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Category Archives: Hardware
Commodore 64 returns (but it should be the Commodore 4194304)
The Commodore 64 is being re-released. It’s the same box on the outside, but a 21st century set of hardware on the inside. During the mid 1980s, the Commodore 64 was one of the most popular models of the home computer explosion. Indeed, while precise sales numbers are hotly disputed, it does appear to have […]
WANT: Binary Table 01 [Pic]
Now this has to be one of the most awesome and geeky tables we’ve ever seen! BRC Designs’ Binary Table 01 was built using old computer towers and covered with a collage of old motherboards, chips, heat sinks, and hard drive platters. [BRC Designs | Via Core77]
The Most Interesting Unboxing Video of All Time
The following video illustrates the absurdness of the online “unboxing” phenomenon and provides some basic review tips for people who want to make review videos. [Via MUO]
Xbox 360 to get new disc format
Microsoft is testing a new disc format for the Xbox 360 that should mean more room for game content. It will also allow what are intended to be improved anti-piracy measures. The new format will still involve the dual-layer DVDs as opposed to a larger capacity format such as Sony’s Blu-ray or the unsuccessful HD-DVD. […]
Guitar Hero Rival has Genuine Difference
The Guitar Hero series has received its death sentence, but one company thinks it’s come up with a creative new way to revive the genre: using real guitars. To be precise, Ubisoft’s RockSmith isn’t billed as purely a game, but rather a “musical experience.” It’s less a case of a rhythm game that happens to […]
Hey Everyone! Remember Us? [Pic]
Hey, it’s 3 1/2, 5 1/4, and 8-inch chilling on a table, resting in floppy heaven after a life of hard work. Thanks guys! Installing NT via those twenty-two 3 1/2 floppies was really a blast. I also remember those awesome floppy-throwing contest we used to organize during BBS GT’s in the early 90’s, back […]
European PS3 ban lifted
Sony has been given permission to restart importing PS3 consoles into Europe and even won legal costs. But an ongoing lawsuit from LG still threatens the console manufacturer. As we wrote recently, LG is suing Sony, claiming an element of the Blu-Ray feature in the PS3 breaches a patent — making it the latest in […]
So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica PC [Pics + Video]
Hey geeks, check out this incredible Battlestar Galactica PC by bit-tech member Boddaker. Among all the cool features of the case, what is probably the coolest one is that front side-loading optical drive, which is located behind a semi-transparent BSG medallion, allowing people to see discs inside the system while they’re spinning. Hit the jump […]
European PS3 import ban becomes a reality
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 3 consoles have been seized by customs officials in the Netherlands over a patent dispute. The case involves claims by LG that the Blu-Ray feature of the console violates a patent it holds. The relevant patents appear to cover a very specific element of the technology as they don’t affect […]