The Soundtrack is More Important than the Graphics

One of the best things about the Final Fantasy series is the amount of time that is spent composing a soundtrack that perfectly matches the mood of the game. Nobuo Uematsu spends countless hours creating and perfecting the soundtracks for these games that almost always span more discs than the games themselves. It is music [...]

Neil Young releasing archive on Blu-ray discs

Records for the release of the upcoming Neil Young Archive series on Blu-ray Disc, powered by Java(TM) technology. Young will join Sun CEO and president Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green, executive vice president for Software, on stage during the JavaOne conference opening keynote to announce this revolutionary new project and demonstrate some of the interactive [...]

embedded systems

An embedded system is a special-purpose computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints. It is usually embedded as part of a complete device including hardware and mechanical parts. In contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal computer, can do many different tasks depending on programming.
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Digital Rights & Digital Wrongs

Worryingly, it seems the day of reckoning has arrived. I’m talking about the proliferation of so-called “Digital Rights Management” (DRM) - the base technology for controlling access to digital media. By “arrived” I don’t mean it’s brand new- anyone who’s ever bought music online will have likely experienced it in one form or another. Although [...]