Recent Comments:
GoldenEye 007's KLOBB returns in Too Human {Joystiq}
Jul 1st 2008 3:21AM You have to love "Ancient Alloyed Rifle of Effectiveness." Are we sure that isn't just a placeholder?
Engadget Mobile relaunch giveaways - T-Mobile Wing {Engadget Mobile}
May 23rd 2007 6:11PM W00t! Daddy needs a new phone.
Nokia's 5700 XpressMusic: another audio twister {Engadget}
Mar 29th 2007 12:53PM Wait, why do I need my phone to twist, again?
Release dates emerge for Mad Catz Wiimote and "Funchuk" {Engadget}
Mar 21st 2007 6:10PM @Ray
Nintendo probably kept the wire on for the nunchuk so you wouldn't have to worry about batteries and synching for both it and the Wiimote. Not to mention the confusion over figuring out which nunchuk goes with which Wiimote...
Nintendo DS bots in full force {Engadget}
Mar 13th 2007 11:06PM Yeah, seems like the DS would be more useful for input. Let me know when I can drive a Roomba with a DS.
Engadget's relaunch giveaways: Nikon S7c WiFi camera {Engadget}
Sep 28th 2006 2:34PM Ansel Adams.
Alienware's m3450, m5550, and m5750 go Core Duo {Engadget}
Jun 27th 2006 10:50AM Hey, these laptops have screens! They're copying Apple!
Wiimote to have mic, VOIP support? {Engadget}
May 25th 2006 1:59AM I thought the mic news dated to E3. For example, see this 5/10/06 article:
http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=E3+2006%3A+Speaker+and+Microphone+in+Wii+controller&id=4473
Or this 5/9/06 article:
http://www.thegamefeed.com/news-bf6f89cea28456af0be2bb206ba2c605.html
Another possibility is that since the DS can reportedly be used with the Wii the way the GBA could be used with the GC, the DS's inputs (including mic and stylus) might be usable with the Wii.
iRiver's PocketTV B10 for portable DMB {Engadget}
May 20th 2006 2:27PM Finally, a device dedicated to the Dave Matthews Band!
Hybrid hard drives (HHDs) shipping January: faster boots, longer battery {Engadget}
May 20th 2006 2:24PM Josh:
http://www.sammy.co.jp/english/
Anyway, I suppose the "why not 512MB?" commenters are assuming Samsung isn't aware of higher capacities of solid-state memory, even though they make it themselves. It must be that Samsung found 128-256MB to be the sweet spot between performance and price.
Adding $40 to a hard drive that costs $100-250 is a big difference when you're trying to look enticing to lots of consumers who don't really understand the benefits your product offers over the competition anyway.
Also, maybe there are diminishing returns for increased cache size in today's hardware, and they had to draw the line somewhere.
