Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Autonomous Productions is working on a WiiWare disc golf game, and they seem pretty committed to making it authentic. From an interview with 1000 Rated:
SHAYNE: MotionPlus has changed what we can do. Unfortunately, the Wiimote doesn’t currently have a gyroscope sensor built in; only an accelerometer. MotionPlus actually adds the gyrometer. ...
Posted in Games |
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
From AppleInsider:
Acccording to Fortune, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in Washington, D.C. is expected to rule Thursday on a proposal from the National Music Publishers' Association to raise the rates paid to its members on songs purchased from digital services like iTunes from 9 cents to 15 cents a track.
Apple doesn't want to ...
Posted in Apple, Business, Music |
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Ever ignorant of how stupid he sounds when he talks, Metallica drummer and enemy of music Lars Ulrich weighs in on the controversy over the audio quality of their new album:
I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how ...
Posted in Games, Music, Technology, Web |
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
BeejiveIM has hit the App Store with their entry in the battle for iPhone IM superiority. Let's get right to it.
Aside from XMPP, Beejive offers AIM, ICQ, MSN/Windows Live, MySpace IM, and Yahoo! Messenger support. Their XMPP support comes in two flavors: "Jabber", or pre-configured Google Talk. Strangely, configuring ...
Posted in Apple, Software, XMPP |
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
From Kotaku, the rumor is that Nintendo is preparing a a new iteration of the DS, this time with a camera, music playback, and improved wireless. Some are jumping to the conclusion that this is Nintendo's answer to the push Apple is making into the handheld gaming market with the ...
Posted in Apple, Business, Design, Games |
Friday, September 26th, 2008
Just when I was starting to get annoyed that twenty08 wasn't fixing bugs, Saverio informs us that the blame falls on Apple:
I understand that people are frustrated and are tired of waiting and Shaun and I feel absolutely terrible. However, all I can offer is your money back. For that, ...
Posted in Apple, Business, Software, XMPP |
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Remind me to never cancel an appearance on David Letterman's show at the last minute. He gets really pissed off.
Posted in Politics, Television, Video |
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
An entire day to recognize the glory of proper punctuation? The Internet is beautiful.
(Via Devin)
Posted in Design, Web |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Ever wish someone would make a gritty live-action web series about Nintendo characters? This is your lucky day.
In a Dystopian Mushroom Kingdom, corruption and avarice reign supreme. Even the greatest heroes of the land have buckled beneath the overwhelming will of the amoral elite. When a series of grisly crimes ...
Posted in Games, Video |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Brent Simmons is a classy guy. His reaction to Apple's NDA-shoving speaks volumes:
Apple folks: if there’s any way I can help you find a way out of this, please don’t hesitate to ask.
He doesn't call anyone names or take shots at Apple. He is, quite simply, sad.
Posted in Apple |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Apple has finally responded to the stories of developers whose apps have been rejected by the App Store. Except they've done it by placing the rejections under NDA. I have decided to respond with an open letter to Apple:
Dear Apple,
WTF?
Love,
Dave
Posted in Apple |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
From AppleInsider:
The four-step process first requests that customers enter their credit card, billing address, age, and social security number so that an automated credit check can be performed. If successful, customers can then select a preferred calling plan and review their iPhone order.
Beginning the process at home is nice. You know what ...
Posted in Apple |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Android? More like blandroid. Am I right? The facts, via MacRumors:
- Amazon mobile music store (press release) preloaded on the G1.
- Built in keyboard. Google Maps. Android Market, YouTube
- Launch on October 22nd
- No tethering option
- SIM-locked to T-Mobile
- Read Word, PDF, Excel files. No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties ...
Posted in Google, Technology |
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Apple has (finally) launched a program that will allow the teaching of iPhone development. From Macworld:
The program, available to accredited institutions in the U.S., allows teachers to create iPhone developer teams of up to 200 students who can develop, test, debug, and distribute applications amongst themselves or even via the ...
Posted in Apple, Software |
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Today's xkcd sums up my feelings on mobile phone ringtones. My one exception is the "Never Gonna Give You Up" MIDI that plays when certain people call me.
Posted in Music, Technology, Web |