Monthly Archives: October 2008

fit-PC slim: very small, otherwise no great shakes

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Technology

Remember the fit-PC slim we told you about last month? The folk at Extreme Tech have just had a sit down with the little bugger and found a very small machine that’s really only noteworthy for its size. Of course, that alone is impressive: at 4.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches it’s some 40% smaller [...]

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Nvidia to encourage partners to develop for Mac

October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Technology

Following last week’s announcement that Apple is to use Nvidia GeForce 9400M chipsets and GeForce 9600M GT graphics cards in the new line of MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Airs, Nvidia has revealed that it’s looking to start significantly promoting the Mac as a gaming platform. Mac gaming has, of course, long been the brunt [...]

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EA: Nobody cares about DRM

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Gaming

EA Boss John Riccitiello has voiced his own personal thoughts on the SecuROM DRM solution used in several EA games on the PC, but claims that the majority of gamers don’t care. Speaking to Yahoo! (via Kotaku), Riccitiello said that the SecuROM DRM system that is used in games like Spore and Crysis Warhead is [...]

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Lego Batman Review

October 17th, 2008 | Posted in Featured, Gaming

Lego Batman Platform: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, DS, PS2 There is a season for all things, so they say. A season to plant, a season to reap; a season for growth and a season for recession. Judging from Hollywood’s latest antics there’s also a season for the true comic book adaptation and [...]

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The wowPOD is art, or so we’re told

October 15th, 2008 | Posted in Art, Technology

Have you always dreamed of a giant, wall-hanging iPod seemingly warped and twisted like a big, crappy, old television? Well, Russian artists Aristarkh Chernyshev and Alexei Shulgin have, and now they’re subjecting the world to it. Yes, say hello to the wowPOD, a fully functional iPod mutation which is absolutely worth whatever our business manager [...]

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Apple’s MacBook gets a fresh face, NVIDIA graphics, original drops to $999

October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Technology

Apple’s taking all that new MacBook Pro love and shrinking it down to size for the all-new MacBook. The laptop includes those same NVIDIA 9400M graphics, Mini DisplayPort plug, new manufacturing method and fancy glass trackpad of its big sibling, but does it with a 13.3-inch LED-backlit screen and typically friendly MacBook pricepoints. Apple’s also [...]

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