CitiesXL: Lots Of Promise, But An Incomplete Game
While CitiesXL makes a bunch of glorified promises, much of it remains an unrealized possibility. In fact, it looks more like a standard city builder this side of SimCity with a lot of potential for revolutionizing the genre – in the future, that is.
Like other city building simulations, you take the role of a near-omnipotent [...]
Magic Mouse Looks Impeccably Gorgeous, Feels Ridiculously Uncomfortable
Apple’s new pointer peripheral, the Magic Mouse, resembles the rest of their product line: beautifully-designed and unusually styled. Sporting a flat design and multi-touch functionality, the wireless accessory should prove an excellent companion for portable computing needs.
While the slim profile looks elegant, it makes the device difficult to use – there’s just no way to [...]
NBA 2K10: Frenetic Pace, No Strategy, Interesting My Player Mode
I’ve long been a big fan of the NBA 2K series’ better realism compared to EA’s NBA Live. Despite our love of picks, screens and buckling down on defense (well, some of us), the overwhelming majority are just not into that. As such, NBA 2K10, the latest title from the franchise, sacrifices much of that [...]
Microsoft: Cheap PS3s Not A Concern
The console wars are officially on, not that Microsoft particularly cares. In an interview with Game Informer magazine, Xbox 360 director of product management Aaron Greenberg proudly declared, “It’s not a real concern to us.”
Characterizing Sony’s anticipated PS3 numbers (over September) as a “short term bump,” he claims to be unsurprised. Given how many people [...]
2010: The Year Of The Android
Not robotic humanoids, but the Google-led mobile operating system that’s being primed to challenge the iPhone for its throne. “Android adoption is about to explode,” Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt claimed in an earnings conference this week. “You have all the necessary conditions.”
Those conditions, of course, being the newfound availability of Android-powered phones. With a total [...]
A Jailbreak-Proof iPhone 3GS? Not Really
Reports of updated bootroms on the latest shipments of iPhone 3GS handsets earlier this week pegged the latest versions as jailbreak-proof. Unfortunately for Apple, that’s not really true, according to iPhone Dev team member Eric McDonald.
Speaking with Wired Magazine, the hacker disclosed that the new bootrom really does disable the “24kpwn” exploit currently used in [...]
MSI Wind Top AE1900 Review: Great Touch Interface, Decent Performance
It’s not difficult to understand the appeal of all-in-one PCs. They look good, they take up little space and, if you don’t intend to use them for demanding tasks, they work. All of those benefits, of course, apply to the MSI Wind Top AE1900, a stylish little number with a very attractive price point.
From the [...]
Flip MinoHD Second-Gen Review: Good, But Not Good Enough
With increasing competition in the space, Pure Digital has no choice but to turn up improvements. This is especially true with competing products offering more features, while gouging them at the price point (like the outstanding Kodak Zi8). As such, we had high hopes for the second-generation of the Flip MinoHD. For the most part, [...]
WikiReader Lets You Browse Wikipedia Offline
Ever had a laugh at some of the entries in Wikipedia? Good news for you. You can now enjoy the same lack of reliable information in your pocket with the WikiReader, a new compact handheld that brings the community-edited encyclopedia offline.
Use Wikipedia much? Don’t let the frequent inclusion of misinformation stop you. Heck, I use [...]
Numark NS7 Turntable: Spin Digital Records With A Full-Sized Rig
Want to hone your turntable skills but can’t stand the pile of vinyl the job entails? Haul your musical ass right next to a Numark NS7 Turntable and be free from the trappings of physical records.
That’s right – it’s an all-digital turntable that puts pro-DJ controls at your fingertips. Sure, you can probably put on [...]
