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Archive for September, 2006

Breaking news – Aust. Nintendo Wii release date

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Nintendo’s upcoming games console, the Wii, will launch in Australia on December 7 at AUD $399.95. The press release just came into my inbox at 9.14pm – a few minutes ago as this is being blogged! Details below…

Powerful digital camera

Friday, September 15th, 2006

While most digital camera makers offer digital cameras to cater to all price points, from entry-level to the absolute high-end, Canon is a company that excels at doing this really well.   

Feel the beat of your vibrating seat!

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Ever since ‘force feedback’ technology in games controllers and steering wheels became popular a few years ago, people have wanted ways to make our entertainment experiences ever more realistic and enjoyable.

Skype Video calls between PCs and Macs!

Friday, September 15th, 2006

The world’s most popular Internet phone call software, Skype, have released a new beta 2.0 version for Mac users which finally supports video!

  

Audio recorder for iPod with video

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Did you buy a 5th gen iPod partly because it records audio in WAV format at full 16-bit CD quality, which can then be easily compressed to smaller size mp3s if required?

The hard drive turns 50…

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

On September 13, 1956, the hard disk drive was born. It’s interesting to note that TV and the Hard Disk Drive are both 50 years old, and in 2006 they are finally coming together as never before.

Apple’s latest has landed at last! – Updated.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

New iPods, new software and new accessories are finally here, and as always, it’s amazing to see what the rumour mill gets right and what it gets wrong. While we’ve all speculated about widescreen iPods and iPod phones which, as it turns out, haven’t arrived this time around, there’s still a lot to be happy about with Apple’s latest harvest – and thankfully, that’s whether you’re buying a new iPod or not! Let’s take a look in some more detail below, in the longest post I’ve written! Don’t worry, you’ll read through it all quickly… :-)

20 years of Apple ads + last minute rumours…

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

As this blog entry is written, there’s only a few hours to go until 10am San Francisco time, where the new Apple iPods, new iTunes Movie and Music store and other goodies are set to be released. So as a pre-celebration, here’s an interesting little site where you can watch Apple’s different TV ads and videos from the past 20 years…

Throw an iPod HouseParty…

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

While we all wait with baited breath to hear what Apple will launch on September 12 (US time, for us here in Australia it will be September 13), iPod accessory manufacturer Gear4 has released an excellent iPod compatible clock radio that works with any iPod that has a dock connector.

Cool optical illusions

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Our eyes and brain work in mysterious ways… Want to see if your brain is fooled by the interesting visual phenomena?

  

Upgrading from XP to Vista RC1

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Upgrading your operating system from an older one to a new one is always an interesting experience. Paul Thurrott shares his experiences by bravely upgrading a fully loaded XP system to the new Vista RC1… And yes, did he back up first!

Blackberry goes multimedia with Pearl

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

The very popular Blackberry messaging phone is well known for doing one thing right, and that’s mobile email. But things are changing with the release of the a new version outfitted with a trackball for navigation. They’re calling it the Blackberry Pearl.

Apple takes bite from Core 2 Duo

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Whether Apple is launching a movie download service along with new iPods on September 12 or not, new iMacs have just been launched and are on sale now.

  

A dark side to Windows Vista RC1?

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

After the initial excitement that the latest test version of Windows Vista, known as RC1 (or release candidate 1), was by far the best test version so far, users have started reporting things they don’t like and want fixed before the final release.

Sony delays PS3 launch for half the world

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

Looking forward to Sony’s next-generation games console, the PS3?

If you live in Australia, Europe, Russia, Africa and other PAL TV standard territories, you’ll be waiting a little longer than you expected, with the PS3 for these territories being delayed until March 2007!

Corel’s new photo sharing tool: Snapfire

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Corel Corporation, creators of Corel Draw, have announced Corel Snapfire, a free download from www.snapfire.com that provides all the tools users need to easily organise, enhance and share digital photos and video clips.

Apple to launch new products on Sept 12?

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

  

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