I’m still not too convinced on dropping several hundred on the iPad, but the pictures I’m seeing from the new *leaked* Netflix app are certainly a step in the right direction to warming me up. I love movies, especially finding new movies. Netflix in that sense is like a gateway to a land full of narcotics, visually pleasing and entertaining narcotics. With that big display and slick UI, watching — and streaming no less! — movies will certainly be...
Ever since we saw early specs and hands on previews (and now reviews) of the latest Nvidia cards — the GTX 470 and 480 — many were passing off hand comments that an egg could be fried on these new cards due their high operating temperature. In many circumstances, idling between 70-80 C isn’t uncommon. For a reference, my ATI CrossFire 5850 set up never goes above 50 C idling. Two different cards, two different architectures though. Seeing as how the new...
Are you in love with retro games? I mean really, really in love? How often can you say you get to see or touch “your love” in every aspect of your life? For many people, their fascination is relegated to “hobby” status as life and the 9-to-5 grind consume a fair chunk of our daily rituals. But for retro gamers, a bone has been thrown in the form of salt and pepper shakers. Not just any salt and pepper shakers but Space Invader shakers. How sweet...
For those who fly with team Red (ATI), the arrival of XFX in recent times was seen as a god send. More competition is always good and really, XFX makes some mean ass cards. They’ve already shown their penchant for performance with Nvidia, so adopting ATI cards as well seems like the only logical next step, right? Well, for consumers it’s a partial yes. I say partial because in their move to support and put out ATI cards, someone on the other side of the...
Been roaming the planet for a few years — at least a couple decades? If so and you find “nu metal” calming and relaxing, you may remember a band by the name of Linkin Park. Back in the day (and still now), they were one of my favorite bands, going big back in 2000. In 2008 the band released their third album, “Miniutes to Midnight”. Since then, they’ve been pretty quiet, though I’m sure touring and other band related stuff is...
