Show #109
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News
- Scientists use Wii to Codify Learning System
- (Source Behind Article)
- Using the Accelerometers in the Wii-mote to measure and record movements
- Charts and Graphs of peoples movements
- slow learners that eventually get it, learners that don't, A-Ha people that pick up cues and "get it"
- Mostly a gimmick to pick up test victims (i mean subjects)
- (cheap test hardware - talk a little bit about that 3D test)
- Governments Ready to Bail out DRAM Makers
- Big economic impact to memory makers
- Taiwan / Germany / South Korea all effected
- Manufacturers were betting on strong Vista sales (oops)
- Projecting a 20-25% decrease in new PC sales for Q1 2009
- Papers Served in Australia via Facebook
- Couple defaulted on $100,000 house loan
- Couldn't be served at home and email wasn't responding
- Law firm asked if they could be served on Facebook
- Judge assented, profiles have since disappeared from site
- Last Year for Apple Macworld in 2009
- Jobs will not be giving the keynote
- MacWorld will supposedly continue without Apple directly sponsoring
- Apple Stores and other things seen as more effective for Apple
- Apple taking a downturn
- 1% downturn while the PC industry as a whole goes up 2% (November)
Gamer's Corner (Conferences, New Developments, Game Reviews)
- FFXIII and Versus Trailer take your breath away
- FFVII and FFIX (Steven's Favorites)
- <
> - FFXIII not exclusive to PS3 but Versus is.
- Versus will be FF chars in a real world
- XIII will be more traditional
- EA Caught Selling Wii Game with X360 graphics
- EA's excuse? "Wii graphics would not have been 'broadcast quality'"
- 4 mainstream games coming to IPhone
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Silent Hill
- Frogger
- Metal Gear Solid
- Deadspace and Mirror's Edge Sell Poorly
- Nintendo sells 2 million units in November and 1.5 million DS
- X360 sells $800,000+
- PS3 posts decline over quarter last year
- PS2 sold 200,000 units but is finally declining month-to-month
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