Possible PlayStation Network hack?
7:30 PM, March 26, 2008
Yikes!
I was just discussing with a co-worker that I have never been afraid to use my credit card info on any of my consoles, especially my PS3. So, wouldn't-you-know-it, the rumor that the PSN network might have been hacked pops up on Wired's blog.
I'm running home to change my settings!
February 18, 2008
My game column: Why Sony's PlayTV looks cool and is doomed
4:54 PM, February 18, 2008
In my column this past weekend, I looked at Sony's determination to make the PS3/PSP combo the ultimate home media device in the universe.
The latest addition to the package is the so-called PlayTV, a devices that lets you turn your PS3 into a TiVo-like device to view and record live TV, and then stream that live or recorded television over Wi-Fi to your PSP, a la Slingbox.
The BBC has a nice writeup of the PlayTV with a cool video (PlayTV is scheduled to come out in Europe first this year, with the U.S. and Japan presumably following).
I am as entranced by this tech as any of you, but I just don't see a lot of gamers shelling out the cash for an expensive peripheral that either duplicates a gadget they already own (TiVo or other DVR) or a gadget that has yet to hit mainstream success (Slingbox).
Like I said, though, I'm certainly intrigued.
