http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/"a lot more than games" ye is that why the put a DVD slot into it and not a HDDVD or Blu Ray? and they 'engineered' the xbox since when? i thought it just happened and before they tested it they just released it, hence the failure rates and then it took them 3 years to realise how the hell to fix the failure rate of there own technology.
"-- something Microsoft is hoping the Xbox will finally change."
This is exactly what they made the xbox for though? wouldn't things like media center and those slightly modified OS's for the Hp Touchsmart and those Sony touch computers be for getting into homes/living rooms etc.
and i just realised:
"the game console is still first and foremost about games"
WTF does that even mean?

Dude, if you want to theorize i suggest you write columns on politics not on 'game consoles' because with the shit you write you'll get trumped by a ten year old kid.
/not a good editorial.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
All Microsoft have left to drive profit is Office.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
1) Video quality. HD-DVD has flopped, and there's no blu-ray drive on the horizon for the 360. This isn't much of a concern for me, as I'm still watching everything in standard definition. But if you're going to buy a HD TV, and you want a video player to go with it ... are you going to get PS3 with Blu Ray, or the XBox with ... DVD? And if you want games that take advantage of your HD TV? It shouldn't be a contest. PS3 Wins.

Don't even get me started on downloaded video content on the XBox. While it would be great to actually own the content on my hard drive, it's a facade. I can't put it on my iPod nor can I can't back it up to DVD. That's not my content. That's just content Microsoft allows me to view without being hooked up to the internet. By the way, you need Xbox Gold to even access that content.

The only thing the XBox has going for it is Netflix. A streaming library? Hells yeah. I'll pay up for that, and I am paying up for that. It'd be even better if Netflix didn't rotate their content, and just kept adding it. But you know what? There are Blu-Ray Players that are Netflix-compatible. So is just about any modern PC running Windows and OS X

2) Game quality. When comparing the three consoles, the Wii, hands down, has the better library. I know people are going to razz me for saying that, but has anybody seen an octogenarian blowing away people in Bioshock, FEAR, or Half-Life? Didn't think so. If you have a family, and you want a console that will keep everybody in the family happy, you're going to pick up the Wii.

My girlfriend has been pining for a Wii quite a while, and you know what? At the next generation of gaming, I'm probably going to go with whatever Nintendo has to offer because they focus on gaming.

The XBox nickle and dimes you for just about everything it can. Want to do anything over the internet with your xbox? Buy a gold subscription. Want wireless? They have an overpriced wireless network adapter for you. Crap, need more hard drive space? We have a ridiculously overpriced hard drive for you.

Microsoft: Always ready to disappoint.]]>Apr 28th 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/WTF does that even mean?

Well, it means that "the games console is still (continues) first and foremost (primarily and before all other functions) about games (about games)". Pretty clear to me... but then English is my first language.]]>May 2nd 2009 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/]]>May 2nd 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Next time I post I'll be sure to double check for any errors. :-)]]>Apr 27th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Jordan... keep kicking ass, man!!
You rock!
And yes, I think it is awesome that you use Windows on a Mac...
Thus, I will eat ice cream and smile.]]>Apr 27th 2009 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
The biggest problem with the Xbox as the center of the digital universe is NOT Microsoft.
Its the Media giants who are either too scared or not ready to embrace this new connected digital world.
MS could have an IP TV "Client" ready for both Xbox360 and XP/Vista MCE within a matter of months (they probably already have it now) but the fact of the matter is that companies like Cable Labs were erected to protect the rights of the media companies, even at the downfall of such innovation as watching TV through your Xbox360/Vista computer.

WebTV was ahead of its time as it came out when most people didnt even know what a High Speed internet connection was.
Microsoft has a similar product out now, though not everyone knows about it
If you have ever heard of AT&T's U-Verse system, then your half way there. U-Verse is "Microsoft TV" in its purest form.
And while the author says MS would have to "reluctantly become its own hardware OEM and create the market for the hardware necessary to sell software", that is entirely not true of MS TV. AT&T uses gear from Motorola for the STBs and DVRs and uses 2wire devices for the DSL Modem / Router / Switch / MoCA Gateway at the center of the home network.

And lastly, while the Xbox360 has the built in bonus of being a Vista capable MCE Extender, that still assumes you use a XP/Vista MCE machine in your home for something OTHER than Music/Pictures/Videos. Once again, the media industry has made it very difficult for enthusiasts to build HTPCs that rival the abilities of a free DVR/STB and thus the added bonus of MCE Extender doesnt get you much that Media Connect wont already do with any Windows XP/Vista machine, decent NAS, or any other host of products supporting UPnP. I know of an equal amount of people who use a PS3 for media streaming versus an XB360 for the same job. And aside from the built in HD, you can get a $50 used Xbox (original) and then have your local geek "soft mod" it to run XBMC and have a device that is much cheaper than the 360 or PS3 and yet can still act as a media streamer.

While I would love to see MS blaze these trails into the digital family room like the author implies, I highly doubt we're going to see any progress while the content providers still control the keys to the kingdom.]]>Apr 27th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
1) I think a lot of people realized that Microsoft was really trying to make the 360 an integral part of the home theater system, not just as a gaming system, but as a multimedia device when they first got a look at the 360's media support when it released. Any of those who missed this point got it when they finally introduced the netflix service for the 360.

If this article had been written at the 360's launch, it might have been insightful. However, publishing this article this late in the game just makes the author look slow.

2) What's with the trojan horse metaphor? If, historically, the trojan horse had disgorged a host of merchants and craftsmen into Troy instead of warriors, this metaphor might be a bit more appropriate.

Overall, a step backward from the excellent Palm Pre that engadget put up about a month back.]]>Apr 27th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
Are you completely dim?
The Trojan horse metaphor works perfectly fine: the software and media center potential represent the "warriors" so to speak in taking over as your main and pivotal piece of home theater tech. And while sure, the article would have been WAY more insightful a few years ago, that isn't to say he hasn't summed up it's potential and made a great article. Not everyone goes and dreams about everything the XBox MIGHT be able to do the instant they buy it especially seeing as how it had a crap "blade" system to work with.]]>Apr 27th 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
(Only people near Wisconsin will understand this post.)]]>Apr 27th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
*HighFive*]]>Apr 27th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 28th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
ie Longhorn?]]>Apr 27th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
It sounds an awful lot like ad copy/ Rah-rah keynote speech drek

let's skip this type of crap in the future]]>Apr 27th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/i have 3 used all over my house. although my 360 handles most of the heavy lifting, i can easily find a place in my heart for 3 original behemoths.
can't beat xbmc, you just can't]]>Apr 27th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 28th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 28th 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
there was an engadget post a few days back that showed while the wii was purchased the most, it is now used (near) the least]]>Apr 27th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/
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This may not have been the article's intent, but words just as "trojan horse" and "invade."

Plus, the only service Microsoft charges for right now is Xbox Live. They don't charge for the ability to stream, for Zune software updates (can the same be said about apple?), or for Windows updates.

This article did raise some good points, but it seemed to try and mask them as issues.]]>Apr 27th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Apr 27th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/entelligence-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/Considering the n64 had 4mb(8mb with expansion)
and the ps2 had : 32mb
gamecube had : 43mb Total

Still a lot compared to other consoles]]>Apr 28th 2009 12:47PM