ausTech news - Episode 29 eGames expo

Episode 29: eGames expo

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Shownotes:

Xbox 360 HD-DVD Players works on PC with NO DRIVERS
And its only going to cost $249.95 AUD!


Playstation 3 and Wii has been launched
A link about the Wii launch


PS3 backwards compatibility database online
http://www.ps3land.com/article-1009.php


Melbourne eGames Expo Coverage

Wrap up, and interview by Brett James with Damien of Primal Clarity productions. He talks about a modification for Unreal Tournament 2004 producing - called Steel Halo.

The $65,000 question: do you own an iPod?
Read about the new australian law likely to come in... You'll laugh and cry


Cerulean Studios Previews Trillian Astra
Link thanks to techcrunch - nice UI, Trillian!

This weeks tip:

Files Upload - Free File hosting
Files-upload.com is a free files sharing service, lets you host files up to 1Gb per file 7 days in week and 24 hours in day

Video of the week:

Shop at Home Guy Sells PC with ATI Radeon
Words do no justice to this video - a 2am home shopping network kind of video, with a crazy guy (who some might remember being the guy who broke the katana and cut himself badly on tv). Must watch.

you know its good when your downloading from your.. ATI.. Radeon

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For those who missed last week's video of the week, and are into gaming... check it out. I was pretty amazed when I broke the 1,500 downloads barrier. Go Battlefield 2!

ausTech news - Episode 28: Zune zune

Episode 28: Zune zune

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Shownotes:


Wii: The Total Story
Great reading for getting yourself hyped up for its release


Nvidia unleashes Cuda-enabled GeForce 8800
Respect - Its a powerhouse!


Internode/Others to offer 8mbit ADSL1

Go-go internode powaaahh


Top 101 gaming moments
Seriously, the best read I've had in a long time. Bring on the fuzzy memories!

Agile Communications in $3.5m broadband deal with SA Govt
Bring on the govt spending

Discussion
I talk about my experience of moving on to a mac from a graphic and web designers viewpoint.

On a sidenote - see you at the expo! I might attempt to make some short pieces there and put them into a mini podcast.

This weeks tip:

Files Upload - Free File hosting
Files-upload.com is a free files sharing service, lets you host files up to 1Gb per file 7 days in week and 24 hours in day. Not bad!

Video of the week:

BnG v =GW= Gamearena finals match
More than just a some crazy sounding letters, I made a 6:47 long video containing highlights of a ladder match between two well known clan - playing Battlefield 2.

http://brettjamesonline.com

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ausTech news - Episode 27: Pure Pwnage finale

Episode 27: Pure Pwnage finale

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Shownotes:

We cover:

Dead or Alive Creator Sued for Sexual Harassment
"Trogdor" is a confirmed track in guitar heroes 2 (game due out 15th nov)
Minor glitch almost stuffs up Nvidia 8800gtx release date
Flickr files a patent for "interestingness"


And talk in depth about the following:

- Season finale of PurePwnage is out!

Purepwnage.com - go download the shows for free

- MS Office pricing announced in Australia

I can feel the sting!

- It’s Official: MS Office 2007 goes gold, Vista next!

businesses can look forward to both on November 30th

- eGames expo to be a great gaming conference

http://www.egamesexpo.com.au/ and...

Interview with Peter Barlow:

I interview Peter Barlow of cyberactive media,
and find a heap of information about this event. I know I'll be going to it - will you?

- New iPod shuffle has a potentially big flaw!

Bend it, stretch it...

Nokia n93 review

The podcast has a sample of the video review of the new to australia nokia n93.
The full clip is available here!
7:40, 40.4meg, in XVID format.
Be sure to save the file by right clicking and save target as/save link as ....
Its not a streaming file, and will frustrate you while it tries too.

http://brettjamesonline.com/podcasts/ausTechnews/ausTech-n93review.avi

- 60 million pixels for $100K

Great party trick.

This weeks tip:

Monitor your web addiction in Firefox (Page Addict)
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3685/

Monitor your web addiction with PageAddict, a Firefox extension that gives you a summary of how much time you've spent visiting different sites.

Video of the week:

Two videos, both themed about reckless driving

Speed bump in dubai
Road blocks aren't for dumb drivers

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well - scroll down a bit and there it is. Hope you enjoy the interviews and reviews in this episode.

ausTech news - Episode 26: e-Bomb!

Episode 26: e-Bomb!

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Shownotes:

- Logitech Z10 Speakers announced
Touch sensitive buttons, two simultaneous audio inputs? drool...


- EA's worldwide comp for b2142 - still no information about australian registrants!
EA's last press release


- Breaking news: explosion reported at office of eBay affiliate Paypal
b-b-b-burn baby burn


- JotSpot is now part of Google
Jot-who?


- Windows Vista mail
Pretty pictures


- Shauns rant on iPods breaking - again
Discussion


- Diablo 3 Existance Confirmed
oooo.


- The world's largest digital photo
Follow this link, then click on 8.6g/pixel image in the top right

This weeks tip:

http://www.zest.co.th
A website, but not just another one. This lets you buy keys to most games out there, letting you play it online - and legit! listen to the description in the podcast for more info.

Video of the week:

New more realistic Wii video. Good music, and what you should show your mates to stop then being pansy about it.

Link to the youtube video

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well - scroll down a bit and there it is. Time to head to sleep for myself now though!