Thursday, June 12, 2008

ausTech news Episode 95: AUSSIE IPHONE

Episode 95: aussie iPhone

I don't think I could call it a tech show without mention of the iPhone, so there it is. Before I take a short break while moving house, I cover the newest tech goss, as well as impressions on the CoD4 Map pack and tips to give you a one up on your online buddies!

This show will be off the air for two weeks - while I move in to a new house! time to get packing!

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Shownotes:
Jack Thompson earns disbarment
kotaku.com - source

Apple iPhone 3G
apple.com - product information

Duke Nukem Forever footage out - lulwut?
shacknews.com - source and video

Age of Conan mammaries
kotaku.com - source

CoD4 Map pack Impressions
Well, the map pack for 1.6 Has been out for a week now - I give some impressions of it, and for the price (free!) they are excellent value and will add a lot of life to the game. Listen in to the episode for more information!

NZXT Khaos case
engadget.com - source

Asus brings out a eeeTv, eeeMonitor
engadget.com - source

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


Video of the week:
Ultimate gaming machine
In 1998, this was the best PC you could buy.. have a look and laugh.
Pa-ting! (Go watch on youtube)

Video of the week #2:
Raytracing in modern games
A bit technical, but shows off the future of games, where raytracing
is used in a realtime rendering engine.
pcghx - streaming link



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Wish me luck, and I hope to have working internet in two weeks, and be in a new house!

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

ausTech news Episode 94: COD MAPS A COMIN!

Episode 94: CoD4 Maps a comin!

Yes you heard that right - Call of Duty 4 and Infinity Ward are on the verge of releasing the mappack. Find out more in this episode and join in the wait!

Also inside are a variety of videos this week, from a retrospective on a popular game coming up, as well as touching on how I was briefly in the Gamearena Weekly Streettalk (May 23rd!).

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Shownotes:

Wii fit calls teen girl fat
nexus404.com - source

Asus design team PEGA brings the goods
designboom.com - source

COD four Map pack
iamfourzerotwo.com - source

Dlink brings out coax to ethernet networking
dailytech.com - source

Next gen nvidia specs
dailytech.com - source

Windows 7 Revealed
gizmodo.com - source

What have EA done?
gamearena.com.au - videos section trailer for er, Gina Carino

Tip of the week:
http://www.mibbit.com
An AJAX (Read: Fast and no download needed) IRC Client, perfect for getting on an
Internet Relay Chat-room, such as gamestahs! at irc.gamesurge.net , channel #gamestah



Video of the week:
Metal Gear Solid Retrospective (Part 1)
Hosted by Gametrailers.com, this special talks about the history of the Metal Gear Solid
series, catching up people with how the original NES version was! Nostalgia, but also
to get you ready for Metal Gear Solid 4 coming out next week!
Go watch on gametrailers.com (streaming)


House keeping from last week - I was on Gamearena Video!
gamearena video link
As part of the Get Into Games expo, I was shoutcasting there. There were some close up shots of me, but it looks like they got weeded out, so I am only in some short clips. At 1:34, and 2:00 in, Where I am underneath a projector - whee, thats me! So go have a laugh.

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