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Archive for September, 2009
The Power Geeks #17
by DarthMolen on Sep.24, 2009, under Tech News
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What We Are Playing
(Steven)WoW, and more WoW. Did I mention WoW? 2 world achievements to get, Brewfest and All Hallow’s Eve. Working towards “What a long strange journey” which awards a really fast mount
Jeremy – 4 little words… O D S T !!!!! Baby!
Tech,Gaming, and Geek News
- Australia Bans L4D2 (JP)
- Australia doesn’t offer a “18+ rating for games”
- First game was MA 15+
- Rejected because of “realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence.”
- Speaking of L4D, the originals DLC is coming next week (Sept. 29)
- Free from PC owners, $7 for XB360
- (Australia I’m SOOO Glad you pointed this out because we know all the violence in the world is caused by Zombie video games! HAHHA)
- Wii Gets price cut in the US (Evil Pixie)
- $199 – Announced during the Tokyo Game Show
- This following the price cuts on the PS3 and XB360
- Effective 9/27/2009
- New Super Mario Wii Nov. 15
- Just in time for the Holiday Push
- Google releases Google Chrome plugin for IE (SM)
- Mostly to enable support for HTML5 (which IE’s engine doesn’t support)
- Think “Google Wave” which is supposedly the next “facebook” if you believe Google
- Microsoft claims it “Makes IE8 less secure” (based upon their NSS report that says they’re the best
- benchmarks claim javascript heavy sites run 8x faster than native IE8
- Works with IE6 and IE7 also
- AT&T at it again… 3G Microcell announced (JP)
- AT&T is releasing a Microcell device… this means if you have crappy cell coverage where you live, you can plug this into your broadband and get better coverage
- So… you’re not using their network… you’re using YOUR broadband… but they want you to pay additional fees to be able to use this??!?!?!
- Rumor: Microsoft to Buy EA (SM)
- Shares are up on EA due to an insubstantiated rumor that M$ is looking to purchase EA
- Don’t always believe what you hear
- Why would M$ want this? Platform exclusivity makes the worth of the company about half
- Denial of Sports games to Sony and Nintendo might be worth something
- NFL probably wouldn’t put up with it since Madden has exclusive agreement w/ NFL
- Phishing has officially hit Twitter (JP)
- Bad people mad a page that looks like the Twitter login page
- Hacked a few accounts and started to send out DM’s
- Ppl fell for these messages and went to the page and logged in, subsequently getting their UN and PW stolen
- The Dupes then become part of the viral bot-net that sends out more DM’s
- hints to prevent phishing:
- IE 8 has anti-phishing enabled that highlights the domain name of the URL
- Slow down, read the domain on the location bar and make sure its correct, sometimes ppl use weird host names that look like a site they are targeting
- Plugins available for Firefox
- Also, be weary if you don’t know the person you’re clicking on the link from…
- Geek Fight Cometh!!!! (SM)
- What happens when you take a roomful of overzealous convention geeks
and equip them with boffer swords, shields made out of keyboards, and
an unquenchable thirst for blood? Geek Fight, the new Business Card
Game (BCG) by Diving Dragon Games! Explore your wildest fantasies by
pitting your favorite convention stereotypes against each other in a
gladiatorial melee of legendary proportions. - a new card game, very inexpensive something like 7 bucks for a set…
- working on getting a set or two to review and maybe a giveaway…
- Also, we might be getting the creator for an interview…
- What happens when you take a roomful of overzealous convention geeks
- Apple has ok’d 2 Porn apps… (JP)
- Yes, they have approved 2 Pornstar apps for staying in “touch” with these stars of adult films… (ok, there’s no nudity in the app itself) just suggestive photo’s blog links, and “Premium Content” hmmm
- but they have denied an ebook reader because it had the Kama Sutra in it!
- Apple when will you make sense???
- but they have denied an ebook reader because it had the Kama Sutra in it!
- Yes, they have approved 2 Pornstar apps for staying in “touch” with these stars of adult films… (ok, there’s no nudity in the app itself) just suggestive photo’s blog links, and “Premium Content” hmmm
Geek-Speak
- William’s Hall of Fame tables for PS3
- 13 tables (all non-movie related) ranging from Arabian nights to Jive Time Bear (1970′s)
- Only fault? NON-MOVIE RELATED.
- My favorite tables? 1993 Star Wars, Twilight Zone, Dr. Who, Terminator 2 ( me too… Love Star Wars and Simpsons Pinball)
- a Real full size pinball game is on my bucketlist of things for my house … I will have one before I die! video pinball is fun, but somewhat less fulfilling
Product Reviews:
- HALO 3 ODST
- I started the campaign, will be playing some major Multiplayer this weekend…
- Full review coming next week once I’ve had more time with it.
- could be the closest to a perfect game we’ve seen… ever.
Deal of the Week
- Direct2Drive continues its $5 deals (PC only)
- Mythbuster’s Fans can get the Jacket Adam Savage wears…. for the low low price of just $600.00
- 100%
American Made. It is constructed of heavy duty 1000 Denier Cordura and
comes with a Lifetime Guarantee. The Mark IV has padded rib protection,
rifle recoil pad, flashlight holster and hands free shoulder cradles,
spine protecting pads, and of course, countless pockets. (I actually wish I could afford one of the Mark 1′s… )
- 100%
Contest
We have 2 more codes to give a way to lucky listeners with iPhones….
so let’s say the first two people who email or twitter me with the costume Cole wore to her Star Trek convention we talked about in an earlier episode will win.
Must have an iPhone and a US iTunes account to redeem the Code for the game. Triazzle, a wonderful puzzle game we have talked about in a few different episodes…
Going to have another contest coming up soon for some iFrogz Earbuds w/ Mic. spread the word… the more listeners we get… the more stuff we can get to giveaway to you guys!
Intarweb Goldmine
- People of Walmart
- Prepare to get your eyes seared (pg 2 and 4) (seriously… I hate you for this one… some things cannot be unseen – JP)
- Adult Swim does a Human Weapon parady (Robot Chicken)
- Fans of the Human weapon series or fans of Robot chicken will really enjoy this…
- Nothing like watching Jason Chambers teach bullies how to do a super-wedgie, complete with diagrams!
Sponsors
Doghouse Systems
- New System – Under $1000 – Still handcrafted with care
DoghouseSystems VS
-Performance in WoW is still great: 40 Frames / sec @ 1920 x 1280
-Don’t forget their laptop which has 2 graphics card built in, the mobius, at a mid-line desktop price
-If you want all the bells and whistles, they can handcraft that too, just call them up during normal business hours, they’ll talk with you, find out your needs, and recommend the system that you need (not the one that costs the most)
-877-DHS-DHS2 (347-3472)
DoghouseSystems VS
-Performance in WoW is still great: 40 Frames / sec @ 1920 x 1280
-Don’t forget their laptop which has 2 graphics card built in, the mobius, at a mid-line desktop price
-If you want all the bells and whistles, they can handcraft that too, just call them up during normal business hours, they’ll talk with you, find out your needs, and recommend the system that you need (not the one that costs the most)
-877-DHS-DHS2 (347-3472)
Jinx
- Lifestyle apparel for your inner-geek
- Men’s, Women’s, all sizes
- Specific Collections? They got them,
- World of Warcraft – Home is where the hearthstone is, Baby-T = “My other stroller is [Epic]“, Tanks, Your Welcome
- New T-Shirt (JP)
- They even have hats – Quest-giver hat
- Stickers, Patches, Pins
- Go online jinx.com or call them @ 1-888-JINX-COM - 888.546.9266
