http://www.thetechlounge.com Recent News: General en-us Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:10:40 -0500 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:10:40 -0500 General news Copyright 2008, TheTechLounge, Inc. 60 http://www.thetechlounge.com/templates/thetechlounge/images/88x31_ttl.png http://www.thetechlounge.com 88 31 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13153/Every+Sega+Game+Ever/ "You know that bit in Antitrust when Milo Hoffman discovers that NURV (Never Underestimate Radical Vision, natch) is stealing source code from its employees and having them contract killed? SEGA's Julian Mehlfeld recently had the exact same experience except 1. SEGA isn't an acronym, 2. There's no way Mehlfeld could match Ryan Philippe's smoldering charisma and 3. What he discovered was actually a room in the company filled, not only with every SEGA game, but every game that had ever appeared on a SEGA console ... and murder contracts. No, no, we kid." Yo...]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:26 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13153/Every+Sega+Game+Ever/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13151/Its+my+favorite+comic+Calvin+andHobJobs/ "I don't know if comic strip genius Bill Watterson would like this version of his worldwide-beloved Calvin and Hobbes/Jobs—who morphs from philosophical tiger to killer CEO—but we approve of this wonderful version by MAD's Jacob Lambert (writer) and Gary Hallgren (artist). Actually, it made me laugh and wish for new strips. The drawing may not be as good as the original, but Jobs' physique and attitude feels absolutely spot on." Every summer I would spend a week out in Medina, TX at my grandparents' house on the river. My cousin and I would sleep in a mi...]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:52:05 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13151/Its+my+favorite+comic+Calvin+andHobJobs/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13150/EA+Capitalizing+On+WaterWalking+Glitch/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:49:07 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13150/EA+Capitalizing+On+WaterWalking+Glitch/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13149/Futuremark+Makers+Make+Future+Game/ "The premise of the game is that you have to battle for survival among millions of asteroids in space, following a dramatic Moon mining disaster near the Earth, which has spewed billions of tons of rocks into the arena. The battlefield will include remains of the International Space Station, as well as the asteroids. Futuremark promises that the game will feature simple controls, as well as complete freedom of movement. The company also says that gamers will be rewarded for using tactics appropriate to the zero-gravity setting, which would be otherwise impossible. Lead game desig...]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:23:12 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13149/Futuremark+Makers+Make+Future+Game/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13145/Japan+is+sold+out+of+Xbox+360s/ "Wow. I thought news of the Xbox 360 actually outselling a Japanese console in Japan was crazy enough, but now there’s word from Microsoft Japan that the sudden upsurge in sales caused by Tales of Vesperia has actually drained the region of all its dust-covered Xbawkes. learly this sales spike surprised Microsoft Japan just as much as it did everyone else, as they didn’t have any extra consoles ready to send out to retailers besides the small stack in the downstairs janitorial closet. While they’ve promised to crank up production the next shipment of Pro units won’t be ready unti...]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:33:03 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13145/Japan+is+sold+out+of+Xbox+360s/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13142/Lightning+Review+Earforce+X4+Xbox+360+Wireless+Surround+Sound+Headset/ "It should be noted that these "surround sound" headphones are really transposing a 5.1 channel signal into two stereo speakers, but the results are excellent all the same. In Call of Duty 4, I could track a helicopter's proximity to me perfectly (with exception of just behind my head). And in Project Gotham Racing 4, cars whizzed by ears with aggressive speed. As for the chatting, it's a complete pleasure in the X4s. Not only do both sides of the conversation benefit from improved audio clarity, but you hear your own voice mixed in with the game audio. This audio loop ...]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:07:44 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13142/Lightning+Review+Earforce+X4+Xbox+360+Wireless+Surround+Sound+Headset/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13140/IDF+2008+San+Francisco/ "When one or more of the cores on a Nehalem chip are powered down, the processor can divert extra power to the cores that are in use by increasing their clockspeed and voltage." IDF Fall 2008 Content Index @ bit-tech.net "If you're a bit strapped for time however, or if you just don't want to wade through all the other great content we have on the site, then this is a handy breakdown of all the latest tech news from the Fall 2008 Intel Developer Forum." Metaram shows 16GB DDR3 DIMMs @ t...]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:56:39 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13140/IDF+2008+San+Francisco/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13136/Lenovo+Atom+Nettop+Up+For+Sale+Ships+Sep+9/ "Lenovo has posted an order page for the IdeaPad S10 mini-notebook. For $429 you can get a laptop with a 10.2 inch display, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB HDD, a 3 cell battery, and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU. And as one Engadget reader points out, you can apparently knock 15% off the price with the coupon code USPIDEAPAD15. While you can add software and hardware (like a wireless router) to your order, there does not seem to be an option to upgrade the RAM, get a 6 cell battery, or change the hard drive to an SSD. Perhaps these options will be available later. Oh, and if you want a red or w...]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:58:45 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13136/Lenovo+Atom+Nettop+Up+For+Sale+Ships+Sep+9/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13132/HP+Buying+Lots+of+Nanos/ "At this time, it is unknown whether HP will be using the Nano processors for upcoming notebooks or netbooks. However, regarding the recent rumors of a second version of HP's small-sized netbooks, the Nano CPUs, provided by VIA could actually land in one of HP's upcoming Mini Note PC models. ... According to VIA's comments, a first-tier notebook vendor is expected to roll out a new Nano-powered portable computer system sometime in October this year. Regarding the C7-M processor that is featured on HP's 2133 Mini-Note PC, it looks like a total of 500.000 have al...]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:35:18 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13132/HP+Buying+Lots+of+Nanos/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13130/Rockstar+on+Casual+Gaming/ "Does the success of GTA IV goes to show that you don’t need to make games for ‘casual’ audiences in order to reach the mass-market? "The division doesn’t make sense to us; good games will usually sell and be popular, bad games will struggle – of any type or genre or style. But we still believe big, high impact games will help the industry evolve and further surpass the movie industry as the next mass-market story telling medium. ... "We always tried to make games that anyone could pick up and play. They may, over time, reveal a lot of structural and mechanical comple...]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:15:44 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13130/Rockstar+on+Casual+Gaming/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13129/10+Great+Webcomics+You+Should+Not+Share+With+Your+Kids/ "I am a huge fan of comic strips. The comics section is the first place I go when reading the daily newspaper. (Newspapers, how quaint!) My kids love the comics, too. They wait in (almost) silent anticipation for me to move along to the Sports Section, so that they can get their sticky little hands on the page. We here at GeekDad are dedicated to providing examples of geeky things that geeky parents can do and share with their kids. This is not one of those times. Well, at least not with the little ones! Webcomics began springing up like kudzu almost as soon as Al Gore finishe...]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:49:38 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13129/10+Great+Webcomics+You+Should+Not+Share+With+Your+Kids/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13126/More+Lots+More+Bad+NVIDIA+Chips/ "NVIDIA IS IN DEEP trouble over the defective parts problem, and from what we're being told, this is only the tip of the iceberg. NV still insists on stonewalling and spinning because the cost of owning up to the problem could very well sink the company. If you haven't been following the story, the short version, up till now, is that all G84 and G86 chips are bad. Nvidia is blaming everyone under the sun, but denying they have any hand in the failures. While this may sound plausible, technical analyses by people intimately involved in the requisite semiconductor technol...]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:15:51 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13126/More+Lots+More+Bad+NVIDIA+Chips/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13124/Russia+wages+war+on+emo+kids/ "First came the Chechens, then ethnic Georgians, and then maverick journalists. But now Russia's cracking down on a different social group, a demographic they see threatening the very future of their country. These rebels have pierced lips, ridiculous haircuts and too much eyeshadow. They're barbarians in bowler hats, leather jackets and torn-up tights. Yes, emo has come to Russia – and its leaders want no part of it. Last month the State Duma held a hearing on "Government Strategy in the Sphere of Spiritual and Ethical Education", a piece of legislation aimed at curbin...]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:01:10 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13124/Russia+wages+war+on+emo+kids/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13123/VIA+No+Longer+Making+ThirdParty+Chipsets/ "Previously one of the best chipset makers for enthusiasts looking for high performance on a budget, VIA has told Custom PC that it now sees no future in making chipsets for third parties such as Intel and AMD. Speaking to Custom PC, VIA’s vice president of corporate marketing in Taiwan, Richard Brown, explained that: ‘One of the main reasons we originally moved into the x86 processor business was because we believed that ultimately the third party chipset market would disappear, and we would need to have the capability to provide a complete platform.’ ‘That has indeed come to...]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:38:56 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13123/VIA+No+Longer+Making+ThirdParty+Chipsets/ http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13121/Redditor+sends+a+red+crowbar+to+CERN+in+case+of+headcrab+emergency/ "Scientists near Geneva are weeks away from switching on the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator that promises to change our understanding of the universe forever. A Reddit user, however, has considered the far reaching implications of this device, and fears that a real-life resonance cascade, as seen in the events of Half-Life, could occur, leading to Headcrab incidents the world over. Upon learning that the Cern lab would be recreating the ill-fated Black Mesa project, Mad_Gouki thought it’d be prudent to send them a red crowbar for the pending alien invasion. Chris k...]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:18:35 -0500 http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13121/Redditor+sends+a+red+crowbar+to+CERN+in+case+of+headcrab+emergency/