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The Power Geeks #14
by DarthMolen on Sep.03, 2009, under The Latest Shows
Play The Show:
What We Are Playing
Steven – COD4, Game First – I got first place on a map “Downpour” sooo 1 sided
JP – Yeti Sports… too much fun for something so twisted, UFC Undisputed (still getting powned, but man enough to admit it)
Tech,Gaming, and Geek News
- Disney Buys Marvel
- Sold for 4 Beeeellion dollars
- Lock-Stock-N-Barrel
- Done to pull in treasure trove of characters (5000+)
- Disney also looking to target boy demographic, kinda like Hannah Montana, etc.
- Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter is now worth about 1.5 beeeellion dollar (37% stake). Saved Marvel from bankruptcy in 1998
- Hilarious Comic from Penny-Arcade on Disney’s acquisition of Marvel
- I’m sure a lot of people can relate to this hilarious take on “Rightsizing”
- GMail Down, Where were you? (JP)
- GMail,the web client, was inaccessible for 2 hrs Sept. 1, 4 PM ET
- Apparently, a change to their routers that was supposed to help uptime, failed
- They took a couple servers offline for maintenance and “FALL DOWN GO… BOOOM!”
- If you used something like Outlook, you were still safe
- Instructions for setting up Google mail in various mail clients
- I thought at first something was wrong with me Prowl/Growl set up that pushes Gmail to my iPhone… but alas it was actually Google!
- EBay sells Skype to Private Investors
- For months its been rumored that Skype was being shopped on the market
- Just didn’t make sense or fit with the “Ebay” business model
- (JP-This is why when this was originally announced, pretty much the entire tech community went “HUH?”)
- XBox cuts price of Elite to $299, also cuts features from Bundle (JP)
- No HDMI cable included, or component cable for that matter
- No games
- No integrated wi-fi (extra $100)
- No hot-swappable HD, 120GB built in only
- Hardware still the worst for reliability
- External HD? that’ll cost you a cool $120
- Extra adapters could cost you $50
- PS3 slim comparison: HD is swappable, Blu-Ray, comes with HDMI cable, Wi-fi built in
- (Steven) Although software is better on XBox, you have to pay for the online service, PS3 is looking really attractive
- PAX 2009 Sold Out
- PAX = Penny Arcade Expo – Has nothing to really do with the online comic, just founded by the ppl who write it
- All about fan service and the current gaming mecca … Tabletop, card games, LAN party, console, exhibition hall
- Sold out, venue holds 75,000 – up from 58,000 last year
- Pax East coming to Boston in 2010
- Becoming such a powerhouse, that vendors are making exclusive hardware just for the show (SF IV tournament joystick from MadCatz)
- Halo 3 ODST countdown begins…. (JP)
- Sept 22nd is release date, but if you pre order….
- Unlocks Sgt. Johnson for Firefight (hoarde mode)
- Great Video “Badass” unlocked!
- Want to control your PS3 through a phone? Here you go
- Sony Erikkson Aino due to hit markets in US in October
- RemotePlay on phone allows you to control every facet of your PS3 from anywhere in the world
- Turn on and off, browse and control xmb, access multimedia content, chat w/ friends on PSN or buy a game on the remote system
- 8GB SD Memory Card, PlayTV service, 8.1 mpx camera, touch screen
Geek-Speak
- Financial analyst predicts Future failure by Gamestop
- Currently recording about 1.7 billion dollars a quarter in revenue (40% of that comes from used games sales)
- Quote: “GameStop’s very existence will be perilous as digital distribution becomes more prevalent.”
- (Steven)Ya Think? Nice to see that the financial industry can predict something that any toddler can see…
- XBOX Games On-Demand, Steam, Battle.NET
- think of more? (JP – iPhone app store… Can you say Billions worth…)
- Phillip K Dick Collection to be released this October (JP)
- 13 of Dick’s Novels included. Great collection of books from an awesome SciFi author… Pick these up.
- Many of his works have been turned into movies… (A Scanner Darkly, Bladerunner, Minority Report and a few others)
- no pricing yet, but this will be a must have!
- 13 of Dick’s Novels included. Great collection of books from an awesome SciFi author… Pick these up.
Contest
- Jeremy is working on ironing out the details for our second contest to be held in the near future for 3 people to win… ( Follow us on twitter and facebook, etc for details)
- Triazzle is releasing an update to their great puzzle game, and are about to release Triazzle lite to the app store
- When Triazzle lite hits the app store, the full version will go on sale for 2 weeks at only $1.99
- We should have some codes to giveaway for the full version in the
coming weeks… for now, grab the free version and practice up!- Also note that they have some really cool Wallpapers, ringtones, etc for free at their site now: Triazzle.com/downloads.html
- We also had our first winner earlier this evening… Eric From Philly won a copy of Triazzle for the iPhone… 2 more to giveaway…
Intarweb Goldmine
- Mr. Insult’s Fridge Magnets
- If you’re really bored, you can use some obscene fridge magnets to make up stuff for you friends…
- CDC Giftshop sells Cuddly, soft, SWINE Flu microbe toy for kids…
- Yes… that’s right… is there any parent clamoring to get this for their kid??
- Do you support Same-Sex Ice Cream??
- Ben & Jerry’s are changing the name of Chubby Hubby
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The Burlington-based
ice cream maker is celebrating Vermont’s move to legalize gay marriage
by re-branding its popular “Chubby Hubby” as “Hubby Hubby” for the next
month.
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- Ben & Jerry’s are changing the name of Chubby Hubby
- Connecticut woman arrested 3 times in same day
- she fought with her boss after getting fired, and got arrested
- went back and stole over 900 bucks worth of stuff, got arrested
- then was driving like an idiot and got arrested again for no front license plate, no insurance, etc…
- Funny thing is.. I was in Bridgeport CT on Saturday, and actually drove down Madison ave that night where she was arrested for the third time that day….
- I left a message for the Captain of BDGPT police tonight, but my call has not been returned… I wanted to ask if they have a revolving door on the jail?? I mean how fast is the processing that you can get arrested (and released) 3 times in the same day…
- Is this the most efficient police dept in the world?
- I left a message for the Captain of BDGPT police tonight, but my call has not been returned… I wanted to ask if they have a revolving door on the jail?? I mean how fast is the processing that you can get arrested (and released) 3 times in the same day…
Doghouse Systems
- New System – Under $1000 – Still handcrafted with care
DoghouseSystems VS
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)
-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
September 3rd, 2009 on 9:34 am
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