Not content with the excellent sales of Valve’s The Orange Box, publisher EA decided to split the games contained in the pack and sell them as separate titles.
EA currently handles distribution of The Orange Box retail version, while Valve handles digital distribution through its Steam service. The announcement of the unbundling came during EA’s third quarter conference, where CFO Warren Jensen said The Orange Box had done much better than the company expected.
It is unclear exactly why EA would decide to split the titles of such a well-received bundle.
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So we’ve got to ask — if the iPhone is allegedly O2’s best selling device ever, why is fat already getting trimmed out of the carrier’s plan offerings? No bother; we’ve always found that when a carrier wants to give us more for our hard-earned quid, we’re best off blindly accepting the offer and asking questions later. A tariff restructuring currently underway now gives £35 / month subscribers 600 voice minutes and 500 texts — up from 200 of both — while current £55 / month subscribers will see £10 shaved off their bills and the current £45 plan goes away. The high-end £75 plan rolls deep with 3,000 minutes and 500 texts; not unlimited, granted, but at least all three new plans still include unlimited data. (Read the full post about ‘iPhone customers on O2 now get more bang for their buck’…)
Posted Feb 4th 2008 6:15AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: Cellphones The run-up to 3GSM GSMA Mobile World Congress has begun with the announcement of LG’s KF510 slider. Launching February 11th in Barcelona, the new 10.9-mm thin phone features a metal frame and tempered glass touch interface. LG primarily touts the phone’s “advanced touch technology” (incorporating VibeTouch haptic feedback like their Voyager, we presume), 3 megapixel camera, and MP3 player. Available worldwide in March in Stardust Dark Gray or Sunset Red. (Read the full post about ‘LG’s slinky KF510 slider is ready to rumble’…)
The Spy Light Hand Finger Lights definitely looks like a fun toy to have around, literally placing light at your fingertips. Features include :- 2 LEDs on four flexible cables Adjustable closure fits different sized hands Lights automatically shut off after 7 minutes to preserve battery lifePowered by a pair of AAA batteries, the Spy Light Hand Finger Lights retail for £19.49. Would’ve made a great Christmas gift IMHO. Tags: video game, game, home theater, cellphone (Read the full post about ‘Spy Light Hand Finger Lights’…)
Movers and Shakers Decidedly silly and yet surprisingly practical, this pair of New York designed Salt and Pepper shakers add a bit of fun to your seasoning pleasure (whatever that means). You can have this for ?9.99 Tags: mobile devices, pvp, gps, MP3 (Read the full post about ‘Movers and Shakers’…)
Posted Feb 4th 2008 1:13AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: Laptops You must doing something right to capture the attention of third party accessory makers. Meet Brando’s $18 Car and $23 Travel Chargers for the Eee PC. Of course, ASUS already sells an official travel charger so really, only the Car Charger is likely to garner any interest. Still, ot does makes us wonder if a “Made for Eee” logo and licensing tithes are just around the corner?Read — Car ChargerRead — Travel ChargerTags: consumer technology, dap, hi fi, Hi-fi (Read the full post about ‘Third party Eee PC accessories hint at Eeecosystem’…)
Posted Feb 4th 2008 3:31AM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Transportation Sure, you’d think that major automakers would want to get in on the Automotive X-Prize challenge, a contest seeking to help create the first 100 MPG car, if only just to show off their engineering prowess and interest in future technologies. Of course, you’d be wrong. Not a single, big commercial carmaker has thrown its hat in the ring, and X-Prize organizer Donald Foley has a theory: fear of losing the game to a small start-up. Obviously, all the major players have an excuse when it comes to their lack of participation; Ford is busy with its EcoBoost program, GM is working with Carnegie Mellon University on similar technology. (Read the full post about ‘Automotive X-Prize challenge ignored by major carmakers’…)
Do you always feel stressed out? This Biofeedback Stress Relief Coach might just be able to provide relief for stress in as little as 15 minutes without using medication or learning the art of synching your breathing with the activity of your nervous sytem activity for optimal physical and mental relaxation. Relaxation occurs when your vagus nerve (the nerve responsible for decreasing heart rate and pacifying organs) activates, and breathing exercises–like those used in yoga and tai chi–can induce this state when inhaling and exhaling coincide with the activity of the vagus nerve. (Read the full post about ‘Biofeedback Stress Relief Coach’…)
Posted Feb 3rd 2008 9:48PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Cellphones, Displays It seemed obvious back in mid-December of last year that Polymer Vision wasn’t going to nail its timetable for production versions of the 3G-equipped, e-ink wonder known as the Readius. Now word is that the company will have a commercial version of the phone / e-book reader available sometime in mid-2008 in Italy via Telecom Italia — provided that everything goes according to its diabolical plans. If you’ll recall, the device features a foldable, grayscale, 5-inch QVGA display, and boasts a slew of features, including HSDPA, a 400MHz ARM CPU, and a battery life up to “six times longer” than current mobile phones. We’ll admit we’re intrigued, but don’t make us wait too long over here, okay?Tags: digi (Read the full post about ‘Polymer Vision’s Readius e-ink phone coming mid-2008 to Italy’…)
JVC has a new line of tiny camcorders that record directly to an internal hard drive and two new models in their HD hard drive camcorder line. The new models in the HD Everio line are almost half the size of the previous HD7. The new HD6 and HD5 feature a 120GB and 60GB hard drive respectively, full 1080P 60 fps high-definition video, high-quality Fujinon lenses, HDMI / FireWire / USB 2.0 outputs, MPEG2 compression and 2.8″ LCD screens. You’ll be able to pick up an HD6 for $1400 and an HD5 for around $1100 in March:
The Everio line of standard definition camcorders feature 30 or 60 GB hard drives, micro SD slots, 7 megapixel camera (in the GZ-MG730), MPEG2 recording and an impressive 30x zoom.
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