Matt Buchanan, Author at Gizmodo

The Difference Between Sony and Nintendo at E3

I’ll let you figure out what it means. [Giz@E3]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 2

Nintendo’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

Nintendo’s E3 press conference hasn’t even started, and they’ve already slammed Sony. Impressive! The conference kicks off at 9AM PT—noon ET—but our liveblog is getting fired up now. Besides the New Wii Fit Motion Music Plus New Play Super 64, what do you want to see? https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-points-the-way-to-e3-with-trademarks-wii-fit-p-5271187 Archive below: 7:47 AM ON JUN 2 2009…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 2

The Xbox Needs Apps

The original Xbox launched in November 2001, with the Xbox 360 following just four years later, the shortest console cycle ever. The four-year anniversary of the 360 is five months away, but yesterday Microsoft proclaimed that “the future of home entertainment has a new name: Xbox 360.” Huh. It became remarkably clear today that Microsoft…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 2

Nvidia Ion-Powered Cheap PCs Arrive En Masse

Lenovo and Acer were the first, but now they’re not the only ones with cheap computers powered by Nvidia’s Ion platform—GeForce 9400M graphics paired with an Intel Atom CPU. Besides Asus’s eeetop here, there’s 20 others, though you won’t find the likes of Dell or HP here: https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-s12-is-the-first-netbook-with-nvidia-ion-costs-5268833 NVIDIA ENERGIZES COMPUTEX WITH NEW ION-BASED PC…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

God Bless Xbox: Microsoft’s E3 News Roundup

E3 hasn’t even officially started yet, and we’re guessing Microsoft’s already blown it out: Project Natal’s motion controls seem downright incredible, full games like Mass Effect are going on demand, and Twitter and Facebook have infected Xbox Live. It’s overwhelming! Here’s everything you missed today: •Xbox 360 Project Natal: Full-Body Motion Control One-Ups the Wii:…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Athlon II CPU Echoes the Glory Days as AMD’s First Cheap 45nm Chip

It not’s surprising right after its 40th birthday, AMD’s trying to recall the better days: The Athlon II X2 makes an official sequel out of the Athlon name for its cheap 45nm chip, starting at $87. https://gizmodo.com/happy-40th-birthday-amd-4-ways-you-beat-intel-in-the-g-5236007 Versus the previous generation Athlon X2, it starts at 3GHz, supports DDR3 memory and is part of the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Halo 3 ODST Collector’s Edition Controller Won’t Fit in Convenant Hands

Finally a collector’s edition that isn’t complete fanboy exploitation: This “exclusive” controller is bundled in the $99 collector’s edition of Halo 3 ODST, and it’s markedly less tacky than the original overly glossy Halo 3 pads. But um, wasn’t Microsoft busy killing the controller about an hour ago? [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Xbox Live Spillover: New Avatars, Where’s Hulu and Why I Hope You Have Fast Internet

Besides announcing full retail games on demand, meaning you’ll be able to download full retail games from the comfort of your own smelly dungeon instead of trekking to Gamestop’s smelly dungeon, Microsoft filled out details on some of the other new Xbox Live hotness. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-live-full-retail-games-on-demand-download-mass-ef-5274395 I asked about bringing Hulu into the fold—Xbox Live’s Marc…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More

Microsoft had too much news for the keynote, so they’re taking care of the spillover now: First up, full Xbox Live games on demand. That’s right, you can download Mass Effect, Bioshock and more. Using a real credit card—no Xbox Live points—with retail-like pricing. They’re coming in August. Not every game, but it is a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Microsoft E3 Keynote Archive

We’re inside USC’s Galen Center in lovely pre-apocalyptic LA, waiting for the Microsoft E3 keynote to kick off—it goes down in half an hour at 1:25PM Eastern, but our liveblog kicks off right now. What’s Microsoft gonna unveil? Archive below: 2:30 AM ON JUN 1 2009 matt: Hey guys, we’ll see you right here live…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Flexible OLED Screens Are Really Coming Now

Making a regular OLED display is, like, hard. So you can imagine making a flexible one just totally sucks. Arizona State’s Flexible Display Center and Universal Display Corporation have a new way to make bendy OLED screens that might make mass production possible in just a few years. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-oled-the-future-of-tv-393734 It’s simpler than the crazy ion…

Television Matt Buchanan Jun 1

Nyko Zoom Case: ‘Cause You Don’t Care If Your DSi Is Actually Portable

The picture of Nyko’s Zoom Case for the DSi says it all, no? Nicking a bright idea from Brando, Nyko’s Zoom Case utterly obliterates portability and reason in exchange for 8x of zoomglory—because we all know zoom is what’s missing from the DSi’s 640×460 camera. https://gizmodo.com/brandos-telescope-case-now-for-iphone-3g-owning-voyeurs-5038164 You can detach the lens from the Zoom Case.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 1

The Month in Android Apps: Grey Cupcakes Have Delicious Spots

Hello, welcome to the inaugural this month in Android apps. It’s been a pastry-packed month, what with cupcakes and donuts and, um, ions flying around. We’ve got spots, searches, flicks and apps that will make you burn with jealous rage just ahead. https://gizmodo.com/about-those-other-app-stores-5272973 Spotify: Demoed at Google IO 2009, it actually isn’t available in America—legit…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 30

Spaceship Wrecks Are So Much Worse Than Car Crashes

I’ve survived a 100mph car crash—the floating shrapnel confetti that used to be Federation’s armada shows no one survives space wrecks. You can see more stunning concept art James Clyne did for Star Trek, The Fountain and Minority Report and more at his site: [James Clyne via io9] https://gizmodo.com/the-enterprise-versus-a-black-hole-in-new-star-trek-con-5272855

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Android Meets Energy Shows Why Android Will Be Powering Way More Than Just Phones

A lot of Android’s potential has nothing to do with phones—it’s running little gadgets. For starters, Moto Labs (not that one) put Android on aBeagleBoard, mashed that into a soup with a wireless cam and Flickr feed to monitor power usage from a custom Google Gadget. [Moto] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-loses-another-231-million-still-praying-to-g-5234342

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Wireless Xbox 360 Controllers on the Way From Mad Catz

Mad Catz has somehow snagged one of those mythical deals with Microsoft that allow it to make “specialty” wireless controllers for the Xbox 360 (think FightPad and FightStick). No small feat, so god knows how many babies they signed over for Ballmer to eat. [MTV] https://gizmodo.com/mad-catz-street-fighter-iv-fightpad-review-im-going-to-5159174

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Page’s Law: Why Your Computer Runs Like Crap After 18 Months

That’s Page as in Larry Page, of Google. His law is the inverse of the Moore’s Law: Software gets twice as slow every 18 months. That’s why no matter how insanely fast hardware gets, your stuff never really feels any faster—it’s just matching the software slide. Of course, the reason Sergey’s explaining it is to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won’t Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

Microsoft confirms that the 3-apps-at-a-time limit has been indeed been removed from Windows 7 Starter. But it’s missing Aero, you still can’t change the desktop background or sounds or window colors or use Windows Media Center, so you still don’t want it. [Windows Team Blog] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-starter-edition-for-netbooks-might-ditch-3-ap-5266370

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

A Week in the Life of an Apple App Store Reviewer

From John Gruber’s diary of an App Store reviewer: “Not sure what a ‘lingam’ is, but if it means what I think it means, just thinking about it is making mine swell. Jackpot. Rejected app for inappropriate content.” Tragicomedy ’cause it’s true: [Daring Fireball, Image via Joy of Tech]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

I Could Spend All Day at the Canon Camera Museum

I wish every company who made gadgets did this: The Canon Camera Museum is a comprehensive virtual tour of Canon’s camera history. Every DSLR, film camera and point-and-shoot, the history of Canon design and technology, random trivia, it’s all there. [Canon via Retro Thing via Wired]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Matt Buchanan

The Difference Between Sony and Nintendo at E3

Nintendo’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

The Xbox Needs Apps

Nvidia Ion-Powered Cheap PCs Arrive En Masse

God Bless Xbox: Microsoft’s E3 News Roundup

Athlon II CPU Echoes the Glory Days as AMD’s First Cheap 45nm Chip

Halo 3 ODST Collector’s Edition Controller Won’t Fit in Convenant Hands

Xbox Live Spillover: New Avatars, Where’s Hulu and Why I Hope You Have Fast Internet

Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More

Microsoft E3 Keynote Archive

Flexible OLED Screens Are Really Coming Now

Nyko Zoom Case: ‘Cause You Don’t Care If Your DSi Is Actually Portable

The Month in Android Apps: Grey Cupcakes Have Delicious Spots

Spaceship Wrecks Are So Much Worse Than Car Crashes

Android Meets Energy Shows Why Android Will Be Powering Way More Than Just Phones

Wireless Xbox 360 Controllers on the Way From Mad Catz

Page’s Law: Why Your Computer Runs Like Crap After 18 Months

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won’t Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

A Week in the Life of an Apple App Store Reviewer

I Could Spend All Day at the Canon Camera Museum

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