Posted on 05 May 2010 by
If you had to guess which television shows bring in the most ad revenue, your mind automatically might go to the most popular shows, such as ‘American Idol,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Two and a Half Men.’ And lo and behold, the obvious is true: The No. 1 ad revenue generator on TV is Fox’s ‘American Idol,’ according to a new list from Forbes.
What other shows made Forbes’ list? (Hint: There’s nothing there from NBC.) Check out Forbes’ top 5 after the jump.
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Original post by Bob Sassone
Posted on 31 January 2010 by
Joining PS3 and Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii console will finally gain Netflix’s streaming video service as well. It is available free of charge to Netflix subscribers with unlimited plans, starting at a low $8.99 per month.
But you will need a free software disc from Netflix in order to get the streaming working, unlike the Xbox 360 which requires no extra disc, although it does require a Xbox Live gold membership instead, which costs $50 a year.
Worth taking note though is that the Nintendo Wii can’t dish out anything more than 480p video resolution, so it might not be the best thing to watch movies on.
You can register at Netflix for notifications if this interests.
Original post by Leon
Posted on 28 January 2010 by
According to Steam’s recent hardware survey, gamers are ditching their trusty Windows XP and flocking to the new kid, Windows 7.
The statistics show a total increase of 2.47% for Windows 7, which includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, while Windows XP is seeing a sharp decrease of 3.2%. Which means, 23% of Steam gamers are Windows 7 users!
Looks like Microsoft finally got things right, after the disaster that is Vista.
Another item of interest is the 64-bit OS adoption rate. Be it the odd Windows Server 2003 or even Windows XP, every single version of 64-bit Wiindows is seeing an increase in adoption.
Original post by Leon
Posted on 07 December 2009 by
Look what we have here — a preview of 3G4, a N64
emulator developed by NWorksDev. Compatible with the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch 3G, this bad boy appears to be rendering down the graphics (as one would expect) but all in all it seems to be running pretty smoothly. Of course, this is a work in progress: the developer (who claims to 14 years old) says that he has to overcome duplicate button registers, delayed presses, and some crashing — and he has yet to implement the L, R, and Z keys. That said, this thing is pretty sweet! Hit up the YouTube links for info on becoming a beta tester — but not before you see the thing in action after the break.
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iPhone 3GS emulates N64, blows minds in the process originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley
Posted on 06 December 2009 by
We’re not sure what’s taken so long, but the
Yinlips YDP800 pico projector PMP is finally available to the US, courtesy of online store Ownta. The good folks have released a demo video of the projector in action — not quite at the maximum 80-inch picture that Yinlips boasts, but hey, we’ve just about
done it before on another pico projector. For around $270 including delivery this feature-packed PMP seems to give a good run for your money, especially when compared to the $299
WowWee Cinemin Swivel. No sign of any sample pictures or videos from the 1.3 megapixel camera yet, so for now just enjoy the video after the break.
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Yinlips YDP800 projector PMP teases your wallet with video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Richard Lai
Posted on 04 December 2009 by
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com.
There’s one thing (and one thing only) that we know about
House, MD. He seriously loves nearly killing people before saving them. Well, that, and he loves chilling out with a PSP Go. What, you hadn’t heard? Yeah, seems old Dr. Greg is pretty into gaming in his downtime — you know, when he’s not downing Vicodin or collecting clues. There’s one more piece of evidence after the break.
[Thanks, Donny]
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Screen grabs: House, MD likes a little PSP Go between his high-risk medical procedures originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
Posted on 03 December 2009 by
Back at E3 in June, we had a chance to check out the singular Peregrine glove — a wired elastic affair which allows you to configure 40 different combinations for gaming. When got tried one on, we found that fast-paced games might not be the Peregrine’s forte, but something like World of Warcraft could be a perfect pairing. The Peregrine, which runs $129, is available for pre-order now, which means that just about any day now we should start seeing these puppies in the wild. We can only hope!
Peregrine wired gaming glove gets pre-order status originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
Posted on 02 December 2009 by
Need more evidence that physical media is inching towards the door? Enter this Reuters conversation with Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. While the company — the largest publisher of “interactive entertainment” (AKA video games) — is hurting on sales during the awesome global recession currently underway, he thinks the future is digital. All digital. Riccitiello had this to say on the matter:
“When people think of games, they traditionally think, in the U.S., of what sells on the Xbox, the PlayStation, and the Wii, and they forget about all these online services that are out there… if you add all that stuff up, it’s almost half the industry now. It’s about 40 to 45 percent. Next year it’s likely to be the larger share of the total industry and it’ll be bigger than the console games all put together.”
He went on to say that if EA’s digital arm was a standalone company, “it would be like the darling of Wall Street.” Of course, he’s not just talking about XBLA and the App Store — this is an all-encompassing view of the digital market, including casual gaming, Facebook apps, and WoW transactions as well. It may not be the kind of all-encompassing push needed, but we are hoping this sort of noise rattles the industry enough to mobilize smarter, more centralized methods of online distribution.
EA CEO says digital gaming will overtake console market next year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Joshua Topolsky
