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Microsoft giving the Xbox 360 a totally new Dashboard {Engadget}
Jul 14th 2008 6:33PM Have they made it play all the video media formats I use yet, thus making the media center extender aspect useful?
I was so excited when I heard about that function only to have it not play a single file I wanted it to. Even after the update that added some divx support, most of my files didn't work.
Kind of like buying a 4-door car but having the rear doors welded shut.
How would you change RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8330? {Engadget}
May 9th 2008 8:10PM Most Canadian providers are still charging an arm and a leg for Data access. Most Canadian providers are CDMA. CDMA phones do not have Wifi. GIVE CDMA PHONES WIFI, RIM, GOD DAMNIT!
BlackBerry service outages keeping your weekend interesting? {Engadget}
Mar 29th 2008 2:42PM My Blackberry has been working fine, and I've been at work for the past 7 hours without a single Blackberry related call (Internet/Blackberry Help Desk)
Hands-on with the Canon EOS Rebel XSi DSLR {Engadget}
Jan 31st 2008 5:27AM I have the XTi and provided the image quality is still there I will pick one of these up at release. I got the first XTi from the store I used to work at and hopefully my ex-boss can get me the first XSi too.
Larger LCD, larger viewfinder, Digic III, SD, better grip, improved auto focus, new CMOS sensor which supposedly helps decrease noise, Live View, sounds like a winner.
And while a lot of pros and pro wannabes talk trash about live view, only an idiot would say it has no use whatsoever. Some of these people would rather crawl around on their belly in the mud to compose a shot than admit that they use live view like "normal" people.
I've been in situations with my XTi where I can't physically get my head behind the camera, be it in a corner, or down low, or up above my head. In all of these situations I've had to shoot blind and hope for the best, often missing important shots. While practice might make perfect, I'd rather be able to glance at the LCD even at an extreme angle, to make sure I'm at least pointed at the subject.
But I'm not a pro so what do I know? I just want my camera to be a tool that is easy and fun to use.
16-year-old converts gas truck to electric, reminds us of our wasted youth {Engadget}
Jan 27th 2008 11:05PM I made $30k after tax last year part-time. People can work part-time but make a good hourly wage you know.
Canon Rebel XSi official, move over XTi {Engadget}
Jan 24th 2008 2:13AM I worked at a camera store for 4 years and saw a good number of customers with bent pins in CF slots on their cameras. How they did it, I don't know. Jamming it in sideways I guess?
SD is the way to go, I have to say. Most other devices that take removable media take SD these days, or micro-SD which last time I checked fit inside an SD sized holder to be used in other devices. Lots of laptops come with SD readers on the side which is a bonus for me.
Have any of you "SD isn't as tough as CF" even handles an SD card? They're tiny and to break one you'd have to get a good grip on both sides and twist pretty hard. Not like a Smart Media card which can break just by inserting it into the camera. SD cards are solid little devices. Having SD also means the cards can also be used in other compact cameras. Say, the new Canon SD1100. While I love my Rebel XTi, I'd love to be able to buy a compact camera to bring along on bike rides and other activities where a DSLR is too big and bulky, and still be able to use the big cards.
Finally the $200 Sony Blu-ray drive for a PC {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2008 9:41PM My Lian-Li case came with a matching aluminum bezel to go in front of the drive so it matches. perhaps you need one of those!
Let Engadget trick out your home theater {Engadget HD}
Sep 16th 2007 3:15PM I can't recall if I entered already! I searched through my engadget Emails asking me to confirm comments but there wasn't one about this contest so either I did not enter or I was one of the ones who got bounced. So here I am, hoping I don't miss out on this awesome contest!
Could have used this stuff last night for a party I had at my new place :(
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: Nikon D40 DSLR {Engadget}
Sep 14th 2007 5:05PM If I win this camera I promise to never ever take pictures of my naughty bits with it.
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: Insignia NS-LCD37 LCD HDTV {Engadget HD}
Sep 14th 2007 5:03PM All good things must come to an end. I could use that television for my livingroom! please!
