While he was probably best-known for his personal eccentricities, pet monkeys, and legal problems (and some music, too, we suppose), Michael Jackson, who died Thursday at age 50, has a small but important footnote in video game history as well.
Back when Jackson was merely a semi-eccentric star, Sega created …
The P2210 is a low-priced 22-incher with features up the DVI port.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET)
No, I don’t mean 22-inch rims. I mean monitors, silly. Why the heck would I be talking about 22-inch rims on Crave? Hmmm, I guess I could be a spy from Car Tech, …
Java-based development within a specialized, optimized virtual machine is one of the founding principles of the platform that makes Android what it is — but sometimes, you need a little more oomph and you’ve got to bend the rules to make that happen. Google’s totally cool with that, it turns out, and today they’ve released the Android 1.5 Native Development Kit (NDK) that allows developers to generate C and C++ libraries that run directly on the platform rather than being routed through Dalvik. The Android team pulls no punches that devs should be careful when going native, saying “your application will be more complicated, have reduced compatibility, have no access to framework APIs, and be harder to debug” — but as they note, there’ll be times when the improved performance and deeper access to hardware will be a boon. As with HTC’s Sense, it’ll be interesting to see how this affects the platform going forward.
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Android 1.5 gets official SDK for native development originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It turns out, even if you don’t weigh in all the slightly confusing Windows 7 upgrade deals, Microsoft’s latest OS is its least expensive to date, and a real bargain compared to Vista.
Looking at full (non-upgrade) pricing of consumer Windows editions really tells the story: When you compare sticker prices, you can see that most editions hovered around the $200 mark, with a rare spike found in the $260 Vista Home Premium. When you adjust for inflation, that fairly regular pricing becomes a downward cascade—except for that Vista price hike.
The pro versions of Windows, starting with NT, tell the same story. $320 across the board, with a dip when XP Pro followed quickly on the heels of Windows 2000. But when you calculate for inflation, it’s just a smooth downward curve.
[Windows 7 Pricing: The Full Story; prices sourced from the following multiple or official locations: Washington Post, Businessweek, Microsoft, Cnet, Wired, Microsoft, CBROnline, Microsoft, Microsoft; inflation calculations made with Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Calc – Special thanks to Don the Intern for doing a ton of research on this!]
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CinemaNow launches Wii movie streaming service in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The five-driver iF500 speaker system will retail for $249.
(Credit: Edifier)
After hitting the European market earlier this year, Edifier’s bulbous iF500 iPod/iPhone speaker system speaker is making its way across the Atlantic to both the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s a look at its basic specs:
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ASUS Eee Keyboard now on track for August launch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Vizio this week announced several new partners that will bring Internet apps to the company’s Web-enabled HDTVs.
New apps include: eBay, Facebook, Radiotime, Revision 3, Rallypoint Services, Showtime, Twitter, and Vudu.
The widgets essentially let you access these services from your TV. Update your Twitter feed or Facebook status or monitor your eBay bids without leaving your couch.
“Consumers are placing high value on connected televisions that open up new content applications,” Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates, said in a statement. “Our recent research has identified a likely target of 2.5 million North American broadband households that are ready to purchase an Internet-connected TV.”
Vizio offers three, 55-inch Internet-enabled TVs from its XVT line that range in price from $1999.99 to $2199.99.
Other available apps include Accedo Broadband, Amazon, Blockbuster, Flickr, Netflix, Rhapsody and Pandora.
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