Recent Comments:
Zune headed for Canada on June 13th! {Engadget}
May 6th 2008 11:37AM "Dozens;" seriously, what is wrong with you guys? Do you really have to take a shot at the Zune every time you report on it? We all know you hate Microsoft, that's not a surprise, but at least throw a little subtlety on your bias.
NVIDIA thinking about acquiring VIA? {Engadget}
Mar 18th 2008 3:23PM This is probably a good move for them; they need to expand into CPUs before Intel and AMD encroach too much on the GPU market (I've heard Intel has been looking into developing discrete graphics chips in addition to their integrated solutions).
However, in the long run it may be more beneficial for them to invest in some fabs and try to develop x86 chips in-house. I don't see how they could compete with Intel or AMD while still having to contract production out to TSMC and the like.
F-117 stealth fighters to make final flight no one will know about {Engadget}
Mar 12th 2008 1:23AM I don't know what kind of crack you guys are smoking, but yes, this thing is an incredible waste of money; that's part of the reason why they are retiring it. It is simply incredibly expensive to maintain and there is really no use for it. Note that it is called a stealth FIGHTER even though it is not nearly fast or agile enough to operate in the fighter role, nor is it large enough to function as a primary bomber, nor is it resilient enough to operate as a ground attack aircraft. It just has no function. The only time when this plane is useful is when we do not have air superiority and need to bomb targets quietly. For that role we have the B2, which is much more advanced and much easier to maintain. Then again, we very rarely fight any wars in which we do not have air superiority, which is why our primary bomber (B-52) is over 50 years old.
Seriously, you guys are just so clueless it's ridiculous. "We don't know what they are doing." Yes we do: they do nothing because they are too expensive and near-useless.
Poll: So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? {Engadget HD}
Feb 16th 2008 1:04PM I have a really nice upconverting player and Planet Earth on HD. I refuse to buy Blu-Ray until Sony quits extorting us with that "PS3 is cheapest Blu-ray player" bullshit. If they can put the most powerful console and a Blu-ray player together for $400, they should be able to sell a Blu-ray player for $150. Also I'm hoping eventually they will have cheaper dual-format players (I don't think the demand is very high compared to the whole market, but considering it's the same laser it's going to just be an afterthought at some point).
