Joost Invites May 11. 070
Yes, that’s right. I’ve got Joost invites. Want me to hook you up? Leave a suitably amusing comment and your wish will be granted. :)
Update: I’ve been inundated with requests for invites so bear with me. It may take a day or two for me to process your request.
Update: I’ve turned off comments for now as I’m a bit snowed under and unable to deal with all the requests that keep pouring in. I think a few people suggested alternative sources for invites in the comments below, so best of luck with your search!
PS3 downscales Blu-ray to 480p on 720p HDTVs Jan 04. 0716
Having just read through a really rather good interview over at Ars Technica I was astounded by following statement made by Ben Kuchera:
There is no real difference in quality based on what I’ve seen between HD DVD (Xbox 360) and Blu-ray (PS3). Keep in mind that unless your display can handle a 1080p or 1080i resolution the PS3 will downgrade the image into 480p.
What? That is some crazy shit. To quote one of the commenter’s on the article:
It blows my mind that Sony put the Blu-ray drive into the PS3 as a trojan horse that I’m forced to pay for, but it can’t even support my 720P (Sony!) HD television…
I’d be interested to hear from anyone out there with a PS3 as to what experience they have with playback of Blu-ray movies on a 720p HDTV.
iPod AV - Real or Fake? Mar 06. 0619
Well, we’ve certainly had a fair share of hoax images of recent in the run up to Apple’s 30th Birthday on the 1st of April, but for me this has to be either the most impressive hoax so far, or the real thing.
Somehow I doubt it’s the real thing, since when did leaked photos of upcoming products ever make it out of Apple in the past? One things for sure though, this is certainly what everyone and their dog wants? It will be interesting to see if Apple can deliver on the dream.
Mac + Intel Ad Jan 11. 0612
If like me you watched the Macworld Keynote Address earlier today or last night you may well have seen the fantastic new TV ad which Apple have devised to promote the switch from IBM PowerPC processors to Intel chips.
Instant classic.
Optimus LED keyboard Jan 10. 066
I stumbled across this amazing keyboard design by Art Lebedev Studios a while back. Then just today I saw some linkage back to it via foo reporting on availability as of Feb 1.
No idea how much it’s going to cost, they reckon less than a good mobile phone. They’re even talking of OEM opportunities. Nice.