Gizmodo: penny arcade

Microsoft's Retail Stores Are Eight Times As Genius

Jason Chen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

You like Apple Geniuses? Penny Arcade shows an educated guess at how much you're going to like Microsoft's retail stores when they open right next to Apple ones this fall. Spoiler: a lot. [PA]

Yes, But Which 48 Points Does Project Natal Track?

Adam Frucci — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:40:00 EDT

You only have so many joints, after all. This Penny Arcade strip sums up our worst fears/wildest dreams. [Penny Arcade]

New Zune Ad Obliterated Because, You Know, It's Stupid

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Wes Moss. Certified financial planner. WSJ reader. Local host radio. Porcelain dog collector. Ultradouche. Jason nailed him. Now Penny Arcade has a take on the Zune Pass itself with the argument of the Zune ad.

They are kinda right, but they're not taking into account the 10 free songs you get a month under the pass.

Even if you take out the argument that you may already (legally) own all your iPod music in CDs, and even if you take out the argument that most people fill their iPods with pirated music, at the end, no matter what you do, you are paying for a temporary service. Once you stop paying, most of your music will be gone forever (the songs you didn't get for free every month that you get to keep). [Penny Arcade]

How Hot Is Your Laptop?

Jason Chen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:20:42 EST

Does it get this hot? Hotter? Nice work as usual, Penny Arcade. [PA]

The Ultimate DS Lite Zelda Mod

Jason Chen — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:40:33 EDT

Our buddy Ramon (who if you remember, created the ultimate Legend of Zelda Wii mod) has done it again. This time he's taken an otherwise plain-Jane Nintendo DS Lite and turned it into a Legend of Zelda masterpiece that Miyamoto would be proud to use himself on the train to work every morning—that is, if he didn't have a couple of slaves picking him up in a gold-covered chariot instead.

As with the Wii Mod, some of the proceeds of this DS Mod auction are going towards Child's Play, Penny Arcade's charity for sick kids.

– Jason Chen

Auction Page [eBay]

The Gallery [Gizmodo]

Penny Arcade Tries to Buy a Copy of Vista

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:35:13 EST

Strange, that's the version Best Buy tried to get me to pick up the other day. – Matt Buchanan

The Manifold Faces Of Vista [Penny Arcade]

Penny-Arcade on CES: Part 1

Travis Hudson — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:43:00 EST

Gabe may have wanted to rub his penis all over Sharp's 108-inch LCD, but a lot of you folks would have rather seen our own Jason Chen put that huge beast in his pants. Regardless, enjoy all 108 inches however you see fit. –Travis Hudson

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Penny Arcade On the Zune's WiFi

Brian Lam — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:09:17 EDT

Gabe and Tycho deftly tackle the impending and terrible ramifications of the Zune's WiFi powers. And to think that we'd thought it would be something akin to gravy, plus a cherry on top, plus a bag of chips. Which probably only sounds good when you're really hungry.

Anyhow, they're right about the limited functionality, something we'd read on the blogosphere, somewhere, but thought was too boring to post (until someone drew the story out for us using fewer, smaller words and pretty pics.) Luckily, the Zune's WiFi capabilities are nowhere close to being done upon launch, and we can expect to see many, many upgrades to its ability to send tunes through the air, magically, once those firmware flashes start flashing.–Brian Lam

Zune [Giz]
Zune and Very Zune[Penny-Arcade]