Monday, November 14, 2005 - Posts

TinyThings - #2

by Rory

 TinyThings - #2 - Getting To Know Rob Miles

The chatter

This is a special episode of TinyThings.

That isn’t to say that other TinyThings episodes aren’t special. All TinyThings episodes (all two of ‘em) are special in their own ways. Each one is like a child, and I love each one as much as the others, and if one of them came to me and said, “Mommy, which of us is the prettiest?” I’d say, “You’re all the prettiest, my dear. You’re all the prettiest…”

I spoke with Rob Miles a couple months ago about interviewing him for one of the show’s episodes. He’s a software engineering instructor at a university out in the UK, and he has a passion for little, tiny devices that beep and bloop.

As you may have learned from the first episode, Rob is also the Gadget Guy who’s doing the reviews on the show.

I figured that, if he was going to be doing the reviews, that you all really ought to get to know him. For this reason, this episode is the “Getting To Know Rob Miles” episode.

We conducted the interview using skype, and were both very impressed. Carl and I used skype for some .NET Rocks shows nearly two years ago (two years! I can’t believe it’s been that long…), and it’s come a long way since then. Where Carl and I found it nearly unusable for cross country calling, Rob and I managed a transatlantic conversation with no lag and only a few hiccups.

On a side note, if you happen to have a Windows Mobile 5.0 device, it’s entirely possible that you have skype installed on it. They’re doing pretty well, them skype people.

Show downloads:

  • The show - HiFi - 26MB MP3 - Get it
  • The show - LoFi - 13MB MP3 - Get it

Blogs:

Rob’s MSDN articles:

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posted Monday, November 14, 2005 8:09 PM by paul with 0 Comments

XBOX 360 Games

Xbox 360 Launch Linup Announced

By John Porcaro on Xbox

We finally posted the launch lineup press release!  Read all about it on Xbox.com! 

Several weeks ago, Peter Moore promised 15-20 titles on Day One.  The official list comes in at 18, with more to come in the following weeks. 

  • Amped 3 (2K Sports)
  • Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
  • Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega)
  • FIFA Soccer 06 (Electronic Arts)
  • GUN (Activision)
  • Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft)
  • Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts)
  • NBA 2K6 (2K Sports)
  • NBA LIVE 06 (Electronic Arts)
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
  • NHL 2K6 (2K Sports)
  • Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft )
  • King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft)
  • Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft)
  • Quake 4 (Activision)
  • Ridge Racer 6 (Namco)
  • Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 (Electronic Arts)
  • Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)

Additionally, there'll be 12-15 new Xbox Live Arcade games, and 13 Xbox 360 accessories. 

"Xbox 360 will deliver mind-blowing experiences across multiple genres, no matter what your personal gaming preferences are."
—Peter Moore, Microsoft Corporate VP, Worldwide Marketing and Publishing.

Just two weeks to go till XBOX 360 Zero Hour

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posted Monday, November 14, 2005 7:32 PM by paul with 1 Comments

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posted Monday, November 14, 2005 1:47 PM by paul with 0 Comments