Put me in coach! I can play! Well no, actually, you can’t. EA Sports has released NFL Head Coach for the Xbox, Playstation 2 and PC CD-Rom. This is being hailed by the folks at Electronic Arts as the first complete football strategy experience and if you’re an avid or rabid NFL fan, this is [...]
Dan Rather has reached an agreement to leave CBS after 44 years with the network. During the vast majority of that time, Rather was seen as the face of the old and respected media outlet. Rather covered everything from the Kennedy Assassination and Vietnam to 21st century terrorism. He has interviewed everyone from Clinton to [...]
Many people thought that Nintendo was setting everyone up for a titanic practical joke when they unveiled “Wii” as the official and final name for the next generation Nintendo console. Then E3 came and not only did Nintendo not “punk” everyone, they unveiled their totally “Wii’d” marketing platform, making “Wii” the official, final and E3 [...]
Though it’s an affront to everything that is holy about Brian De Palma’s legendary film, imagine that Tony Montana survived the epic final scene in “Scarface” and has come back for revenge. The above video was an E3 release and sent to subscribers of “The Insider”, Vivendi Universal Games’ newsletter. Throw in the Grand Theft [...]
Microsoft Corporation has announced that Bill Gates will leave his day-to-day role in the company. The departure, occurring in a two-year phase out, will result in a step up for Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who will become chief software architect. Microsoft reported that Ozzie will work very closely with Gates to ensure that the [...]
Shuttle Computers is preparing for one hot summer, with three innovative product launches planned for June-July. The most exciting of those is the Shuttle M2000, a home entertainment PC featuring wireless inputs, an Intel Core Duo processor with Viiv Technology, gigabit Ethernet and a DVD +/-R/RW burner. I’m sure that sounds like a lot to [...]
Jay Leno will play “Golden Mean” this evening on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” when two ideological extremes come together—-hopefully. Ann Coulter, the blonde bombshell/conservative firecracker whose latest book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, is causing an explosive stir, will be a guest alongside legendary comedian George Carlin. The two are scheduled for separate timeslots, however. [...]
And your mom said it would stunt your growth. “Drinking coffee could help protect against alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver,” according to a press release published by Kaiser Permanente June 12. Kaiser Permanente conducted a study of over 125,000 it its health plan members who received a medical examination between 1978-1985. They kept track of [...]
A series of posts and my own response on The Wiire encouraged me to write this followup. I have read and responded to many comments here and on Blogcritics…many well reasoned arguments that have caused excellent debate. Now, I obviously expected to take backlash from this article. I’m well aware of the excitement being generated [...]
There’s a gadget in the portable music market that seems to be creating a niche buzz and has even managed to find it self covered in the New York Times. It’s called Boostaroo Revolution and it is being hailed as a small, portable, high definition all-in-one audio product that will take your iPod (or any [...]