The Wall Street Journal, which has been doing great work on Internet privacy, has a disturbing piece today on the way online data companies build “profiles” of your intimate life — even if you try to stop them by deleting browser cookies. The disclosures are not entirely new — Wired, for example, has done good reporting on it before — …
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The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 3
Previously: The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1, The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 2
To wrap up my interview with games industry vet and all-around nice guy Ted Price, I asked him about his favorite Playstation games as well as ones that deserved more love and how he’s planning to tackle 3D game development. Thanks again …
The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 2
You can find the first part of my talk with Ted Price right here: The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1. Continuing the discussion of Price’s history with video games and Playstation, the chief Insomniac speaks on making the most of the PS3 processors, what they learned from Resistance 2 and his love of LittleBigPlanet.
One of …
Quick Look at Microsoft’s ‘LifeCam Studio’ 1080p Webcam
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced availability of its $100 LifeCam Studio webcam. The camera sports a compact design, autofocus, glass lens, 360-degree panning, tripod mount, and—most importantly—a 1080p sensor. I’ve been playing around with the LifeCam Studio for a bit and have some early impressions to report.
If you’re …
The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1
Of all the folks I spoke to for the Playstation retrospective that Techland’s going to be rolling out over the next couple of days, Ted Price had to be the most unassuming. Not that the other people are blowhards, but it’s just that Ted Price doesn’t have the kind of name recognition that, say, a David Jaffe has to deal with. The head of …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 3
Previous parts of this interview are right here: The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1, The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 2
If you’ve been reading this multi-part talk and wondering where the Twisted Metal update is, then wonder no longer. Jaffe discusses development on the new iteration of his car combat series and …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 2
Catch up on the conversation here: The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1.
In this next part of my talk with David Jaffe, he discusses the possibilities that the original Playstation opened up and the way it changed how the mainstream thinks about gaming. Read on.
So, when Playstation shows up, what did it mean to you then? …
Passwords: How To Stop Ignoring The Expert Advice
By now you’ve heard endless warnings about the risk of short, trivial passwords. There’s a good chance you ignore them. Let’s talk about why that is and what you can do about it.
To begin with, it really does matter. Easy to guess passwords (12345, pet’s name, kid’s name, birthdate, etc) really do expose you to snooping and identity …
Sci-Fi Sexy Time: All-Time Hottest Clones
Sometimes there’s something a little kinky about the abnormal – about the perverse. How else to explain our fixation with all things vampires, werewolves and aliens? With “Never Let Me Go” arriving in theaters this week – based on the acclaimed Kazuo Ishiguro tale of lab-grown humans isolated from society, created with the sole …
Two Minute Video: Quick and Easy Facebook Tricks
This whole Facebook thing might… just… catch… on. Until it does, here are a few simple tips and tricks you can use while you wait for the rest of your friends to join. I’ll show you how to make sure nobody but your actual friends can see what you’re up to, how to block your boss from seeing all your work-related complaints, how to …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1
Last week marked the 15th anniversary of the Playstation brand. It’s hard to see it now, but in 1995, Sony’s surprising entry into the world of video game hardware constituted a huge gamble that many thought wouldn’t pay off. Of course, the Playstation’s fortunes turned out far better than anyone could have expected. It’s not an …
Apple iPod touch (2010) Review: Don’t Want an iPhone? Get This!
“What’s the big deal? It just has cameras and that eyeball display thing, right?”
Sure, if you want to boil it down to the very basics and judge a book by its cover, then, yes, the latest iPod touch update includes nothing more than the iPhone 4’s Retina display (960×640), a front-facing and rear camera. But like any other …