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Nolan Bushnell Disappointed With PS3 124

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday November 08, 2006 @03:25PM from the coin-op-frustration dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Atari founder Nolan Bushnell points out that PS and PS2 got lucky with their release, 'It wasn't anything brilliant that they did. With the PS and PS2 it was timing. They had the right pricing at the right time [and were] almost the accidental winner.' But he sees things differently this time around. 'It would not surprise me if a year from now they'll be struggling to sell 1 million units.'" I find that kind of hard to believe, but he raises some more salient points in the other parts of the article.

Comment Re:Responsibility (Score 1) 721

by devnull_2 on Monday November 06, 2006 @10:54PM (#16746815) Attached to: Has Verizon Forfeited Common Carrier Status?

How about you yell fire 10, 50 or a hundred times, till people get the "joke" and then on the 101st time, there really is a fire, and a crowded cinema full of people die, because they stopped believing you.

You mean like these ridiculous fire-drills we've all been doing since a child? Fire alarms don't even phase me now. I'll never believe there's a fire until I see the flames.

USB To Go Wireless 212

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday October 18, 2006 @05:22PM from the realizing-the-bluetooth-dream dept.

Troy Samuel writes "The WiMedia Alliance is planning to make the technology known as 'ultrawideband,' or UWB, work among a wide variety of consumer electronics devices. Various organizations, including the Bluetooth SIG, have chosen the WiMedia Alliance's version of UWB technology as the foundation for a next-generation short-range networking technology." From the article: "UWB technology can deliver data rates at up to 480 megabits per second at around 3 meters, with speeds dropping off as the range grows to a limit of about 10 meters. Real-world speeds will probably be a little slower, but this is as fast as the wired version of USB 2.0 and much faster than current Wi-Fi networks are capable of transmitting data. 'This stuff is plumbing,' Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates, said of the newer-generation wireless technology. 'It's important that it be there, it's going to be handy for getting rid of cables hanging around your desk.'"

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