Japanese Notebook Engineers Explain Why They Fail

21 02 2008

I read this today on CNet’s Crave blog, and I am at a total loss. I have to wonder if it isn’t just a prank.

In what will likely go down as one of the most stunning public admissions of failure, an un-named group of Japanese notebook engineers offer their opinions of the Apple MacBook Air. In the article, the engineers rip apart a sample and critique the design and construction of the MacBook Air. The revelations are stunning, and I don’t mean the guts of the MacBook Air either.

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What the heck is Howard Stringer talking about?

29 01 2008

PS3 has now gone past XBox on the Christmas market. It’s moving into its own as it gets into higher bandwidth … PS3 is out of the woods and beginning to hold its own,” he said.

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Review: Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

11 11 2007

I had a friend once that kept on telling me about this game called Ratchet and Clank. He said I should play it. This was probably five years ago. Being in my early thirties, I had little desire to play any game with such a childish name where the main characters looked like muppets. I only had time for Counterstrike.

Eventually someone forced me to play the game, and within minutes I was hooked. Ratchet played like Mario 64 only better. I was transfixed. The cartoon environments, Disney-esque music, and likable characters had an irresistible charm. Read the rest of this entry »