Archive for July 21st, 2005

Mr. Jobs, a couple of smirking Sony guys dropped this off for you(2)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 9:39 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

No need to wait for Apple’s rumor-fattened video iPod, not with Sony prepping a ceramic white version of its Playstation Portable and a firmware update that will bring WMA and MPEG-4 AVC support, a real Web browser, and the ability to display TV content to the device.

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So I’ll see you onstage at 12:45? Oh, and Steve, don’t forget the reality distortion field. We may need it.(2)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 9:27 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

Does anyone even care about the perpetually delayed iTunes phone anymore (see “You have to understand, Mr. Jobs is very sensitive about premature elaboration” and “Apple embeds iPod phone announcement in iTunes code“)? If you’re one of those who do, you might want to pay special attention to next week’s Motorola “what’s wow and what’s [...]

The FUD is strong in this one(3)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 9:17 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

If baiting the open source community is an intramural sport at Microsoft, then the general manager of platform strategy, Michael Taylor, just got his FUD jersey. In an interview with ZDnet Asia, Taylor throws a number of sucker punches at Linux, decrying the operating system as brittle and scoffing at the notion that it’s more [...]

The pain beam is perfectly safe as long as both operator and target follow the detailed instructions(4)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 9:01 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

Among the inventory of kinder, gentler weaponry being developed by the Department of Defense’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate is the Active Denial System — a microwave “pain beam” designed to heat skin to intolerable levels without burning it. Writing in Popular Science a few years back, Eric Adams described what it’s like to be on [...]

You know the rule, Billy: no consensual sex with prostitutes. Now kill her and take the extra points.(20)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 8:45 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has finally given “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” the scarlet letter. On Wednesday the organization changed its rating on the latest installment in Rockstar Games’ controversial franchise to “AO” (Adults Only), from “M” (Mature), apparently after concluding that the game’s content is better suited to 18-year-olds than 17-year-olds. The [...]

Quoted(0)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 8:28 am | Categorized as Quoted

Q: What sort of defenses does it have, if on the off chance.. there is a Rebel attack. I don’t really want to cough up for this only to have it destroyed by some pesky X-Wing fighters.
A: It protects itself by oscillating [...]

HP converting storied garage into recycling center(47)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 5:46 am | Categorized as Uncategorized

Hewlett-Packard’s new corporate slogan under CEO Mark Hurd’s leadership may not be “invent” so much as “repurpose.” A day after offering up a “research will not be cut” declaration to its plans to trim its workforce by 14,500 employees (see “Mr. Hurd, sir, come quick! The walls of the garage! They’re dripping blood!“), HP did [...]

Off Topic(0)

Posted by John Paczkowski on July 21st, 2005 at 3:51 am | Categorized as Off Topic

The Worstest Album Covers Ever III, *BLING* The Metallic Maxell, XL-HIFI 120 VHS Tape Necklace *BLING* and three from Mcsweeneys: The Boy in the Bubble reviews New York City’s most fashionable and trendy new restaurants, Anecdotal leads for news stories reporting the end of the world and Excerpts from the diary of an [...]