Namco America Inc. and Sony BMG Music Entertainment said on Monday they settled a lawsuit in which Namco charged that a Sony BMG artist used sounds from its popular Pac-Man arcade game in violation of intellectual property laws.
Namco America, a Namco Ltd subsidiary, said the song at issue was "Game Over" from the album "U Gotta Feel Me," by Sony BMG recording artist Lil' Flip, a rapper hailing from Houston.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Pioneer Releases BluRay Burner
Though the HD-DVD and BluRay wars are far from over, in fact just getting started, manufacturers are already busy getting ready for these two new formats. Even though you cannot get BluRay discs commercially just yet, Pioneer has a BluRay compatible optical drive available. It isn't that this drive is here that makes this interesting. After all, DVD players were common long before DVD burners were, and long before you could cheaply (or easily) get recordable DVD media. What makes this interesting is the fact that the drive support only BluRay from the newer formats, and cannot read CDs. Essentially, you're stuck with just DVDs and just BluRay. Will we see a repeat of the late 90s when just about every computer came with two optical drives? Early adopters usually get the short end of the stick and that seems to be the case with this baby. BluRay recording is slower than DVD recording and there's no mention on whether it would be able to support newer BluRay discs as they grow in size.
Computer Virus my ass
Ever since the public was made aware of compter viruses, spyware, adware and other malicious stuff, people who do not know a PC from a hole in the ground love to use this excuse....Oh my computer has a virus.... Bullshit you idiot, you just do not know how to operate a computer.
Damn Katrina....Damn her to HELL
My prayers to those who lost homes or family due to the hurricane. I am not sure how I did it, but I mangage to sleep clean through the night. The power went out after 11:00 pm and I usaully wake up from that happening, not this morning. My Dad drove out to my house to check on things and brought me some coffee, so that was a good start to an otherwise shitty morning.
The wind damage is pretty bad around here. Many trees were down and the road is littered with debris. We were lucky though. Maybe the rest of those who were victims of her wrath, can get back on there feet.
The wind damage is pretty bad around here. Many trees were down and the road is littered with debris. We were lucky though. Maybe the rest of those who were victims of her wrath, can get back on there feet.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Hacker taps into US military database
You seem to hear lots of stories about people cracking into the US military and the Pentagon, begging the questions a)How the hell its done, and b)Why the hell it seems to be so easy? One would think that some kind of military computer system would need to be isolated from the rest of the internet, but seemingly not. There seems to be doors into these kinds of things that are publicly accessible (albeit you need to be a security genius to work them out), and despite the threat of horrible legal action and even jail time, people still seem to be tempted into trying to open them.
Now another alleged hacker would appear to be in trouble for cracking into a US military database – one that contained social security numbers and other personal information for 33,000 Air Force officers and some enlisted staff.
Social security numbers, birth dates and other information was accessed some time in May or June, apparently by someone with the password to the air force computer system.
"We are doing everything we can to catch and prosecute those responsible," Maj Gen Tony Przybyslawski said.
Now another alleged hacker would appear to be in trouble for cracking into a US military database – one that contained social security numbers and other personal information for 33,000 Air Force officers and some enlisted staff.
Social security numbers, birth dates and other information was accessed some time in May or June, apparently by someone with the password to the air force computer system.
"We are doing everything we can to catch and prosecute those responsible," Maj Gen Tony Przybyslawski said.
Atari sells Humongous to Infogrames for $10.3 mll
Video game publisher Atari Inc said on Friday it signed a deal to sell its Humongous Entertainment studio business for $10.3 million to Atari's controlling parent, France's Infogrames Entertainment.
The deal between Atari, the publisher of "Driv3r" and "Dragon Ball Z," and Infogrames came about one month after the resignation of Atari board member Thomas Mitchell, who left amid concerns that the two publicly traded companies were too closely tied.
Infogrames owns about 52 percent of Atari, and Bruno Bonnell serves as chief executive and chairman of both companies.
Atari said the Humongous assets consist primarily of intellectual property, existing inventory and license rights. Some $2 million of the purchase price represents prepayment of future costs that Atari will incur from platform royalty advances, manufacturing costs and milestone payments, it said. Atari also said it has been granted exclusive distribution rights for Humongous products in the United States, Canada and Mexico through at least March 2006.
The deal between Atari, the publisher of "Driv3r" and "Dragon Ball Z," and Infogrames came about one month after the resignation of Atari board member Thomas Mitchell, who left amid concerns that the two publicly traded companies were too closely tied.
Infogrames owns about 52 percent of Atari, and Bruno Bonnell serves as chief executive and chairman of both companies.
Atari said the Humongous assets consist primarily of intellectual property, existing inventory and license rights. Some $2 million of the purchase price represents prepayment of future costs that Atari will incur from platform royalty advances, manufacturing costs and milestone payments, it said. Atari also said it has been granted exclusive distribution rights for Humongous products in the United States, Canada and Mexico through at least March 2006.
Friday, August 26, 2005
Just so you know
Since I have been so busy lately and I haven't had a chance to keep everyone informed of the new Xbox 360 packages, The Digital Tech Life, has got a few articles I would like you to take a look at.... like the following:
Doom Trailer
Xbox 360 The Omega - $1999.69
Hitachi releases first terabyte DVD recorder
EB Games price Xbox 360 bundle over $699
Doom Trailer
Xbox 360 The Omega - $1999.69
Hitachi releases first terabyte DVD recorder
EB Games price Xbox 360 bundle over $699
width="240" height="180"Microsoft Remixed
I have seen this before, but I felt it was worth sharing. Some people have way too much time on there hands.
Microsoft remixed
Microsoft remixed
1980's Commercials!
Here, and only here, you can download, watch, and save all your favorite commercials from the 80s, ranging in topic from action figures to breakfast cereal to public service announcements starring Pat Sajak. The Clapper? It's here. Masters of the Universe?
I had all of these toys at one time. Man I wish I still had them all. I still have my thundercat guy (the one that bear hugged people), somewhere in a box. Check out these classic commercials.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Halo: The Movie, coming soon...
Microsoft Corp. has signed a deal with two film studios to make a movie based on its popular space-based video game series "Halo," a spokesman for Universal Pictures said on Wednesday. Universal and Twentieth Century Fox agreed to pay Microsoft $5 million plus a percentage of ticket sales. The total price being paid is capped at 10 percent of the domestic box office.
Read more..... (Reuters)
Read more..... (Reuters)
New machine allows soldiers to hurdle buildings
LONDON (Reuters) - A device that allows people to scale tall buildings in if not a single, then at least two bounds, has been developed for the U.S. military. The PowerQuick personal lifting device can raise or lower a load of up to 145 kg (320 lb) at the rate of one meter (yard) per second, enabling special forces, rescue services or even construction workers to quickly ascend or escape buildings.
New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday the operator would shoot a rope attached to a grappling hook to the top of the building and then attach the rope to a harness-like device which hauls them up.
It said one battery charge would be sufficient to climb 250 metres -- the equivalent of five times the height of the Statue of Liberty.
Quoin International, the Nevada-based company that developed the device for the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said on its Web site the solid fuel military version was designed for hostage rescue and urban warfare. However, the battery-powered civilian version had been designed with commercial applications such as building repair, logging or window washing in mind.
New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday the operator would shoot a rope attached to a grappling hook to the top of the building and then attach the rope to a harness-like device which hauls them up.
It said one battery charge would be sufficient to climb 250 metres -- the equivalent of five times the height of the Statue of Liberty.
Quoin International, the Nevada-based company that developed the device for the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said on its Web site the solid fuel military version was designed for hostage rescue and urban warfare. However, the battery-powered civilian version had been designed with commercial applications such as building repair, logging or window washing in mind.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
The tale of the little two
I had to.... I just had too.
Buddha and I were sitting in math class tonight and the teacher asked the students what we thought the answer was. Buddha said x squared but the answer was 2x so I said there you go putting your little 2 in the wrong place again. At this point I started to lose it. I started laughing and said you know what happens when you go sticking your little two in the wrong place (talking about his wife being pregnant), and without missing a beat, Buddha says "yeah, you multiply!" I was crying trying to hold back the laughter and keep from drawing more attention to myself.
Maybe you just had to be there, but damn it was funny!
Buddha and I were sitting in math class tonight and the teacher asked the students what we thought the answer was. Buddha said x squared but the answer was 2x so I said there you go putting your little 2 in the wrong place again. At this point I started to lose it. I started laughing and said you know what happens when you go sticking your little two in the wrong place (talking about his wife being pregnant), and without missing a beat, Buddha says "yeah, you multiply!" I was crying trying to hold back the laughter and keep from drawing more attention to myself.
Maybe you just had to be there, but damn it was funny!
Thrown to the wolves
Without hesitation I have hit the ground running this morning. A co-worker was unexpectedly hospitalized early yesterday so I took her pace and worked a little late yesterday. Today will be the same. It's going to be a busy week for sure. I think the training was a clever way for management to confuse me.
All is well, just busy.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
It's always sunny in Philadelphia
Why have I not heard of this show sooner? I guess I haven't been paying much attention to the TV lately. I was sitting on the couch reading a magazine, and I saw an ad for Rescue Me on FX.
I love that show and I lost track of the season. It was good to watch it again and then this comedy comes out of no where and I am laughing my ass off. If you get a chance, you have to check it out.
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One day
One day my generation will rule this world. No really, it's an age thing. My generation will eventually be the one to control the government.
It may not be for the better, but it sure will be a lot more fun!
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Lord give me patience
I signed up for a 7:30PM class thinking it was at 5. Oh well it's too late now. The bad part is, the class is a new class required for my major (computer networking) called Intro to the information super highway. Imagine my frustrations. Maybe the instructor will just assign the work and not make those of us who can properly operate a mouse sit through the pain of hearing him teach the illiterate.
One more day to go and I am done with my so called training. Tomorrow is my first day of actually doing my job and 2 people are going to be out of the office, so the workload will be huge. What a way to get started.
Lord, give me patience.
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Malicious gamer arrested for stealing, auctioning virtual bounty
Japanese authorities have arrested a Chinese exchange student for hacking into the online game Lineage II. The hacker had crafted a special software application or bot that would strip a player's character of valuable items including credits, weapons and protection. He would later sell these items on auction websites. The transactions were completed in the game, with the hacker meeting the buyer at a designated place to transfer the stolen goods, according to the Japanese newspaper Mainichi.
Read more..... (PC Magazine UK)
Read more..... (PC Magazine UK)
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