As a casual video gamer, sports games have always been one of my favorite genres. I like being able to play an entire game from start to finish, without having to devote a month of my life to beat the game. My natural love for sports probably also contributes to this preference, but whatever the [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2010 by Davis
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During their ten year history, TiVo’s obituary has been written more times than I’ve sat through an entire commercial, yet no matter how tough the climb has been, TiVo has continued to defy critics and skeptics alike by chugging along (as if by sheer will at times.) Even though the financial wiz kids over at [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Microsoft, Netflix, Slingbox, TV, Technology, TiVo, VOD, Video Games | 8 Comments »
Considering how much time I’ve spent writing about DVD kiosks, some may be surprised that last week was the first time I ever rented a DVD from Redbox. I was at the grocery store and saw that they had the most recent Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones has always been a favorite of mine, so [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Davis
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Over the last year, I’ve been drooling over the new GTA and with less then a week before the launch, I’m starting to really get fired up. I’ve been playing GTA since it was a PC download only and with every new release the game gets better and better. When Rockstar ran their first trailer [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Davis
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DivX followed up last night’s earnings report, with a presentation at the JP Morgan SmMid cap conference. After having just undergone their quarterly confessional, I didn’t expect to hear any new information, but wanted to tune in anyway. Luckily, I was rewarded when midway through the Q&A session, JP Morgan analyst Paul Coster, coyly probed [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Microsoft, TV, Technology, VOD, Video Games | 2 Comments »
It’s probably still too early to be thinking about winter, but I couldn’t resist posting a link to this strange little bunny game that I found online. The game play is pretty minimalistic, but I found its soothing music to be a nice alternative over most of the shoot em up games that I find. [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2007 by Davis
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Recently, I suffered a computer meltdown and the good news is that I still have my data, but the bad news is that it’s cheaper to replace the PC, then it is to fix it. Since I was already in the market for a laptop, I decided to purchase one, while I took the time [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Davis
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A few months back, scientists at the University of Alberta built a piece of software that could not lose at the game of checkers. Even if you played the game perfectly, at best you’d end up with a tie. Somehow I doubt that most online gamers are looking for games that they can’t beat, but [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Robots, Technology, Video Games | 4 Comments »
There is no doubt that Sony dominated the second generation of the console wars. Their PS2 platform had an early jump on the Xbox and Sony never looked back. Since it’s launch, the console has sold over 105 million units and has made Sony a video game powerhouse. Given their footprint, Sony should have had [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: HDTV DVDs, Microsoft, Technology, Video Games | 6 Comments »
This weekend I was driving through the East Bay, when I noticed a Gamestop store nearby. Normally, I would have kept driving, but I wasn’t in a hurry and having canceled my Gamefly membership, it’s been a while since I’ve checked out any new games, so I decided to stop in and see what they [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Media, Technology, Video Games | 8 Comments »