We don’t keep you updated with every Wii sold like our friends at Kotaku, but the NPD’s 2007 sales numbers have been released, so we thought that the occasion merited a rundown to fuel your fanboy flame wars. Here are the total consoles sold in the United States during 2007: Nintendo DS – 8,500,000 Wii – 6,290,000 Xbox 360 – 4,620,000 PlayStation 2 – 3,970,000 PSP – 3,820,000 PlayStation 3 – 2,560,000
So what about the total cumulative US sales numbers to date? Those numbers paint a slightly different picture:
George Ou over on Zdnet wrote an excellent piece outlining why those too-good-to-be-true HD downloads we see in Xbox 360, ABC.com and even Apple TV are a bit bogus. He points out that while these services deliver on their 720p resolution promises, the encoded bitrates are so low, compressing the data to such small proportions, that the image within the said resolution has inadequate fidelity. And though we have some major reservations regarding Ou’s theory, it’s tough to entirely disagree when you see the cold, hard numbers:
We previously brought you bad news concerning the specifications of the lust-worthy BlackBerry 9000 (a.k.a 9100.) Well, according to BGR, RIM has just changed the details of the device, which is now set to include UMTS and HSDPA. As if that was not good news enough, there is another interesting piece of new information.
Q: What could possibly be better than making out with Catwoman? A: Making out with Catwoman in a Batcave inspired home theatre. Although the guys at Elite HTS may not be able to help you pinpoint Catwoman, they have done a hell of a job at recreating the Batcave for your movie viewing/making out pleasure. We don’t have any details at present, hell, we don’t even know if there is a screen behind that huge, make-me-moist Batman shield, but who cares? Just look at it; it’s perfection itself. Jump in for another beautifully batty image.
In case you haven’t noticed yet, there’s an eject button at the top right corner of the MacBook Air keyboard. There’s no disc drive, but you push it, something pops out. Somewhere. Click. Schwing. Poop.
Some people say this key ejects the optional SuperDrive, but after countless—or maybe just three—days of in-deep investigation in cocktail bars and going through the trashcans outside Jonathan Ive’s house, we’ve compiled a list of potential actions:
Orange has unveiled a gesture based interaction screen that has been produced by a UK agency on their behalf. The agency, known as The Alternative, said it was the first time such a display had been on show to the general public. The purpose of the technology is mainly as an advertising opportunity for Orange, but selecting your favourite music clips have never been so fun. Check out the clip to see what all the fuss is about.
