The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > For an Inventor, IM Opens a Window to a World of Games
Um, AOL had the first chat rooms? I don’t think so…
Otherwise, pretty neat project this dude is working on…
Category: Tech Talk
Ads insinuated into video games
Ads
insinuated into video games
I read about this in WSJ a few days ago but couldn’t link to it. Glad to be able to share it now.
Needless to say, I think this whole idea of streaming ads into a game I paid for pretty much sucks…
Toshiba moving to new-format DVDs
Toshiba moving to new-format DVDs
The next-gen DVD wars are heating up! I still think if Sony puts Blu-Ray players in PS 3 it’ll be a great ‘viral’ way of establishing the technology.
X Prize evolves into annual competition
X Prize evolves into annual competition
Yesterday while my attention was elsewhere, SpaceShipOne won the X-Prize! But the excitement isn’t going to stop, it seems, as there’ll be future X-Prizes to win!
SpaceShipOne lands after heart-stopping ride
SpaceShipOne lands after heart-stopping ride
I happened to catch the landing on TV. There was no evidence of the rather exciting ascent. In fact, the landing was so un-eventful as to be a bit dull. Which is a good thing, in cases like this!
One more flight to win the prize!
Game almost over for Doom creator?
Sorry no posts in so long. Work has been crazy and, ahem, I do most of my posting from work. 😉
Anyway, looks like Carmack is thinking about dumping games and focusing on space. Such tough decisions this guy has to make, eh? Well, he’s earned it. Nice to see him using his success in ways that are interesting to him, rather than just squatting on a pile ‘o cash.
Game almost over for Doom creator?
Was Venus Alive? ‘The Signs are Probably There’
Here’s an interesting article at Space.com about Venus. Ignore the sensationalist headline. The story is more about Venus’ history and whether it was similar to or different from earth’s. I learned a bit about earth, too.
All in all, a good read.
radioShark
Check this out! I want one!
radioShark is essentially Tivo for your radio. Hook it up to your Mac and set it to record Car Talk (or whatever) every week, then dump it to your iPod for listening to at your leisure!
BugMeNot Gets Booted, Restored
BugMeNot Gets Booted, Restored
Site registrations suck. I don’t mind logging in if I’m paying for a service (and I will pay for a quality service) but all these ‘free’ registrations are just annoying as hell.
(And I say that as someone who works on a site that has just instituted free registration…trust me when I tell you I voiced my opinion about this idea loudly, but of course was ignored).
So BugMeNot is my friend, and I’m sure glad to see that its back online!
Demo: Artificial Retina
Neat stuff. I was just reading about this project in Rodney Brook’s Flesh and Machines, but that was before they moved the project basically outside of the eye. Its amazing how fast technology progresses!