The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
I thought I’d do a bit on PC cooling. I’m not really going to recommend any specific products here though I can point you in the right direction. Lets start with basics. Heat is the enemy of all electronics. Take the Xbox 36o for example who’s primary issues were the result of poor cooling. Too…
Maybe the Psystar Mac clones weren’t a hoax after all. According to major tech website CNET, they have one ready for review. So, apparently, they are a real company after all. I’d be really interested to see their review of the system. In case you don’t know, Psystar claimed to be selling Mac clones running…
When the iPhone came out last summer, it rapidly became one of 2007’s must have gadgets. Americans got the phone before anybody else. This led to people buying them up off eBay and hacking them to work on other GSM networks. Many Canadians figured out that it could be hacked to work with Rogers. Today,…
Apple has updated the iMac. Once again we have two sizes, 20” and 24”. There are four models in these sizes. A speed bump pushes the processor speeds to 2.4ghz, 2.66ghz, 2.8ghz and 3.06ghz. 2gb memory is now stock in higher end models and is expandable to 4gb. Also of note is that the high…
Can gaming be a legitimate art form. Many like to think so including myself. We’ve seen titles such as Okami for example which created a world in the form of a living painting. Sony’s Japan Studio has been cranking out some innovative and off beat games such as LocoRoco and Patapon. These two games defied…
If anybody is interested, Best Buy has a great deal this week where if you buy Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, you get a Dual Shock 3 for $20. Not bad considering a DS3 at regular price is $54. I decided to take advantage of this. This really isn’t a full review but rather a hands…
One of the most bizarre tech stories to come out in awhile swept across the internet this week. It involved a company named Psystar, who was supposedly making Mac clones and selling them for just $399 base cost. This is far cheaper than any Mac Apple sells. The company had supposedly used the OSX86 project’s…
I thought I’d start talking about TV and Movies since so much of this blog is dedicated to how we watch them. Lets talk about the Simpsons, which will be entering it’s 20th season this fall. I grew up with the Simpsons and there isn’t an episode I haven’t seen. A general criticism of the…
Yes, another PS3 article. Sony has dated Firmware 2.3 and has leaked a few details on it. Most important is the inclusion of DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio support for Blu-ray. The PS3 was one of the few BD players on the market that did not support DTS-HD. For those who don’t know, DTS is…
Yes, this is a few days old but new details have emerged about the rumored BD to PSP ripping utility that Sony was supposedly going to launch. Essentially, this would allow you to rip BD movies to a low def format for your portable media player. The good news is that it’s coming, the bad…