For the last four years people have been downloading the latest albums of their favorite artists, blissfully unaware that they have been modified. From The Pirate Bay to OiNK, downloaders have been getting unique versions, unavailable in the shops, all thanks to The Overdub Tampering Committee.
Sony is planning select Blu-ray title that will include a version of the film encoded for the PSP.
Yes, Pioneer’s current Kuro
—the “best flat-panel ever”—was shedding light like a sumbitch next to Pioneer’s concept Kuro, whose black literally emits no light.
An industry initiative, to be renamed “tru2way” after a decade in the works, is expected to allow electronics manufacturers to make TVs and other gear that will work regardless of the cable provider. By making devices compatible, the standard also could encourage the development of new services, and eliminate the need to rent a cable box!
Napster has announced that it plans to convert its non-subscription music purchases over DRM-free MP3 files. It has yet to finalize agreements with some major labels, but it hopes that the early announcement will give it a competitive edge.
Located in the basement of the university’s Varian Physics Building, the 25-foot pit is where the team is currently testing Einstein’s principle of equivalence. The pit’s history is a mystery, but according to lore it was built during the 1960s for space gravity research.
Robbie Bach has announced that Microsoft has signed BT to introduce the first IPTV 360.
The country’s Aerospace Research Institute is reporting that they’ve lost contact with its first multipurpose satellite, the Arirang 1.
Sony’s got plenty to be proud of: 1.2m PS3 consoles sold since Black Friday; 1.4m PSP systems (unsurprising to anyone who had difficulty tracking one down this holiday); and 1.3m PS2 systems. That’s a total of 3.9m PlayStation consoles sold in less than two months and, with the recent Blu-ray news, we suspect PS3 sales may trend upwards.
Looks like GM’s interested in taking driverless cars from sci-fi to the real world. Rick Wagoner, GM’s CEO, will address CES on Tuesday in Vegas on the desire of GM to build driverless cars for road testing by 2015 and for sale by 2018. Turbo boost, here we come!
We’ve got the first shots of the 150-inch Panasonic Lifescreen Plasma. It’s not just a 1080p TV, it’s BEYOND HDTV, at 2k x 4k resolution. It makes the Panasonic president look tiny.
Ever wished you could reproduce those super-slow-motion shots taken by the pros? Now you can. Casio’s new EX-F1 can record full motion video at 1200fps. That’s enough frames to catch water droplets fall in unbelievably detailed flight.
