Archive for February, 2008

Wii FreeLoader gives you region-free gaming without the mods

Filed under: Gaming

digg_url = \’http://digg.com/nintendo/Wii_FreeLoader_gives_you_region_free_gaming_without_the_mods\’; This one has been in the works for a while, but it looks like you can finally pick up your very own region-free enabler for the Wii for $19.99. Wii FreeLoader allows you to play any GameCube or Wii game from any region on your Wii. You just stick the […]

Apple COO Discusses iPhone Exclusivity, SDK, and Unlocking

Apple’s COO, Timothy Cook, delivered a question and answer session at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium yesterday, and touched on a number of interesting topics. Differing notes available at MacNN, Appleinsider and iPhoneAtlas.
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MacBook Air patent is mocking you

Filed under: Laptops

It’s no secret where this little bit of patented know-how ended up. Apple’s little port door for the MacBook Air is one of those design elements of legend that could one day go down next to MagSafe and the Click Wheel in the annals of Apple history — even if it’s near impossible […]

Europe getting 40GB PS3 bundles packing Gran Turismo, Blu-ray movies

Filed under: Gaming

While we chew on that incoming Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 (with DualShock 3) in the States, Europe has a pair of SKUs of its own to look forward to. Sony’s hitting with a “movie bundle” on March 19th that includes Spider-Man 3, 300 and Casino Royale on Blu-ray, along with a […]

AIBO matches real dogs in chasing away loneliness, research claims

Filed under: Robots

While robot / human relations seem to be fairly solid at the moment, it looks like the fight has long since been on between canines and their robotic counterparts. Some researchers at Saint Louis University compared Sony’s AIBO with a mutt named Sparky at three different nursing homes, to see how residents would […]

Android gets handled, now with Street View

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

While Apple might have your attention at the moment with that impending SDK, the Android OS seems to be coming along quite nicely over at Google and the Open Handset Alliance. BBC’s Darren Waters got to peek “under the bonnet” with Andy Rubin himself, and has video to prove it. The OS […]

DTV converter coupons start to arrive, get pictured

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Earlier this week, we posted up a poll to find out just how many of you were planning on utilizing those $40 government-issued vouchers just as soon as they arrived in your mailbox. Now, however, we’re seeing the first reports of early appliers receiving their pair of coupons in all of […]

Apple MacBook Pro (with Penryn and multi-touch) unboxing

Filed under: Features, Laptops

We just got our 2.5GHz Penryn / 4GB fourth-gen MacBook Pro. Plenty of power under that hood, but the outward differences are few: it’s got the new, reorganized F-key layout (which we’re not all that fond of), and the trackpad physically the same (with the addition of multi-touch, which works just as […]

BBC broadcasting Rugby Six Nations match in 3D

Filed under: HDTV
Not happy letting us Yankees get away with all the 3D sporting action, the BBC plans to test a 3D HD broadcast of a Rugby Six Nations match next month. A lot like the NBA’s test with last year’s All-Star Game and NBA Finals, the March 8th game between Scotland and England will […]

Apple MacBook Pro Penryn tests: a little more speed, a lot less heat

Filed under: Features, Laptops

digg_url = \’http://digg.com/apple/MacBook_Pro_Penryn_tests_little_more_speed_a_lot_less_heat\’; Sure, more speed is great, but on OS X most bumps don’t have an appreciable effect on everyday work (unless all you’re doing is video encoding). We were more interested in what Intel’s Penryn processors can do for the MBP’s heat envelope, so we maxed out both CPU cores […]