Play your Xbox for more than 360 seconds

Subject: General Tech | November 25, 2005 - 11:36 AM |
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A simple workaround to the crashes on the Xbox360 has been discovered, and The Inquirer is there to tell you about it.  The power is once again a problem, though hopefully not to the extent of the original release.


"Dan, from Duluth, or 'goldeneyemaster' as he is known, told the game spot forum here that he

thinks the main reason that the xBox 360 freezes is because the power supply overheats.

Source: The Inquirer

MP3 Sunglasses 2: The Return

Subject: General Tech | November 24, 2005 - 12:58 PM |
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Oakley has just put out the Thump2, the followup to the original MP3 player in a pair of shades.  If you completely missed the first release, The Tech Lounge takes the time to compare the originals to the new edition.  Love 'em or hate 'em, you should probably at least be able to recognize them.

"From California -- Lil' John's Thump sunglasses have been combined with Arnold Schwartzenegars

Terminator shades in Oakley's sequel of their original smash hit of MP3 playing eyeware in Thump

2, Revenge of the

ATI announces another uncoming chipset

Subject: General Tech | November 24, 2005 - 12:04 PM |
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The Inquirer caught ATI talking about a new chipset that might be ready to launch in the first quarter of 2006, called the RS485.  It will be made to handle the upcoming M2 AMD processors, though it will not support Crossfire, it will support DDR2.

"The chipset is called the RS485 and it supports one single graphic slot only. It's designed over

a new reference motherboard as it has to accommodate new AMD DDR 2 CPUs. Those CPUs will bring a

lot of memory and socket changes but they won't surface before sometime in Q2 next year.

Source: The Inquirer

When good mice go bad

Subject: General Tech | November 23, 2005 - 05:47 PM |
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Try high accuracy mice on a variety of surfaces and you may smell a rat.  The manufacturers are not trying to weasel you out of your money, they are trying to find a solution, so try not to be too shrewish, and constantly badger them with complaints.  In fact, you otter head to CoolTechZone, to read up on their findings from 2 compaines, Logitech and Razer, to see just what is up.

"In a brief commentary, Razer confirmed that the current variant of laser technology does indeed

Source: CoolTechZone

Physics 101 for PCs, starts in February

Subject: General Tech | November 23, 2005 - 11:47 AM |
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The ASUS Ageia PhysX card should be available in February, according to this article by CoolTechZone.  Still no word on the bus it will use, or an actual date though.

"We are all aware of AGEIA and its desire to bring a PhysX processor for physics processing in

order to make games look and feel more realistic. We all want the characters to move and act

realistically, and that's exactly what AGEIA's PhysX will accomplish once it debuts.

Source: CoolTechZone

Intel Brings Home Extreme Multicore Gaming For The Holidays

Subject: General Tech | November 22, 2005 - 01:05 PM |
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2005 — The era of multi-core PC gaming is here and at the Intel-sponsored Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) World Tour Grand Finals some of the best players, hardware and software come together.


'We have spent the last year empowering more than 10,000 software developers with thousands of multi-core development platforms,' said Bill Kirby, director of planning in Intel's Software and Solutions Group.

We're doomed I tell you! Doomed!

Subject: General Tech | November 22, 2005 - 11:48 AM |
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Ok, I guess we've all heard it before, and we're still here, so the sky probably isn't falling.  A javascript exploit has been found on the web, which can allow code execution on your machine, when you use IE.  The Inquirer has a story up, as well as a link to a site which has posted the code used in the exploit, so you can see what is going on.

"UK group of hackers has published a zero-day exploit which puts means IE users only have to visit

a site to be attacked.

Source: The Inquirer

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

Subject: General Tech | November 21, 2005 - 11:57 AM |
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Well you may not have anyone who loves you enough to buy a present from Tech Zone's list, it is definitely worth drooling over for a bit.  Seriously, $250,000 is cheap for 10 ft * 30ft of screen, isn't it?

"What do you give the techie who has everything? That's the ultimate question. If you have an

impossible person to buy for, then this is the list for you.

Corsair Expands Flash Voyager Line Up, Begins Shipment of New 4GB Ultra-Durable USB2.0 Drive

Subject: General Tech | November 21, 2005 - 11:39 AM |
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Fremont, CA (November 21, 2005) — Adding to its award-winning Flash Voyager USB2.0 drives, Corsair Memory today announced immediate availability of a new capacity — 4GB.

Squeezing more from an audio stream

Subject: General Tech | November 17, 2005 - 06:20 PM |
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Streaming any media to anything that can play music just got a lot easier.  The Squeezebox can connect through wires as you'd expect, but you also get to stream on 802.11g, as it will accept that signal as well.  Designtechnica has all the details.

"Slim Devices' newest Squeezebox network music player is turning heads with a stylish look and the

ability to stream digital music and Internet radio stations to a stereo.