Worf commented on Kindle's Bright Idea: College Textbooks

"Yeah, all the textbook makers are really happy about it - the pricing's gonna be $20 cheaper (off a $200 textbook), but it also means everyone who buys one, buys it."

Worf commented on uSirius Streams Sirius Satellite Radio to Your iPhone

"Get me an XM one and I'll be happy."

Worf commented on The HIS iClear Card Solves Your Noisy Video Card Problems (I'm Confused)

"Gamers are the next audiophile"

Worf commented on 1 Billion Computers Now In Use, Not Necessarily Useful

"1 billion computers."

Worf commented on PSP 4.0 Firmware Now Available

"I don't use official firmware - mostly because I hate UMD loading of games."

Worf commented on ISP Backlash May Mean The End of Usenet

"Uh, people just go to a service like Easynews and the like."

Worf commented on No Tethering for iPhone 3G

"Generally, carriers dislike tethering because they bill differently for it."

Worf commented on Science Team Explains Why Mentos + Coke = Whoosh!

"It's not just nucleation, because it's "mentos and diet coke"."

Worf commented on Black Box Case Mod Scoffs at Server Crashes

"Mini ITX? Just use Pico ITX..."

Worf commented on Snow Leopard Will Not Support PowerPCs After All

"It's a developer preview."

Worf commented on Free iPhone 2.0 Software Available in July

"To all those complaining about the Touch not getting features - Sarbanes-Oxley. Apple already wrote off the entire sale of iPod Touches as revenue."

Worf commented on Microdia to Release ("FIRST!") 64GB CompactFlash Card

"Does it support UDMA?"

Worf commented on Sony Hosts XBR8 LED LCD vs. Plasma Shootout (You'll Never Guess Who Wins)

"It's just using the same technology LCD monitors use to get insane contrast values - you dim the backlight on dim parts, and brighten it on bright parts."

Worf commented on The SMK Television Remote is Funky and Battery Free

"The first remote control didn't use batteries either - or have we forgotten Giz's retro remote coverage? It used ultrasound to accomplish channel changing, and the buttons just controlled hammers that generated the sound on aluminum tuning forks."

Worf commented on Boost Drops the Motorola i335 Off a Building, Runs it Over With a Car for Your Amusement

"It's one of those PTT (iDEN) phones - given how it's mostly used by construction workers and the like, they're made tough on purpose..."

Worf commented on ASUS Previews HDMI Sound Card With Hidden Video Talents

"Given it's got two HDMI ports, I guess one is a video in port and the other is video out, so it just takes video from your DVI video card, goes through the card where the audio is added... What I want to know is - can it encode the audio?"

Worf commented on What Happens When You Burn a Magnesium NeXTCube Computer Case?

"Definitely retro. Even Slashdot had the story dating back to the turn of the millenium!"

Worf commented on All Giz Wants: Laptops With a Tiny Battery Backup For Hot Swapping

"This thing has been a feature of the Mac laptops going back to the very first clamehell style one over 15 years ago. Sure you had to shut the lid, but c'mon know, most batteries are hidden in the bottom or have a latch there."