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Sega set to cease GD-ROM production, spells end for Dreamcast games {Engadget}
Jan 18th 2007 9:00PM The real news here is that Sega was still making GD-ROMs...
Chinese manufacturers prepared to switch from DVD to EVD in '08 {Engadget}
Dec 7th 2006 10:27PM Um, the state-controlled Chinese media isn't exactly known for stating accurate statistics.
This is just posturing to let the rest of the world know that they are serious about what they see as unfairness in licensing fees (if they could, they'd do the same to us, of course). In other words, it's a state-sponsored negotiation tactic. China is like any other capitalist country, and it and its citizens will go where the money is. Even though players may only cost $80 (640 RMB), that's still expensive for something that's merely a luxury, especially since most people already own a DVD player and there are millions of bootleg DVDs out on the street. Don't expect this to change anything at all.
QinetiQ's 3D shoe-sizer coming to US Stride Rite stores {Engadget}
Dec 7th 2006 3:16PM While this is interesting, most shoe stores have long since stopped carrying shoes in different widths, and it seems that most designer shoe brands aren't even manufactured in more than one width. So what's the point?
I guess it could attract some tech-saavy customers drawn to the wow factor of the machines, but I don't think it's going to do much to help fit people's shoes.
Wowwee branching out with FlyTech Dragonfly, FCC reveals {Engadget}
Dec 1st 2006 8:17PM I, for one, welcome our robotic ornithopter overlords.
BenQ uses WTC & 9/11 imagery to sell devices {Engadget}
Dec 1st 2006 8:14PM Americans (yes, I'm one) are generally way too sensitive about 9/11--it should not be treated as sacrosanct the way it usually is these days. However, this campaign is about as culturally sensitive as someone in the U.S. using the image of the Tiananmen Tank Man or murdered civilians from the Rape of Nanjing to hawk Western fast food.
OLPC XO: yes, it plays Doom {Engadget}
Nov 29th 2006 8:17PM I couldn't help notice that the machine runs Doom slower than my 486/66 did...
A few more spy shots of Nokia's 870 Internet Tablet {Engadget}
Nov 29th 2006 12:35AM I just realized that the side effect of the flip-out stand is that you can put your hand under it while you hold the tablet, which should help alleviate some hand fatique if you use it hand-held like I do.
With the sliver face and the retro speaker grill styling, I feel like I'm looking at an old transistor radio from the 70s.
Zettabyte zBox automates off-site backups {Engadget}
Oct 25th 2006 8:18PM Vietor--
This is a cool product and I would certainly buy it if it weren't so overpriced. Amazon S3 storage costs only $0.15/GB-Month, and $0.20/GB transferred. For the low-end plan, that's $4.50/month for storage, and $6.00/month for transfer (assuming a full 30GB refresh). I find it hard to justify spending 5x that amount per month, or $600/year, for the hardware plus convenience. Better to charge for the box up front and then charge a reasonable per-month charge based on actual usage. Sorry, but I'm not going to pay $50/month just for peace of mind when I could get many times the peace of mind with not much more work on my part and for much less money.
Engadget's relaunch giveaways: Xbox 360 Premium pack number four {Engadget}
Oct 22nd 2006 6:59PM None!
EnerAge plans to power your laptop with a hydrocarbon fuel cell {Engadget}
Oct 20th 2006 4:12AM "The reaction also results in byproducts like water and CO2."
Burning any hydrocarbon results in byproducts like water and CO2, plus a whole bunch of NOx and other nasty pollutants. This sounds like not so much a fuel cell as a combustion engine, especially running at that temperature. May as well try to pack a gasoline generator in your carry-on luggage.
