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more about #analog Gordonium: The Rock/Paper/Scissors thing makes me want to say things and do things that would have Homeland Security sniping me from outside my home. #games more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: It seems that turning an "analog" game into digital is just a way to milk more money without being creative. #games more » psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!: I have to say, as an avid chess player, and geek-tard, I like the chess board. The Rubik's Cube isn't so bad either. Everything else can kiss my butt... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Is there a digital version of this? more » Monty: I have to say, having to turn that plastic cube everywhere only adds to the frustration of spending hours trying to solve the original. A new electro... more » RoboBagins: 9 of these are horrid, terrible ideas, fueled by money crazed executives. 1 is so awesome, one wonders if it appears here only because it's awesomene... more » davebg5: This list is incomplete without the Monopoly game that has a digital bank/credit cards. First, I learned to count money with that game. Second, I le... more » Nickuknowit: Mhm. #games more » Cash907Censored: What does any of this matter? I still can't upconvert my dvd's over the component cables Sony swore to me 6 years ago would be the new enduring standa... more » uchendunwachukwu: A couple of things: The MPAA's member companies want to release movies online before they hit theaters, not just DVD. This is something a lot of peop... more » dragon:ONE: Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back at the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war. That there can be "acc... more » superberg: So, when is the MPAA just going to admit they don't want our money? They seem to do everything possible to cut off their revenue streams. #selectableo... more » CAVEperson: Hollywood. Communists. We always knew that it was really true. #selectableoutputcontrolmpaa more » hbuzzell: Another reason that I am glad I don't pay for cable. I don't need anyone else controlling my stuff, I have enough issues controlling it for myself! #... more » Identity Bourne: Remember, remember the Fifth of November. #selectableoutputcontrolmpaa more » TrollSlayer: FYI: Plugging in at every port can get you a nasty case of VD. #selectableoutputcontrolmpaa more » Ninety-9: So...in other words I must buy a DVD or Blu-Ray player that was built between 1998 and the passing of this law. Then I can still pirate movies? Don'... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: So, I see MPAA knows or learned nothing with DRM, right? They are trying to introduce a useless standard that will only cause damage to honest people... more » LukeDukem: Here is how to bypass HDCP [hackaday.com] You need a soldering iron and a InstaPort switch #selectableoutputcontrolmpaa more » dragon:ONE: Oh, boy! Will the MPAA pay for my new TV so I can continue using the current services I pay for? #selectableoutputcontrolmpaa more » -
#tgif
10 Classic Analog Games Defiled By Digital
So, I'm doing the Mindflex game review, and I start thinking about the evolution of classic board games. Personally, I like the fact that many of them got a 21st century makeover. These 10 games may have purists thinking otherwise. More » -
#mpaa
MPAA Still Trying to Plug Your Analog Hole with Selectable Output Control
Still use component connections with your cable box? Listen up: the MPAA has again asked the FCC to let studios disable analog connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here's why that's a good thing. More » -
#photography
Image.jpg Could Be The First Analog Digital Photo Frame
Save those precious moments for posterity with the image.jpg photo frame. Digital and analog worlds collide with a silk-screened, wooden representation of a Mac image window that will contain a picture you probably took with a digital camera. More » -
#tv
Goodbye, Analog Static
With the DTV transition happening today and analog broadcasting going away, what happens to this classic static that greeted you on every channel that wasn't there to remind you to keep flipping? [YouTube] -
#listeningtest
Why We Need Audiophiles
This is Michael Fremer. He's listening to "Avalon" by Roxy Music on his $350,000 stereo system. It sounds excellent. He's a bit crazy, but if you love music, you need him. More » -
#antishuffle
A Gallery of Knobs and Buttons...Because They're Amazing
Completely disregard what Apple is trying to tell you: buttons are awesome, knobs are rad, and they make gadgets fun. If anything, we need more of 'em in our daily lives. Case in point? This gallery of knobs and buttons in all their glory. More » -
#analogtvshutdown
Obama Officially Delays Analog Broadcast Shutdown to June 12
Obama signed the piece of paper that officially delays the digital TV transition until June 12, even though many stations are turning off analog next week anyway (here's a list, thanks Ponies). [Broadcasting & Cable] -
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#dtv
Screw June 12: 40 Percent of TV Stations Will Abandon Analog Next Week Anyway
Even though the mandatory switchover date from analog to digital will be June 12 soon, about 681 (or 40 percent of) television stations will stop broadcasting analog by the end of next week. More » -
#dtv
New DTV Transition Date May Result Converter Box Shortage
Not surprisingly, shifting the DTV transition date to June 12th could mean that converter boxes will run out. More » -
#digitaltv
DTV Switchover Screwing Spanish-Speaking Viewers
Spanish-speaking viewers are finding the DTV transition to be particularly difficult because their favorite stations have either switched to digital or are too low power to be viewed outside of analog. More » -
#digitaltv
Senate Postpones TV Shutdown to June 12
El Señor Presidente talks, and the Senate does: They have postponed the analog switcheroo four more months. The new date for the analog TV shutdown: June 12, pending Congress approval of the move. More » -
#digitaltransition
Senate Expected to Delay DTV Transition to June 12th on Optional Basis
Because there are 1.4 million households on the underfunded digital converter voucher waiting list, the Senate is finalizing a proposal to delay the DTV switchover to June 12th—a bill that's expected to pass unanimously. More » -
#dtv
Hawaii Attempts DTV Switch: Rocky but Weird and Entertaining
Even though our Savior-Elect is pushing back the DTV transition, his beloved Hawaii took a test drive this Thursday. The odder-than-expected story includes mass confusion, Grey's Anatomy, and the rare Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel. More » -
#dtv
FCC Chief Blasts Obama's Call to Delay Digital TV Changeover
Just last week, President-elect Obama asked Congress to stop the analog TV shut down, due to funding issues and confusion. At CES yesterday, FCC chief Kevin Martin was having none of that at all. More » -
#breaking
Obama Asks Congress for Analog TV Shutdown Delay
President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to stop the shut down on analog TV broadcasts, due on February 17. The main two reasons: "Inadequate funding" and problems with the converter box program. But there's more. More »
