Podcasting for Dummies

Just created a nice new blog focused on Podcasting. If you're new to this recent phenom, head over to Podcasting for Dummies and check it out. While your in a clicky mood, you should also check out my new homepage - UtahSaint. I'm a busy guy, I'm not sure how I do all this work...

Sony PSP UK release slips to August?

Sony PSP UK release slips to August? | The Register: "Sony PSP UK release slips to August?"

The PSP was originally to have made its European debut in March, though the release was put back to allow Sony to increase the number of consoles it had allocated to the US launch, which took place on 24 March.

By then, Sony had already admitted that the European release date had slipped, though at the time, it said the delay was more a matter of "a few months rather than a few weeks". The day before, Amazon.co.uk had update its PSP ETA to June, having already moved it from March to April.

Dixons' date suggests the wait will be even longer, right out into Q3. High Street games retailer GAME recently said in its latest financial outlook that it expects the PSP to appear in the second half of the year.

Making the original connected home even more connected. Our master-bathroom now features a 7.2" LCD monitor hooked up to a wireless video sender - connected to a Toshiba DVD/TIVO player... I just need to get the Xbox hooked up to it and voila!
Jason, International Rockstar

Xbox getting set to open up more than just games

Xbox is the trojan horse into the digital living room

In an interview yesterday with CNet news.com Bill Gates outlined multimedia playback as one of Microsoft's primary goals with Xbox 2; Quote: "This whole story of the Windows Media Connect and how all the formats and rights management and that simple Media Center menu that's just got TV, photos, music right there--those are common elements we're bringing to all the home devices. We didn't do Xbox just to do a video game; we did it to be part of our vision of the digital lifestyle, and with the next generation, we really get to go there. In the first generation, we had one simple goal, which was to establish credibility as a great video game platform.

We've done that. Actually, the last few months in the United States, we outsold Sony with the PlayStation. So even though they have the biggest installed base, we are a very strong, credible No. 2 in that. As we go into this next generation, it's much broader. Yes, great video gaming but videogaming for a broader set of people, more communications, more media, more connectivity. And at the same time, we move up to things like high-definition graphics and wireless that the chip breakthroughs allow us to get to. So just for the games alone you'd go, wow, but the concept now of bringing in your music, your media, connecting to the PC, connecting Xbox Live to Messenger--that just makes it a very big deal. edia Center PC and Xbox become totally complementary. You've seen a bit of that, where we let you take music from PCs and put it into game titles, and we have this extender concept where the Media Center can project through the Xbox, but that's just the start of what we can do there."

Media Center Extender for Xbox

Media Center Extender for Xbox
The Media Center Extender for Xbox should have been a no-brainer, but it isn't because of some serious design mistakes. If you are looking for a Media Center Extender, but don't own an Xbox, skip out on the Xbox Extender and get a dedicated Media Center Extender: They aren't perfect either, but they are silent, perform better, can be powered up and down via a remote, and include remote controls that are compatible with other Media Center equipment. If you own an Xbox and would like to try out the Xbox Extender software, understand the limitations first. Look over the list of problems above and determine if you can live with them. If you can, the price is right, and the Xbox Extender won't let you down. But for most potential customers, I can only arrive at one possible conclusion:

The Xbox Extender is a dog, and you should avoid it.

HDTV For Dummies...

The HDTV Rundown
What exactly is HDTV?
In a nutshell, high definition television (HDTV) is a form of digital television (DTV) that offers super-high resolutions for your viewing pleasure in a 16:9 format. This format is sometimes referred to as widescreen, but basically means that there are 16 units in width for every 9 units in height, compared to 4:3 for standard television. HDTV is different than the standard analog television that you are used to, in that it uses a bunch of 1s and 0s to pass information to your display (thus ‘digital”) and comes with a native 16:9 format. For specifics, you can either wait for the next installment of our eXpert Guide or check out the following site: http://www.hdtvinfoport.com/high-definition-television.html.

The latest addition to our connected home, the Linksys wireless network stereo/media player... This bad-boy can grab any of the 45 Gig of music...
Jason, International Rockstar

Halo Limited Edition Xbox - in slime green. v.nice.
Jason, International Rockstar

still love the picture in picture quality on our samsung tv...
Jason, International Rockstar

Bit blurred this one, but it shows the beta version of Mech Assault 2 playing on our Xbox XDK (Developer Kit)...
Jason, International Rockstar

Samsung 47" projector HDTV, hooked up to a limited edition Halo Xbox, 6.1 Sony receiver and Dish system
Jason, International Rockstar

Gotta love the new HDTV units... 12 Picture in Pictures - plus the main screen in the middle. This is the new Samsung 47" HDTV. It's Big, very big... some might say TOO big...
Jason, International Rockstar

The main home PC - we have, er, 5 machines, plus 2 laptops...
Jason, International Rockstar

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