Monthly Archives: July 2011

Nintendo’s Press Release Seems Desperate

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Today, Nintendo announced that they will be dropping the price of the 3DS to $170. Below is the press release they sent out. The announcement was sudden, and you get a sense of urgency just reading it. Some PR person … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Has Finally Figured Out That the 3DS Was Too Expensive

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

In a much-needed move to push the 3DS off store shelves, Nintendo is going to lower the price of the handheld to $169.99, an $80 drop from the launch price. The new price tag is effective August 12. Continue reading →

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Avatar Kinect is Cool, but Not Quite There

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

This week Microsoft released Avatar Kinect. It’s a bit later than the expected spring launch, but I have a feeling that most gamers had already forgotten about it anyway. Still, I downloaded it as soon as I had a chance. What a letdown.
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Update on WM3

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Let’s hope that these guys are on the track to freedom. The status report was sent by Echols’ attorneys to the Craighead County Circuit Court, and alleges that three places on Christopher Byers’ shoe where DNA was found excludes all … Continue reading →

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Around the Internet

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Support Grows for Woman Who Titty-Twisted TSA Agent –  (ABC News)   News International Whistleblower’s Death “Non-Suspicious” Sure, it’s not. – (CNN)   Playgrounds Playing it Too Safe for Proper Child Development? – (ABC News)

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Machine Band Covers the Beautiful People

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I like music made by machines. [Via Engadget]

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Another Piece for BYTE

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I wrote another piece for BYTE. Netflix was down for a few hours and users were reporting their outage. Seems that things are slowly coming back though. Here’s the piece: BYTE Also very funny was the promoted Tweet, a Blockbuster … Continue reading →

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The Making of an AVGN Episode

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I caught this a few days ago. It’s interesting to see how much work goes into a single episode of AVGN. Even the most basic episodes have so much to them that you have to appreciate what the guy does. … Continue reading →

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Published in BYTE

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Here’s my first real published piece in BYTE. Yeah, I know it says Information Week, but that’s going to be the case for a while as we’re still in beta. If you’re ready to hear me gush about Spotify and … Continue reading →

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RIP Luigi

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

My girlfriend and I were at the farmers’ market in downtown, and Luigi was hanging out just across the street.

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