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Zune HD has a Tegra processor, confirms official Zune podcast {Engadget}
Jun 19th 2009 6:33PM "No surprise, that announcement came with a heap of praise for NVIDIA's chip, so much so it's almost painful to listen. "
Like Engadget's 99% biased praise for Apple products?
NVIDIA says Windows CE is better for smartbooks than Android {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2009 4:54PM What the hell is a smartbook? Computer manufacturers need to stop cooking up new redundant devices with confusing names. This is dot com all over again.
Samsung debuts first 32GB DDR3 memory module {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2009 4:35PM I see what you did there. Good one.
Switched On: When netbooks suffer from 'Droid rage {Engadget}
Jun 16th 2009 7:22PM Well said. I just can't see how anyone shelling out $300-600 and accept it running a dumbed down OS that is only good for browsing and instant messaging. Although netbooks are small and cute, they are still computers and thus people want to run a computer OS on them as opposed to something that is "simple" and will result in a crippled and subdued computer experience. I mean, would anyone want to run android on their desktop? probably not. People use their netbook/netbook for similar tasks they run on their work machines.
AT&T's iPhone 3G S launch day pre-orders already sold out {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2009 2:17PM I'm truly shocked by the fact that people would wake up at the crack of dawn to line up for a phone that has been near virtually unchanged since its launched 2 years ago. Sure some welcomed improvements on the software side are worthy of an applause but still. The iPhone craze has gone a bit overhand. I mean, it's not like the 3GS is any much different from the 3G.
Blu-ray gets Managed Copy next year, requires new hardware {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2009 12:24PM Scott:
Lower bitrate = Lower quality
Most HD content that are offered in streamed form are basically compressed versions of their Bluray counter parts. Most are compressed to a quarter of the original size and thus much of the eye candy and quality is lost. I have yet to find any HD material that look as good as any of the BD movies I have. Even the 1080p trailers on the net are severely inferior to a genuine BD copy. It's high bitrate that truly sets BD apart from DVD.
Blu-ray gets Managed Copy next year, requires new hardware {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2009 11:26AM Because optical media is best at what it does, which is storing large chunks of data. Sure there are streaming services but much of the so called "HD" materials is severely compressed and are well behind genuine BD flicks when it comes to quality and detail, there is really no comparison at all. Many top-end BD movies run at 40Mbit/sec, please inform me of how many households have internet connections that can stream at 40Mbit/sec. Most streaming services offer HD movies of a mere 10-15Mbit/sec which will well below a true high definition experience. Not only that but most household have more than one internet user and try streaming a large sized movie while 2-3 other members of the family are using the same internet connection.
Until demon internet connection speeds of 50-100Mbit/sec are in 60% of all households, optical media will still reign.
Blu-ray gets Managed Copy next year, requires new hardware {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2009 11:02AM Public adoption of Blu-Ray take at least twice the time it took for DVD to creep into the living rooms of most homes. The sole reason for this is that Blu-Ray requires a 720p capable TV and even many of the "HD-ready" flats screen TVs that are older than 2 years cannot fully display every pixel of 720p. If you television cannot display the minimum requirements then a Bluray movie will only marginally look better than an upscaled DVD flick.
And with people only upgrading their television sets every 5 or 10 years, Blu-Ray has a long road a head until its mainstream. This is different from DVD which could be fully enjoyed even on the fattest Panasonic CRT screens from the early 90s. But Blu-Ray is truly awesome and I'm always blown away everytime I watch a Blu-Ray movie on my TV.
Archos 3 8GB touchscreen PMP launched {Engadget}
Jun 11th 2009 1:41PM 14 hours of music playback is absolutely appalling. Most devices with such screen size have at least twice as longer battery life.
AutoLinQ initiative taps Android for new connected car initiative {Engadget}
Jun 8th 2009 5:07PM What does Android have got to do with underwhelming iPhone announcements?
