Links 10/02/07 (Microsoft-friendly Edition)
October 02, 2007 Filed in: Links
Gateway One
image from Gateway
Surprisingly, it doesn't look half-bad, and it features some decent specs with prices between $1300 and $1800. Unfortunately, the processor speeds are pretty shameful compared to competing products (and yes, I feel a tinge of irony typing that sentence).
Ars Technica: A day on the Surface: a hands-on look at Microsoft's new computing platform
This looks pretty cool, and the videos are amazing. Anyone familiar with Jeff Han's research will instantly recognize what's going on here, but Microsoft's implementation is very smooth and accessible. I just wish they would be a little more aggressive at making this available to consumers. The industry needs progress like this.
Daring Fireball: The New Zunes
Why is Microsoft being so hush-hush about their new media players – unveiling the new Zunes at midnight? Are they ashamed of them or something?
Macworld: Is Apple On the Wrong Path?
Christopher Breen makes some good points about some of Apple's recent decisions and how they hurt Apple's image as a customer-friendly corporation. However, for the record, I've tried the new keyboard, and I like it.
Ars Technica: Picking a new fight: Halo 3 multiplayer review
Ars reviews the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.
image from Gateway
Surprisingly, it doesn't look half-bad, and it features some decent specs with prices between $1300 and $1800. Unfortunately, the processor speeds are pretty shameful compared to competing products (and yes, I feel a tinge of irony typing that sentence).
Ars Technica: A day on the Surface: a hands-on look at Microsoft's new computing platform
This looks pretty cool, and the videos are amazing. Anyone familiar with Jeff Han's research will instantly recognize what's going on here, but Microsoft's implementation is very smooth and accessible. I just wish they would be a little more aggressive at making this available to consumers. The industry needs progress like this.
Daring Fireball: The New Zunes
Why is Microsoft being so hush-hush about their new media players – unveiling the new Zunes at midnight? Are they ashamed of them or something?
Macworld: Is Apple On the Wrong Path?
Christopher Breen makes some good points about some of Apple's recent decisions and how they hurt Apple's image as a customer-friendly corporation. However, for the record, I've tried the new keyboard, and I like it.
Ars Technica: Picking a new fight: Halo 3 multiplayer review
Ars reviews the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.
It's clear that the real value of the Halo 3 purchase is in online play, and Bungie.net is the glue that holds all of this together ... Dump in a few more players, take the time to design your own game types, and you have the next few months of your life planned out.