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• While this gun is a cool idea, there's really no point in it unless Nintendo can manage to get some compelling gun-based games out for the Wii that actually support it. Yes, there are a few throw away games, but nothing that says come buy me now and nothing to warrant the purchase of this gun.
  
  In fact, Nintendo just needs better games out, in general. While this system is outselling every other console, there's really no reason why this is the case. Clearly, there are games out. However, the games that are there are not compelling enough to warrant the purchase of a Wii (other than a handful of games like Wii fit and Wii Sports).
  
  I understand that most of the games are family oriented, so this may explain the fascination with this system. But, after you've paid $50 for a few games, you quickly realize they are not worth the money (nor was the Wii). In reply to: "A closer look at the Nyko Wand"

  January 11, 2009

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• You only need to remember back to the days of Cheap Trick when Rick Neilsen used to sport double and triple necked guitars. I can't remember if he had any quad necked guitars, but he probably did. Yes, they're gimmicky, but that's why you use them. If you want a guitar that sounds good, you buy one for that purpose. If you're wanting a guitar for show, this is the one. It's not that you'd ever play all four necks at once (or even at all). You'd probably find it hard to even reach the bottom neck without pulling the guitar up and covering your face, so practicality is not part of this design. It's designed for show and 'cool factor' and nothing more. If you really need more than one neck to play, you buy and use separate guitars. In reply to: "A guitar for mutants or very large insects"

  April 21, 2008

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• You only need to remember back to the days of Cheap Trick when Rick Neilsen used to sport double and triple necked guitars. I can't remember if he had any quad necked guitars, but he probably did. Yes, they're gimmicky, but that's why you use them. If you want a guitar that sounds good, you buy one for that purpose. If you're wanting a guitar for show, this is the one. It's not that you'd ever play all four necks at once (or even at all). You'd probably find it hard to even reach the bottom neck without pulling the guitar up and covering your face, so practicality is not part of this design. It's designed for show and 'cool factor' and nothing more. If you really need more than one neck to play, you buy and use separate guitars. In reply to: "A guitar for mutants or very large insects"

  April 21, 2008

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• Some computers ship with HDMI
  robertorosco, many of the newer PC's with Media Center do have HDMI ports on them. I just purchased a quad core media PC from, of all places, Office Depot. It was just over $650 and it has an HDMI port and works quite well on my 46" LCD flat panel. So, there are PCs and graphics cards that do support HDMI.
  
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  Brian In reply to: "Digital downloads will be Blu-ray's downfall"

  February 23, 2008

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• High Def High Speed Networks: not there yet.
  At the clip that broadband providers are upgrading their networks (i.e., snail's pace) to provide the bandwidth necessary for 2-5GB downloads, we're not likely to see HD downloads for the masses anytime soon. So, I wouldn't say that Blu-Ray will be short-lived. Blu-Ray will live for likely at least 8-10 years unless Comcast and other providers get off their collective behinds and start rolling out faster networks to the home. Sorry, but overloaded 3mbps networks just don't cut it when you're trying to download a 2GB image.
  
  And then there's the necessary servers that must be rented by someone to supply these huge files only to stream the files to potentially thousands of people at once (consuming likes of bandwidth). It's cheaper to sell packaged media than renting enough servers to handle download traffic in a high speed situation. In reply to: "Digital downloads will be Blu-ray's downfall"

  February 23, 2008

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• iTunes needs help on Windows
  I'm by no means addicted to iTunes, it's just a necessity if you own an iPod. There are other apps that can help sync music, but iTunes is, by far, the most transparent.
  
  There are lots of improvements that Apple could make to iTunes, but they just ignore feedback and suggestions and do whatever they please. I don't even know why Apple bothers with suggestions and feedback in the first place. iTunes on Windows is, as you said, sluggish and a resource hog. It's also WAY out of place with the user interface of XP. But, that is Apple, once again, doing as they please.
  
  While this plugin appears somewhat useful, iTunes needs a lot more than a few niceties and hotkeys to make it more Windows friendly.
  
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  Brian In reply to: "Seize control of iTunes"

  February 12, 2008

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• Kudos to Netflix
  It was inevitable that if the HD format war had continued, consumers would abandon both formats and wait for downloads. It's actually a good thing that places like Netflix and the movie studios are taking the hard line. That doesn't mean I prefer the Blu-Ray format. I just prefer that at least one of the formats survive and frankly I don't care which one. I'll buy into whichever format wins.. and I think most consumers are basically in this boat. Kudos to Netflix for making the hard choice.
  
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  Brian W. In reply to: "Netflix says no to HD DVD"

  February 11, 2008

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• Not a reputable site
  I think it just goes to show you how spammy and scammy Classmates.com really is. I avoid that site (and any like it) like the plague. It's really interesting, though, that they continue to do business this way and that people still continue to pay them for it. *shrug*
  
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  Brian W. In reply to: "Classmates.com does it again (and not in a good way)"

  February 1, 2008

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• Goes to show..
  If you're running equipment that's critical to a presentation at a trade show, be sure to cover up and/or disable things like Infrared ports, Wifi, Bluetooth or other technologies that could be used to disrupt the presentation.
  
  I'm fairly sure that most exhibitors in 2009 will have their IR ports fully covered to prevent a recurrence of this type of prank.
  
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  Brian W. In reply to: "CEA's take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!"

  January 11, 2008

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• Better ROI in Blu-Ray
  From a business point of view, the Blu-Ray format gives the best monetary return. From the consumer point of view, HD DVD is more compatible. Yes, HD-DVD supports both a DVD format of the movie and an HD DVD version on one media. But, this means either raising the price of HD DVD to cover the loss of a second purchase or opting for Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray, yes, forces consumers to buy two versions of the same movie if you want both DVD and the HD version of it. As I said, from a sales perspective, this is a better deal for business.
  
  From this point alone, I can see why a business would opt for Blu-Ray support exclusively simply because the most money can be made. Opting for Blu-Ray requires consumers to purchase two versions rather than one. It's not optimal for the consumer, but when has that stopped business? In reply to: "Warner goes Blu-ray exclusively, delivering crushing blow to HD DVD"

  January 4, 2008

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