Friday, August 31, 2007

ausTech news - Episode 62: BIOSHOCK

Episode 62: BIOSHOCK

This week we talk about Bioshock's release - the good and bad things that have come with it, as well as talking about the logitech G9 Mouse. With the first reviews out there, what do they think of it?

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Shownotes:

Teen nearly kills himself trying to fix his xbox 360
tgdaily.com - information

Gadgets blamed for teens lack of sleep
engadget.com - source

Bioshocks "rootkit"
slashdot.org - source

Bioshock review
arstechnica.com - great review here

Microsoft Thinks new users are pirates
dvorak.org - rofl

First review of the G9 Logitech mouse found
techgage.com - for the win! review

IBM server owned
engadget.com - short and sweet story


Video of the week:
Crysis Nanosuit trailer
Glossy ad showing what looks to be all ingame footage to the popular Crysis game - a good first video, showing off all the cool things you can do with that powerful suit thing you get...
Go watch on gametrailers

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seeeecreett: "in bed, I only roll 20's"

Friday, August 24, 2007

ausTech news - Episode 61: SKYPE GO BOOM

Episode 61: SKYPE GO BOOM!

This week we talk about the system-wide outtage of skype.
With the reliance of skype being so great, what does it being down mean for its future?

I also talk about the future of Cooling CPU's, as well as The blu ray and hd-dvd war still going strong (and probably to their own loss!)

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Housekeeping:
At the beginning of the show, I talk about how Mechwarrior 2's music soundtrack was awesome. Well, you can listen too!
Check out this link to see an ingame section featuring the music
and then I have a link to the intro movie for a bit of a trip down memory lane for those who played it way back in 1997.

Shownotes:


Arm wrestling in machines in japan - they break your arm!
brietbart.com - weird name, but its the source

Toshiba announces 320gb Laptop harddrive
engadget.com - source

Playstation 2 to get wiimote ripoff
megagames.com - source

Cooling CPU chip breakthrough
megagames.com - source

Skypes big outage
tgdaily.com - Full story
ITwire has a interesting article too.

The Next gen dvd format war continues
techdirt.com - source

Tip of the week:

Spamhilator
A simple piece of software that checks the email you are getting isn't spam. If it isn't, then bam! less worry for you, and more real emails to focus on.
More info and free download at its website


Video of the week:
Teamfortress 2: Soldier
A bit of a follow up to "heavy weapons guy" - this one is even funnier!
Streaming and hi def download links here

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Secret link:

Blind women hits hole in one
Metal gear solid getting frisky


Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Next episode coming out tommorrow!

Next episode is coming out 23rd of august!

I hear that holograms are coming.... Thats about all im saying :P

Thursday, August 16, 2007

ausTech news - Episode 60: NOKIA BOOBOO

Episode 60: Nokia booboo

First Sony done it, now Nokia have joined the ranks! Listen in and find all about their mess up.

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Shownotes:

Aussie lingo causes scare
smh.com - source

Nokia recalls 46 Million batteries
dvorak.org - Short snippet

Heavenly Sword has 10gig of Sound Data Alone
ps3fanboy.com - source

Bioshock gone gold
gamershell.com - source

Bittorrent becomes closed source
digg.com - source

Olympic committee chooses XP over Vista
slashdot.org - source

Xbox 360 price drop
itwire.com - information


Video of the week:
Gangsta Star wars
20 Million views, as popular as the numa numa man
Atomfilms is where it's at


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Episode 60 coming latter today!

Episode 60 is coming around the corner!

It's been recorded and ready to go out the door - but unfortunately its getting so late here that if I don't get to sleep, I'll be in the bad side of the books tommorrow. So, Coming first thing tommorrow, is the episode!

In this one I point out Nokias battery recalls, and huge sound files in games. Tune in!

Thursday, August 09, 2007

ausTech news - Episode 59: EYE ON MAC

Episode 59: Eye on Mac

Apple had a product announcement, and I thought I'd wait around and get the juicy bits from it so I can pass it on! As well as that, Logitech are about to bring out some new hardware, for the win!

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Shownotes:

Nintendo wii about to catch up with the 360!
vgchartz.com - source and stats

Apples new stuff
engadget.com - summary of news stories

Logitechs G9 and G15 update
engadget.com - original story
Image of the new G15 Keyboard

Web Based Quake Zero announced
kotaku.com - source

During this episode, I also talk about the Asus EEE laptop, a laptop I can't wait to get when it comes out locally - so be sure to stay tuned for the latest info about it.

Tip of the week:
G15 Information Applet
A lcd screen add-on for your G15 Logitech keyboard. If you've played around with a few already and wanted something really meaty try this - it literally scans through webpages you look at, and displays the important stuff so you can go away and play games while still staying up to date!
ploki.info - with thanks for their applet



Video of the week:
iD announces RAGE
iD Software have been working on their next engine for a long time, and it shows in this neat looking trailer for the future game.
Not youtube, but gametrailers.com for once!

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Secret one: His shoes popped off!
Secret two: the little helicopter I was talking about

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Next episode coming out after the Apple unveiling

Just letting you all know that the next episode could have come up today...

But it didn't.

Why not?

Well, Apple have decided to launch their new Mac range at 3am Australian (well, brisbane..) time, so I figured it would be more useful to postpone it for a day!

So, have a good one, and see you on the other side of tommorrow - with some juicy bites of apple and other tech information ready for you!

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

ausTech news - Episode 58: AUSSIE GAME INDUSTRY BOOM

Episode 58: Aussie game industry boom

Although its been a quiet week, I find time to talk about wireless media players, as well as the positive state that the games industry is in Australia - heres to a great future!

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Shownotes:

Change googles background to black, to save worlds energy
blackle.com - oook

uTorrent is now the official bittorrent client
torrentfreak.com - source

BlackBerry owes this guy a girlfriend
networkworld.com - source

Aussie Game Industry now worth 1 Billion Dollars
itwire.com.au - source

WoW reaches 9 Million users
Link to gamearena thread - where is the proper story! Regardless, thats 9 Million poor souls..

During this show, I also talk about Wireless Media players, the three models I mention are the Zensonic z500, the Mediagate 350HD, and the Apple TV.

Tip of the week:
Seperate your Work time from your leisure time!
Lifehack usually come up with the goods on practical stuff, and this is no exception.
http://www.lifehack.org/



Video of the week:
WTFJuice
After watching this Viral video, I have decided that I would like to become a tree... you'll see.
Lets just hope you like chicken.
Go watch on youtube
And there is a second part..

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