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Rogers iPhone 3G in-store activation process gets detailed {Engadget}
Jun 30th 2008 10:19AM Argh.. I'm really torn here. On the one hand if I go iPhone I'll be giving up my grandfathered $50/unlimited GPRS data plan (with Tethering apparently).. but on the flip I'll have an iPhone vs a crappy Treo 680, and if I go for the 750 meg plan I'll probably save a few bucks a month vs the plan i'm on now. And the free hotspot access would actually be of benefit for where I live. I honestly wanted to wait for the Xperia but $200... that's mighty tempting.
I'd like to say screw you Rogers and protest their pricing, but I'm a mobile-data junkie. Bell's $7 a month for the Touch seems decent but not convinced WinMobile's onscreen keyboard will be of any use. Any other Canadians out there know any decent options?
Ask Engadget HD: Which gaming console suits HD junkies best? {Engadget HD}
May 28th 2008 12:32PM I have a PS3 and a Wii hooked up to my HDTV. The Wii is out of the equation I think in this since we're not talking about who has the best games. I prefer the PS3 because of BD but also because of it's other media options. I server music and movies from Mediatomb running on my Linux Server. Getting that operational took very little time (maybe an hour or two including server install) Folding@Home I find is quite impressive to "show off" your TV, and the PSP Integration with RemotePlay is pretty nifty too, especially since you no longer have to leave your PS3 on all the time.
I imagine since you have a BD Player already, either PS3 or 360 would make you happy, but personally I'd go PS3 for all of it's media integration.
Sony VP promises in-game XMB, NA video download service, PlayStation Cards in '08 {Engadget}
Apr 16th 2008 9:54AM "for the five people who play games on their PS3s!"
Wow that joke never gets old or anything.. what next call 360 users XBots? Or how the Wii is a kiddie console?
Back on TOPIC, I think this is great news... if they can add Home at least as a Beta to the lineup this could be pretty sweet, and long over due.
Acer prepping a console-style gaming PC based on open standards? {Engadget}
Mar 17th 2008 10:22AM Looks like the link cut out the final ')', add that in to the link for it to work.
HD DVD and Blu-ray releases on March 18th, 2008 {Engadget HD}
Mar 17th 2008 9:49AM I wonder if the Blu vs SD release posts will get as heated as the Blu vs HD posts of old.. I'll miss watching the monday morning flame fest. :(
"Father of Java" talks Blu-ray 2.0 {Engadget HD}
Mar 9th 2008 2:46PM @Camperton:
Anyone that says editing out parts of a movie is a bad idea has NOT seen Star Wars Episode 1... DIE JAR-JAR DIE!
:)
XPERIA X1 shows AT&T graphic at CeBIT -- what could it possibly mean? {Engadget}
Mar 6th 2008 10:28AM Ya we'll get it... long after everyone else.
Really hate payin $50 a month for unlimited data on Fido, and my Treo 680 is really showing it's age, but unless I want the Touch through Bell I see no alternative but to keep with it.
I'd kill for a phone like this with reasonable data rates. Not literally.. well... probably not.
Shaw cable customers still facing quality issues? {Engadget HD}
Feb 28th 2008 3:21PM @aplen22:
That's good to hear, more competition for Shaw. I do believe however that since I'm in a north facing apartment I'm basically screwed out of satellite. I wish I was going satellite if only for the deal Shaw had/has where you trade in your receiver and you get a free HD-PVR.
If they start offering HD, and I can get it (along with the inevitable phone line i'll have to pay for, from my understanding) for less then Shaw.. i'm probably sold.
Shaw cable customers still facing quality issues? {Engadget HD}
Feb 28th 2008 11:52AM Ya i just looked into it... they have a "when will you offer HD service" question on their FAQ, and a "sometime in the future" standard answer.
Plus I don't own a land line, so I'm kinda hooped from what I can tell.
It's too bad, I hate the idea of spending money on over 100 channels just so I can get the HDTV lineup. I'd be quite happy with only the HDTV stuff since i only watch a few things like Hockey, National Geographic HD and Discovery HD.
Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: first new Blu-ray players since the fall of HD DVD {Engadget}
Feb 26th 2008 12:39PM Ahh... gotcha. Well if you want cheap prices don't look to Sony and such, but I'm already hearing about some so called "lesser" brands coming out with BD players this year. They're saying Sub $300, and unsure as to the specs, but I imagine by the end of the year you'll be able to get one sub $200.
Honestly DVD is a competitor to BD still, and if you look at CD or even DVD technology, they were just fine without a competing alternative format (ok DVD had DIVX, not that DIVX mattered)
