Archive for March, 2009
Apple firmware update aims to fix vertical line issues on 17-inch MBP
Apple’s latest firmware update for the recently shipped 17-inch MacBook Pro sure is light on details, but one thing’s for sure: it reportedly nixes those weird vertical line issues that have plagued so many. Unfortunately, the “MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0″ doesn’t point out whether it was an overheating problem or a GeForce 9600M […]
Dreamcast tablet is a handsome, portable solution for your discontinued gaming needs
This isn’t the first Dreamcast mod we’ve seen around here, not by a long shot — but it’s surely one of the most elegant. Built around a 15-inch LCD, this guy is a scant 2 1/4-inches thick, but it gets up to 3.5 hours of playtime on a full charge, sports an A/V out, one […]
Emulator runs Wii games in 720p while we wonder what might have been
Using PCs to do what Nintendon’t, YouTube user renebarahona is running Wii games in HD resolutions through the Dolphin emulator. One peek at Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 720p is enough to make any of us wonder what a world where Nintendo didn’t hate HD (even yanking 480p capability from the Gamecube, we’re still not […]
Greenpeace slams HP, Lenovo, and Dell in latest report
HP, Lenovo, and Dell haven’t fared too badly in some of Greenpeace’s previous e-waste reports, but it looks like three companies have fallen well short of the organization’s expectations this time around, with each getting called out for failing to live up to their promises. Specifically, all three had said that they would eliminate vinyl […]
