Yesterday I spent a few hours at Fry’s Electronics since my brother and his girlfriend don’t have them on the East Coast. I checked out their collection of (inexpensive) original Xbox titles, realizing just how many games are written for it. I can get more flavors of Medal of Honor for Xbox than I can the PC.

I got thinking about the Xbox 360 vs. Playstation 3 war going on with the media. Most of their stories end with “let’s wait and see how much better the PS3 will be.”

Who are these people but more importantly what do they want?

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blog/canon_xl2.jpgHere’s a consolidated list of hardware, software, and suggestions on low-budget filmmaking. The key word here is low-cost so the gear isn’t the best or the flashiest but if you don’t have a budget, well then, this will need to do.

Original article found on TUAW.

blog/apple-logo-old.jpgGreat photos and text about the computer industry’s opinion of the “new” Macintosh business computer and it’s “windowed” user interface. Great stuff.

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

Sunday’s Calendar section of the LA Times ran a front-page piece about Peggy Archer, a self-blogging grip working in the film industry. Contrary to her regrets, I think it was a good piece for anyone interested in the no-glamour side of the business.

Here’s why after the jump.
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RIM, the makers of the Blackberry device, has been in legal troubles for some time over some patent issues. It’s all bullocks to me, but I found an interesting bit in a recent Gizmodo post. This news bit might be outdated by now but note what I highlighted in bold.

If the judge does grant a permanent injunction and RIM’s technical workaround fails, the company would be forced to pay a hefty fee to keep its U.S. BlackBerry service operational. (It has about $1.2 billion in cash on hand.) Any injunction, however, would not cut off BlackBerry service to government officials–only individuals and businesses.

Apparently there are two types of currency: 1) the highly valued “government” dollar, and 2) the much less desirable “consumer” dollar.

Interestingly, both come from the same place…my wallet. I think I’ll send a letter to my Congress-person.

Original article from CNET.