Archive for October, 2009
Swedish report says Koenigsegg wants to sell fewer Saabs for more money
Just because Koenigsegg is working to by Saab doesn’t mean that the maker of million dollar coupes plans to spend time in the mass-market end of the buying pool. In fact, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri,
Football Hero mod takes Arduino to the Kasabian-approved big leagues (video)
Some folks say less is more, but we’ll bet they never saw Guitar Hero being played by kicking footballs against a giant wall.
Nissan and AIST partner up to make foot-sized Segway shoes, enable first tracks all year
For the northern half of the world it’s almost ski season, and thus a curious time to debut a pair of devices that allow skiing in the summertime.
Ebooks making libraries popular again, can do nothing about your 80s scrunchie
A few forward-thinking libraries in the UK have started offering ebook downloads as an alternative to borrowing physical copies of books,
Sky Player on Xbox 360 receives first eyes-on analysis
Sky TV has made its arrival on the Xbox 360 today in prompt fashion, with live streaming and on-demand video available,
Roku HD-XR Player and Roku SD Player announced (with hands-on!)
We had big hopes the Roku HD-XR streaming player would add local streaming when those leaked pics showed a USB port, but we just got the official launch materials and a review unit, and as of right now the only difference between the new $129 HD-XR Player and the existing model is an upgrade to […]
Banned PSN player appeals court decision, sues Sony again for $180k
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Erik Estavillo made headlines in the gaming blogosphere last summer for his $55,000 lawsuit against Sony, launched in retaliation for being banned from the PlayStation Network. As predicted, the judge dismissed his case after determining the First Amendment did not apply to Estavillo’s claim.
Gamasutra breaks down console sales in light of price cuts
Source: NPD Group; via Gamasutra
If you’re like us — and, we figure after all these years we’ve been secretly brainwashing you, you are — then the recent console price cuts were met with your curiosity over how these discounts would affect the vast gaming sales landscape.
First Assassin’s Creed: Lineage episode is surprisingly great
We weren’t surprised when the first of three episodes in the Assassin’s Creed: Lineage miniseries, created by Hybride Studios, exceeded our expectations. These folks did the effects for 300 and Sin City — so of course we knew it would look great.
Intel to release high-end Celeron E3400
Intel will launch 32nm Clarkdale processors for mid or low-end market early next year.45nm Penryn CPUs still coexist.Celeron E3400 expects to be available on January,17th.
Compared to current E3200/E3300,Celeron E3400 clocks at 2.6GHz and 800MHz of FSB with 65W TDP.It features 1MB of L2 cache and supports VT.Celeron E3400 is priced at $53,the same as E3300.
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