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Microsoft Tries the Tablet…Again

Prior to Apple changing the world yet again with the iPad, Microsoft tried their hands at making tablets. Of course, they didn’t catch on. Today MS wants a piece of the tablet pie, so they revealed...

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More Windows 8 Fear? Lord of the Rings Online Goes Mac

Over the last few months, right around the time when developers of PC games got their hands on the final code of Windows 8, more and more big name companies have been speaking out about the OS’s...

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Ustream Killed The 2012 Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards are basically the Academy Awards for SciFi and Fantasy. Every year the best of the best of our favorite genres are honored, and this year’s took place over the weekend at Worldcon. i09...

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R.I.P. Windows XP (For Gaming)

Even though Microsoft has officially ceased their support of Windows XP, a large percentage of PC games still supported the OS as there are people out there who just never decided to upgrade. Vista...

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6 Technologies From Blade Runner That We’ve Already Surpassed

In 1982 Ridley Scott captured our hearts when he transformed Philip K. Dick’s short novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” into a motion picture masterpiece.  Sadly, Blade Runner was sort of like...

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Buy a Wii U…and Brick It!

If standing in line Sunday morning to pay $350 for an outdated piece of hardware that lacks the horsepower to even correctly run a year-old PS3/Xbox port (Batman looks like shit on it) wasn’t harsh...

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3D Printed Moon Bases May Become a Reality

We’ve talked about the potential for 3D printing on our past podcasts, as it’s a pretty awesome technology with some amazing potential. That potential may soon be harnessed if some architects known as...

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Here’s the PlayStation 4 Controller (Prototype)

A short while ago, video game site Destructoid posted the above picture of what they think is a PlayStation 4 controller. It’s obviously a prototype connected to a dev kit, but it does match the rumors...

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Is Microsoft Poised to Lose the Next Generation?

There’s an idea in the video game industry of the “third console syndrome”. This comes from historical console releases, where the third one from a manufacturer usually isn’t as successful as its...

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Microsoft Employee Commits Career Suicide on Twitter

Yesterday Kotaku broke the long-rumored news that Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation Xbox would require an always-on internet connection to function. Similar to the always-on DRM that crippled Diablo...

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Steve Ballmer Retiring – The Internet Mourns The Loss of a Superstar

Windows 8 sucks, the 8.1 update is a massive troll on users, and the Xbox One is on its way to crash and burn. How can Microsoft turn itself around? Well today they announced that Steve Ballmer will...

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Xbox One Launches November 22nd

Saying it’s been a rocky road for Microsoft’s next console would be an understatement. After completely botching E3 and then the reversal of every policy MS had “set in stone”, the company has been...

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Elon Musk Becomes Tony Stark and Designs a Rocket

Recently, Elon Musk announced that he has created a way to design a rocket engine for SpaceX by moving his hands in the air; just like Tony Stark in Iron Man. Today he released a video showing off how...

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Sony Crushes Apple TV/Roku/Boxee Devices With the PS VitaTV

Small, set-top box, media streaming devices are quickly helping people cut the cable cord due to them allowing media streaming on their big screen TV. Apple’s small Apple TV has been popular, but...

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Valve Teases the ‘Steam Box’

For a long time it’s been rumored that Valve is working on a Linux-based set-top box to play Steam games on your big screen TV. Some prototypes of this “Steam Box” have been seen at various trade...

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Call of Duty: Ghosts May be Confirmed at 720p on Xbox One…

UPDATE 10/16: Further confirmation of a cover-up regarding the Xbox One resolution has been added to the bottom of this article. The other day a rumor broke out that Call of Duty: Ghosts would be...

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The Death of the Xbox? Paul Allen Wants MS to Sell Off the Games Division

With the upcoming launch of the Xbox One, everyone is focused on the new Entertainment Platform Microsoft is releasing at the end of November. However, those who follow Microsoft should be well aware...

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How to Know if Your TV Supports HDMI-CEC Controls for PS4 Remote Controls

Yesterday, via the Polygon Twitter bout, a lot of people learned how you can use the HDMI-CEC function on your television to control the PS4 interface with your normal TV remote. The Consumer...

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Netflix Will Stream 4K Content

On our last podcast we talked about how Netflix is now streaming their “SuperHD” stuff to everyone, not just the lucky few on Google fiber. This is 1080p content that, while not at the same bitrate as...

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Video of Arthur C. Clarke Predicting the Modern Computer in 1974

Many say that Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey predicted pretty accurately what space flight would be like. As one of the biggest science fiction writers of the 20th Century, Clarke was one of...

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