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Richard Barrs
Member Since Aug 2nd, 2007

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The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets

Aug 23rd 2008 2:58PM on Engadget

Me too. I'll say this about Ryan, his Apple fanboyism seemed to taper off with time. The bad news is he is now leaving.

20GB and 60GB PS3 discontinued in Japan -- PS2 backward compatibility ends

Jan 10th 2008 2:17PM on Engadget

Yeah, except that PS3 won't be profitable for YEARS. They still lose money.

Microsoft unleashes the Origami Experience 2.0

Jan 8th 2008 7:18AM on Engadget

When I see posts like this, I think to myself...
This man is suffering from:

Jobs-Erection-Syndrome
Symptoms - 4 Hour long erection on seeing Jobs, iPhone, iPod or even the Apple logo - random mutterings of "iPhone interface", delusions of being the first to discover ancient Apple Technology - Thinks Vista sucks because they saw it on an Ad.

Common Mis-Diagnosis - Subjects can seem semi intelligent when saying, "No Registry" until that is followed with "interface"

Presidential candidates finally address important issue: their gadgets

Dec 19th 2007 11:36AM on Engadget

Agreed! Best post! Spot on to the candidate! ROFL

Nokia: our Comes with Music service is not Universal's Total Music

Dec 11th 2007 7:38PM on Engadget

@ Johnny5

Thank you. I did not know that.

The last time I used iTunes, they had released a major update which corrupted my library. Thousands of organized playlists down the tube. Now I use M3U and WMP.

Call me bitter after losing hours of organization in a 30 second update.

Toshiba launching SCiB batteries in March: 5 min charge, 10 year lifespan

Dec 11th 2007 12:06PM on Engadget

Thanks for a great laugh. Haha

Michael Bay's format war conspiracy theory: it's a Microsoft fix

Dec 9th 2007 4:58PM on Engadget

Oh...and that wasn't a pun on "Transformers". :-)

Zune 80 not available in stores?

Nov 16th 2007 3:05PM on Engadget

@David Clark

You know, I generally agree that Engadget is unfair in Apple's favor. (i.e. In their Vista vs. Leopard they included the iLife as part of the OS)

But IMHO they have been pretty fair with the Zune 2's.

P.S. I went to KMart, WalMart, Office Depot and GameStop (brand new store) looking for the 80's. None of those stores had them in stock. Granted I am in a smallish town outside Nashville.

Zune 80 not available in stores?

Nov 16th 2007 3:01PM on Engadget

@Patrick
The original comment was retarted, but your reply was hilarious.

Are you having Zune problems?

Nov 15th 2007 4:34PM on Engadget

Have you tried something more simple, such as switching the scanning folder to something unrelated to music, closing the software and then setting it back to your music folder?

Sometimes programs can get caught up in small things. (i.e. thinking the music is already in your library and getting rid of it.)

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"

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