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Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray Player Is Today and Future Proof [Home Theater]With Samsung's BD-P2500, we see that Blu-ray players are finally shedding that first-gen baby weight. Sized to fit in a normal dress, Samsung's latest supports all current Blu-ray spec right out of the box and is prepared for expansion through its ethernet, 1GB of onboard memory and USB. In terms of ... |
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Got a pirated copy of XP? Expect to be naggedWhen Windows Vista was first introduced, it came with a powerful defense against pirating. In fact, it was so powerful that paying customers complained when it malfunctioned, and Microsoft wound up making some big changes. Unless Vista was properly activated, it would drop into “reduced fun... |
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linkfest: sam zell, subprime, GDP [Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed]Some quick links others may find interesting: Sam Zell says newspaper are broken, subprime is in 8th inning and he's buying ... stuff (Bloomberg) Subprime is a pig in a python, and it's passing quickly (Bronte) Lots of whinging from wrong-footed bears wrt the high Q2 GDP numbers (Portfolio ... |
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Live from Sony Press Conference at IFA [Ifa 2008]Hookai. I'm lining up to get into Sony's press conference. They have some things under wraps, including a mega-tv with supersmooth video action and what could be some walkmen. Hmmm, I love the smell of new plastic in the morning. More info and photos following up shortly. Keep watching this space... |
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Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics ResearchAfter six Nobel prizes, the invention of the transistor, laser and countless contributions to computer science and technology, it is the end of the road for Bell Labs' fundamental physics research lab. ... |
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Mac Designer Andy Hertzfeld Looks Back at 25 Years of Mac"Steve made zero technical contributions. He's not a technical person, so sort of his main contribution was setting the goal, setting a very high goal, and then being really passionate about exceeding the expectations, you know just trying to make every single conceivable aspect of the produ... |


