Tuesday, January 29, 2008

ausTech news Episode 79: Battlefield Heroes

Episode 79: Battlefield Heroes

With the big news being Battlefield Heroes being a new free (ish) game announced by EA, I go through that, and cover Nvidia's next few graphics cards coming soon as well.

Short News:

WoW hits 10million users (roughly the same as the online list in skype!), Team fortress 2 plans: you will get unlockable weapons! The first being the medic class. They are unlocked for completing half, then all acheivements for them. The only one revealed so far will permenantly give the healee %200 max health, but its ubercharge takes much longer to get there. Crysis soundtrack comes out on january 29th, and has over an hour of neat orchestral music done by Inon Zur. It has not been confirmed if you need to update your CD player in order to hear it, Super Smash Brothers Brawl announced that it will be shipping a lot of demos of games the charecters originally came in, for example the NES version of legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus and Kirby. Sadly so far they look to be just demos, but still they will come on the disc that has the game for the Wii. For those worried about GTA IV and its delay, Rockstar have said that the Xbox 360 and PS3 Versions are now identical, besides the live content of the xbox 360.... Is that a good or bad thing?

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Shownotes:

EA to release free game "battlefield heroes"
dailytech.com - source

Nvidia unveil plans for the first half of 2008
megagames.com - source

Mass effect seen as porn by auther, net fights back
nytimes.com - source (needs registration)

qTrax now lets you have 25 million songs for free
timesonline.co.uk - source
Video of the week:
Force Technology demo
A great video showing how they've put three technologies together to let you
carve through the scenery, and have charecters that want to survive
kotaku.com for the win


Video of the week:
Puppy vs Roboquad
What do you get when a spider looking robot tries to
take on a cute little puppy?. Hilarity.
Go watch on youtube

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

ausTech news Episode 78: Macbook - load of air?

Episode 78: Macbook - load of air?


On this show I catch up with the Macworld Expo, go past the gloss and find a diamond in the rough, as well as catch up with how Call of Duty 4 is going as I played a ladder match in it.

Short Stories
Alex Navarro also leaves gamespot after the kane and lynch contraversy, 2015 may see UDHTV, which is 7680 x 4320, 22.1 channel or 33 megapixel ( just how big is that? ), Playstation 3 now costs $400 to manufacture, Sun just bought MySQL for 1 Billion (here ), Anyone who hasn't played quake and are about to download the demo? dont, as it has a glitch in the installer. Doh. ShackNews have a trailer of Uwe Bolls Postal, available here, Command and Conquer screenshots have emerged of a mobile version called Tiberium Wars, World of Warcraft has a Signed Integer for its gold value, which means that you can have a max of 214,748 gold, 36 Silver and 48 copper.

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Shownotes:

New Gen media costs $5 to make
cooltechzone.com - source

Windows Vista SP1 Patch available to the public
wired.com - source

Bodyheat can charge your cellphone
tgdaily.com - source

amBX for Supreme Commander
fangaming.com -source

Ex Midway Guy invented the wiimote?
gonintendo.com - source

It's illegal to take photos of Ford Cars
boingboing.net - source




Video(s!) of the week:
Life as a turret in portal
Even if you don't like Portal, this is a great parody that should reach out to
most gamers who do the smack talk.
Go watch on youtube

What happens when last googles parents leave town
A party with all the big names on the internet.
I'm talking Myspace, eBay (warning: swearing)
cracked.com for the win

Meet the Spartans

You should watch this for the Britney spears parody alone!
Another movie that takes the mickey out of others
meetthespartans.com




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Monday, January 21, 2008

Macworld and next episode is on tommorrow

Next Episode!

After trying out a skypecast, I realised I need a bit more practice in pulling it off, as well as having a high quality show. So, I am taking the time for that, and releasing next episode, tommorrow. Approximately 8pm (AEST)! So stay tuned, and I will see you on then!

Thursday, January 10, 2008

ausTech news - Episode 77: New Year, New Gear, New CES

Episode 77: New Year, New Gear, New CES

What a way to open up the year! I take for a drive a completely new podcast setup, with the advantage being the ability to go live, and to easily put other people in the show. Its going to bring a new dynamic to the show, and I like to both welcome new listeners, and older veteran's who've joined up sometime in the past 76 Episodes. Look forward to great new things soon!

This week on the show, I Cover The CES coverage from the major outlets, and sift through to see things which are worth talking about. For example, 150 Inch Screens anyone?

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Also on this weeks show:

  • Darth Vader in Soul Calibur IV
  • CES info
  • Top 10 Movies this year
  • And a brand new podcast, for a new year


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Shownotes:

Dog kills man with shotgun
breitbart.tv - source
Boeing 787 - now hackable!
engadget.com - source

Australia to enforce ratings system online
arstechnica.com - source

Darth vader will be in Soul Calibur IV!
1up.com - source

Darpa is inventing a nasal spray that lets you stay awake for days
Gizmodo.com - source

Top 10 Anticipated movies
yahoo.com - article

CES - Ces.engadget.com
Lots of mp3 players, like a 32gig Sansa View
Creative inpersion looked good until it was 700 + monthly fee
Hybrid SLI Technology launched by nvidia
Bill gates is going part time July 1st
Wireless usb devices have video on them, cool future tech
Samsung shown off a 150inch tv
Pictures of a prototype asus eee 8 inch: http://blog.pixnet.net/crazyje/post/12637970
SuperSoaker Guy looks to double solar effiency
Shuttle launch KPC

Asus With wimax, bigger screen
pocket-lint.co.uk - pictures


Tip of the week:
Tip: Free portal sample for nvidia owners
Got a nvidia card? well, Steam are giving you a very sample of Portal.
Give it a go, as its definately a must play game for 2007.
steampowered link

Tip: Free portal sample for nvidia owners
An alternative to meebo.com, which is a internet messaging program, It is a
fast and effective way to use MSN on the go.
koolim.com




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