Podcasts about Zune HD

Microsoft jumped into the mp3 player space a little late. Apple had been producing iPods for five years when the first Zune hit shelves. But that was just the beginning of a series of problems Microsoft encountered. We explore the sad (and short) story of the Zune.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft jumped into the mp3 player space a little late. Apple had been producing iPods for five years when the first Zune hit shelves. But that was just the beginning of a series of problems Microsoft encountered. We explore the sad (and short) story of the Zune.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the NTWICs talk POST-HARDCORE! Kody's pick this week with a 2001 classic. The gang hasn't done a show together for a bit due to fall trip plans .. so the cold open took more than a bit to get over this time around, but we're just going to have to forgive them for it! Also, Jake's ZUNE HD boots up for the first time in 8 years live on air .. all this, and more here at NTWIC Radio!

1000 Episodes in Review It's our 1000th episode so we thought it would be fun to go down memory lane. It has been so much fun getting to know all of you. Some we know well and have developed personal relationships with. Others came and went as things in their lives changed. To Industry members, thank you for your support! To our listeners, thank you for subscribing, downloading and listening to our show. It's because of you that we are here today and will be here tomorrow!   There was a big gap in our records between 2005 and 2007. We switched to Google Docs in 2007 and have been able to keep everything we wrote archived there. But from memory some highlights were: We became the official podcast of AVS Forum and were introduced to members at their CES Party We had an affiliation with HDTV Magazine Met Mark Cuban (owner of HDNet at the time) and Interviewed the President of Syntax-Brillian at the HDTV Conference in Beverly Hills Dolby Flew us to San Francisco to demo some of their projects they were working on. While there we recorded two shows of their now defunct Dolby podcast Oppo and Monoprice were big supporters of the show early on as was Olevia TVs Sonos - The first real product we reviewed on the show back in 2005 A few of our day job colleagues mocked us for doing a podcast. LOL jokes on them   HT Guys TV Tech Timeline Braden (Sony CRT...) ->  Panasonic Plasma 480p EDTV ->  JVC LCoS 1080p Rear Projection ->  Epson 1080p Projector(s) ->  (Lots of 4k TCLs) ->  Sony 4k LED Ara  RCA CRT -> Samsung DLP-> Panasonic Plasma-> JVC Projector-> Vizio 4K TV Optoma UST Reviews of all the Rear Projection TVs from 2007 - JVC HD-61FN97 61" HD-ILA Our bottom line at the time - The JVC HD-61FN97 is an excellent value.  It looks great, does a wonderful job with HD content, a great job with DVDs and a pretty good job with standard definition TV.  Blacks are good, contrast is solid, colors are excellent and detail is vivid.  We try to look for great values to help you (and us for that matter) get a little more out of each hard earned dollar. You'd be hard pressed to find a better looking 61" TV at its price. At an online street price of $2125 this is an awesome TV for the money.  It really helps bring the big screen home. Our first mention of home automation was in March of 2007. We wrapped up our discussion with - One day home automation will be standard.  We'll wonder what people ever did without them.  But for now your options are somewhat limited.  You can spend a lot of money to get it custom built and done just right, with a system like Crestron, AMX or Control4, or you can try to put it together yourself if you don't mind the occasional hiccup that comes with a home made system. This can be one of the most fun home projects you've ever worked on.  And it lasts forever - it's the gift that just keeps on giving. Our earliest “Kaleidescape Killer” comment was also in 2007 when we showcased a $2500 Linux based machine with full DVR and DVD server capabilities. The company was called Interact-TV and they are no longer in business. Our Top Ten shows in HD from 2007: Ara: American Idol (Fox) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Football/Basketball/Sports Center/Etc on ESPN Planet Earth/Sunrise Earth (Discovery HD Theater) Lost (ABC) CSI Miami (CBS) CSI (CBS) Bikini Destinations (HD Net) Heroes (NBC) NHL Hockey on HD Net Braden: The Unit (CBS) Las Vegas (NBC) Numb3rs (CBS) Monday Night Football (ESPN) Lakers Basketball on KCAL 24 (Fox) I Shouldn't Be Alive (Discovery HD) Destination HD (Discovery HD) Planet Earth (Discovery HD) CSI Miami (CBS) SlingMedia VS Major League Baseball Issue: Slingboxes infringe on the local cable company's right to broadcast the content. Interactive TV Still not a thing  DVDpedia In an attempt to build a video server or “Kaleidescape Killer” out of a Mac Mini Ara used DVDpedia to catalog and display album art and id3 data about his library. It worked OK but was quickly abandoned for Boxee and then eventually Plex. Plex is indeed the Kaleidescape Killer! Vudu Movie Download Set Top Box ($399) - October 2007 What we liked: High quality movies on demand Large selection with more coming every week Easy to use remote and easy menu navigation Up and running in five minutes   What we disliked: No lease option to defray $400 entry price Not a large selection of Dolby 5.1 Downloads interfered with VOIP telephone service Bottom Line: This is the best home video on demand system the HT Guys have seen. The video quality is first rate! The user interface is clean and simple. You will have the system up and running in no time. All of this is with the initial release of the system software. With more movie releases coming, HD, external storage, and new software updates this product will only get better. At $400 for the Vudu box its not for everyone, but you will get a very good video on demand system for the investment. HDDVD - Bluray - a comparison Conclusion Blu-ray clearly has an advantage in specs, higher storage capacity and higher maximum bitrate.  HD-DVD seems to hold the edge in "market readiness" if that's a real term.  All the features you want were required in the spec from the beginning, so you know your player supports it.  Man it would be nice if the studios would create discs in both formats so we didn't have to buy two players... Netflix Watch Instantly Technology Minimum Requirements Computer running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, or Windows Vista Internet Explorer version 6 or higher Windows Media Player version 11 (DRM version 5145) or later An active broadband connection to the Internet 1.0 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 3 GB free hard disk drive space Recommended in addition to minimum requirements An active broadband Internet connection of at least 1.5 Mbps 1.5 GHz processor 1 GB RAM The Death of Rear Projection TVs - Jan 2008 Harmony One Universal Remote - As with any Harmony remote, the One is a great choice for your home theater.  It's new, sexy and easy to use.  The touchscreen is cool and the larger buttons make it a bit easier to use.  But overall it doesn't represent a huge departure from the 880.  Of course we're gadget freaks, so we'll both be using them, but if you want to save some money, the 880 remains a great option.  Bang for the buck, the 880 is still probably the way to go.  For the coolness factor, the One is where it's at. Mobile Digital TV Standard - Although ATSC 3.0 has a provision for this most people are just using IPTV over the Cell Networks Orb Speaker Review - we did a review of these cool spherical speakers that sounded pretty good at the time. The cost for a 5.1 system was $1597 in June of 2008. The company is still around and today you can get an improved 5.1 system for $740. Is TidalTV the Next Big Thing? - a new service that mimics the Cable or Satellite experience over the Internet. So the answer is No and Yes! This was in 2008 Popcorn Hour A-100 Review Not a week goes by that we don't hear something about the Popcorn Hour A-100 network media player.  We tried relentlessly to get a demo unit for review, but to no avail.  Finally, slightly weary but committed whole-heartedly to the show, Ara decided to pony up the cash and purchase one.  It arrived last week and we got a chance to play with it.  All in all, not a bad little unit. If you want an inexpensive network media player that can play anything, the Popcorn Hour is the best we've seen so far.  It requires some IT expertise to get it up and running and to use it on a day-to-day basis, but it works like a champ.  Even streaming 1080p HD content over the network looked good, granted it was all that was happening on the network at the time, but it still looked good.  If you want something with a little more visual appeal, stick with AppleTV, the PS3 or the Xbox 360 (or Vudu when it adds local network playback).  But all of those options are a bit more expensive and not quite as flexible. Vudu HDX Movies Black Friday Roundup 2008 Panasonic Viera 50" 720p Plasma HDTV 899.99 min 10 per store Sony 40" 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL40V4100 and BDPS350) - $1,199.98 Sony Blu-ray Player (BDP-S350) -- $179 (with a firmware upgrade and a 1 GB USB stick this will be come BD Live Compliant) Mitsubishi 65" Home Theater 1080p DLP HDTV (Model # WD65735) - $1,199.99 IPTV - Can it replace Cable and Satellite?  Note- This was us just talking about the subject LONG (2009) before it was even dreamed of in it's current state -  If you had to, you could cut the cord between you and your cable company and not miss a beat. But in reality if you won't have the same video quality. The other thing to consider is that the Cable or Satellite box has an simple well understood interface. Connecting a computer to the TV requires using a keyboard and a mouse and there are no channel numbers. You'll have to bookmark your sites. Companies like Apple, Netflix and Boxee are all trying to provide a ten foot interface that is Grandma proof but we still have a ways to go. Finally, cable companies are not going to be happy with subscribers that watch a lot of Internet streamed content. So even if the quality improved you may not be able to stream a months worth of TV into your home. If you are a light TV watcher that is computer savvy then you may be able to cut the cable cord completely. But in actually, for most of us, IPTV is a good way to augment what we already have. If you are on the road you can watch something on your terms. If you forget to record something then its a great backup. Its also a great way to watch old TV shows that are no longer aired. What if AppleTV Replaced my DVR?  The concept at this point in time was to buy subscriptions to your favorite TV show. But as we see today, that's not even required. Plus we now have boxes from Apple, Google, Amazon and Roku. It's safe to say that the AppleTV type STBs have replaced the DVR Zune HD The Zune HD is a powerful portable media device. It has a beautiful OLED screen, small form factor, smooth touch screen menus, and wonderful 720p output to a TV. However, for Microsoft to steal some iPod users, more apps and video content need to be available in the Zune Marketplace. The Zune HD has solid hardware that is almost as sexy as the iPod. What would make this device perfect for a home theater would be Hulu and Netfilx support. Microsoft has also stated that they will release games for the Zune HD, since Xbox Live and the Zune Marketplace already seem to be linked, the possibility of it being a good portable gaming device are great. The Zune HD is a solid device. With future updates it may take a run at the iPod's dominance in the market. RedEye Universal Remote Control (MSRP $190) 2010 - This remote eliminated the need to be in the same room with your gear and will work with your iPod Touch or iPhone. LED TV Technology was just coming on the scene in 2010 Quartics(2010) Quartics Inc. is a semiconductor company based in Irvine, CA, with offices in India, China and Taiwan. Quartics was formed in 2003 to focus on semiconductor architecture for video-based media, aiming to overcome a raft of modern digital challenges. To date, the company has been granted 10 patents, with 40 pending, in media processing architecture, video and graphics processing and QoS algorithms.  We don't know if these patents were sold or even used. But the company does not seem to be in business any longer Life|ware Today as part of our ongoing series on home automation we discuss Life|ware.  Life|ware™ is software developed by Exceptional Innovation that allows you to seamlessly merge control of your home along with your world of digital entertainment.  Life|ware lets you control your home through your TV with a Media Center PC, Media Center Extender or Xbox 360™, from your home or office PC or notebook, or from a Life|point touch screen. You can even use your iPhone or iPod Touch and iPad as a Life|ware client with full two-way functionality. One of the biggest draws to Life|ware is that it works with numerous third party devices. Life|Ware provides bridges to lighting, HVAC, Media and more. The system will go from IP to IR, RF, or RS-232. Life|ware is OS agnostic as well. The control software will run on Windows, Mac OS, and LINUX machines.  But if you don't want to mess with loading the software on your own equipment Life|Ware sells a complete line of home automation controllers, servers, and bridges.  We can't find a trace of this company any longer. It may have been sold or merged Are High End Audio/Video Retailers a Dying Breed? “If the AV business cannot more clearly illustrate why specialty audio is in fact special, then expect more stores and regional chains to fold in the coming months even as the economy improves, simply perhaps fueled by the fact that mainstream home theater gear is just too good.“  Crystal LED HDTV Technology So when can I have one and how much will it cost? Sony isn't answering any of these questions. Our hunch is that it will cost about what an OLED TV will cost. And if Sony wants this technology to have a chance it needs to come out at about the same time as OLED. We know that Samsung will be releasing their OLEDs in the second half of the year. Our prediction is that you will be able to buy a Crystal LED TV from Sony by the summer of 2013 and it will run about $6,000.   The best we can tell is that this tech never made it into consumer TVs. Sony still has a page dedicated to it but more in the commercial side of it's business. Revolv Home Automation Hub 1/2013  The beginning of the “Year of Automation” The best we can tell is that Revolv was bought by Nest and lives on in their products Conclusion When we first learned about a device that could unify all the various home automation and control devices out there we were sceptical. But after putting the Revolv Home Automation Hub through its paces, we can say, yes you can control everything regardless who makes it. Well maybe not everything yet. But we are sure the engineers at Revolv are working diligently to make that happen! Is a 7.1 System Worth it? Bottom Line - A properly installed 7.1 system with 7.1 content will take your home theater to the next level. You will definitely be able to hear a difference, especially with good content like the movie Super 8 . However, if you are not watching Blu-rays or your room doesn't support proper placement of the rear surround channels, a better approach would be to upgrade your 5.1 system or just save the money. This was from 2013. Consistent with our ATMOS recommendations too Netflix SuperHD (6/2013) Netflix SuperHD claims to provide superior 1080p video quality for the same price as regular streaming. But not everyone is eligible.  Requirements Netflix Super HD requires an internet connection with at least 5Mb/s download. Not all devices can play Super HD. Super HD is only available via Internet Providers that are part of the Open Connect network. Supported devices include Sony PlayStation 3, Apple TV with 1080p, Roku with 1080p, Nintendo Wii U, Windows 8 App, TiVo Premiere DVR Blu-Ray Players, Smart TV's, Home Theaters, and Streaming Players with existing Netflix 1080p support Bottom Line Netflix is really pushing the streaming frontiers and they have come a long way. We can now sit on our couch on any given evening and find a high quality movie at a moment's  notice. We anxiously await the day when we will be able to stream Blu-ray quality movies whenever we want. From what we have seen that day is not too far away! Is Blu-ray a Dead Format? Also from 6/2013 Ask anyone who knows something about home theater what is the highest quality audio and video available to mere mortals today and they will tell you Blu-ray. Blu-ray video is stunning and the audio is simply amazing. But we don't have to tell you that. So does Blu-ray have a future? The following are some reasons why Blu-ray may not be around for too much longer. . . . Time to Bury Blu-ray? Its probably too early to put the last nail in the Blu-ray coffin right now. There needs to be one or two more paradigm shifts before Blu-ray goes away. The first is the studios realizing that DRM is more hassle than it is worth. Once this hurdle is crossed in-store Kiosks or online downloads will soar. Prices will come down and the world will be saved from all that plastic being created. The second is a jump in online speeds. Once gigabit Internet is ubiquitous there will be a shift to storing content in online lockers and again the world will be saved. The big question is when? Based on what we are seeing we are betting on within 5 years.   ZyXEL 500 Mb/s Fast Ethernet Powerline Wall-Plug Adapter We reviewed almost a dozen powerline Ethernet adapters. They never achieved their advertised speeds, but they did work and depending on what you needed them to do they were an excellent solution. However, with faster mesh network Wifi it's not really a thing any longer. Aereo  In April of 2014 we interviewed a broadcaster who opposed our stance on Aero's business plan. He felt Aero was making money off of the local broadcasters. We felt Aero was providing a service to allow us the viewer to watch our local stations. The Courts agreed with the broadcaster. But today we have Locast. And so far they have been in business for a couple of years. SmartThings Home Automation Hub And so continues the many years of “The Year of Automation”. This was before Samsung bought the company. A full year after we kicked off the “Year of Automation” Pono Player (1/2015) Neil Young's "high resolution" PonoPlayer is on sale for $400. PonoPlayer, a triangular portable music player that promises only the highest of fidelities.  We were Skeptics from the beginning: The point is that you don't need fancy hardware to make music sound good, and that no amount of hardware will make your ears hear better than the limits of biology and physics. Ara's first DIY Speaker project was in Jan 2015 Axiim Q Wireless Home Theater System 2/2016 The first Wisa system we reviewed. We are happy to say it's still around today! Conclusion Many of our listeners have asked us to recommend wireless solutions for their home theater over the years. We have tested and rejected all but a few and the acceptable solutions still required some speaker wire from an external amp. Not exactly wireless! The Axiim Q Wireless Home Theater System is the first one that delivers on the promise of a truly wireless system that is simple to install, looks fantastic and sounds great! We hate having to send it back! It would be so easy to bring 5.1 to your master bedroom that we are seriously thinking about buying one! What is HDR? (4/2016) To Sum it Up Getting the best picture from an HDR TV will require HDR content.  To guarantee your TV will support HDR look for the “Ultra HD Premium” label. If you really want a UHD TV that does not have the “Ultra HD Premium” label buy a TV that has or comes close to 1000 nits brightness.  HDR from cable, satellite, and OTA are still a bit off. We will stop here in 2016 because we'll save some for the next 1000 shows. Along the way we have had dozens of interviews, product reviews, buying guides, and lists that were not mentioned in this episode. Some weeks we struggled to come up with show ideas, some weeks we had too many. But we always managed to have a show ready for your Friday morning commute. 

Outages, Microsoft Ignite reactions and feelings, Excel Vlookup is cool, a story about wifi, a new "That is Accurate," and Question of the Week! Extended show notes available at https://hthpc.com Boot Up • SLACK OUTAGE • M365 outage ○ MO222965 - What is the point of posting this to a portal nobody can get to? ○ Root Cause Analysis posted • Ignite post-game show ○ Thoughts overall ○ NO SWAG! ○ Also the Vmware VMWorld post-game show within a show ○ Physical Ignite is so much better ○ Azure VMware Solution ○ Microsoft Announces Ignite, Part 2, is Happening in March ○ Exchange – Here, There and Everywhere - External Forwarding Command Center and Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA). On-prem Exchange now subscription only ○ PowerShell Unplugged - Challenge Edition ○ Taking your automation to the next level with PowerShell 7 ○ Microsoft Mechanics 2020 ○ RIP Defender ATP, new name Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ○ Video Hub • Random bug of the day ○ When using multiple Container tabs/accounts for the same website, Twitter/Anchor in Firefox seems to require a cached reload (CTRL F5) for likes/retweets/notification counts to clear. Anchor needs it for certain settings to save. ALL HAIL VLOOKUP • Why Vlookup ○ Say your master server inventory is inconsistent with your VMWare inventory, how do you find out what's missing? Vlookup • How Vlookup ○ Syntax: Source cell, Range to look up, column index, exact match (false most of the time) • Who Vlookup ○ People in a hurry • Where Vlookup ○ Say you are trying to merge multiple lists of data. How do you link them? Vlookup + copy + "Paste values" Declassified Sysadmin Stories: The impossible wifi project • (What happens when a sysadmin attempts a wifi project by himself) • Project was in 2016 • Replace ancient HP Procurve wireless infrastructure with Cisco infrastructure ○ ProCurve 420 and 530 WAPs ○ Rebootable via PoE, they frequently died • Perform tests all over campus, run scans, tests, learn a lot of about radios ○ Test with lights on, lights off, doors open/closed, microwaves, bathrooms, water, etc • Vistumbler, Airport Utility, RSSI • Carts with long cables • Limited number of Cisco APs (30 Aironet CAP1602i), not enough to cover the campus • MAC-Daddy registration for all standard wifi devices, ancient Linux box, student project from years past that became production • Learned all about RADIUS (NPS) • MAC registration for non-802.1x compliant devices ○ Test things like Zune HD, Wii U, Wii U in Wii Mode, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, 3DS, Android Tablets, TVs, etc ○ Visual Studio .NET app called MacDaddyJr - Form to CSV - PS Scheduled Task to create AD Users for MACs, add to group, change primary group • Manually build out two Cisco WLC 2500s for the APs to talk to + interface with parent company controller • Summer of wiring • Impossible fiber line repair: Line going from campus to building we didn't own with difficult owner to athletics building/hangar that was rarely used in the first place That is Accurate • Azure has the most Global regions than any other cloud provider Ask the Stiffs: Question of the Week • What is your favorite current piece of tech [wrong answers only]? Outro - "Plus Delta" • We help you, you help us: Rate us on iTunes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Windows Clipboard bugs, EXO cmdlets go GA, facial recognition, MFA, Zune stuff, JSON in Windows Terminal, Sarbanes Oxley Audits, and some AD permission tricks. Extended show notes available at https://hthpc.com/ *Apologies in advance, in this episode there may be minor audio desyncing* Boot-Up (Intro…random topics) Closet options The new Outlook search doesn't work well with the Windows Clipboard Buy yourself M365 features Update on wattage distribution for Raspberry Pi NAS + 2 USB SSDs - 30w Anker brick - P(W) = I(A) × V(V) EXO v2 Cmdlets are GA - "I can't believe this is GA. It has so many issues, uses global variables everywhere, and doesn't work on PowerShell 7" Microsoft Print Service Microsoft not selling facial recognition tech to law enforcement It's-a me, MFArio! Nintendo accounts breached Let's explain why this is happening (tl;dr: enable MFA!) State of the Zunion Follow-up on Zune video converter - Anvsoft Any Video Converter has presets for converting to the correct video formats for Zune. Was also able to get a working MediaCoder preset for the Zune 80 and Zune HD at least. Don't Go JSON Waterfalls - Running Windows Terminal as another user GitHub Issue I found a workaround for this by running the application as-is, and then just modifying the JSON config file to include entries to spawn PowerShell sessions as another user. Note that this will not get the new session to run a new tab, rather, it will launch a new window. It DOES work however as available drop-down options. Would be nice to see this baked into the application where instead of opening a new window, it will just open in-place as a new tab instead. “Unplanned Outage” (Sponsor section - "Hope this Helps is helped by…") Next Generation IoT Google Home with Poop Mode Apple's new outdoor expansion: GnomePod Amazon Home Fire Don't forget to wash your sox What is sox auditing? The Sarbanes Oxley Act Configuring multiple managers of a single AD group "Managed by" only lets you configure a single user as a manager, no groups. Workaround via "write member" ACLs or Add-ADPermission On the ACL, configure the principal, set it to "Allow" "This object only," ensuring only "write members" is checked. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Absorb the power of the sun, find inner peace, and plug in your Zune HD, it's Episode 8!

Tobby Smith joins Tim Keirnan for a longitudinal review of the Windows Phone 7.5 mobile operating system. Both guys have been using it on Nokia Lumia 710 handsets since last winter and are ready to explain why they enjoy the Windows Phone customer experience, as well as complain about the negative points which they hope Microsoft will fix in the upcoming Windows Phone 8.Tobby is a long-time veteran of smart phone use, while Tim is new to smart phones, so both ends of the user continuum are included.To see the user interface of Windows Phone, head over to a cell phone store in your area and try it for yourself OR point your browser tohttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-US/features/default.aspx The episode of Design Critique with Matt Hard that covered the Zune HD, the predecessor to Windows Phone, can be heard athttp://designcritique.net/dc69-critique-microsoft-zune-players-zune-4-0-software-and-zune-pass

On a somewhat somber episode, Will, Norm, Gary, and Brad talk about the legacy of Steve Jobs, the new iPod updates, iPhone 4S, Siri, the end of the Zune HD, TV on Xbox, and the state of PC gaming.

On a somewhat somber episode, Will, Norm, Gary, and Brad talk about the legacy of Steve Jobs, the new iPod updates, iPhone 4S, Siri, the end of the Zune HD, TV on Xbox, and the state of PC gaming.

Microsoft uvedl Internet Explorer 9. Povedl se. Problémy má naopak přehrávač Zune HD, Microsoft ho pravděpodobně hodil přes palubu. Místo si tentokrát najdeme i na ufomyš.

Google Chrome OSNuevos anuncios de Windows 7Zune HDSnow Leopard y Grand Central DispatchNuevos iPod

Addiction to technology, the Zune HD, performing rights groups demand more from iTunes, developing iPhone applications using C# and .Net, the book being published on Twitter is sold, new technology to power wireless heart pumps.

This week's ''What We've Been Playing'' features discussion on an array of different XBL Indies, Scribblenauts, WET, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, FUEL, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, Retro Game Challenge, Darkest of Days, Final Fantasy VII, and plenty more. We follow that up with some gaming news including the rumored Wii price cut, the Modern Warfare 2 250GB X360 bundle, the release of the Zune HD, and much more.

Zune HD first impressions, iMac hard drive upgrade, $100 AMD quad-core CPU, ARM breaks 2GHz mobile processor barrier

Zune HD first impressions, iMac hard drive upgrade, $100 AMD quad-core CPU, ARM breaks 2GHz mobile processor barrier

Malatesta and Phil talk just a skosh about the Touch Pro 2 (but missed the latest Sprint and AT&T news on that front — forgive us), the HTC Whitestone, Marketplace for Mobile, the Zune HD — we cover it all.

La muy cacareada tablet de Apple y el Zune HD, dos de los productos más esperados para la segunda mitad del año. Aquí, en Geeksy Kings.

Episode 3 of Versus Node breaks from the normal format in a number of ways, as Eddie Inzauto and Christos Reid welcome GamerNode columnist Jason Fanelli to the show for a rousing and meandering (that's a nice way of saying we couldn't keep on topic) discussion of recent news, industry topics, and our hopes and predictions for this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. 00:00 - Welcome! 00:55 - News. 01:01 - Electronic Gaming Monthly to return. 02:20 - Shadow Complex. 04:02 - Midway auction. 04:50 - E3 on the horizon. 05:06 - The Big 3: Who Will Win? - Jason's take. 06:11 - Eddie's take. 07:15 - Christos's take. 08:32 - Eddie is looking forward to... 08:47 - Jason wants to see... 09:40 - Bayonetta 10:38 - Perfect Dark for XBLA. 11:38 - Wolfenstein 3D for XBLA. 13:38 - "I always judge how fun a game is by how angry I get." 14:25 - Christos's Team Fortress 2 Sniper/Spy update and Left 4 Dead woes. 16:11 - Favorite E3 moments. The Regginator! 18:50 - The Wii. A letdown? 20:27 - Nintendo dual-branding in the home console market? 21:20 - How to get "core" Nintendo audience back. 23:58 - PSP Go, PS3 Slim. Size concerns. Spiderman font hatred. 24:52 - Zune HD. XBL Vision Camera. Microsoft's E3 plans. 26:12 - Xbox 360 dashboard overhaul coming? MMO support on the 360? 27:17 - Metal Gear Solid 4 on the 360? 28:14 - Multiplatform vs. exclusive titles. 28:48 - OnLive scares Jason. 31:04 - Controller layouts and input options. 33:13 - Handheld gaming and the iPhone influence. 34:04 - When will we see an Apple press conference at E3? 35:46 - Questioning the viability of large-scale simultaneous multiplayer on XBLA. 37:05 - Eddie's final predictions and hopes for E3. 38:04 - Jason's final predictios and hopes for E3. 40:03 - Christos's final predictions and hopes for E3. 40:53 - Eddie and Jason remember Assassin's Creed 2 and BioShock 2. How'd we forget? 41:55 - Wrap-up. Opening theme from Nintendo's Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!/Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream and composers U. Kaneoko, A. Nakatuka, and K. Yamamoto, 1987, 1990. "Spanish Flea" written by Julius Wechter, performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, 1965. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamernode/message

Microsoft's new search, TCP trick to transmit secret messages, the chk-chk-boom girl, Russian group buys Facebook stake, the Zune HD, Twitter's business model, Google toys with HTML5, EU sues Sweden, Cobol turns 50, Vodafone New Zealand to give away a million dollars worth of air time.

This week the crew gets deep with recent releases, as they discuss inFamous, Terminator Salvation, Bionic Commando, Steal Princess, Crimson Gem Saga, and more. Import minute has some Kingdom Hearts information, followed by the news, which includes several pre-E3 announcements like Zune HD, Afrika, a Lips sequel, and a few other noteworthy announcements. Rounding out the show, the crew looks at the recent reveals from Kojima Productions and discusses a larger situation concerning the industry as a whole.

Rumores E3 2009; Novo controle do Xbox 360; Zune HD; Novo PSP; PS3 Slim; Anuncio do Hideo Kojima; A importancia das franquias exclusivas

Rumores E3 2009; Novo controle do Xbox 360; Zune HD; Novo PSP; PS3 Slim; Anuncio do Hideo Kojima; A importancia das franquias exclusivas