This is a 17 minute talk from TED (Technology, Education, Design), an annual conference where speakers share their ideas with many important individuals.
This particular talk is by Jeff Bezos and outlines several analogies towards the internet, comparing it to the California Gold Rush and the beginnings of electricity. It is very interesting, but ultimately he comes to a conclusion that we are in the beginnings and things will only increase from here.
You can find hundreds of talks like this on TED.com.
As if two wasn’t enough, Asus decided to produce a video card with, count ‘em, three GPUs. Note that this is one one board, not at all like the GX2 deals from NVIDIA that are basically two regular boards with only one connector. The card houses the RV670 core, ATI’s fastest chip.
This is a video that I found a while ago that explains the ten dimensional theory. It goes into detail but makes it easy for most people to figure out. The book it is based on is by Rob Bryanton.
Its new segment time! Previously, I’ve been issuing news updates that consist of several stubs of stories that aren’t post-worthy individually. Well, Miscellanea isn’t exactly news, it is more like a collection of unrelated, cool stories that I want to bring to a larger audience. OK then, lets jump right into it.
First of all, Acer’s Vice President, James Wong, had said that they plan to release an open platform gaming console. To quote Gizmodo, “WTF?” Wong allegedly takes issue with the current proprietary, closed consoles that dominate the market. The console should use PC technology. I think the decision to make it entirely open platform closes off some potential money, but since it is good for the consumer, I’m fine with it. My German isn’t good enough to fully comprehend the original source, but if someone is better than Google Translator, feel free to repost it in the comments.
Finally, Microsoft has honored their promise of SP1, and it ushers in a startling amount of changes. I would have posted the release notes here, but they are several pages long and can be found here instead. The pack, weighing in at 434.5MB (or 726.5MB for the 64-bit version), rolls in 23 security updates and 550 hotfixes. Apparently the update is taking its sweet time showing up, and if you cannot wait to download it, here are the direct links:
In the way of changes, Microsoft says SP1 will bring “. . . improvements that address many key pieces of customer feedback, especially in the areas of performance and reliability.” Release note highlights after the break.
After months of tediously waiting for the newest installations of Red Alert, gamers everywhere can rejoice at the opportunity to play the new game. In this version of Red Alert, the Soviets had gone back in time to prevent Einstein from assisting the Allies. However, after going back in time, the Soviets allowed a new fraction to enter the fray. This mysterious new faction is the Empire of Rising Sun, the Japanese. After this change in time, the Allies have lost some of their laser technologies, but still kept the mirage technology. Now, a new technology has allowed buildings to be built on water as well as land. Another change was the fact that most of the units are now able to move on land and water, although some weapons might be a little weakened when it’s on a different terrain. The Japanese units are supposedly mysterious: An insider saw some kind of tsunami tank and ninjas. Here is the official press release, a way to get the beta version of the RA3, and the cover of PC Gamer. Screens after the break… Read the rest of this entry »
With the usual spin, Microsoft released figures the other day that claim 42% market share for the Xbox 360. This figure factors in hardware, software, and accessories. Assuming that 360 owners, who usually tend to be more active gamers, buy more games than Wii owners for instance then the figure could be skewed. Also factored in is the Xbox Live subscription fee, and as Kotaku puts it, this figure is good for revenue showboating, but not so much for apples-to-apples dick waving contests. The reported install base of the 360 is about 17.7 million, but we don’t know if that factors in the extra 16% that have failed.
Back in October, Hulu was launched as a joint venture between Fox and NBC. The site was to offer free, ad-supported videos of popular TV shows and movies. Back then and until a couple of days ago, it was still in private beta. I managed to get an invite a couple weeks ago, and I have been enjoying the service greatly (thanks again Alec.) Read the rest of this entry »
Finally, Microsoft has honored their promise of SP1, and it ushers in a startling amount of changes. I would have posted the release notes here, but they are several pages long and can be found 
