Sony Cube Streams Tunes - At A Price April 5, 2007
READ MORE Digital Audio , Gadgets , Gizmodo UK , Home Cinema , MP3 , Music
Sony is great at coming up with great little audio products and add-ons but, as always, there’s nearly always a price to pay. In the case of the dinky little Sony Cube – or the TDM-NC1 Digital Media Port Wi-Fi Client – it’s the £110 price tag.
And the fact that it’s only designed to work with Sony Bravia home cinema kit. Apart from that, it’s quite good. You hook it up to the Digital Media Port (DMP) of your Bravia surround sound kit and stream music from your PC. It has a bright digital display, weighs 11oz and measures 7.5 x 7.6 x 7.5cm.
It’s compatible with ATRAC, AAC and WMA music files but will not play DRM-protected tunes unless they’ve been bought from Sony’s CONNECT music download service.
See, what did I tell you about those little drawbacks? US-only at the moment but should be here in the coming months.-Martin Lynch
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PS3 Sales Plummet 82% April 5, 2007
READ MORE Entertainment , Gadgets , Games , PS3 , Wii
Just a week on from breaking console sales records in the UK, sales of the PS3 have plummeted by 82%. Now, while I would expect a marked drop-off after the initial flurry of sales activity from the eager beavers, I think an 82% fall-off is a bit on the high side.
Recently, it was all champagne as Sony claimed that it had flogged a very impressive 165,000 units in the UK in just two days. Chart Track has now confirmed the nosedive but it’s probably too early to write the PS3 off. Sony's not commenting.
Still, if you look at the sales of its top titles MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man, they’ve dropped by an alarming 60% too. Add this to the PS3 being owned in both Japan and the US by Nintendo’s Wii and you’d have to say that Sony’s going to have to work very hard to make the PS3 the next console king.-Martin Lynch
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Servers Submerged In Oil April 5, 2007
READ MORE Gizmodo UK , PC , Science , Technology
I know the date, OK, so I’m hoping this isn’t some form of delayed April Fool’s Day prank. That said, it’s certainly bizarre enough.
According to PCW, a UK PC builder is planning to build servers encased in oil within the next 12 months. The oil, combined with pumps, acts as a coolant and because there’s no need for air, you can cram in more processors.
Development is underway and PCs will follow, Very-PC said. Enthusiasts have messed around with this idea for some time – go here and here – but the idea of commercial machines is certainly a departure from the norm. Just how messy would maintenance and upgrades get then? I’ll believe it when I see it.-Martin Lynch
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