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Over the first half of 2009, we’ve notice a disturbing trend in the home theater: eject buttons are going out of style.
A surprising number of disc-playing home theater products we’ve reviewed this year have included remotes that inexplicably lack an eject …
With Justin’s return from his sojourn into the great outdoors, The 404 crew is complete again to bring you another awesome show, replete with “GI Joe” and “District 9” reviews, optical gaming, and a surprise appearance by Motherboard!
After getting mauled by a bear in Yosemite (where’s the app for THAT?), I’m back, and much to Jeff, Wilson, and everyone else’s dismay SO ARE THE GLASSES! That’s right suckers, a little Krazy Glue goes a long way, but I’m not sure how long these things will last, so please continue to e-mail us submissions for the contest to choose my next frames. I’m not gonna lie, I’ve missed the show dearly and it’s great to be back!
The first half of today’s show has a lot of movie talk, starting with us talking all sorts of garbage on the new “G.I. Joe” movie. The movie won’t be prescreened to critics, and we suspect it has something to do with the trailer receiving so much backlash from justifiably angry fans of the original television series. Jeff also gives us his take on the trailer for “District 9”, the new science fiction movie based on the short film Alive in Joburg. Go check that out and let “G.I. Joe” go the way of the buffalo!
The second half just gets nuts, that’s all I’ll say. OK, well, without giving too much away, it all starts with the Get It Guy, a fake Australian accent, and a very steamy call from SadaCori in the chatroom (a must listen!), but then we get a surprise knock from Motherboard herself, who has something very special to show us…something that NOBODY HAS SEEN BEFORE, so be sure to check out the video for all the details. After that, we dredge up a claim about racism in Resident Evil 5 and it all devolves from there. Trust us, it’s the last time you’ll hear about it!
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Personally I hate sending postcards when visiting foreign countries: They never arrive in the recipient’s mailbox until after I return anyway, at which point I’ve already spilled all the juicy deets of my trip. That’s why I dig this slick new iPhone app Postman, a digital postcard creator and sender.
Developed by Freeverse, the app sends digital postcards over an internet connection for immediate gratification. You can add a personal touch by choosing a touristy photo you snapped with your iPhone. After paying just $2 for the app, you’ve saved the money you would’ve thrown away on postage and those rip-off postcards at the museum. Plus, you’re not killing trees — always something to feel good about. On top of all that, the app’s user interface just looks awesome and beautiful. Check out our video above to see what I mean.
This video podcast was shot and produced by Annaliza Savage, with editing by Michael Lennon.
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You know guys, you’re not really doing yourself any favors at this point. We’ve seen plenty of stories thus far detailing the company’s absurd, reactionary, and typically confusing application rejections or changes for its App Store, but the treatment given to dictionary app Ninjawords seems particularly telling. In essence, the program, a simple and fast reference tool — a straight-up dictionary — has omitted a handful of common words seen as objectionable by the Star Chamber of application reviewers at Apple HQ. What kind of words, you ask? Well, namely the same kind of words which you can find in any standard dictionary in just about any classroom in this country. John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame succinctly calls out what is patently obvious:
Apple censored an English dictionary.
A dictionary. A reference book. For words contained in all reasonable dictionaries. For words contained in dictionaries that are used every day in elementary school libraries and classrooms.
But it’s far worse than that.
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Apple’s new low: censoring a dictionary originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MyTouch 3G
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T-Mobile’s second Google Android phone, the MyTouch 3G, lands in stores and online today. The all touch-screen device goes on sale 10 months after the G1 made its debut. We’ve already had the opportunity to give it a thorough shakedown, and we …
(Credit: Kotaku)Video game console SKUs seem to be dropping like flies these days. Just 24 hours after hearing about how Japan may lose the 80GB PlayStation 3, rumors are starting to swirl about the Xbox 360 saying goodbye to its “Pro” model. The claim is only strengthened by the …
You didn’t expect Hello Kitty‘s 35th anniversary to pass without a flurry of new products did you? Now, this is not the first Casio digital camera we’ve seen carrying the HK moniker, but the Exilim EX- Z2 is the first 12.1-megapixel affair we’ve ever seen with the meow meow on it. Bedazzled with Swarovskis and all pinked up, this Casio boasts a 2.7-inch LCD, and a 3 x optical zoom, plus the package seems to come with some other items of interest — a camera case, lanyard, and giant poofy pink thing! All this can be yours (available for pre-order now) for $500.
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Hello Kitty limited edition Casio Exilim EX-Z2 with 12.1 meowgapixels up for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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(Credit: The Boy Genius Report)Ever since Apple launched the new iPhone 3GS, the older iPhone 3G has been going for $99 with a new two-year contract. Well, according to Boy Genius Report, there seem to be some indications that Apple may be about to bring out a new 8GB …
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
We still have a few laptop reviews to knock out, but the desktop portion of our back-to-school retail PC roundup was completed as of yesterday. Our overall winner is the Gateway SX2800-01, an overachieving, quad-core slim tower you can find for less than $500.
Need a back-to-school desktop? Meet the Gateway SX2800-01.
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On the higher-end, Asus comes out ahead with strong bang-for-the-buck on both its $750 and its $1,200 PCs, but we’re hesitant to award the category to either system because of questions about Asus’ customer service. We need to see, if not 24-7 phone support, at least some after hours and weekend availability before we’re willing to give our full endorsement. Asus’ online support needs help, too. At the moment, you can’t find its Essentio retail desktop brand mentioned anywhere on Asus’ Web site, including via its own search tool.
Before we get back to our regularly scheduled review programming, we thought we’d present some of the more general findings from our retail desktop overview, in the time-honored, eternally ripped-off style of the Atlantic.
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RIM patent filing reveals hybrid capacitive / resistive touchscreens originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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