Recent Comments:
Caption contest: it's deadbeat-tastic! {Engadget}
Apr 21st 2009 1:29PM The best way to keep Comcast on site until the problem is fixed.
May be more legal than this:
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Misc/misc.news.internet.discuss/2008-09/msg00164.html
Trojan PS2 made of wood earns store credit for craftsman, shame for retailer {Engadget}
Feb 6th 2009 11:02AM I worked in retail in the 80's and saw the same things happening.
One person returned cartridge based video games and placed plastic cassette holders with some weight in it in place of the actual cartridge. Got away with it too - the chick at the return desk never looked inside.
Another interesting trick was someone used a roll of dimes to pay for a purchase. Inside the roll of dimes there were a few pennies in place of some of the dimes which had been filed down to fit perfectly! What a lot of work to save a few cents!!!
Palm announces webOS platform {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2009 3:32PM Yeah I wonder about backwards compatibility as well. I have a ton of apps I would miss.
Also agree about the other language support. How could one write TCPMP/Coreplayer in Javascript???
Otherwise looks pretty slick.
Live from Palm's CES press conference {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2009 3:16PM No mention of backward compatibility....
Nintendo announces the Wii MotionPlus at E3 {Engadget}
Jul 15th 2008 12:54PM I would hope that they will come out with an upgraded Wiimote with this tech built in, rather than requiring a box plugged in on the end.
Also, will these new games support the old tech with less accuracy? I would hate to see a segregation of the market into those who have MotionPlus and those who don't.
Hey Ninty how about a free upgrade for all the old controllers!!!
HIS iClear claims to reduce noise, really just fills an empty PCIe slot {Engadget}
Jun 25th 2008 10:44AM Where is the green marker?
Homemade security 'bum bot' turns up on the Colbert Report {Engadget}
Apr 25th 2008 2:09PM Would seem more like enema bot
US to shoot down failed satellite at 10:30pm ET tonight {Engadget}
Feb 20th 2008 12:22PM
The main issue with this satellite which is different than most others is this one failed right after launch, and thus has a full load of fuel.
The computer locked up or some similar problem and no one has gone up to press CTRL-ALT-DELETE.
There is 1 ton of hydrazine frozen solid in a titanium tank.
Titanium tanks make it back whole all the time.
http://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/reentry/recovered.html
But this one also has 1 ton of cold stuff in it to help cool it during reentry. This tank is located at the center of the satellite, so it is relatively well protected. When it does hit the ground, its gonna crack open and stink up the place.
So it is probably a good idea to blow it away. Add to this the super secret stuff thats on there, you can understand why they want to break it up. They don't need or want an explosion, they just want to disrupt the tank/satellite to make it burn up during reentry rather than come down whole.
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: Nikon D40 DSLR {Engadget}
Sep 14th 2007 3:30PM My wife would be really happy if I was to win this ;)
NASA develops extreme-heat-resistant CPUs {Engadget}
Sep 12th 2007 1:03PM Now we can make a Venus lander that will last longer than an hour!
