ATI talks Nintendo, Hollywood GPU
 ATi, designer and manufacturer of the forthcoming GPU; codenamed Hollywood, for Nintendo's Revolution console. Lately, has been trying to move the focus from horsepower, to a spotlight on gameplay. ATi says, "What I can say is that ATI is focused, as is Nintendo, in making [Revolution] a great, gaming entertainment platform. I know that a lot of journalists are very focused on specs. It's the big thing; as a geek, I look for that too. The key thing to keep in mind is that Nintendo, with ATI's help, is trying to create a game console where you don't have to look at [specs]. " Read more..!
Free content update for Lineage II
 NCsoft released History and Memory, the fourth episode of Lineage II's Dark Conquest saga, recently. The free 150MB download features nine new spells, dozens of additional items, and seven new areas. Pirate Island sounds like the most interesting of the new territories in the Kingdom of Aden, where's me gold. Read more..!
PC Inspector File Recovery
 File Recovery by PC Inspector is available, and free, it searches through recent deletes and or missing files that may have been lost in a restart. It's cheeper then the gurus over at Geeksq. Read more..!
Phantom in 2006? Infinium Labs insists they're relevant
 Infinium Labs is one game company that just doesn't know when to quit. Most of the gaming industry saw former Xbox alum Kevin Bachus' departure as an ending blow; apparently, the Labs don't agree. They have placed Greg Koler as an interim CEO who stated, "I know all of us in management are committed to achieving that goal in launching the Phantom Game Service to market this 2006." Read more..!
Heroes of Might & Magic V to the Mac
 Good news for Mac Gamers Freeverse has announced the Mac port of Heroes of Might & Magic V,will be released at the end of next month. Licensed from Ubisoft, the latest release will be fully 3D animated environments, with a new Active Battle System, and a variety of customizations for your heroes & armies. Check out Ubisoft's official game site for more details. Read more..!
Prodrive P2 supercar debuts this weekend, won't be produced
New LCD claims brighter outdoor viewing
 BOE-Hydis of Korea is showing off thier new LCD display claimed to have sharper, brighter images than existing displays. The new TFT display has a contrast ratio of 700:1, 260 nits brightness and a 180-degree viewing angle. According to BOE-Hydis, enhancements that have improved the display's viewability include removing the black matrix, which divides red, green, and black pixels and lowers transmission. New polarizers equipped with anti-reflection films are also used, reducing squinting to see the screen while you're grilling. Read more..!
Hack your 4GB iPod nano to 8GB?
 Word on the street is you can actually solder an iPod nano's guts (namely the Samsung flash chips) onto another to double the storage to 8GB on a formerly 4GB nano -- and the guy who's making the claims is also offering up his services to do so for a paltry $225 (which includes shipping, natch). Read more..!
Samsung's new camcorders: SC-D165, SC-HDX15, SC-X210L and SC-X205L
 Samsung has added two new Miniket sports camcorders with head-mountable "lipstick" lenses, the SC-X210L (pictured) and SC-X205L. Both include SD card slots, 10x optical zoom, MP3 playback and internal memory (512MB on the X205L and 1GB on the X210L). Samsung has also added some new offerings to the growing market for tape-free digicams with the DVD-based SC-D165 and SD-equipped SC-HDX15. The DVD model can record to dual-layer media, has a 33x optical zoom (and a whopping 1200x digital zoom, which we're pretty sure is a typo on 120x) along with a 2.7-inch LCD and the ability to capture low-res (800x600) stills. The more interesting offering, the SC-HDX15, is being billed by Samsung as the first HD flash camcorder. The $1,499 unit, due out this summer, includes 4GB of internal memory, and, according to Samsung, can record full 720p footage. Read more..!
Desktop Wallpaper Changer Power Toy
 Microsoft has had the Windows
XP Creativity Fun Pack PowerToys Wallpaper Changer out for some time now it allows desktop wallpapers to change every 30min. from the folder of your choosing. Quite a few other options to make your OS environment changing, note Microsoft downloads require Windows Genuine Advantage validation. Read more..!
 The Valentino Spring line has been released with this Valentino shoulder bag being the highlight of the collection. Made of chocolate suede with teal/turquoise/lime/yellow peacock embroidery, and gold napa leather trim and a double shoulder strip. Valentino put it's distinctive logo on the front on a wooden plate with crystal accents. The bag costs $1,250 and should ship in early April. Read more..!
China has 26 million paying online-gamers
 According Xinhuanet, China has over 26 million paying consumers for online video games. From the article: "There were 26.34 million online game players last year, most of whom paid 30 to 50 yuan (about 3.7 to 6.2 U.S. dollars) per month to subscribe to online services from games providers... The report also showed that the majority of online games subscribers in China were people aged from 19 to 25 last year." Read more..!
 Daemon Tools allows you to load contents off of a CD right onto your hard-drive like it was a lettered drive. By mounting a CD image of the CD onto your HD, Daemon Tools is able to keep a number of CD's accessible without having the CD in. Read more..!
Cell processor sticking around at least another 5 years
 Sony, Toshiba, and IBM have announced extending their pact in developing the Cell processor for another 5 years. Apparently they have some ambitious goals to meet - like hitting the fabled 30 nanometer mark - Read more..!
 Mozilla Corp., has released today a big update to it's mail program Thunderbird 1.5. New features include automatic updates, as-you-type spell check, saved search folders that will work across accounts, a phishing detector, redesigned options dialog, and more. Check out the release notes for the full list of changes or go straight to the download. Read more..!
 Appella is bringing out it's Slimline watches in 18k gold they have 1.2mm of movement. They come in yellow and white rose tones, 60 different styles, and leather wrist strap. They will be water-resistant up to 30meters and have solid gold mechanical chronograph with ETA Valjoux movement. The collection also has styles in Diamonds. Read more..!
The Self Guard SG-210 button-cam
 Self Guard is a consumer marketed device for self defense, using a bluetooth to move video from the recorder to your PC that fits onto an SDcard. Self Guard SG-210 apparently, is also able to stream video online through it's internet-connection. Read more..!
Screenshots and details of Adobe video bundle
 Screenshots have shown up on the rumored new Adobe Creative Suite a video bundle of apps including PhotoshopCS2, IllustratorCS2, a new version of PremierPro, AfterEffects, Audition(formerly Cool Edit Pro), and Encore DVD. Also included is Adobe Dynamic Link a workflow app that will "allows instant use of unrendered Adobe After Effects compositions in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and Adobe Encore DVD." check out the overview at Digital Inspiration. Read more..!
 While this site provides tutorials on how to incorporate homebrew on the DS, it only touches on some of what you can do with it. It provides useful information and helpful links to accompany the code. Learn Homebrew Space Invaders on the DS, done by tricking your DS into downloading your code through the DS Download play option. Read more..!
Mitsubishi 2007 Eclipse Spyder debut
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