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Eee hard drive, optical drive, and 3G card continue to reduce meaning of Eee brand {Engadget}
Jul 25th 2008 5:36AM Accessories for Eee PC notebooks and Eee Box computers are exactly the kinds of things the Eee brand should be used for. Just because the company has released too many Eee PC notebook models for most people to keep track of them all does not mean that *ANY* further use of the brand reduces its meaning. Think about it: does Nintendo dilute its Wii brand by including the Wii logo on various controllers and countless games? No. If Nintendo were to offer a first-party Wii-branded display peripheral for the Wii, would that dilute the brand? No.
You know what's really overused? Snarky headlines that aren't even clever or funny.
LeapFrog's Didj / Leapster 2 handhelds go on sale {Engadget}
Jul 7th 2008 9:46PM Not ready to ship? I think I saw Didj hardware available at Fry's Electronics in Campbell, California a few days ago.
WRUP: Bonus! Includes Lights Out game cart edition {Joystiq}
Jun 27th 2008 4:40PM I have reinstalled Oblivion and started a new character to check out the Vile Lair and Mehrunes' Razor expansions without sullying my law-abiding main character. I'm busy with alchemy and general adventuring to raise funds to furnish Deepscorn Hollow.
Sins publisher Stardock keeps piracy 'in perspective' {Joystiq}
Jun 24th 2008 10:53PM "One notable exception is Michigan-headquartered Stardock, which refuses to include copy protection in its games . . ."
Are you kidding us with this, Jason? Stardock has the usual key codes. Then if you want updates to their very-buggy games, you have to provide personal information to set up a special account and you have to use their crappy ad-filled application. This includes game-stopping bugs. This may not be DRM, but it certainly has the effect of limiting copies. On top of that, their support e-mail is automatically filtered and frequently REJECTED without any specific explanation of why—just a list of several possibilities. Stardock makes it difficult for even LEGITIMATE copies to be used.
Stardock may make great games (indeed, I very much enjoyed Galactic Civilizations II), but regardless of what Brad Wardell claims to the contrary, Stardock definitely inconveniences is customers and treats us like criminals.
Itagaki: Ninja Gaiden Sigma is 'no good' {Joystiq}
May 21st 2008 8:54PM Kudos to Tomonobu Itagaki for his honesty and straightforwardness. I haven't played the game, so I neither agree nor disagree, but I do appreciate both honesty and straightforwardness.
10.5.2 causing mega-problems for musicians? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 21st 2008 8:47PM Pro Tools, that is.
10.5.2 causing mega-problems for musicians? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 21st 2008 8:46PM I wonder if this is why the Pro Tool workstations at SJSU are still using an older version of Mac OS X.
Poll: fixed or variable width content for Engadget? {Engadget}
May 21st 2008 8:43PM The poll is missing an important option:
(X) Make it optional. Offer fixed, fluid, and fluid with maximum width.
Windows can be resized and style sheets can be overridden with custom styles or turned off altogether, but a well-chosen default width with user options might be the best solution.
Safari AdBlock Frees Hulu {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 13th 2008 8:49PM They certainly won't see one red cent from blocked ads.
Safari AdBlock Frees Hulu {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
May 13th 2008 7:58PM Saying "No one has the right to force me to see an ad if I don't want to" to justify blocking the ads that pay for the content that is being offered in exchange for the presence of those ads is like saying "No one has the right to force me to give them money" to justify walking out of the Apple Store with your arms piled high with stolen iPhones and iPods. No, nobody can force you to watch ads and no store can force you to spend money in a store, but for an exchange to take place, you have to offer something in return for what you receive and in the case of Hulu, that something is accepting the ads with the content.
