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Is Microsoft finally close to snatching up RIM? {Engadget}
Oct 10th 2008 10:24AM If this were to happen, it'd be interesting to see how MS would handle RIM's physical offices. MS has long had a huge love affair with engineering grads from University of Waterloo. RIM also has a huge love for UofW grads. RIM is in Waterloo. I wonder, if RIM was bought by MS, could this result in other MS projects being geographically based in Waterloo as well?
Onkyo introduces wireless MHP-UW2 headphones, iPod adapter {Engadget}
Oct 10th 2008 9:40AM I've been trying to figure this out for ages. I had an iPod once and, though I'm no audiophile, I just couldn't stand the garbled sound coming out of it (yes, with real headphones of course). Yet you hear all the time about audiophiles using ipods, and I think I've come to realize why:
1) storage - nobody else is selling large-capacity, HDD-based players anymore. Audiophiles need these for their precious lossless tunes.
2) popular docking jack - the iPod sound processing may suck, but you can get the music out of the player without relying on that sound processing if you use a dock connector. If you're going to listen to music most often on a stereo system (or on a set of headphones like these with the dock connector jack), then this is probably just fine. Combine that with the fact that everything from cars to toasters seem to have ipod docks and....well, you know...
3) posers - like all other hobbies, there are always some posers that just buy whatever they think is iconic of the hobby and claim to be hardcore.
Onkyo introduces wireless MHP-UW2 headphones, iPod adapter {Engadget}
Oct 10th 2008 9:30AM I'm sure audiophiles won't care about the size if it means they get the sound out of the player without it going through the questionable ipod sound processor (aka via the headphone jack). Personally, I think audiophiles are a bit over the top and need to remember that music is art, not an excuse to strive for technical perfection. On the other hand, if the sound quality is so bad that you can't appreciate the art, that's not good either.
Personally, I'd be happier with a nice Cowan player and a good mid-range set of Sennheizers or Grados or something. I'd probably get better results per $ that way. But that's just me.
Sony VAIO TT: unboxing, hands-on and impressions {Engadget}
Oct 9th 2008 8:56PM Considering the size and intended use of this thing, it might be a bit much to ask for.
Sony VAIO TT: unboxing, hands-on and impressions {Engadget}
Oct 9th 2008 3:44PM Scooby Doo was a stoned hippy who lived in a van. What kind of computer do you think he'd use?
Brains-on with NeuroSky and Square Enix's Judecca mind-control game {Engadget}
Oct 9th 2008 9:47AM Imagine this tech for Nintendo-esque party games. You'd have four people in a living room slapping and yelling at eachother to distract them and break their concentration. Add in some booze and you've got one insane party on your hands.
Shuttle's Atom 230-packin' X2700N nettop now available {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2008 1:24PM You can install windows on it if you want, you just have to pay for it separately. Those of us who don't use windows appreciate the lack of a windows "tax." I don't hate windows, I just don't like being forced to pay for it when it's bundled with hardware.
Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor concept is high tech, low risk {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2008 11:38AM Exactly what's been holding me back on these. My little hatchback is great on gas and cheap to insure. Ever since the demise of 6-month motorcycle insurance plans in Ontario, the cost of buying a motorcycle, insuring it, and fueling it far outweighs the added cost of using a small car year-round. It's probably also true environmentally. If you have to have a car for the winter, then buying a second vehicle just means more resources put into production and shipping of that vehicle. If I lived in a climate that allowed me to use one of these year-round though, I'd be very tempted to get one instead of a car and just rent a car or hail a taxi on the very very rare occasions where I actually need the extra room.
Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor concept is high tech, low risk {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2008 9:41AM Understandable mistake. It's got two front wheels, not two back wheels. The other front wheel is obviously hidden on the other side of the trike.
Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor concept is high tech, low risk {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2008 9:37AM Okay, what is with the American tradition of hating the French? I'm not trying to argue, I just honestly have no idea where this started.
