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ausTech news Episode 99.5: NANO-CHROME-ATIC!

Episode 99.5: Nano-chrome-atic!

On this weeks show I go indepth about why Google Chrome isn't just a rip off browser, but a innovative browser that really has a market for people. Funny terms and conditions in those EULA's and T&C's you ignore, as well as Quake live information. Oh, and sony messed up again - suprise!
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Shownotes:

Gamestealing passwords on the space station!
technewsworld.com - source

A cool video game wedding
ironrealms.com - source photos and geekery

The Gamers bill of rights
edge-online.com - source

Google Chrome: Why its a good idea
I talk about what makes Google chrome good, and see what future it has.

Quake live details
tgdaily.com - Full story

Sony recalls 73,000 laptops to burn worry
slashdot.org - source

Quake live details
gamesradar.com - source

Other tidbits:

Amd have a leaked road map, showing nothing drastic on the horizon

Tip(s!) of the week:
A youtube alternative
http://www.vimeo.com
A higher quality version of youtube, with the added bonus of being able to download the source material - a good other way to give people an option to be able to keep your movie, in an age where people can't be bothered to use a direct download link alone

Webcam enhancer
masternewmedia.org
No, its not dodgy, its just a overlay that can be used to place things such as live data and scrolling rss feeds in a webcam or live video feed - clever!

Video of the week:

Microsoft's Vista campaign - oh my
Part of the mega big 300 million dollar campaign, the results have been...
interesting. Awkward and geeky in this second video.
Go watch on youtube

Video of the week:

Left for dead short film
Made as a year 11 media project, this is inspiration for anyone studying
that some well made material can come out. Nice channel 10 support!
Go watch on youtube

Video of the week:

Large hadron collider rap
Find out about what the often talked about LHC machine is in this funny
as well as informative video!

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ausTech news Episode 99: GADGETITIS

Episode 99: GADGETITIS

This week we talk about the ongoing learning process I am going through for the OCZ NIA, as well as the two new console updates that Sony have bought out for their new consoles. Good news for those waiting for more value from their HAL inspired device!
I also talk a lot about upcoming phone hardware - no, not the iPhone, real devices such as the nokia n96, and phones beyond.

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Shownotes:

Sony unveils updated PSP - 3000 console
http://www.pspfanboy.com/tag/psp-3000/ -source

OCZ NIA - my thoughts!
Video coming soon

Microsofts blue track mouse
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/

Videos!
A lot this week, so starting off:
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/20929
Mirrors Edge, Heavy Rain, Prince of persia, Wipeout HD, all excellent trailers.

Killzone 2
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k7AT4zmTTta4GWJI3v

Video of the week:

Pure Pwnage- Episodes 17 and 18!
I'll link to the main website. Follow through and watch, excellent laughs!
Go watch on their site

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ausTech news Episode 98: OLYMPIC BRAIN CONTROL

Episode 98: Olympic brain control!

I finally get my hands on the OCZ Nia, which is billed as a brain input device to control your gaming controls with it - if its true as they say, it's a revolution in how you control your games! I sit down and ponder about this, as I try it out. In the first week, I give my impressions so far as well as videos of using it.

Nvidia may have a problem with faulty laptop graphics cards brewing up, and more are covered in this weeks episode of ausTech news. dive in!


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Shownotes:

GTA IV for PC Announced!
joystiq.com - source

Nvidia admits - we have a problem
engadget.com - source

Nvidia begins the price wars
overclock3d.net - source

John Carmack nothankyou.jp's wii development
kotaku.com - worth it for the funny internet meme!

Microsoft talks about plans for new OS - Midouri
overclock3d.net - source

Internode unleashes new plan updates
internode.on.net - source

OCZ Nia Discussion
See below for more information. The Day three video is below in last post, as well!


Tip of the week:
Colourize it
A great way to easily upload photos and tweak their colour.
A more powerful feature however, i to be able to modify the entire css and
html /images of a forum layout, and alter its colours.
A quick and easy way to personalize your website!
http://beta.colorizeit.com/

Video of the week:

OCZ Nia - Day 7
Watch me try out the OCZ Nia device, as I continue to learn to make
use of it. I use the mouse only to aim, and keyboard to change the weapon
in some parts.
Go watch on youtube or...

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Next Episode - Sunday! ocz Nia review

Next Episode - Late Sunday!

This episode will be a big one, and I won't mess around much to say why, but I think this video will help describe why...



As part of this very special piece of hardware arriving, with me being one of the first in australia to receive one, I quickly unpacked it and jumped in head first. the video above has show you what day three of this is like. A lot of other users have reported that they see best results after 2 weeks of training and more. So, I have decided to put out frquent video updates of me playing various games. If there are any questions, games you'd like to see me playing with it etc... don't forget to fire off an email to me and ask me.

So until then, enjoy the weekend! More OCZ Nia news as it happens.

ausTech news Episode 97: NOT AN EXPANSION!

Episode 97: NOT AN EXPANSION

Google look to be launching ads on video games - look out! Also, Crysis Warhead peeks, and a lot of videos and tips this week!

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Shownotes:

Samsung unveils mini projector
cepro.com - source

Lolcats to steal your identity
slashdot.org - source

Crysis warhead: ITS NOT A EXPANSION ALRIGHT?
bit-tech.nl - source

Google brings Ads into Video Games
pspupdates.qj.net - nooooo!

The Video game crash of 1983
videosift.com - source

Goss:
A new section I'm trialling, as I see small note pieces worth talking about briefly, I put them in here, instead of just glossing over in the short stories.

Nokia phone goss: The nokia 5800 tube has more information. This phone is nokia's response to the iphone. It is going to use the symbian operating system which means nice free applications, but that looks like it won't mean much now - the interface has not been updated enough to take advantage of the touch platform.

Apple goss: more rumors stirring around of a ipod nano update, the current one is that it will be taller. Also rumors of a touchpad

Hardware goss: ATI 4850 Non reference graphic cards are starting to come in to australia, with more designs pictured:

The Asus 1gig Edition will apparantly (via secretnet) come out on the 1st of august here, followed by the very nice looking HIS branded one which also has dual slot cooling. In the next three months it's been strongly predicted that the Nvidia GTX 260 will have a update to be on a 45nm process, with the intention of it to make it smaller, cheaper, and run cooler. Just a thought for those still umming and arring about buying one of the current generation ones.

The OCZ nia or known by people hiding under a rock as the "brainmouse" appears to be turning into vaporware, with its release in australia being delayed yet again by two weeks. 14th August is their new launch date in to australia - but I'm not holding my breath.

The 901 Black EEEpc is available on Pc Case gear for $625 - not a bad price! This is the 6 cell version too, which now puts it ahead of the MSI Wind depending on if you prefer Solid state storage, or the MSI Wind's hard drive. Also on Pccasgear, the EEEbox has turned up on our shores early! This almost deserves a bit of a discussion itself.

eeeBox202:

• Atom 1.6ghz Diamondville cpu
• 1 gig of ram
• 80gig HDD
• Windows Home
• DVI output, 4 usbports, cardreaders (no cd drive)
• Wireless-n, ethernet

Cost: $419 on PcCaseGear

You are paying a bit for the form factor, but your getting an eeepc essentially without the screen, and slightly bumped up specs.

Video of the week #1:

Wii motion updates - light saber action!
One of the developers talks about the features of the upcoming Wii Motion Tech.
It looks perfect for lightsaber and sword action. Drool.
Go watch on youtube

Video of the week #2:

Watchmen - official trailer
Not knowing anything about this movie until this trailer, I was
suprised to find out it is based on one of the only comic books to receive a hugo award in
time magazine - this is a big movie release to come.
Go watch on youtube

Tip of the Week 1:

Navicat
Made by Premiumsoft, this is a web-geeks dream come true - it brings sql and search based languages into a realm of easy and gives you enough control to keep your websites under control as they get larger. I loved the use of being able to backup a database (these are used to store all a persons posts on a forum, or photo information on a gallery), and sync it with a local copy. This makes it ideal for keeping a backup that YOU can restore, easily.

It has code completion, which means when you start typing, it can suggest terms to speed up your typing. No need to spend minutes googling around to find that obscure SQL command!

It isn't freeware, but it does have a lite version which works for free. You can read about the features more here

Lastly, This is a much better way to jump in and learn SQL compared to the trial and error way. The console is always there, blinking away to dive in to, but I found for the most part, it was just as fast to click through just as if I was using a normal windows app - its a refreshing way to combine SQL with the Web.

Navicats website

Tip of the week #2

Combat Arms - Free game!
Still reading? why? I shouldn't need to point out why this is a good thing. Roots in Counterstrike, with varied game modes, newbie friendly gameplay, and lag resistant code makes this an excellent lan and online based game. Whats not to like? Oh, the client download is only approx 450 Meg as well.
http://combatarms.nexon.net/ - more information
And as a bonus: The very funny promotional movie


If you listened to the end, You might be wondering about what it was that happened...

Hopefully that explains all, give it a look!

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ausTech news Episode 96: WELCOME BACK BABY!

Episode 96: WELCOME BACK BABY!

So this week, you can look forward to a nice return! Great to be back, and I'll talk about the things that I've been up to. There has been a lot!

A cracker of a tip to make looking at videos and pictures more fun in your browser, and a video that.... may just be weird enough to make you laugh.

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Shownotes:
Firefox 3 Rockzors the download record - 8million!
blog.mozilla.com - source

Commodore 64 Lan
I'm not kidding - source

Virtual drivers to take on real racers
slashdot.org - source

E3 Goss
I talk about what went down at E3 - includign things like Nintendos update to the Wii controller, Go d of War 3, and other things..

ESA Stats on gamers
tgdaily.com - source

Unreal Tournament 3 six months on
source

Hardware Goss
Whats interesting this week? Well, I've been eyeing graphics cards, and on this part, I talk about what I see as interesting..

China Introduces Game Fatigue System
games.internode.on.net - story

Aussie books for the lose
ttheage.com.au - a good read. HA. I get it.

Tip of the week:

Online Video Editor
Called eyespot, those with a decent upload speed will have a lot of fun with this tool.
It will let you edit your home movie or captured game footage, and cut it up, put titles in etc.
I chose this one over the others, because it lets you do more normal transitions, like Crossfade.
eyespot.com

Tip of the week #2:

Pic lens
Now this is a mega tool - You start up your webbrowser , point to google or youtube..
Press the button, and bam! A 3D representation of that search pops up. You can scroll through
thousands of results, it looks amazing...
piclens.com - 8 meg download

Video of the week

Who wants some? I'll tell you who does - duke does. Watch this trailer
from Duke 3D, and you'll come out knowing about as much as me about this
upcoming "trilogy"
Duke nukem Trilogy - gametrailers

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Episode 90: Coming tommorrow, July 24th

Episode 96 to come out tommorrow!

Its good to be back! I'd like to thank everyone sticking around, you can look forward to even more tech goss and hardware ramblings. I have recorded the episode, and look to upload it tommorrow.

And I was able to get through an entire show without talking about the iPhone near its launch - thats how jampacked full of info this one is!