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Microsoft Passes on Blu-Ray on XBox 360


Posted in Entertainment by Dan | 5 Comments

So sorry Sony, Microsoft dropped the big N - O on Sony regarding retrofitting a Blu-Ray drive to the XBox 360 system. Microsoft Corp is not in talks to include Sony ...

Live Out Your FIFA Aspirations With Drag Soccer


Posted in Cool, Entertainment, Geeky, Random by Evan | 1 Comment

Can't wait until the next World Cup to get your football fix? (Yes I say football.) Busy in work but really wish you were outside bending it like Beckham? Well, ...

TV Saved: Writers Reach Tentative Deal


Posted in Entertainment by Dan | 6 Comments

Ok, I'm on Heroes withdrawal, I need my 24, Lost is running out of episodes - this is a relief to a loyal series follower. An end to Hollywood’s long and ...

Writers Strike May Be Ending Soon – Thanks to Letterman


Posted in Entertainment by Dan | Comments Off

Viewers craving their late night TV may soon be very excited thanks to some very hard work by David Lettermans production company "World Wide Pants." In what could be a major ...

Internet Politics is Serious Business


Not being American I don't really follow the politics, but I am a fan of internet. American politicians are really upping the campaign ante now, getting more and more involved ...

Free Wiimote Grip Sleeve


Posted in Entertainment, Gadgets by Dan L | 7 Comments

It's easy to discount stories of Wiimote accidents as the hyperbolical ramblings of uncoordinated butterfingers– until you yourself get a bit too excited playing Wii tennis and send a white ...

Federal Income Tax… not actually a law… completely optional


I'm shocked to discover this, but I'm a huge documentary buff, I love them... while browsing a certain online video site I stumbled upon one that literally rocked my world. Determined ...

NYTimes.com Goes Free


Posted in Entertainment, News by Dan L | Comments Off

Anyone who does research on any frequent basis can attest to the fact that pay-walls are the bane of their information-seeking existence. In a move sure to please not only ...

Amazon To Launch DRM-Free Music Store?


Posted in Cool, Entertainment, News, Tech by Evan | 1 Comment

Lots to talk about in the world of Apple/Music/Television/Digital Distribution/DRM/good tofu recipes. The NY Post is reporting that Amazon will launch a Music store with non-restricted MP3s available. The store will ...

Universal Continues iTunes War Cry


Posted in Apple, Entertainment by Dan | 5 Comments

NBC Universal on its warpath against Apple is ending its iTunes after December. Now I think this is a classic case of "cutting off your nose to spite your ...

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