Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - Posts

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:28 PM

PSP Hi-Fi turns your PSP into a rockin' stereo

Gamexpert has unveiled the PSP Hi-Fi, the first of many add-ons for consoles and handhelds that they are promising under the brand name Phase 4.

The PSP Hi-Fi is a docking station that turns your PSP into a home stereo. The music you have stored on your handheld can be enjoyed at a high volume thanks to a 23W RMS stereo amplifier and speaker. A sub-woofer faces down for ‘maximum bass extension’ and a two-way speaker system brings on the noise.

Although the PSP Hi-Fi looks very much like Apple's HiFi, the quality is unknown. This should be available in the next few weeks for about $375.

T.O. Whenham
September 20, 2006




Source: Mobile Magazine
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:26 PM

HDTV Add-On For Notebook Computers

It's an itty-bitty HDTV (kinda): Pinnacle Systems' new PCTV HD Pro Stick, introduced today, is tiny, as it should be if the company expects you to carry it around in your notebook bag. It connects via USB to your computer and to either a cable television--er, cable, or to an included mini over-the-air HDTV antenna on the other end.

Pinnacle says the software that comes with the Stick offers "comprehensive" digital video recorder functionality and the ability to save shows directly to DVD, should your laptop have a DVD burner, or to an iPod or Sony PSP (should you have one of those). It comes with a small remote control, too. The Pinnacle product will cost $130 when it ships in October.

Alan Stafford
September 20, 2006




Source: PC World
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:24 PM

What Came First, the Violence or the Video Game?

On September 13th, a 25-year-old man walked into Dawson College in Montreal and went on a shooting spree that took at least one life and wounded 19 people.  News outlets were quick to point out that the gunman, who died in a shootout with police, enjoyed violent video games.  Headlines pointed to a link between the rampage and the games the murderer played.

Back in 1989 another 25-year-old, Marc Lepine, killed 14 people in a similar incident at another Montreal college.  Unfortunately, there was no large-scale Internet or GTA to blame at the time.  If violent games had been available back then, would a violence-obsessed Lepine have played them?  Would they have been to blame?

Montreal is the only link in these two cases, but I’d feel like an idiot claiming it meant anything at all.  Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 31 at the University of Texas in 1966.  The Columbine Massacre that took 13 lives is so named for the school it took place in.  As a real-life parent, should I take this as proof that my child should avoid school?  It is the one overarching link in all these cases.

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Nelson Rodriguez

Source: Planet Xbox 360
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