Posts by James Taylor

Beeb invites net comments from unconnected

James

Well, they have edited the site now to remove the "Will you stay away from the web" part, but still, it all seems a bit silly.

Sony demos ultra-expensive, ultra-thin OLED telly

Not exactly groundbreaking...

This came out two years ago in Japan, for 210000 yen or, for at the time, £1000. How can they justify tripling the price on a two year old product?

Surely they can't blame VAT for this difference!

Here it is, same product and more than half the price!

http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/100000001000941406/index.html

‘You can Google Checkout any time you like, but you can never leave...’

BOFH mixup?

This reads almost like it could be a plot-line from BOFH! Perhaps inspiration for one of the upcoming ones eh?

Sony ships 11in OLED TV in the US

Out in Japan already

These have been available in Japan since last November for 200000 yen (£900) and are available to buy in some larger electronic stores.

999 comes to VoIP

Bittorrent?

Downloading the latest bittorrent? The mind positively boggles at what the hell this is really supposed to mean.

Grandad, have you been writing for The Register now?

Dell punts $4450 World of Warcraft notebook

Where is the extra cash going?

So its $1449 extra for the Warcraft branding then. This includes the add-on game that these people already have, a beta-testing run and a figure.... gotta say, thats one crappy deal right there.

Camelot pulls scratchcard amid numerical anarchy

Electrical confusion

@Anonymous Coward: But one thing for sure is, a -110V shock would hurt more than a -10V one.

Are we taking into account AC vs DC voltage, the frequency at which the AC voltage is, and the wattage of the current? These things aren't as absolute as they first seem!

Daytime debut for UK Xbox 360 Elite?

Complementry Colours

I'm sure that black colour will perfectly complement the Red Ring of Death!

Starburst snap holds clues to galactic evolution

A bit late!

This isn't news! It's not happening now either, as I have it on good authority that this event happened a good 12000000 years ago!

Martian pole capped by planet swamping ice sheet

Total Recall

So, what are the chances of a huge Total Recall like ice melt and 'blue skies on Mars'?