Archive for the 'Hardware' Category
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
With food shortages abound throughout the world, do millions of gamers worldwide really need to be exercising more, that is, burning more calories, or should they really just be eating less? While exercise can increase muscle development, it can also increase appetite, possibly resulting in increased food consumption.
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Will Wii Fit and the exercise craze help starve the world?
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Posted in Gadgets, Games, Hardware, How to, Nintendo Wii, Software, Uncategorized, medicine, technology | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 26th, 2008
The perception used to be that Playstation would always have a plethora of good role playing games to choose from, and the XBox 360 was only for shooters, not so any more. Utilizing IGN’s review lists and U. S. release date calendars (subject to change) along with GamerStats average review scores, it is evident that the 360 currently rules this category in not only total RPG’s but also quality RPG’s (GSS 8.0 or above).
Posted in Gadgets, Games, Hardware, Internet, Microsoft, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Software, Uncategorized, Xbox 360, technology | 5 Comments »
Sunday, May 25th, 2008

While Sony’s PS3 exclusives this year are outnumbered by the Microsoft XBox 360 in quality games in almost all genres, 2009 looks to be the year that the Playstation brand will finally make a comeback in. Why? Several reasons, some of which could put the 360 at a distinct disadvantage.
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The 2009 Playstation 3 advantage and the promises to come
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Posted in Gadgets, Games, Hardware, Internet, Microsoft, Playstation 3, Software, Uncategorized, Xbox 360, social networks, technology | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
From start to finish this year the it looks as though the Xbox 360 will have continued to outnumber the PS3 in not just games, but games you want to play by almost 2 to 1, while Sony sprints to catch up. Does it really matter though?
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XBox 360 annihilates PS3 with two times more releases
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Microsoft, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | 14 Comments »
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Imagine a memory chip that won’t degrade over time like current flash memory does nor will this new chip break down like a hard drive because it is based upon the spin of an electron, not the spin of a disk. These new memory chips can hold incredible amounts of data and require minimal energy.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Decisions, decisions. So many new ultra low-cost PCs (ULPC) have come out or are coming out, that putting the specs of each computer side by side seemed a good idea. So, here are the basics statistics of each one.
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Which subnotebook to go: Asus EeePC, Everex Cloudbook Max, or HP Mini 2133?
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Posted in Hardware, Microsoft, Windows XP, open source, technology | 3 Comments »
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Bio-medical implants, hi-tech clothing, and wearable health monitors are all possible uses for this new chip. By adding the chip to rubber, it can be molded so that it fits in places where others chips can’t. These circuits are also more powerful than other bendable chips that have been created on plastic.
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Bend it, wrap it, stretch it: the new silicon circuit
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
How many people want recognition and compensation for their work? Everybody right? Well patents make sure that people who have worked long and hard inventing something, get compensated for their work. Patents also make sure that individuals and not just big corporations get paid for their inventions and innovations.
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Dr. Gertrude Neumark Rothschild challenges corporations like Sony, LG, Nokia and Motorola
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Solar, Solar everywhere…. New methods of creating solar cells mean that we will see solar uses for some likely and scary items.
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
A method for producing lightweight bendable screens was announced yesterday. GE has developed a cost effective process for producing OLEDs using roll to roll manufacturing. What are OLEDs and why should you care? Well, as the press release says:
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