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Windows Phone 7 to get NFC too?

RustyG — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:00:50 +0000

Well it seems the NFC rumors are getting louder and louder about NFC. With all the rumors about this technology going into the next iPhone, then not going into it, then it is; it seem that Microsoft wants to get into the rumor mill as well with its phones. These NFC chips are already being tested at Bank of America and in San Francisco. Right now though, this is all blackberry testing, no iOS or WP7 devices yet. It seems that the devices could support this technology even as early as this year. What is bad, is that Nokia already ships devices with this chip in it. So it seems everyone else is behind and trying to catch up.

Could this be in your next WP7 device? Could it be in the upcoming iOS update?

I can’t hardly wait to be honest, that’s one less thing that I have to carry with me when I go to concerts and events!!

(watch this trail… I thought it was funny to see how this story got around the web, since I found it on Digg first)

via [Digg] via [IntoMobile] via [Engadget] via [Bloomberg]

(i love following trails… Digg-news aggregator to site[IntoMobile] that got it from news aggregator Engadget that got it from Bloomberg. Nice. )

XBOX squeezing out 1GB of space on “new” format discs

RustyG — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:00:18 +0000

Well it seems that the XBOX discs are getting stretched out to the brim. Microsoft wanted to start a new Preview Program for the XBOX 360 community and did it by way of a tweet from Larry Hryb aka @MajorNelson on Twitter.

The details seemed to be that the company wanted to try a new format of discs and for everyone that got in on the program, got a free “new” format disc of Halo: Reach. The new format seems be that the discs are currently capped at 6.8GB of data for the game side of things and the rest for DVD-Video and copyright side of things. With the new format, they will now be able to use 7.95GB of the dual-layer discs. This means more space for the game side of things, but what happens to the copyright side?? Who knows? It seems that this will be rolling out in the near future, but until the new program testers get the “new” formatted discs, we won’t know what the difference is. The original Halo: Reach maxed out at 6.6GB, so now with the extra gig of space, will there be any difference in polygon count or just more game-play features? We shall see…

via [Engadget]

Kinect Makes It Cool to Fly in Cyberspace

RustyG — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:36 +0000

So this video shows a cool new use for some really large media screens and Kinect. Let’s fly around in cyberspace and hit these weird Japanese tanks… I like the idea, but the tanks are just weird… check it out:

via [Engadget]

Can Microsoft humble the Jesus Phone with WM7???

RustyG — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:15:29 +0000

With Microsoft soon to be announcing Windows Mobile 7 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, there is high speculation that there will be a Zune Phone, model after the Zune HD, being able to play HD video straight out the box. Not only that, but be able to plug HDMI straight out too! I would think they would follow the Zune HD and make it via a dock connector of some sort, but we shall see. There has apparently been evidence of the existence of a Zune phone since the last update to the USB driver software. The phone will run the Tegra platform from Nvida just like the Zune HD does, so it may be the best screen you have ever seen! The idea seems that it will not be particularly a Zune phone, but a Windows Mobile phone with Zune software, much like the iPhone runs iPod software.

Here is a mockup:

via [muycomputer]

Micro$oft’s Courier sure looks promising

RustyG — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:21:12 +0000

so if you haven’t seen this thing, I recommend going straight to the video and skip all the reading. This thing looks like it is going to take on the tablet market and kill all who stands in it’s way. This looks to kill the Kindle, the Sony whatever and any others that are coming to market anytime soon. Watching the video, I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. It basically puts a tablet in a book style and then adds a touch screen interface and makes you feel like you are literally opening a book and reading it, only BETTER! I watched the guy flip a page, and it looked like a real book changing pages as he turned it across the two screens! Even when you use the stylus, it looked like he was taking notes on a real notepad!!! Just watch the video and so some research for this thing in the near future!

Courier User Interface from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

via [Digg] which got it from [Mashable] which got it from [Gizmodo]

{btw, I still don’t like Gizmodo, but they seemed to be the first one on this}

host a windows 7 house party

RustyG — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:34:11 +0000

if you want to host a Microsoft sponsored house party, and you think you can promote the upcoming release of Windows 7, well then you need to hit them up and apply now! They are also offering, to those that host, a chance to win a PC worth up to $750! You could also receive a signature ultimate edition for hosting as well.

See full details via [HouseParty] via [Engadget]

XBOX 360 Elite Price Drop

RustyG — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:16:31 +0000

So a few days ago, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 elite’s price will drop by $100. Along the same lines, the Pro will drop by $50 and the Arcade will stay the same. There also will be some new packaging with the new price drop, that you will see in the weeks to come as the retail stores get their shipments in. This is right in line with the release of the sony PS3 Slim. This new announcement still keeps the Xbox cheaper than the PS3 and hopefully sell more units.

You can see some of the new packaging at Major Nelson’s Flickr account here.

via [Digg]

the Zune HD sure is Sexy

RustyG — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:31:10 +0000

Here is a quick video review of the new ZuneHD coming out in the near future. I honestly think this is a beautiful device and I am thinking about getting one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b11EF0x9G68