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The Electronic
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eyes and the ears, to make no mention of the brain lesser computer-centric shows. Those involved in the Art Director Steven Stoner
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computer hardware. Controlling every pixel displayed on your screen,
video cards not only make or break your gaming experience. but are
also usually the single most expensive component inside your PC.
As graphics cards have evolved over the last few years, bandwidth
and power have become ever increasing factors in graphics card devel‑
opment. Simply put, each new generation of graphics cards takes up
more bandwidth and more power than its predecessor. Because of
power and bandwidth concerns. last year the industry started a tran‑
sition to PCI Express, a new architecture that offers more power and
double the l/O bandwidth ofAGP 8X.
With AGP 8X now nearing redundancy, we'll be taking a closer look at
six new PEI Express 15x graphics cards.
However, before we start it is important to note how these cards are
differentiated from one another, since clock speeds and memory sites
are not the only features consumers should look for when purchasing XFX GeForce SBUDGT in SLI
new graphics cards. I‘m referring to pixel pipelines, the parallel paths
inside your GPU that render pixels every clock cycle. The more pixel Since the BBOOGT in SLI gives around 40 per cent more performance
pipelines your GPU has. the more pixels it can render. and therefore, than in single~card mode, the performance~to-price ratio of the XFX
the faster it is. Early graphics cards started with one pixel pipeline, and GeForce SBDUGT in SLI is far lower than the BFG GeForce 8800GT 0C,
new modern high-end cards feature 15. and is the lowest amongthe six graphics cards reviewed.
In order to keep prices down, XFX opted to exclude any bundled games
XFX GeForce 6800GT in SLI or extras with their GeForce 580051 cards. only including the neces‑
PCI Express not only brought increased bandwidth and powerto graph‑ sary output cables and DVI adapters.
ics cards, but also the ability to run them in parallel, with two graphics It is also the fastest graphics card setup widely available today, and if
cards in one system. NVlDIA dubbed its version of this technology "SLl" you're looking for the fastest, get ready to pay for it. Even though the
and has been very successful marketing it, shipping more than XFX GeForce EBDUGT cards are some ofthe cheapest EBUOGT currently
750,000 SLI-ready motherboards. The technology works by splitting up available on the market, the two cards and an SLI-ready motherboard
a game’s rendering work into two graphics cards. theoretically almost will cost you around $1000.
doubling the performance. In our tests, however, we got around 40 per
cent more. with the greatest performance increases at high resolutions Visiontek Radeon X850XT
where more rendering power is needed. The Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT is the most expensive card in our
Playing games with the XFX GeForce BBOOGT cards in SLI is phenome‑ roundup, and is also the only card with a two-slot cooling solution, tak‑
nal. Games never slow down and can finally be played at high resolu‑ ing up two PCI slots on the motherboard. The card features 16 pixel
tions at their ultimate quality settings. pipelines like the GeForce GBUOGT, and is the fastest widely-available

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The Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT comes with a bundle similar to that of
the XFX GeForce SBUDGT cards, pretty muchjust includingthe necessi~
ties with noimportant extras. Sapphire Radeon X800XL
The card outperformed the BFG GeForce 68006T in our Far Cry and Ultimate Edition
Half-Life 2 tests, but fell behind in our Doom 3 and Chronicles of Riddick

The Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT's largest downfall is its excessive price,

around 15per cent higherthan the BFG GeForce BBDUGT 0C. Because of
it‘s high price, the card's performance-to-price ratio is lower than that of
the BFG card, making the Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT a tough sell to any‑
one outside ATI‘s Markham, Ont. headquarters.

BFG GeForce 6800 GTOC

BFG is acompany that was founded by former Visiontek executives.so
it is only fitting that we'd be comparing the two companies' high~end PCI
Express graphics cards with each another.
The BFG GeForce GBUOGT DC, as its name implies. comes overclocked
right out of the box. Equipped with a custom copper heatsink LED fan
that adjusts speeds to temperature settings. the BFG GeForce BBOUGT
has a core clock speed 20MHz higher than the XFX GeForce 680051
However, like the XFX GeForce GSOOGT, the BFG GeForce SSOOGT DC
has a weak bundle and fails to include any games in the package.
Like all other GeForce 88006T PCI Express cards, the BFG GeForce
BFG GeForce 6800 GT DC
BSUUGT 0Cis able to run in an SLI configuration, so if down the road you
feel like one card isn't offering the performance you're looking for, you
have the ability to buy another and put it into an nForce 4 SLI mother‑
board. This will give you around 40 per cent more performance, similar
to what we saw with the XFX GeForce GSDOGT cards in SLI.
The BFG uniquely offers warranty and support features. You get a life‑
time warranty and round the clock tech support in the USand Canada,
so someone will always be there to help you through any problems you
encounter. Needless to say, BFG has the best graphics card warranty
and support operation in North America.
From a performance standpoint, the card ran well against its Visiontek
Radeon X850XT counterpart, performing faster in Doom 3 and
Chronicles of Riddick tests while the Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT took our
Half-Life 2 and Far Cry benchmarks. However, because ofthe significant
price difference between the two, the BFG GeForce BBDDGT 0C provides
a better overall value, evident by its higher performance-to-price ratio.

Sapphire Radeon XBOOXL Ultimate Edition

Sapphire is one ofthe few graphics card companies that actively pur‑
sues gamers not interested in reference design graphics cards.
The Sapphire Radeon X800XL Ultimate Edition is the latest instalment
of Sapphire's Ultimate Edition line, and is the company's most impres‑
sive card to date. In addition to the included overclocking utility and
near~silent cooling, the Sapphire X800XL Ultimate Edition is bundled

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Pandora Tomorrow.
The card's heatsink fan is made by Zalman and is very quiet -- much
The card's heatsink fan is made by Zalman and is very quiet ‐ much
quieter than that of the Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT and BFG GeForce
GBOOGT 0C. Sapphire also includes RAM sinks with the card, as the
XBDUXL’s memory clock speeds are actually 100MH1higher than stock
Radeon XBUOXL frequencies.
Like the Visiontek Radeon XBSDXT, the Sapphire Radeon XBOOXL
Ultimate Edition features Vldeo-In / Video-Out [VIVO] capability, which
allows you to capture and edit your analog home videos.
All of these extras would have no bearing if the card did not perform
well, but thanks to the 16 pixel-pipeline Radeon XBDDXL GPU, the
Sapphire Radeon XBUOXL Ultimate Edition keeps up with both the BFG
GeForce EBUOGT 0Cand the insiontek Radeon XBSUXT. In fact, in our Far
Cry and Half-Life 2 tests, the Sapphire Radeon XBDUXL Ultimate Edition
was faster than the BFG GeForce EBDUGT DE.
The Sapphire Radeon XBOOXL Ultimate Edition is also the cheapest 16
pixel-pipeline featured in the roundup, and when its price is combined
with the excellent all-around performance we saw in our tests, we see a
higher performance-to-price ratio than that ofthe BFG GeForce EBOOGT
OEand the Visiontek Radeon XBSOXT.
XFX GeForce GBOOGT
The NVIDIA GeForce BSUUGT is arguably the most popular mainstream
gaming GPU on the market today, and by lookingat howthe XFX version
of this card stacks up to the AT1 Radeon X70lJ Pro, it is easy to see why.
In short. the eight-pixel-pipeline-based XFX GeForce BEUDGT outper‑
formed the ATI Radeon XPDD Pro in everything but Half-Life 2, and even
the Half~Life 2 tests were very close. The card's Doom 3 performance
even rivalled that of the Sapphire Radeon XBDUXL Ultimate Edition, a
card double it's price!
The XFX GeForce EBOOGT's compelling price and excellent perform‑
ance give it the highest performance-to-price ratio of all the cards
tested - a ratio that is more than double that ofthe XFX GeForce SBOOGT
in SLI.
Not only does the card offer great performance at a moderate price
point, it also includes three full version games. X2: The Threat,
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All that, combined with the XFX GeForce GSUOGT's future upgradeabili‑
ty through SLl, make the card an irresistible product to a gamer on
a budget.
ATl Radeon X700 Pro
ATI‘s Radeon XPOD Pro is aneight-pier-pipeline graphics card designed
for the mainstream market. It is the only All card featured in this
roundup built and sold by ATI, but nevertheless it’s second rate when
compared to the XFX GeForce BEDOGT.
Simply put, the only game the Radeon XPDU Pro had an advantage in
was Half-Life 2, but even there, the card only performed about five per
cent faster than the XFX GeForce EGOOGT.
The ATI Radeon X?00 Pro bundle is a standard affair, much like that of
the XFX GeForce BBUDGT and Visiontek Radeon XBSDXT. with just the
standard cables, adapters and manuals one would expect with a new
graphics card.
Even though the Radeon X700 Pro is cheaper than the XFX GeForce
BBDOGT, the XFX card offers a higher performance-to-price ratio due to
its commanding performance lead overthe Radeon XPOD Pro.
Concluslon
After all is said and done, it is easy to pinpoint the two sweet spots in
our roundup: the Sapphire Radeon XBOUXL Ultimate Edition and the XFX
GeForce BBOOGT. The Sapphire Radeon XBUDXL Ultimate Edition really is
the "ultimate" high-end graphics card to own, combining a solid bundle,
excellent performance and nearly silent operation all in one package.
Sapphire truly found the perfect GPU for the latest instalment of its
Ultimate Edition franchise.
The XFX GeForce EBUOGT is on equally good footing, but in the main‑
stream markets. Like Sapphire, the XFX is bringing an excellent bundle
to the table, including three full version games. However, the most
impressive feature of the XFX GeForce SGOOGT is its overall perform
ance ‐ it towers over the Radeon XPUO Pro in all but one benchmark.
The XFX GeForce EGUUGT is definitely the best GPU for the
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8. Type the manage, attach tha pica 9. Other ways to ahara digital memories
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ZVDX Mini with PomP-rty carrying
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battery, this is quite possibly the perfect portable audio system. The It's priced at $599.
Mini retails for USSIBQBB. Wealso spent some quality time with the I‑ Onthe smallerend of the audio spectrum, we saw the expected pletho‑
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its kind, then you know it’s virtually impossible to walk away without a
few high end If-I-Won-The-Lottery dream products. Onour list this year.
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DVD collection with a mammoth computer hard drive. Thanks to a full
colourtouch-screen monitor, every DVD in your collection is, quite liter‑
ally, at your fingertips, without any load times. Prices start at around
522,500, and can climb to well over $100,000. Our other dream prod‑
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surround sound system. The speakers are actually all stuffed inside the
chair, and are ingeniously positioned behind your lower back to trans‑
mit sound and vibration directly into your spine. Sound is conducted
through yourbones, which means that you not only hear your favourite
DVDs or CDs, you feel them, too. [The unit reminded us of those mas‑
sage chairs we can't ever seem to get out of in the Sharper Image
stores.) The result is positively mesmerizing. Combine the
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[www.tjtdesign.com/Tagger], a custom designer
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Her verdict, after spending two months testing the
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advanced machine that does a lot of things well, but
it is not for beginners In fact, if you are a first-time
sewer, you may find the NVADOUD to be somewhat
intimidating.“
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The NV-dDDDD's pen-controlled touchscreen boasts
a colour graphic interface worthy of a gaming PC- “I
don’t like sticks, so ljust touch it with my finger,"
says Trott. Using the touchscreen. a sewer can drill
down through menus detailing all kinds of stitches.
decorative patterns and embroidery patterns,
including 134 Disney embroidery patterns pre‑
loaded into its memory. All you have to dois find the
one you want and tap on it; the NV-4UDDD will do
the rest.
Well, almost. Since the NV-ADODD only handles one
spool of thread at a time, the sewer has to change
the thread every time the machine calls for another
colour. Noproblem: The NV-AOODD will tell you which
thread colours you need. Once you put in the first
thread ‐ t h e NV-4DDDD will thread the needle for you
with its little robotic arm ‐ the machine will start to
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is needed. The NV-4UDDD will then stop and ask for
the second colour, and once it is threaded, the
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needed, and so until the pattern is done.
The NV-4UODD is also good at sewing decorative
stitches. 'Just select the one you want and the dis‑
tance offabric you want sewn, line up the fabric, and
away it goes,’ says Trott. "When the stitch is done,
the NV-4ODOD will even trim off the excess thread
for you."
Where the NV-4DDDD really excels is at sewing but‑
ton holes. Normally anightmare for manual sewers,
button holes are a cinch with the computerized NV‑
40000. 'You select the pattern you want, and the
NV~40000 will sew the button hole automatiwlly,‘
she says. “You can even walk away and come back
when it’s done."
Shortcoming‑
When it works, the NV-4UDDD's automatic threader
is a great device. But when it doesn't, threading the
needle manually is extremely difficult. This is
because the NV-4DOOD isn’t designed for manual
threading, which means there isn't much room for
human-sized fingers,
"The NV-4UOUD also has a function that mimics the
edging and cutting offered by four-thread serging
machines, but it really doesn't do it well,” says Trott.
"One reason is because it is only using one thread.
The other is that the NV~40000's cutting foot some
times doesn't cut the fabric cleanly.“
As for embroidery? While any pie-loaded patterns
will re-size without problems, custom images often
have trouble. If the pattern is too small, the machine
can ended up bunching up the stitches, tearing the
fabric, or even getting the fabric stuck in the
machine's ”feed dogs" [the parts that automatically
advance the fabric past the needle].
Meanwhile, the process of scanning an image and
creating an embroidery pattern “is not intuitive,‘
Trott observes. “In fact, it is a four step process that
requires two pieces of software to get from scanned
picture to embroidered image.”
The Bottom Line
Despite its shortcomings, Susan Trott is impressed
by the NV-4DOOD's capabilities, plus all the extra
attachments that are included with this machine.
'Brother has taken a lot of the guesswork out of
sewing with the NV~4DOOD," she says. "Still, unless
you have some experience in sewing and are pre‑
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legitimately purchased text. Despite the fact that in most countries
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means for others to dosoconstituted the crime.
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upcomingtrial and was finally allowed to return to Russia.
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horizons of the software. the opportunities seem limitless.
AtFlash in the Can 2005 [www.fitc.ca) held in Toronto April 9- 11.new
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thousands of people accessing these clips at any given time or day
since it's a benchmark of production on the Internet."
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the word "wireless" at you like it’s supposed to mean something.
Since the word has several meanings, following is a quick guide to the
various worlds of wireless:
Cellular wireless
When you hearthe word "wireless“ on its own, it's is probably being
used to refer to cellular phone technology ‐especially the ability of
these new devices to send and receive data [email, text messages, and
even Web surfing] in addition to making voice calls.
It doesn‘t matter whether you're using an actual cell phone or a cellular
modem. because both can send and receive data. Trying to view data
[Web pages or longer email messages] can be less than ideal onatiny
telephone screen, though.
Most Canadian cellular networks have been upgraded recently to “high
speed," which means they on move more data faster. But high-speed.
in this case, realistically means about 55 kilobits per second, roughly
the same speed as the fastest dial-up connections usinga telephone.
There's talk of broadband connections over cellular, but it’s not here
quite yet.
There are two major types of high-speed cellularwireless in North
Amerim:
CDMA 1x
The Code Division Multiple Access standard is more popular in North
America than in the rest of the world. but here the networks are pretty
prevalent; the 1x refers to the upgraded high-speed-capable data net‑
work. These phones come with built-in identification information, which
means changing your number is a bit more complicated. Both Bell and
Telus use the CDMA 1xnetwork.
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service is more popularworldwide ‐ especially in
Asia and Europe ‐ but it’s worth noting that North American GPRS
devices often use different radio frequencies and are often only partial~
Iy compatible with other GPRS networks around the world.
GPRS devices use a user-replaceable SIM card for identification.
Activation of a phone is typically as simple as changing SIM cards.
which makes changing your number extremely easy, and it allows you
to share one cell phone account among several different devices.
Both Rogers and Fido use a GPRS network.
WiFi networkingis startingto appear as standard gear in many new
notebooks [especially those using intel's new Centrino technology]
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Support for this type of interactivity is growing quickly' and Chesebrough
says Nemesis will look to enhance it even more in the next few months to
make it more viable as a business-to-business application.
“Flash Video doesn't need to stop at being a produced piece of media that
is intended for a specific use,“ Chesebrough says. "If there are no limita‑
tions, there could beimplications for video that extend far beyond practical
benefits immediately recognized, simply adding to the effect on a users
experience online.’
Hugh Elliott is a former member ofthe Nemesis team, and has used Flash
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The premise behind the site has Elliott recording people on video doing
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expand the content and context ofthe site by incorporating a Flash
Video editor to allow users to post their own videos.
“Video on the Web is nothing new, but to be able to use it in an
interactive setting is something that's moving in different direc‑
tions," Elliott says. “Technically, ifI were to gowith the same theme,
which is basically presenting stories I mooched off people at bars,
then it would be very easy to keep the site the way it is."
But the level ofinteractivity with the user can also be seen through
the Web site the video calls home. Flash video can trigger effects on
the Web site surrounding it based on where the programmer has
decided to place them,
"As a developer, you can set a flag at a certain frame, which can
open up a whole new set of navigation that wasn't there before,’
Elliott says. "Full video control isn't all that difficult to add to a Flash
video, it'sjust a matter of programming it in, but in most cases, you
don't want users to have that kind of control because you want it to
bea seamless presentation.
"We're already light years ahead of where we were five years ago"
By Ted Kritsonls
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The Global Positioning System [GPS] as we know it is more than 30
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atime to pinpoint a ground receiver‘s position on the globe.
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devices previously and they have performed admirably.
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it through its paces, alas ‐ and 1.8 million points of interest, users get
a powerful navigation tool for relatively little cash.
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closerto $1000, potential users might forgive the fact that they have to
boot upa laptop, open the program, then wait the 15 seconds or so the
GPS receivertakes to get its bearings.
Some end-users complain via online forums about out-of-date infome‑
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old. We didn‘t encounter any such problems, though we didn't travel
outside the Greater Toronto Area in our tests.
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the GPS receiver in Streets 8: Trips 2005. right down to rest areas and
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hotels to check in.
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cons:
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Out of the box. you can watch popular movies sold on the PSP's propri‑
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But with a bit of tinkering. you also can use your PSP to play video clips
transferred from a computer, such as home movies or music videos. Even
more amazing is how you can turn Sony‘s portable gaming console into a
wireless Web browser. email and instant-messaging device, and blog and
ebook reader.
The following are step-by-step directions for "hacking" your PSP into a
video player, Web browser and ebook reader.
How to play your own videos
Before you begin: To transfer camcorder footage, recorded TVshows or
other video, you'll need a USB 2.0 cable and a Memory Stick. Sony includes
a 32MB Stick, but consider buying a larger one because the starter Stick
only has enough storage for a few minutes of video or music. You can use
any USB cable to transfer data. such as one from an iPod or digital camera.
or you can buy a new one at a computer or electronics store for $10 - 520.
Make a connection: Attach the USB cable to the PSP and your computer.
From the device's main menu, scroll to Settings and then select USB
Connection. Press the X button. If you're running Windows XP. you should
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and on the Ieft~hand side of the screen look for a new drive letter
[such as G:]. Click it and you'll see a directory called PSP. If you
don't see a new drive letter ordirectory, you will need to fonnatthe
Memory Stick from the System Settings menu of the PSP interface.
Becareful, because this will erase saved games or other informa‑
tion you have on the Stick.
Tool of the trade: Download and install the free PSP Video 9
[www.pspvide09.com] software, a handy Canadian-made video
conversion tool for your Windows computer that converts video
files such as AVI or WMV into MPEG-4 [.mp4) format, which your
PSP can play.
Convert and move: Launch the PSP Wdeo 9 and click Convert at
the top of the screen. then click the tab that says Convert New
Video. Find a clip you want to convert, such as "mom-binhdayavl,‘
and when you click Open. it will begin to convert the flle.Whentl\e
conversion is finished, click the Copy tab and highlight the video
you want to copy on the left-hand side of the screen. Cllck Copy
Video to PSP nearthe bottom of the screen and it will begin totrans‑
fer the file over to the device.
Press play now: Disconnect the PSP. then, select the desiredfile
on the PSP from within the Video tab. Press the X button to begin
playing it. Click the triangle button while a clip is playing to tinker
with the settings, such as zoom and slow motion.
How to surfthe Net
Before you begin: While the PSP includes a WiFi antenna forwire‑
less gaming over the Internet, Sony doesn't provide a browser for
Web surfing or an email program for exchanging messages.
However, you can t u r n your PSP into a mobile lntemet tenninalwith
a copy of Sony’s Wipeout Pure racing game, which includesa basic
browser for game downloads. You'll also need access to a wireless
network. You can connect to a base station at home or use a 'hot
spot“ ata coffee shop, hotel or library.
Create a new connection: Onthe PSP's main menu, goto Network
Settings and select Infrastructure mode. Create a new connection
and give it a name. When you're done, press Enter.
Set yournetwork details: Highlight this new connection nameand
press the right direction key to view the next page, which is WLAN
Settings. Under $510, type in the name of the wireless network
you're in and the encryption password, if required [e.g. a ZS-Chat‑
acter WEP security key].
Enter a DNS address: Select the Custom address setting. Leavethe
IP Address setting at Automatic, but for the DNS setting. select
Manual. Enter a Primary DNS address of 621712072. Onthe next
page, select DoNot Use for Proxy Server. Save your settings.
Test your setup: Check to make sure the PSP's WlFl switch ls
turned on. It can be found near the analog stick on the left-hand
side of the unit. Follow the instructions to test the connection and
you will see your signal strength, IPaddress and other infomtatlay
Stan browsing: first, start Wipeout Pure and head o v e r t ! ) .
Download section. Once there, select the name of the corflgloi} ~‑
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ed by a student at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. Then, use
the PSP's buttons to type in a URL or enter a search query into Google,
which is a link on this site. Because there is no keyboard or touch
screen, it can be a little tricky to navigate the Web or check your email,
but if you have patience, it's definitely doable. Because the PSP
includes a USB port, keyboards that work with it probably aren't too
far off.
How to Mad electronic books
Before you begin: Download a copy of Rarefind‘s Paperless Printer
[www.paperlessprinter.com]. a document exchange utility that is
free for noncommercial uses. Install it on the hard drive of your
Windows PC.
Choose a tllle: Download an e-book, such as free ones available at
Project 5“‘°“be’g [www.gutenberg,org], Many here are available in
HTML or Word document form.
Print asa picture: Double-click the ebook you downloaded, which will
open a supported program, such as Internet Explorer for an HTML file
or Acrobat Reader for a PDE Click File. and then Print. You will see an
option to print to the Paperless Printer. Choose it and select to save the
file as a JPEG image. it will create one new JPEG file for every page in
the e-book [for example, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland became 76
JPEG files, totaling 1?MB in size]. You may need to tweak the font sixe
to make sure it's legible on the PSP screen.
Transfer the title: Connect your PSP to your PC(see instructions
above], select USB from the PSP main menu and then drag and drop
the ebook files into the Photo folder.
Take a read: Unplug the PSP and select your photos to begin reading
your ebook. Use the analog stick to move around the page. You may
want to press the triangle button and select the zoom option so the
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Price: $59.99
Size: up to 14“
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Weight: 0.9kg bag can theoretically brush up
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Pros:
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Price: $90 top in a pouch surrounded by thin,
Size: upto 15.4" (adjustable) hard foam on the bottom and sides
Dimensions: 17'x13'x5" and a foldover flap secured by a
Weight: l k g metal clasp. The wall is adjustable
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Pros:
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books of various sizes so they fit snugly
leaving plenty of room for other Samsonite Park Avenue
cool: stuff. Like the other bags tested, Nylon Tote
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Canadian game-makers and publishers made their presence felt at the
Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, where more than 5,000
computer and video game products were display. Here’s summary
of what Canadian developers and publishers had to offer on the
show floor.
The Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
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Entertainment has abandoned the alternating stealth levels that fea-
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is as simple as running up them, and the Hulk can jump whole city In the tentatively titled third instalment 0
blocks. The game uses the studio's own specially-developed physics Prince of Persia franchise developed by
engine, which features a number of cool tricks including what the team returns from the Island ofTime to fin
refers to as “weaponization” ‐ the turning of any part of the environ‑ by war. The game takes place i
ment into a weapon, including vehicles.
The Hulk can punch up a bus. then pick up and run with the crumpled
shell. 0r, turn it into askateboard. Also in the demo, the Hulktore a police are merged with an expanded free~form fighting 595mm and new stealth
car in half and used the halves as steel boxing gloves on either hand. elements reminiscent of Splinter Cell, which opens up a host of “Iquick
Where the movie was serious. explained Geisler, the game (which has kill" possibilities a la Sam Fisher, such as throatAcutting from behind or
no ties to the movie whatsoever] was an attempt to bring back some of choking an enemy while hanging upside down from a ladder.
the campy humour ofthe comic books. Players control the Prince as well as a strange alter-ego knOWn as the
Published by e r n d i Universal, expect the game in Summer 2005 for “Dark Prince", a dangerous byproduct created by the Prince's constant
PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. dabbling in the Sands of Time.
Prince of Persia is scheduled for a Winter 2005 release on Xbox,
Scarface: PlayStation 2, GameCube and PC.
The World Is Yours By Erin Bell
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floor. HUB got
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a chance With the tour founders ol Buena Vista‘s new
to chat
Vancouverbused development studio, Propaganda Games Daryl
Anselmo, Josh Holmes, Jorge Fl‘EltaS and Howard Donaldson are all
iormer Electronic Arts employees who worked on the NBA Live franv
ClllSE and co-created NBA Street and Def Jam before founding
Propaganda games in January, 2005 For its first game the studio
[which in four months has expanded from 30 to 70 people) is resur~
recting the Turoli shooter li'anchise for Xbox 380 and PlayStation 3
 Leading upto this year's E3, there was some ill conceived speculation
that Nintendo might bow out of the console manufacturing race.
Not likely, as Nintendo President Satoru Iwata proved on the stage of
Nintendo's pre-E3 press conference.
While Microsoft had some playable behind closed doors Xbox 360
games and both Sony and Microsoft had some varyingly impressive in
game and pre-rendered next-gen footage, Nintendo satisfied itself to
explain the core concepts behind its next console, designed under the
name Revolution.
Nintendo has always done things a little differently from the rest oftlie
game console industry at large. While Microsoft and Sony each attempt
to create the next hardware revolution with their consoles and to vary‑ "It's about bringing people together to play games by removing a lot of
ing degrees, the next major networked home entertainment appliance. barriers in terms of cost and, as Reggie (Fils-Aime, Nintendo ofAmerica‘s
Nintendo is planning a Revolution of its own. executive vice president of sales and marketing] calls it, the Machismo
Its next console isn't going to be about tech specs, hardcore gaming attitude around online,” says Le.
subsets or online muscle flex, accordingto Nintendo of Canada market‑ “If you remove these barriers in terms of cost and intimidation, our
ing manager David Le. expectation is that it's not five or 10 per cent that are goingto be online
"What we try to do is bring games to the market. We're all about chang‑ with us, it's the vast majority of gamers."
ing experiences and how they play games versus trying to bring them to Nintendo‘s handheld gaming legacy is likewise a large part of its strat‑
market for any other reason," says Le. egy as explained on the E3 show floor. The Nintendo USwith its in-built
The Revolution will be capable of delivering games from Nintendo sys‑ wireless internet capabilities will start to be put to use. Upto this point,
tems past [from the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System to the N84] it has only been used to connect gamers locally.
online and will be backwards compatible with GameCube discs. Also, in
keeping with a growing wireless controller trend that Nintendo arguably Game Boy Micro
perfected with the WaveBird, Revolution controllers will indeed A shrunk down Game Boy Advance complete with customizable face
bewireless.
plates and a smaller but much brighter screen was Nintendo’s hardware
announcement for E3. While a little underwhelming in the greater
While in the current generation, Nintendo has been hesitant to dive into
scheme of this year's show, the Micro shrinks the popular handheld to
online, Revolution‘s strategy is based in part on the "Nintendo
truly pocket-sized proportions.
WiFi Connection."
No bigger than your standard cell phone handset, the Micro is aiming
Where in the current generation, a hardcore subset of gamers [10 per
itself at a more image-conscious breed of garner.
cent of Microsoft's current 20 million install base. for example] play By Andrew Moore-Crispin
online, Nintendo envisions an online experience that will bring more.
The legend of l e l h : Twilight Princess
Nintendo“ The ilmnteenth instalment (Ii this by most accounts [this writers
it's already 4 proved DS ! ystein seller in J a p a n , and the hard to “ i l l .
myllideril excellent lranchise onngs us a slightly darker tale and a more
siiy but. instantly addirtwe Nintendons dome WI“ he mmlllfl l” N W ” m’tflll‘fl linl. Director Eiii Aoiitlma points out that the game isn‘t dark for
American shores sometime this year darkness sate, hlit rather to create it more engaging and Visceral expe‑
Players select and r a i s e a puppy, teaching it tricks rewarding and play
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DS‘ lower toucli-senSitive screen
Zelda The Wind Waker and while this newest game was built on the
“Bark Mode,“ a Wireless local connection mode, allows your Nintendoq
same Wind Waker game engine, said engine has gone through i o n u
to alert you when another is in the area Then. the two Nintendogs ran
rnemhle tweaks and improvements. Mr. Aonuma says
play together and gamers can trade supplies and toys and, potentially for more information lrom Nintendo's limited access Developer
make a real-world connection With other players
Showcase event held the day before the show. check the Total Gamer

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gamers can ioin up for the olassm lrenettc racing and obstacle / pl‘OieC'
tile hurling that makes the long r u n n i n g franchise great,
To t a l G a m e r “ ‐ F e a t u r e
Microsoft pulled off something of a coup in this generation of
videogames from what was regarded by some as aquestionable busi‑
ness decision to enter the home console gaming market to the biggest
day in entertainment history: the second instalment of Microsoft Game
Studios' Halo franchise pulled in US$125 million in its first 24 hours at
retail, topping all other games and movies in the process.
The Home and Entertainment division of the Microsoft mega corpora‑
tion that encompasses Xbox has yet to become consistently profitable,
however. Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer [CXO?] and senior vice presi~
dent. home and entertainment division says the company has
announced it will beprofitable come end of its fiscal year in June 2007.
This generation [which is already being referred to as "last generation”
by some Xbox reps offthe show floor] gained market share in homes by
coming to market with the most powerful hardware. "It was smart but
unbelievably expensive." says Bach. Videogame consoles are generally
sold as loss~leaders with the money
made in software and licensing fees.
Xbox had little new to report of its
Xbox 380 at its pre-E3 press confer‑
ence with a few details leaked before a
press embargo was lifted and many
more officially announced in a vapid
MTV special.
Bach talked of plans to build the
videogame industry to one billion con‑
sumers in the next generation in an inter‑
view away from the din of the E3 show
floor. Heexplained that one billion gamers
is about half the current assumed num‑
ber (assuming 2.5 people per game con‑
sole] and is an industry-wide figure as
opposed to an Xbox 360 specific goal. “l'll
smile and say ‘we just want our fair
share,” Bach said. When asked for clarifi‑
cation of what exactly a fair share might
be, hecontinued "whatever it takes to beat
Sony." This translates to the mid to high
405 in per cent terms, discounting hand‑
held gamers and assuming current
trends continue.
J Allard, corporate vice president and
chief XNA [the Xbox development plat‑
form] architect spoke of plans for an
online commerce model where those not
generally considered a part of the core
gaming demographic of 18 - 34 year-old
males can participate in an online game
experience by selling, for example, inde‑
pendently designed character t-shirts
or skate parks for Tony Hawk's Pro
Skater titles.
12 H U B : Digital Living - J u n e 2 0 0 5
In an interview off the show floor, Allard also raised the possibility of
Xbox Live online competitions sponsored by outside companies where
spectators watch the best players compete for prizes.
Features like online music downloads, integration with Windows com.
puters and interface with portable audio players, digital cameras and
presumably other USB devices sweeten the deal for non-traditional
gamers.
Showing off Gears of War, a gorgeous horror shooter, EA's Need for
Speed Most Wanted, Ubisoft's Ghost Recon 3 among others and with 25
- 30 titles in development for the console's "launch window" [presum‑
ably, the few months following the expected November release], Peter
Moore. corporate vice president, worldwide marketing and publishing
assures us that the Xbox 360 is still all about the games.
At the pre-E3 press conference, Bach announced that the Xbox 360 will
becompatible with "the most popular Xbox games." Asit turns out, play‑
ing Xbox games on the 360 will be software based, presumably with
some sort of emulationr What constitutes the "most popular" games,
when they'll be playable and ifthere will bea cost associated has yet to
be revealed.
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though the PlayStation 3 was not playable at the Electronic soles, where agraphical decal is rendered onto a30 object.
Entertainment Expo like Microsoft's Xbox 360 was, its presence still "We want to articulate the different between gold paint and gold," said
loomed large. In a press conference the day before the show, Sony Huang. Using the new technology, he predicted, games could show sub‑
announced aSpring 2005 release date, rattled off animpressive list of tle textures like brushed aluminum, silk and felt in minute detail.
tech specs and features, and showed off some demos that gave a taste The power of the GPU was demonstrated by several tech demos, includ‑
ofthe power of its next-generation console. ing one based onElectronic Arts' boxingtitle Fight Night Round 3,which
Whereas Microsoft's Xbox had been the dominant console in terms of showed sweat dripping down the back of the boxer's neck, the pores and
technical prowess in this generation, the next generation is gearing up stubble on his cheeks, and fluid facial expressions from intense anger
tobea battle between two super computers. when about to deliver a punch, to shocked hurt after being clocked.
”the PlayStation 3 will use a 128-bit graphics processor developed in a Equally significant is the PlayStation 3's 3.ZGH1"Cell" CPU, whose con‑
partnership with graphics card powerhouse NVIDIAJhe result, according siderable computational power is capable of rendering hundreds of thou‑
to NVIDlA’s president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. who spoke at Sony‘s sands of objects in real-time. This was demonstrated in one demo as
press conference, will bea GPU that combines the high-quality graphics swirling leaves, each individual Icafrustling independently in digital sur‑
of movies with the quick frame rates of videogames. It will use the cine‑ round sound, and in another asa virtual rendering of the city of London
matic technique of "shading" using advanced light and shadow effects with bustling pedestrians [each with unique facial features ‐ no
as opposed to the texture mapping used by current~generation con‑ cloning], traffic, and dynamic lighting and shading effects.
Other announced features include a detachable 2.5 H00 slot for stor‑
age, six USB 2.0 ports, memory stick, SDcard and compact flash slots,
Bluetooth for up to seven wireless controllers simultaneously, built-in
PlayStation 2 802.11 b/g WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet.
The PS3 will support blue-ray disc technology, which has 5468 of dual
With the launch til the. PlavSLatmn 3 rat-ll roughly ti year M a y , the layer storage (six times the capacity of current dual layer DVDs], and will
PlayStation 2 still has ti lot of life left in :t uzr was demonstrated by also be able to play DVDs and C05. It will also be backwards compatible
the number ol P82 titles on the show from with both original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games, giving it a ready‑
made library of more than 13,000 titles.
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continues from where the second one left an The. new game features
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Lounge Lizard Dimitri. and cooperative lelSSlOflS in u split-screen
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 To t a l ( S e m e n‐ Feature
Oblivion demonstrates next generation technology
With the launch of any new console comes the list of hardware specs
meant to show offthe processing power and graphical prowess ofthis
latest jump in technology. Terms like teraFLOPS, GHz, DRAM and
gigasamples are being tossed around liberally, generally the higher the
number preceding them the better.
HUB was privy to a behind the scenes E3 sneak peak ofthe next-gener‑
ation role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Bethesda
Softworks [announced as a launch title for Xbox 360], which demon~
strated more dramatically than any tech spec sheet just exactly how
next generation consoles could impact the gameplay experience.
One of the ways is forests.
“We've always wanted to have big, lush forests in the game, but it's
something we just couldn‘t do in the previous generation," explained
Oblivion's Executive Producer Todd Howard. “Forests are part of so
many great fantasy settings that you think about, read about, see in
movies, and it’s also one ofthe most difficult things you could doin a
game. But we like trying the crazy stuff."
In development since 2002, Oblivion continues the Elder Scrolls tradi~
tion of having a vast, open-ended world full of side~quests and secrets
that the player can discover at his or her own pace. The game takes
place in Cyradil, capital province of the land of Tamriel, which, for the
first time, is almost half covered in forests ‐ forests with deer to be
hunted, mushrooms to be picked, and whose foliage animates in real
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time based on weather. Ublivion’s programmers spent some time in the
University of Maryland's geology lab studying how soil erodes, rocks
form and trees grow, allowing them to grow the forests in-game.
In addition, there are nine major cities and many smaller settlements,
The game contains more than 9,000 oblads to p l e up and play with,
and more than 200 dungeons all crafted by hand [as opposed to ran‑
domly generated.)
Another benefit of next-generation technology is in the increased
sophistication and believability of NPCs. Character models and dialogue
trees in previous Elder Scrolls games were limited, so that in the course
ofwalking from one end oftown to the other you'd meet the “same" peo‑
ple over and over again. Not so with The Elder Scrolls Ill.
Oblivion boasts more than 1,000 unique NPCs and more than 50 hours
of recorded dialogue, all lip synched. [In fact, voice data alone takes up
halfthc space on the DVD.) Furthermore, the NPCs have what Howard
refers to as "radiant Al,“ meaning they have each been programmed with
certain behavioral patterns, goals,jobs and stats, and then left to inter‑
act with each other according to how the AI dictates, as opposed to fol‑
lowing scripted paths.
All of these NPCs follow daily routines on a continuous 24-hour clock.
For example, a merchant will get up in the morning, go to work, perhaps
spend a few hours at the tavern after closing time. go home, eat dinner
and go to sleep then wake up the next day and do it all over again.
Multiply this by every NPC in the game, and you start to get an inkling
of how rich the world hopes to be.
In the demo, we watched as a woman invited us into her room and
began to practice her archery ‐ rather dismally. Getting frustrated, she
quaffed a potion to improve her archery stat, then decided to feed her
dog a piece ofmeat, at which point the dog's Al kicked in and caused the
dog to sense the presence ofthe meat and eat it.
The NPCs will also have conversations with each other, and listening to
these conversations open up new topics to talk about and are a good
way to get quests. You can persuade NPCs during conversation by
using several techniques including bullying and joking, and can tell by
the NPC’s facial expression which approach is most likely to work.
The increased depth and attention to detail is also evident in combat,
which is a much more kinetic experience than in past games. Now,
instead of randomly jabbing and hoping for the correct set of numerical
conditions to be met to score a hit, you m u s t now physically connect
with yourtarget, who can in turn block and duck.
When a bow is equipped, a quiver ofarrows appears on the character's
back. When an arrow is used, it disappears from the quiver and actual~
ly lodges into the target object [which can beanything from a bucket to
flesh], and can be manually retrieved and put back into the quiver.
It’s adeveloper’s dream come true to be able to fully realize a creative
vision without having to conform to the technical limitations of a par‑
ticular console. lf Oblivion is any indication, the Xbox 380 and
PlayStation 3 [both ofwhich have been described as having near “super
computer" levels of power] have the potential to realize any idea a
developer has, even ifthat idea is something asoutlandish asa forest.
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