More Hacked Xbox 360 Firmware Expected Soon
It was only a few weeks ago that we brought you news of hackers (in the “searching for knowledge” sense) finding their way into the Xbox 360’s Samsung optical drive. Now it seems that that very same hacker is poised to release a similar firmware hack for the Hitachi optical drive for the Xbox 360.…
Baby-Proofing and It Feels So Good
This is a personal request from my wife and me for assistance at baby-proofing our electronics. Wee Kasper is only five months old now, quite a large fellow, and can’t quite crawl yet. However, there’s a glimmer in his eye that informs us that soon he’ll be scooting around the house like a Roomba. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-kasper-the-incredibly-human-technology-stra-145485…
Intempo iDS-02 Spherical iPod Speaker-Dock
The UK’s Intempo Digital has come out with a rather unique looking iPod speaker/dock combo, the iDS-02. Available in black or white, the iDS-02 distinguishes itself from other ho-hum iPod docks with its shape, which is not unlike a [bowling] ball. While the dock is compatible only with iPods, a line-in input permits connection to…
Gefen DVI-3000HD
Need to transmit USB, HD video, and serial over six miles of fiber optic cable? Sure! We all do! The DVI-3000 HD delivers 1280×1024 pixel video with HDCP compliance and costs $1,999. While we can’t quite figure out why you’d want to do this—maybe wiring up a campus for video?—we’d love to transmit video to…
Cablevision Caves In, Postpones Network DVR
We mentioned earlier that Cablevision was in some legal trouble regarding its planned network DVR. If you don’t remember, the network DVR differs from a regular DVR in that all of the content is stored on Cablevision’s servers rather than a local hard drive while retaining all of the normal DVR features, such as pausing…
TiVo Guru Guides a Go Plus KidZone
Run home right now and turn on your TiVo—the TiVo Guru Guides are running and you can now get recommendations from folks from Entertainment magazine and CNET, among others, as well as some sort of celebrity programming recommendations system so we can see what K-Fed is watching: four hours of buzzing static, some sex tapes,…
Video Game Detox Clinic Opens
Who would’ve thought that the Netherlands of all places would be opening a clinic to help treat video game addiction? Under the auspices of Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants in Amsterdam, addicted gamers can sign up for the program where they try to kick the habit of gold farming, going on epic raids and beating…
Samsung HDTV Tour
Recently, Samsung showed off several of its upcoming HDTVs in New York City. I took some time out of my incredibly busy schedule to check out what the company plans to offers consumers in the coming months. To read all the Dionysian details of what I saw, make the jump. Yes, Samsung makes some mighty…
Polk I-Sonic Entertainment System
Polk has been promising this mini-system for half a year now and it should be available in September. It’s essentially an all-in-one stereo with some nice surround-sound tricks to make sure you hear audio goodness in every corner of the room. It was hard to tell if it was actually working at the Digital Life…