ausTech news Episode 87: SOUNDCARD WARS

Episode 87: SOUNDCARD WARS

We have a few people in the live show thanks to gamestah, and discuss about if the newest updates to windows are worth it, and if you should hold back. Lots of shoutouts, and input from people listening to the show, and a tip for the social blogger or facebooker (gah!) in you.

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Shownotes:

Asus and Creative go to waaarrrrrr
tgdaily.com - source

Vista SP1 and XP sp3 - the aftermath
I talk in detail about the new updates, after the dust has settled.
Bit-tech : core SP1 Update Performance
Bit-tech : Vista SP1 Gaming Performance
Bit-tech: Windows XP SP3 Performance!

Mini PC news
dailytech.com - source
Asus EEE 900 To have Bluetooth, Maybe GPS, and a touchscreen!

Tip of the week:

twitter
Think Facebook is a load of hogwash? Twitter looks set to be a social site that doesn't suck.
You send short messages, which say what you are up to. People can comment, or your friends can follow. You can send updates via your phone, and subscribe to others and have their updates sent to your phone from/via SMS, seperating the explicit need for a PC. Privacy isn't as important, because you don't write your life story. Twitter itself is kept very simple, and is a dream to code with and for. In about an hour, I have a xml feed which shows it on any website I like. Great future!
Twitters website

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ausTech news Episode 86: NO DARK SECTOR FOR YOU

Episode 86: NO DARK SECTOR FOR YOU!

Joining a very small list, Dark Sector has become the latest game in Australia to be refused classification.

This episode has a large amount of live audience in here, Including Ripperlord, Hooti3, Bdad119, and Sgt.Smithy, as well as others present. As a result, this episode is more casual, but still covers a large range of topics.


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Shownotes:
Valve gets all three fps founders in its steamroom
tgdaily.com - source

Solid State Fan kicks normal fans butt
dailytech.com - source

Dark Sector Banned in australia
1up.com - source


Sony bring the fail brigade - charge you to clean your laptop
engadget.com - reference

Bad Company beta on xbox360 reveals buyable weapons
shacknews.com - source

Tip of the week:

xepc.org - free up your Asus eee pc space!
With the current way that the eee works, It has two partitions. One hidden, one writeable, where all your files and updates go. This means that if you for example install skype 2.0, you now have two copies of skype on your mini laptop, wasting space. This update will commit updates to that hidden partition, freeing you up more space, and making you a happy little eee user again. Woot!
eeeuser.com - information link

Video of the week:

Dark Sector
Want to see the game you are missing on,
and see for yourself if it is too violent?
Gametrailers link

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ausTech news Episode 85: CANT STAND THE HEAT?

Episode 85: Can't stand the heat?

After coping with the boiling Victorian weather, and a awesome meetup with friends in Melbourne (images were blogged live here ), I pick the pieces up and talk about Asus's new mini device, as well as other things. A tip involving a multi touch capable wiimote for your pc, and a vieo about parking you won't expect.

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Shownotes:

OCZ Announce mega quick 32 and 64 gig Solid State discs
tgdaily.com - source

Mixed reality technology promises neo like whoa
dailytech.com - source

mp3 players celebrate their 10th Anniversary today
reghardware.co.uk - source

Play on linux
digg.com - referring source

Mini PC
www.dailytech.com - source

Tip of the week:
Use your wiimote as a Multitouch/tablet device
This clever guy uses a led device, and a mounted wiimote to be able to turn any screen or projector surface into something you can draw and interact with. Easier than you would think to do!
"Incredible wiimote hack"

Video of the week:

Extreme parking
You have to give it to him, the dedication this guy brings to
the "sport" of car parking is admirable...
Go watch on youtube

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Next episode - tommorrow!

Next episode, tommorrow!


the next episode of ausTech news will be done live, either through gamestah.com or talkshoe tommorrow between 9pm and 10pm.

Also, I just returned from Melbourne. See last episode or its shownotes for information on how to see the live blog we ran while I was there. I went great!

ausTech news: Live blogging in Melbourne

Episode ??: Live blogging in Melbourne

Just a quick note and show mentioning that I'll be meeting up with a group of buddies in Melbourne, and I'll try to be blogging it live at this website:

http://www.news.clanheat.com.au

Lets see how I cope with the heatwave up there at the moment!

Have fun! See you next episode, which is due Sunday or Monday

ausTech news Episode 84: VIRAL GAMING

Episode 84: FREE YOUR MIND

A (unintentional!) focus on alternative input devices this episode, with joysticks able to give true forcefeedback and input devices able to use your mind - are we on the brink of a gaming revolution?

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Shownotes:
If you think your lucks ever bad with computers, try being this 12 year old kid who breaks every computer he touches. ( link )


MSI make a heat driven cpu cooler... err?
slashdot.org - source

Cosmo says..
digg.com - social link

Brain controlled input devices this year?
tgdaily.com - the larger headset...
engadget.com - source, and the much sexier OCZ version.

More info on Battlefield Heroes
shacknews.com - source

The best virus you can get
gizmodo.com - source

New nine inch nails record available on the net - for free!
digg.com - source

Could a Maglev joystick rock
newscientist.com - source


Mini PC watch
Engadget:
8GB in the XP-equipped model, up to 12GB or 20GB in the Linux versions, "atom" processor
Nova (mini pc) promos.asus.com - more glossy info, and cheesy porn music. (thanks to charliebrown)
engadget.com - wind pc



User questions:
Parts of the show bring up some questions I'd like feedback on - if you can add your two cents, feel free to leave an email at austechnews@gmail.com !
What do you think about the idea of neural input devices - do they have the potential to become as common as a mouse?
Best place to catch up with gamers, besides a lan - how would you do it?

Video of the week:

Pure Pwnage Episode 16 - Duty Calls
Because the breaks between episodes are so huge, It's worth linking to it.
Video gaming, on a medium suited for it - the internet
Go purepwnage, go!

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ausTech news Episode 83: GOT R RATING?

Episode 83: Got R Rating?

This week we talk about the Australian potential to have a R18+ Rating for gaming, in order to put it in line with the movie industry. Is having such a rating going to have a positive or negative impact on the industry itself though? we Discuss.


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Shownotes:

Metal Gear 4 Has a release date
kotaku.com - source
June 12th. Bundle in option of 499usd w/Game + 80gig PS3

Your next screen may be powered by blood
dailytech.com - source

Nintendo set to charge for online gaming
tgdaily.com - source

Sonys secret game
yahoo.com - source

Australia: Got R18?
games.internode.on.net - source
"Mr. Michael Atkinson"

Australian ISP filtering enters trial stage
australianit.news.com.au - source

Video of the week:

You suck at photoshop
This is comedy gold, don't let the photoshop title scare you
if you have never used it - this guy is a master at making you laugh!
Go watch on youtube

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