Archive for January, 2008

A new PlayStation 3 with Dual Shock on the way?

According to industry gossip site Ars Technica, Sony is going to do away with the current 80 gig PlayStation 3 and release one with a larger hard drive and the new Dual Shock 3 controller.
The current PS3 has a wireless controller with no vibration feature, something many gamers miss.
I think that wouldn’t be a bad […]

2007 was a big year for gaming; ‘08 even better?

Sales of video games, consoles soared in ‘07Microsoft takes big lead over Sony, which plans several new releasesLANGSTON WERTZ JR.Last year was a very good one for the video game industry.
According to a report released last week by industry trackers the NPD Group, U.S. game and console sales hit nearly $18 billion. That was 43 […]

NCAA game simulations are must-have software

New games show real court senseCollege Hoops and March Madness have authentic feel to themLANGSTON WERTZ JR. EA Sports ‘NCAA ‘08 March Madness’With college basketball in full swing (and with the big Duke-North Carolina game coming up Feb. 6), I’ve been playing a lot of NCAA hoops video games.
Last month, I tested 2K Sports’ College […]

Technology makes golf easier for beginners

Golf gains thousands of new players each year.
But it loses just as many. The reason is simple: the game is hard. And frustrating.
Good news for newbies. Golf technology is on the way to make the game easier. Cobra Golf’s new LV4 driver uses an extra large clubface to inspire confidence and technology is built into […]

Soulja boy not as fun and wholesome as you think

If you’re a parent of young kids, like me, chances are your kids have come home singing the catchy “Crank That” song by 17-year-old Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy, who is scheduled to be in town this weekend. Soulja Boy self-published “Crank That,” which later ended up at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 100 charts.
Soulja Boy’s […]

“Circuit-based” contact lens = superhuman vision?

Engineers at the University of Washington have created a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.
They showed off their latest invention at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ international conference in Livermore, Calif.
How could it change your life? Imagine tossing your flat screen and looking at truly hi-def […]

Misleading advertisements on MyYahoo and other trusted web properties

I was wondering what a majority of people think about these type of advertisements. To me they are just an annoyance - taking precious real estate on MyYahoo page But I know that a lot of gullible people out there fall for these - wasting time and more importantly signing up unwittingly for unwanted […]

Salary hikes for Software Engineers in India

Here’s another hilarious one from Doubtsourcing.com - enjoy!

I got my MacBook Air!!!!

It is inside!!! Heavy …

Some interesting news here and there

Enterprise Social networking tools acceptanceThis has been long due. Enterprise accepting social networking tools was gone happen regardless of corporate blocking and security issues.
Voip alive, So What!I agree with Jeff on SME and Enterprise Voip will flourish in the coming years. Social Communication Voice Mashups, I can see a great potential in this […]