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The CrunchPad disappears in a puff of vapor {Engadget}
Nov 30th 2009 2:03PM @(Unverified): No, spaceplanes! Where the hell is my spaceplane, dammit?
Doka Harumi's robot dance routine fills us with shame for humanity, but mostly Japan {Engadget}
Nov 30th 2009 2:01PM @trevorno: Soon as they have convincing fake boobs, I suspect it'll happen...
Sony VAIO UX handheld gets 3G wireless, quad OS, inflated sense of self {Engadget}
Nov 23rd 2009 2:16PM You're saying it isn't?
Microsoft roadmap pegs Windows 8 release for 2012, or just after the world's end {Engadget}
Nov 22nd 2009 6:11PM You know the only reason SQL Server is decent is because it's not originally Microsoft's product, right? If they had to write their own SQL engine, it still wouldn't be finished - or it'd be as bad as the Jet Engine was (i.e., terrible).
Poll: What's the best night to watch TV? {Engadget HD}
Nov 22nd 2009 3:23PM @Punchdrunkbrian: Um, why would you get a quality drop from recording? The age of analog TV is basically over - almost everything I record is in HD, and DVRs just capture the digital bitstream to disk instead of pushing it to a decoder. So it doesn't matter when you watch it, the quality will be 100% the same as when it was recorded. If it doesn't, there's something wacky about your DVR.
Sony's 2010/2011 OLED and flagship XBR series LCD roadmap leaked? {Engadget HD}
Nov 18th 2009 1:56PM Eh, sit back and wait a couple generations, until they refine the process a bit more, then buy. I'm happy with my XBR8 for now, but maybe down the line, OLED will be worth throwing my hat into the ring for...
Sony's 2010/2011 OLED and flagship XBR series LCD roadmap leaked? {Engadget HD}
Nov 18th 2009 1:52PM Because no one's ever tried denying leaked info before, right? If anything, the fact that they even are willing to take the time to deny it (really, if it were so false, why even bother? just mentioning it lends it credibility) gives the impression that there's probably something to this.
Ask Engadget HD: Is it (still) a good time to buy a TiVo? {Engadget HD}
Oct 30th 2009 11:48AM It's expensive to add a second decode path, and with modern Dolby Digital audio streams, you can't (at least affordably) mix the streams (at least not without expensive additional chips to decode the stream, then mix all channels, then reencode, and still expect quality loss). Besides, with a TiVo, you're probably watching most, if not all, of your programming timeshifted - so PiP is kind of pointless.
Ask Engadget HD: Is it (still) a good time to buy a TiVo? {Engadget HD}
Oct 30th 2009 11:45AM There's also the fact that the Moxi is pretty limited in terms of what it can record - out of the box, the only thing it can record is digital cable. That may sound sufficient, unless you're on a cable system where many SD channels are still analog. They'll send you a (single tuner) USB analog dongle, but you still can't record any OTA programming with it - you're 100% tied to cable. You can still use a TiVo HD with OTA, if you get tired of paying for cable, or just have to move and can't get cable immediately, or whatever. Also, you have to have cable Internet service to get guide data; I know it seems antiquated, but you can still hook a TiVo up to the phone line for getting guide data (obviously you won't be watching YouTube or downloading Amazon VOD, but in a pinch, it works).
Don't get me wrong, the Moxi seems like an interesting unit, but the device they ended up releasing is pretty narrow in terms of potential market, especially at the $800 price point it still sits at.
Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' released, could decide your OS fate {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 5:59PM I've been running karmic for the past week and a half with no problems, for what that's worth...
