I must be going lo-fi. For some reason I can’t nail, I want the £250 Asus Eee PC.
God knows why. The hard drive is tiny. The thing runs Linux, and to my knowledge I can’t add new apps if it runs out of steam. I’ve played with one for 10 mins, and the casework wears its plastic as a badge of honour.
Perhaps the source of the urge comes from my weariness with expensive flagships that are bloated with features that I will simply never, ever use.
Now this could be good news. I’m quietly resenting my growing monthly Sky bill, and have been chewing on alternatives. But given the fact that Virgin doesn’t rock my boat, alternatives seem thin on the ground.
Then, my XBox 360 became something else. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it was partnering with BT (of all people) to turn every 360 into a full-on cable box. As one of my colleagues over at Stuff.tv explains:
The announcement means that BT Broadband customers can get on-demand TV programmes and movies streamed (for a fee) to their TV without the need for a set-top box. They can also watch any of BT’s 242 ‘near-live’ Premiership football matches using the Xbox 360.
This is seriously joyous. Call Of Duty 4 and West Ham all from one box… does life get any better?
Yes, yes, yes… er, no. Still, at least it was a brief thrill.I spend a few seconds in a state of euphoria, delighted at the thought of free wi-fi in virtually every High Street in the UK. Imagine: my new iPod touch instantly comes a step closer to emulating the iPhone – on tap connection on every corner.Then I get to the line where it explains that the supplier of this gratis wireless goodness will be McDonald’s. Stares at camera in the sky, yells ‘Noooooooooo……’Mickey-D’s to serve up WiFi in the UK, tips hat to iPhone – Download Squad
