entertainment, technology and more
In: Uncategorized
31 Jul 2006If history has taught us anything, it is that no task is too complicated for a human being to use machines. From automatic can openers to automatic car transmissions, technology solves problems we never thought existed before. Nothing is more fun than watching kitchen gadgets develop and there are a few (quite inventive) ideas in [...]
In: Uncategorized
31 Jul 2006Legal professions (such as lawyers, judges…) are full of anecdotal fun facts and new I-cant’-believe-this-is-happening moments are created daily. I will try to document as many as possible in a fairly regular manner, in what I call “Legal Oddities”. Here’s what’s been happening lately:
Parents in trouble
Carriel Louah is suing her parents for at least $75,000 [...]
In: Game Review
28 Jul 2006This PC game promises a lot just in its title: a mix between Civilization and SimCity set in the Roman times. It lets you build a Roman city, develop its economy (just like in those Settlers games) and strengthen its military and ultimately recreate Rome, in 1 day or less. However it isn’t worth playing [...]
In: Uncategorized
22 Jul 2006Performance
One thing that surprised when I first booted the device was how fast it displayed the main menu. The 4th gen iPod I have is sluggish and it was great to see something as versatile as Gigabeat S to boot up fast. The performance difference doesn’t end there as the overall responsiveness seems slightly better: [...]
In: Uncategorized
20 Jul 2006Even though I’m now using my Gigabeat S instead of my old 3rd gen iPod, there’s 1 thing I have to admit: iPod experience is greatly enhanced by all the accessories available out there. Some of them are overpriced and useless, but occasionally, you find something that’s really useful. Ian Sager of BusinessWeek came up [...]
In: Uncategorized
20 Jul 2006Since Skype (and its owner eBay) decided to allow free calls to any phone in Canada and in United States, most have wondered how it would make money and how other competitors would react to that decision. The VOIP leader Vonage decides to add free calls to Europe to sweeten the deal… now Gizmo Project [...]
In: Uncategorized
19 Jul 2006Yesterday was the series permiere of Eureka, the latest TV series on SciFi channel. In a 2-hour episode (if you missed it, you can watch it online for free), we learn that Eureka is the name of a small town in the Pacific Northwest created by Einstein to provide a safe environment for scientists to [...]
In: Uncategorized
13 Jul 2006Menu and Navigation
As I mentioned before, Gigabeat S runs on Windows Mobile Software for Portable Media Centers Version 2.11 (632) and represents a 2nd generation PMC device. Unlike the bulky and expensive attempts by Creative, iRiver and Samsung, Gigabeat S is only $299 for 30GB and $399 for 60GB same prices as iPods and it [...]