Archive for February 7, 2007

TiVo sees if you skip those ads

“Is TiVo, which revolutionized TV viewing with its digital video recording technology, now watching what people watch? And is it selling that sensitive info to advertisers and others?”

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N-Gage 2 Coming Later This Year

Nokia seems to be eager to release a follow up to one of the biggest flops in handheld gaming.

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EN8800GTX: Asus Take on NVIDIA’s G80 GeForce 8800 GTX

Today, we are going to take a look at ASUS’s take on the GeForce 8800GTX, the EN8800GTX. Following closely with NVIDIA’s reference design, ASUS brings a potent graphics solution to market that is complemented with a well rounded retail package to help feed those insatiable gaming desires.

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5 Things You Need to Know About SLR Lenses

If you’re wanting a new lens or two but aren’t sure where to even begin looking, you’re in luck! From the author of “10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR,” (that’s me) comes “5 Things You Need to Know About SLR Lenses.” Get your read on.

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Kodak Invents Photo Ink That’ll Last 100 Years

Kodak’s revolutionary new ink can quickly create prints with an archival life of 100 years, versus standard inkjet photos that go the way of toilet paper after 15. And the ink costs half the price. Half?! We should buy Kodak’s new printers simply because they’re not trying to fuck us on the cartridge sales.

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Steve Jobs’ Occupational Hazards

With the success of the iPod, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has proven that there are, in fact, second acts in business. Once known primarily for its Macintosh line of computers, Apple is now a digital powerhouse whose shares have risen more than seven times in value over the last five years.

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The QEMU Accelerator (KQEMU Module) is Open Source!

The KQEMU accelerator component of the open source QEMU emulation solution has been released under the GNU General Public License.

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Top Five Most Wanted Virtual Console Games

Here it is as promised inspired by the Top 5 Most Wanted Wii Games of 2007 here is the Top 5 Most Wanted Virtual Console games. Originally Super Mario World was on this list but Nintendo went and ruined that by releasing the game today. Enjoy!

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WWDC 2007 Officially Announced - June 11-15

Apple has officially announced the dates of WWDC 2007.

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Linux Linux Everywhere!!!An entire airplane booting Linux (with pictures)..

After we landed in Orlando I talked the Delta flight crew into rebooting the entire system. I think this is the first time that something Open Source has ended up on a full, frickin’ plane! The flight crew thought I was nuts…but o well. At least the plane won’t ever crash.

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Are Social Networks Just A Feature?

It is time to rethink the whole notion of social networking, and start thinking of it as a feature for other online activities. Already, we see companies like Affinity Circles4 and Social Platform5 turning the

PCI-E x1 Graphics Performance Investigated

PCI-E x1 graphics performance is under the spotlight with Galaxy’s GeForce 7300GT graphics card. We see if there is any difference between it and x16 slots. Is it AGP 4x vs. 8x marketing mumbo gumbo all over again?

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