Tomorrow begins the madness that is E3. Ok, maybe not quite the madness it used to be, but it will still be exciting. The difference is this year’s festivities are “invitation only” and will be held in several hotel conference rooms in Santa Monica, CA as opposed to the Los Angeles Convention [...]
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Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2007
by Michael Chappell · July 10th, 2007 · No Comments
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…And You Thought the iPhone was Cool
by Michael Chappell · July 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment
T-Mobile has recently released the “HotSpot @Home” phone system. It is a hybrid GSM/WiFi phone that seamlessly switches to run on your local wireless router whenever you are in range. The benefits of such a system include an excellent signal in your home and minutes not deducted from your wireless account (while [...]
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Data, Backups, and Digital Obsolescence
by Matthew Smith · July 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment
A brilliant thinker ahead of his time, Vannevar Bush envisioned a device he called the memex which would supplant one’s memory, allowing you to store and retrieve texts, ideas, photographs, and other items of interest. These bits of data could be linked together in meaningful ways, providing a way to explore the relationships between various [...]
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iPhone Hacking Going Well
by Matthew Smith · July 5th, 2007 · No Comments
It would appear that the iPhone has been activated on a non-AT&T network. The haxors are hard at work, bringing cool features to your new $600 toy! Current roadmap:
Break DMG Password *COMPLETE*
Break Activation *COMPLETE*
Download a Faked dmg
Unlock Phone
Run Third Party Applications
Allow DUN/Tethering
Remove IMEI Transmitting
Enable Disk Mode
The broken activation does not mean [...]
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Podcasts of Interest
by Michael Chappell · July 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I decided to revive my old iPod mini, that’s right, I said mini. It’s blue. I did this because I decided to venture into the wide world of podcasts and found a wide range of entertaining episodes. I did have a little trouble, however, with browsing the podcast library. There seems [...]
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CDs vs. Music Files
by Michael Chappell · July 2nd, 2007 · 4 Comments
In a recent conversation, it was brought to my attention that Apple has now become the third largest retailer of music, right behind Wal-Mart and Best Buy. This revelation displays the evolution of the distribution of music (and the whole cultural shift to the information age, but I’m not really here to talk [...]
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Your Wii-ldest Dreams come to Fruition
by Michael Chappell · June 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Thanks to Nintendo, you can now turn your “Super Money Shot Bros” fantasies into a reality. They are releasing development platforms that will allow anyone to create their own Wii games, and yes, they will even interface with those fancy remotes. Not only will you be able to make your own [...]
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In Case You’re Lost: AT&T iPhone Locator
by Matthew Smith · June 27th, 2007 · No Comments
An email from AT&T/Cingular just arrived in my inbox informing me of the new store locater that will enable you find the closest AT&T Store selling cocain iPhones on Friday. If you’re all rev’d up from my last post on the subject, you can search for those precious stores here.
Where Can I Get One?
With iPhone [...]
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