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Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness releases

May 23rd 2008 11:30PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

I enjoy the game, but I do wish it had keyboard controls and relied on the mouse less. It can be hard quickly and precisely targeting enemies with a trackpad.

Microwave beam car stopper tested, fries cars in nanoseconds flat

Dec 5th 2007 11:54AM on Engadget

Is a "whip" some new slang for car? I've never heard that before.

APC intros increased-efficiency Back-UPS ES 750

Dec 3rd 2007 6:12PM on Engadget

I'd dig having a built in UPS. I'd only want a 2 minute UPS -- 1st to allow me time to move cables around, and the second minute for it to hibernate and shut down. I sure don't need 15 minutes at home if it's going to automatically shut off, anyway.

Cheap sensors could enable next-gen mo-cap games

Nov 27th 2007 12:32PM on Engadget

I don't have acres of land to play football on, or want to bother arranging for a permit to play in a park, or want to play when it's raining (winter) and dark out (which is about 5PM now). So, I'll play games at home indoors, and be proud of it.

Black Friday Giveaways (part 19): Wii + Metroid Prime 3 and more

Nov 24th 2007 12:22AM on Engadget

I think a Wii would look very nice next to my trophy for helping the most orphans.

Ad problems fixed -- game on!

Nov 21st 2007 9:07PM on Engadget

So just for fun, I deleted all entries from adblock. I forgot about the number one most annoying thing about the ads on Engadget and other sites, and came across this while looking for a fix (other than just blocking):

http://publicobject.com/2007/05/some-flash-ads-break-mousewheel.html

Seriously, fix that and you'll see a lot less adblock usage.

Ad problems fixed -- game on!

Nov 21st 2007 4:58PM on Engadget

I'm not an adblocking nazi, but I do adblock when I see an annoying ad. The old version of Adblock would let you just click below the ad you want to remove, and add just that one. The new version doesn't seem to do that (at least, not by default). So when there's an annoying ad, I end up blocking a lot of things trying to catch just the one.

Anyway, I guess the moral of the story is: Don't let an obnoxious ad on the site, because it only serves to encourage people to install and run ad blocking software. Keep 'em civil and most people won't care.

Gene Simmons on file sharers? Sue them off the face of the planet

Nov 15th 2007 1:06PM on Engadget

68newyorker:
Actually, it's more like: I don't like the price of the music, so I'll just borrow it from a friend and listen to it. Comparing it to physical theft does not make sense.

Apple gets sued over Greenpeace iPhone report

Oct 16th 2007 2:29PM on Engadget

The title says sued, the content says not sued. It's almost as though the title was specifically designed to be inflammatory.

Nissan takes wraps off conceptual Pivo 2 electric car

Oct 5th 2007 12:24PM on Engadget

Working in the concept car department of an automotive company seems like it'd be one of the coolest jobs ever.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years ago is starting to act up as well. To compound the matter, we are expecting our first born sometime next year. I fear the Kodak just isn't going to cut it any longer. What would be the best starter DSLR to get? She hates missing photo opportunities due to camera 'lag' so speed would definitely be at the top of the list. Photo quality and features would be next. Price should be no more than $800. I'm not interested in video capabilities."

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