassment for Electronic Arts. While the game was favoured by critics, users lambasted its draconian SecuROM copy-protection system due to its limited number of installs and hidden root kits. Well, looks like EA’s radical attempt to put a halt to piracy of their games…
Since 2006, Apple has been using Intel processors instead of PowerPC. This was done mainly because the PowerPC G5 ran too hot and consumed too much energy to be used in mobile systems. Intel’s Core and later Core 2 processors are much cooler and more energy efficient. An added bonus is that Apple systems can…
Earlier this year, Sony released Qore, an episodic interactive magazine on the world of Playstation 3. This week, Sony released Episode 7 (December) of Qore for free to all registered PSN users. Normally, each episode costs $2.99 while a one year subscription costs $24.99. The episodes are released on a monthly basis. Back when it…
Most gamers today probably were not alive when Pong was first released in 1972 as a coin operated arcade unit. Well, November 29th marks the 36th birthday of the granddaddy of video games. It may not have been the first but it was the first successful game marketed. Not only did it give birth to…