May 2010

This is why we’re not excited by Starcraft 2.

May 18, 2010

Commenting on the “polish” behind Blizzard games, SynCaine likens every Blizzard product as being a rehashed version of old IP. Says SynCaine on Blizzard’s next product: …what happens when you apply the Blizzard business model to a Blizzard game and play it really, really safe? You get StarCraft 2, a highly polished port of SC1 [...]

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Some people might want a computer for their iPad. Some.

May 17, 2010

We’ve said before that the iPad is a fantastic computing solution for the average person, since the iPad delivers all the content most people need, and works very well for basic office work. Maxator points out a number of things the iPad can’t do, which necessitate also having a “traditional” computer at home. CD/DVD burning/ripping. [...]

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Upgraded to a grande?

May 11, 2010

It’s bad enough when establishments charge the same price for a smaller item. Take Starbucks as an example, where a double-tall espresso drink (a tall drink with two shots of espresso) costs the same amount of money as a grande (another drink with two shots of espresso, albeit with more milk/syrup). In other words, if [...]

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The iPod Touch is a baby iPad.

May 5, 2010

One of the common quips about the iPad is that it’s nothing more than a “large iPod Touch.” It’s a statement the naysayers are fond of making, along with those who lash out at anything made by Apple as though Microsoft were still the only developer putting out a useful, solid operation system anymore; it’s [...]

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