http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au Interesting and amusing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:16:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 40-year old British rower Roz Savage set out to cross the Pacific ocean from San Francisco with little more than some strategically chosen gadgets and the will to accomplish something no woman has done.  With under 1,000 miles left to go on the first leg of her voyage, how ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/08/11/rower-half-way-to-hawaii-from-san-francisco-aided-with-gadgets-galore/ A group of experts have predicted, like everyone else, that if Microsoft will not do something drastic, the Xbox 360 might be facing a bleak future. Analysts who attended the Nordic Game 2008 conference in Sweden all predicted that Microsoft's Xbox 360 is facing a sharp decline in sales in the ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/06/10/experts-predict-a-bleak-future-for-the-xbox-360/ I don't know about you, but I think Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's elevator pitch for Windows Vista reveals his lack of confidence about his company's major software product. Ballmer was asked during an interview at an event he was attending in Washington DC whether Microsoft is extending the ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/06/07/ballmer-vistas-ok-because-you-can-downgrade-to-windows-xp/ Sometimes bad things happen to good movies. Hollywood's history is full of films that were engulfed by controversy — sometimes, before they'd even hit the theatres. Yes, Hollywood is an easy target, and yes, there are movies that push the boundaries of society, challenging conventional wisdom and provoking a backlash that's ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/29/the-five-stupidest-movie-controversies/ Playing GTA IV on the XBox 360 the other day, I happened to overhear the radio saying video games are bad for you, and that pretty much anything that threatens the movie industry and Hollywood is bad for you. Not stopping there, the commentary went on to say that if ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/28/video-games-surpass-movies-music-in-a-fraction-of-the-time-is-gta-iv-commentary-true/ 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. While no one ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/28/will-wii-fit-and-the-exercise-craze-help-starve-the-world/ A new web site promised a technique for talking to the dead. But it turns out it's a promotion for the movie "The Orphanage," confirming the skeptical and amused reaction online. Click here to see the site In the movie, a woman returns to an Orphanage housing a dark secret. It's haunted ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/28/movie-promotion-site-offers-talking-to-the-dead/ German authorities are currently investigating the alleged auctioning of an 8-month-old baby over on Bay by the baby's parents. Renee Beck was invited by the police to explain the auction she and her partner posted on eBay, which offered the following description: "Baby - collection only. Offer my nearly new baby for ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/26/an-ebay-auction-for-their-baby-gets-parents-in-trouble/ 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 ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/26/two-times-more-2008-09-rpgs-on-xbox-360-than-ps3/ 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. In ... http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/2008/05/25/the-2009-playstation-3-advantage-and-the-promises-to-come/