Rosie named 'worst looking' in HDTV

Now, recently I've fallen in love with HDTV and absolutely hate watching regular television for a number of reasons, but it just might be that HD isn't perfect.d

"Rosie O'Donnell has been named the "worst-looking celebrity" in high-definition television, according to Phillip Swann of the industry Web site TVPredictions.com. Swann says Rosie "looks like she uses a Brillo pad" to wash her face."

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Wikipedia List of Sexual Slurs

"A collection of known sexual slurs have a read have a laugh"

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Symantec admits its Mac OS X spyware prediction was wrong

Turns out Mac users are just as safe as ever. Anyone surprised that a security company falsely claims that security is needed? Nope.

"18 months ago Symantec said: "Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft" but on Wednesday it quietly admitted the prediction was wrong."

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F.E.A.R. Strikes X360

F.E.A.R. Strikes X360: "F.E.A.R. (X360)Don't be afraid -- it's just a demo of the upcoming game."

X06: Halo: Wars Trailer

X06: Halo: Wars Trailer: "Halo Wars (X360)The first look at the FPS-gone-strategy."

X06: Doom on Xbox Live Arcade

I have to admit that I have not taken full advantage of the Xbox Live Arcade and have mostly just mooched the free demos. That totally changed today. I bought Doom for 800 points and have LOVED playing this old game that I was big into back in middle school.

X06: Doom on Xbox Live Arcade: "DOOM (X360)Microsoft snags another true classic."

X06: Gears of War Demonstration

Um....let's just put a countdown on this...this is awesome!

45 Days and just over 4 hours and 20 minutes as of this post


X06: Gears of War Demonstration: "Gears of War (X360)Cliffy B. takes us a level beyond the E3 build."

Steve Jobs saying "boom" ... many times

Boom! Everyone loves youtube!

"Someone did the hard job and cut all Steve's "boom" in one video"

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A Collection of Beautiful Widescreen and Dual Monitor Wallpapers

There are some pretty cool shots in here. I especially like the photos of the dog shot with the macro flash on page 2. I think I need one of those...

"High quality photos for standard, widescreen, and dual monitor setups. With resolutions of up to 2650x1600! Check the archives for even more!"

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Apple debuts Aperture 1.5 at Photokina

So here's some fun news. I think a lot of the updates are really well done and will hopefully make the application run a bit smoother. What I was reallying hoping for in this morning's news was an updated MacBook Pro. That can't be far away though. It is sad that most pc laptop makers have Intel Core 2 Duo chips in their machines and Apple doesn't. They're now more than a few weeks (it's months now) behind. This is diappointing!!

Apple debuts Aperture 1.5 at Photokina: "Ahead of the Photokina tradeshow in Germany, Apple has announced a new version of Aperture, its professional digital photography workflow solution. Aperture 1.5 is a major update to the all-in-one post production tool for photographers that delivers ..."

New Metal Gear Solid 4 in 1080p and... they're kinda disappointing

I wouldn't say I'm entirely disappointed, but I'm not impressed at all. The textures are good, but the lighting and particle effects are down right bad. Plus, it's on a system that will cost $600!!! I think I'll stick with my Xbox 360 and pick up a Wii for $250 for now. If the PS3 drops $300 in price, then we'll talk.

"While the character models look fantastic, the environment textures look far worse than what's been previously shown. Can Hideo and his team improve them before it's released?"

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Why Not One Hundred MPG?

Here's a good article from Popular Mechanics about a 100 mpg car. It's possible, but not highly profitable. Bummer...

So the question remains: Could manufacturers deliver a practical car that a typical American family could use as daily transportation, getting 100 mpg or better on every single trip? We asked some of the most inventive engineering minds in the country. We looked at designs, materials and drivetrains. The answer? Yes, it can be done.

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Gonna Brag a Little

So, I've been sending photos to the AP for just a few weeks and regularly have things picked up on the national wire. I found out yesterday that I have been awarded the South Dakota Associated Press Photo of the Month for August 2006. Not too shabby I thought. :)

Apple's Chief Designer, Jonathan Ive, iin Business Week

Being big on things that work properly and a stickler for funcitonality and beauty I love Jonathan Ive's work. I also love Apple, but there might be a long cause and effect discussion here that I'm too tired for. Jonathan Ive is responsible for things like the iPod, iPod Nano, all the iMacs, and MacBooks. He, and his team, do amazing work taking things that, until they got to work, were ugly and beige.

"Who Is Jonathan Ive? An in-depth look at the man behind Apple's design magic"

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What are the top 100 Viewed Wikipedia Pages?

This is just a cool time waster. Enjoy!

"This tool shows the articles from the English Wikipedia that are viewed most. Some results may surprise you..."

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'Borat' the year's most offensive masterpiece

Jagshemash!
If you haven't seen the trailers yet go to Apple.com/trailers and search for Borat. This is going to be hillarious!

This year you are not going to find a more appalling, tasteless, grotesque, politically incorrect or slanderous film than "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." You probably won't laugh as hard all year either.

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Wii Boxing in action

Sticking with Wii news for a while, I thought I'd post this. Not a terrible deal. For $250 you get a cool console that is backwards compatible with the Gamecube, has all kinds of neat multimedia features, cool games, a unique control concept, and sports kit included! Not to mention the ability to download and play 20 years worth of Nintendo and Sega games!

Couple of guys playing the new boxing game in Wii Sports. Looks fun.

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VERY Cool Nintendo Wii Videos

Sadly, it's going to be over two months before this thing is released.

More Wii News

From the GoNintendo blog:

"US Wii event
Sitting in a sea of people as they are still crowding in...we listen to blasting techno, and a Wii setup that looks like a living room.

Reggie says date, price, how many units, and title information is all on the way

Lots of DS talk, Touch gen games, sales figures, all that good stuff

November 19th Wii on sale - Worldwide debut in US - 25,000 points of distribution - $249.99 - White only at launch


4 million units worldwide - US seeing biggest shipment

Harware, cables, sensor bar, 1 Wii remote, 1 nunchuck controller - All in box

Wii Bowling about to be demoed, works just like real bowling

Wii Boxing, Wii Bowling, Golf, Baseball, and Tennis all on one - Wii Sports packed into Wii box - First console pack in since the NES

The Legend of Zelda TP & Excite Truck on launch day

Activisions launch titles as seen on IGN, Trauma Center at launch, Madden 07 NFS:Carbon at launch, Elebits, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Metal Slug Anthology, RRR, Red Steel - All launch titles...more on that list as well.

30 Wii games in launch window (2006) about half on launch day - remain consistent with Cube software pricing

Wii Channels Menu - News channel shown, as well as weather, shop, photo, and others. 1 page of 12 Wii channels, expandable as well. Disc channel allows players to play Wii game or Game Cube games, Wii Shop is the Virtual Console home, The legend of zelda, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 and Donkey Kong available for VC launch day. 10 games per month, 5 bucks for NES, 8 for SNES, and 10 for N64. Wii Points acquired online or at retaliers. 2000 Wii points card for 20 bucks at retail. Games story internally and becomes its own channel. Title is available forever once downloaded.

Mii channel shown - create character profiles. Bill Trinen is creating Samuel L Jackson. Mii characters can be transferred to Wiimote so you can take them with you. Wii games can use character profiles, such as Wii Sports.


Wii Photo channel shown - Take your SD card and plug into your Wii. Massive amounts of thumbnails shown. NoA slideshow being run. Fun things to do with photos, puzzle scramble, doodle, and more.

Wii Weather Wii News Wii Messageboard quickly discussed. Send messages to pc users, cellphones through Wii Messageboard channel.

Internet Channel discussed - downloaded with Wii points - once downloaded it can be accessed immediately

Wii remote sold seperate from nunchuck. Wiimote - 39.99 - Nunchuck 19.99

Zelda TP - Launches for GameCube on December 11th, Zelda for Wii first day

Wii connects through wifi or wired internet connection

Third party titles may be priced higher then 49.99, it is up to them. All first party games are widescreen

4 million units by Dec 31, 6 million by end of fiscal year in march

Metroid Prime 3 is a 2007 title

The first online game in Japan is Pokemon Battle Revolution - in Japan at launch - US shortly after

All done, head back to GoNintendo!"

Segway is recalling ALL 23,500 scooters sold!!

From Engadget:
It's not quite as exciting as, say, the idea of exploding Segways, but a software glitch that has those iconic Personal Transporters suddenly reversing torque and falling over ain't nothing to scoff at. Segway has today announced the recall of all 23,500 Segway units sold between March 2002 and now (as in, every single one), and involves the i167, i170, i180, p133, XT, GT and i2 models.

NYT: $250 Wii coming November 19

Well the cat is officially out of the bag. The Nintendo Wii will cost US gamers $250 on November 19, 2006. That is AFTER the Sony PS3 will be released. Not to worry, the PS3 retails for $599 for the better system and comes without any games. The $250 Wii will come packaged with Wii Sports (the cool sports game that is shown all over) and games won't cost over $50. Some might even cost less!

NYT: $250 Wii coming November 19: "[UPDATE 6] Nintendo's next-gen console will arrive two days after the PS3 with Wii Sports packed in, according to the New York Times; over 25 games available at launch, with first-party games costing $50; Web-surfing abilities, photo, and news channels reported as well."

Deadbeat Granddads failing to make birthday payments

Isn't it always the way....

Hit up theonion.com for more fake news.

More Deadbeat Granddads Failing To Make Birthday Payments

ATHENS, GA—With truant payments on the rise, millions of American grandchildren are being left seriously undersgifted, officials say.

Nintendo Europe Hypes Wii Day

So it has been known that Sept. 14, 2006 the big N is holding large press conferences all over the world. Rumors are circulating that they will be releasing the date and price of the Wii as well as showing off new toys. Other rumors claim that they may even be as bold as to release the Wii THAT DAY in a major surprise.

Now that would be a TON of fun as it hasn't been done by an major video game producer. Usually buyers will know for months when and how much. We know neither.

Both Sony and Microsoft announced the price and release date at the E3 before their Fall releases. Nintendo has been very Apple-like in keeping things "close to the vest" as Steve Jobs would say. If they continue with their Apple ways it could be Friday for the Wii around the world. Apple has done it and will probably do it tomorrow (they're having a press conference Sept. 12, 2006 at 10am PST.)

So, keep your fingers crossed. It could be just a few hours Nintendo fanboys! Get your credit cards ready!

Apple confirms Sept. 12th event

It doesn't take a genius to see what's coming. Apple has been rumored to be prepping a movie store to compliment the iTunes Music Store. This looks like it will be it.

Apple confirms Sept. 12th event: "Apple today confirmed that it will hold a special event on September 12th to introduce new products and services. The company issued an invitation with the words 'It's Showtime' with Hollywood movie premiere spotlights crisscrossing over and around t..."

September 14/15, Worldwide Wii Day

Looks like the big N has some big news! Here's hoping for a Wii release around the same time as the Tokyo Game Show (Sept. 22-24.)

"Nintendo is inviting Japanese press to a special event on September 14th, Nintendo of America is also inviting American press to an event on the 14th, and Nintendo is also holding a similar event in Europe on 9/15. Each will be showing off region specific games, and with hopes all of Nintendo's cards will be shown....mark your calenders!"

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