Archive for January 20, 2007

Sony official GPS now supported by homebrew

Deniska has updated the popular homebrew GPS application, MAP THIS! to now include support for the official GPS accessory.

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Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Expansion Pack Confirmed for PS3

It’s confirmed. PSU.com spoke with Bethesda and the expansion pack for Oblivion will be coming to PS3. See full details of the expansion pack in the article.

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Technical look at Virgin America’s In-Flight Entertainment System

Surprisingly technical video on Virgin’s impressive in-flight entertainment system. Three servers on the plane feed the Linux clients with Live TV, VOD, 3,000 mp3s, etc… Oh yeah, and the computers play DOOM. Once they get multiplayer Quake3 running I’m selling my car and taking their planes everywhere…

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MPAA got the smack down by Torrentspy

LOL at MPAA

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How Microsoft screwed me

My Xbox 360 probably scratched my GoW disc and this is the story of my talking to Microsoft who didn’t have any good news.

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Halo 3 audio easter eggs confirmed. And a new secret vehicle.

Development continues apace: “All your favorite announcements are returning

Mega Man Creator Hints at Future Capcom Wii Game

What could it be?

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Intel exec claims iPhone runs on Xscale chip

As part of a recent interview with an Italian trade paper, an Intel exec explained that the chipmaker’s involvement with Apple’s iPhone’s hardware was at once more substantial and complex than previously thought.

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PC Game Sales Improved in 2006

PC gaming sales increased by almost 2% over 2005 and the MMORPG market is thriving. Those who claimed PC gaming would be killed by the rising popularity of consoles were wrong. This shouldn’t be surprising, because console gamers and PC gamers have different tastes, something certain game publishers still don’t want to admit.

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Seaman 2 Is In the Works!!

For those who have played the original game on the Dreamcast (or PC, PS2), Seaman 2 won’t focus on the vivarium based, human faced sassmouth fish thing, but a tiny island bound apeman. He’s made extra creepy by his still attached umbilical cord. Ick.

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More Thoughts on HP and Knightsbridge

HP’s acquisition of Knightsbridge.

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Toast 8 Brings TiVo to Your Mac

TiVo owners with Macintosh computers, rejoice. Long considered the gold standard for CD and DVD burning on the Mac, Roxio’s Toast 8 Titanium has just gained numerous new features, most pertinently including full support for automatic or manual TiVoToGo video exporting from any Series 2 TiVo device, and the ability to convert TiVo videos.

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