Archive for December, 2006

2006 Darwin Awards

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

It's the last day of 2006, time to read the 2006 Darwin Awards! Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, ...

DRM for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray cracked?

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Seems someone over at Doom9.org may have cracked the uncrackable AACS DRM that is built into HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.  Personally I'm not a fan of DRM as I think it limits and punishes the people that purchase the product, and barely slows down the people it is intended to slow ...

Best Buy to offer Media package

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Best Buy is now offering a package and service called ConnectedLife.Home for a mere $15,000.  You get a lot of neat stuff, but you apparently cannot substitute items so you're basically at their mercy.  Plus this is Best Buy employees we're talking about...  Not sure I'd want them installing something ...

People trading in their PS3’s for Wii’s?

Monday, December 25th, 2006

Interesting article on a trend of people trying to use PS3's to obtain Wii's.  From personal experience, I sold two PS3's and made enough money to buy a Wii which is what I wanted.  What's funny is that I found the PS3's while looking for the Wii's!

Track your kids via GPS in their cell phones!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

By the time my kids are old enough to want a (real) cell phone, this will probably be more mainstream.  But the technology and services are already there to track your kids position via GPS! Many parents may have fleetingly harbored the fantasy of equipping their children with such tracking devices ...

In the spirit of Christmas!

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

First there was line rider. Now there is Snow line! Yep, Santa is now on the sleigh. Enjoy! Snow Line Help Santa Claus collect the presents. Play this free game now!!