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The iPad, Two Weeks Later – Yes, It Is Disappointing But Yes, There Is Hope

The iPad, Two Weeks Later – Yes, It Is Disappointing But Yes, There Is Hope

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My immediate reaction following the conclusion of Steve Jobs’ iPad keynote was a lack of any kind of reaction at all. It was more indifference. I needed to absorb what [...]

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Feb 8, 2010 | 3 Responses

Tablet Rumors False After All; Apple Announces Large iPhone Instead

Tablet Rumors False After All; Apple Announces Large iPhone Instead

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Apple defied all expectations today by announcing a ten-inch iPhone rather than their expected Tablet computer, resulting in a massive embarrassment for news outlets, stock holders, and trending Twitter topics. [...]

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Jan 27, 2010 | 3 Responses

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This is Google Wave

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Like G-mail, Google Maps, Google Books, Google News, Google Earth, Google Chrome, and www.google.com, Google has just come out with something incredibly useful and very innovative that’s free, sending a [...]

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Dec 14, 2009 | 12 Responses

The Apple Tablet: The Most Hyped Device That No One Knows Anything About

The Apple Tablet: The Most Hyped Device That No One Knows Anything About

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Recently, Apple’s oft-rumored Tablet device has done nothing but build up in hype, despite the fact that Apple has never confirmed a word of what’s been said. A recent article [...]

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Nov 30, 2009 | Leave a response

Jonathan Blow’s Braid Blends Mario with Time Travel and Violins

Jonathan Blow’s Braid Blends Mario with Time Travel and Violins

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“I think that a lot of people feel like the point of life is to be happy, or comfortable, or something like that, whereas I am highly suspicious of those [...]

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Nov 16, 2009 | Leave a response

Final Fantasy XIII Releases March 9, 2010 in North America

Final Fantasy XIII Releases March 9, 2010 in North America

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This post is actually just to satisfy my own personal excitement. I’ll be in my room that month.

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Nov 13, 2009 | Leave a response

Ultra High Def Video Expected to Replace HDTV As Early As 2017

Ultra High Def Video Expected to Replace HDTV As Early As 2017

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Keeping up with the popular trend of technology moving outlandishly fast, analysts over at In-Stat have gone ahead and announced that the days of HDTV are most likely numbered, as [...]

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Nov 5, 2009 | Leave a response

Tale of Tales’s Beautifully-Made “The Graveyard” Available For Free Today Only

Tale of Tales’s Beautifully-Made “The Graveyard” Available For Free Today Only

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Video games often come under extreme criticism for lacking the artistic and intelligent ambitions that literature or film can bring to a narrative. The reality is actually that such games do [...]

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Nov 2, 2009 | Leave a response

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Um, What the Hell?

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I thought we’d reached the worst when CTA Digital released a bowling ball peripheral for the Nintendo Wii but apparently, that was just to brace us for what was yet [...]

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Nov 2, 2009 | Leave a response

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The Benefits Brought On By Internet Freedom

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Do the consequences of letting students perform private activity on their university-provided network outweigh the alternative: network monitoring? It’s an ongoing debate I had mostly shied away from, not because [...]

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Nov 2, 2009 | Leave a response

R.I.P. GeoCities

R.I.P. GeoCities

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Update – xkcd has redesigned their website today in honor of GeoCities. I thought this day would never come. Today GeoCities, arguably the golden web child of the ‘90s, is [...]

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Oct 26, 2009 | 2 Responses

Consensus – Windows 7 is Very Good

Consensus – Windows 7 is Very Good

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Forgive me – I did not deliver this on promised time (blame midterms and Sound Tribe Sector 9 playing at House of Blues last night). I find myself questioning the [...]

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Oct 23, 2009 | Leave a response