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Making Wholesale Electronics a Family Affair by Chris Robertson
These days, it seems that each person is helping himself or herself to a different slice of the digital pie. There's no doubt that the consumer electronics market is booming, and there's no end in sight. Yet, although it might seem that our lives revolve around various electronic gadgets, in my family, each person has a preference for a certain type of electronics - something that captures his or her imagination and simply won't let go.
iPod and Pocket PC MP3 Player: Clash of the Titans by Damian Julien
It appears that the Microsoft software company behemoth has been observing the meteoric rise of those pervasive Apple iPod devices.I've already surmised in a recent video iPod article that such an increase can only be to Pocket PC owners' collective detriment.Apparently, I'm thinking along the same lines as Microsoft with regards to the sense of trepidation.
Autodesk Gaining in 3D-Adobe? by Sramana Mitra
Autodesk buys Alias, a privately held developer of three-dimensional graphics technology, for $182 million in cash. Toronto-based Alias posted revenues of $83 million for the year ended June 30. Its customers include car makers BMW and General Motors Corp.
Physical Game Media On The Way Out by Ron Swerdfiger
While speaking at a panel discussion in Mountain View, California, Microsoft VP Peter Moore said that he believes that the death of physical game media in inevitable."Let's be fair. Whether it's five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, the concept of driving to the store to buy a plastic disc with data on it and driving back and popping it in the drive will be ridiculous.
There Will Be Plenty Of Cell Chips For Sony Playstation 3 Launch by Ron Swerdfiger
Speaking with Warren Communication News, William Zeittler, Senior Vice President of IBM’s System & Technology Group said that “yield learning” on the new Cell processor that makes up the core of Sony’s PlayStation 3 has been “faster than on any chip we’ve done.”Translation – IBM is quickly learning how to produce more working chips per batch than any other chip before.Essentially what that means to us the consumer, the Manufacturing plant will be able to ship as many chips as needed, without having to worry about supply issues once the
Xbox Catching Up in 2006 by Chris Robertson
Although there was a delay in delivering the number of Xbox 360s that consumers demanded for the 2005 holiday season, Microsoft is expected to manufacture over 2 million of the gaming consoles in the first quarter of 2006. It's estimated that about 1 million Xbox 360s made it to stores in time for the holidays, so there's a pent-up demand for the console. In addition, reported bugs and cooling problems will likely be worked out in the near future.
How Powerful Is The Nintendo Revolution? by Ron Swerdfiger
Game developer Midway revealed in a recent job posting that they were looking for a designer for a next-gen first person shooter using the powerful Unreal Engine 3. In the job posting, Midway accidently mentioned some news on a next-gen First Person Shooter in the works.Midway will release the game for each new next gen console, the Xbox360, the Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Revolution.
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