Uncompressed Episode 42
Christmas is almost upon us, but the Uncompressed crew hasnt taken off for the holidays just yet. This week we discuss the final stages of our contest (which gives you the chance to win a $25 Best Buy gift card), AMD deciding that multiple cores arent everything, the Zune’s DRM finally getting hacked, Nintendo addressing the Wii strap breakage, and what our plans are for the holidays.
We had some technical difficulties with this episode revolving around the release of Skype 3.0, but everything turned out ok in the editing room, and we are pleased to bring you this, the final product. 
News
- It looks like the Zune DRM may have already been hacked.
- AMD thinks multiple cores are just another mhz race.
- Only in Wisconsin: man runs over, then eats, seven-legged, hermaphrodite deer.
- Nvidia is having problems with its nForce 680i chipset.
- Google partners with GoDaddy to provide domain names.
Gaming
- Guitar Hero may have cost the Tigers the World Series.
- Nintendo is handing out strap replacements upon request.
- Man murders 17 month old over an Xbox 360.
- Transfer your Mii to your PC.
- Check out the results of the celebrity Mii contest here.
YouTube of the Week
Feel good movie of the week: Crazy Dancing Guy
That does it for this week. Make sure to enter our contest before the end of the month. Im not quite sure when our next show will be due to the holiday, but rest assured, it will come out as close to on time as we can manage. The best way to stay on top of things is to subscribe to our feed using one of the links in the sidebar. Happy Holidays!
December 19th, 2006 at 7:46 am
Follow up to our story on the nVidia 680i based motherboards; it appears nVidia is already releasing a fix. Whether or not this actually corrects the problem completely is still unknown, but things are looking promising. Linky
December 19th, 2006 at 11:02 am
Is it still a driver issue, or was that another story? My mind is filled with thoughts of XBOX 360’s and other goodness I am sure to get this year, because I have been a very good boy! lol
December 19th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
According to the new information it was a bios issue that appears to have been resolved as of the latest beta release. It hasnt been thoroughly tested by the general public yet, however.
December 20th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Tony - You mentioned the Charlie Brown Mii that your friend made. I started cracking up when you mentioned it because I was listening to it today at work, and just this morning my co-worker (and fellow Wii line-sitter) asked if I’d made a Charlie Brown Mii cause one showed up on his system. It went from your friend’s, to yours, to mine, to my co-workers. I wonder how far they will travel?
Anyway, good show guys. And Merry Christmas to everyone!
December 20th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Lol, have you seen my Ozzy Osbourne, or my Santa that actually looks strikingly like Jerry Garcia?