Zune Is A Four-Letter Word…
Aeropause recently picked up on ITWorld’s story concerning Microsoft’s new media player, the name of which is “analogous to the F-Bomb in Hebrew.”
Hebrew linguists are divided over Zune. Tsila Ratner, the head of Hebrew courses in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London, says Zune is an unsuitable name for a product. However, Haggit Inbar-Littas, a 30-year veteran Hebrew teacher with the London Jewish Cultural Center, says while the name is “ridiculous” and close to the bad word, it’s unlikely to be mistaken.
Ridiculous indeed. Like a newer rendition of the Nintendo Wii naming fiasco.
Sony To Replace PS3 Controllers
Sony’s PS3 controllers, also called Sixaxis, are wireless, but unfortunately do not feature removable battery packs, which makes them useless after the rechargeable batteries lose their efficiency, common after a finite number of charges.
A Sony spokesman has denied the rumor, saying “This is a purely speculative story and is largely untrue. The latest generation of Lithium Polymer batteries hardly suffer any memory effect at all, so it’ll be many years before there’s any degradation in terms of battery performance.”
Furthermore, Sony has the courage of its convictions, and is willing to replace any controllers, free of charge, when their battery dies.
When and if this happens, then of course we will be providing a service to exchange these items.
The Sixaxis controller will retail in stores for a modest price of $49.99 on the PS3 launch date: November 17th in the US.
Get the Rainbow Six Vegas Demo!
Finally, the anticipated Rainbow Six Vegas demo has a set date for its release. Starting October 24th, you can acquire the Rainbow Six Vegas demo in the Official US Xbox Magazine, or else wait till sometime in November for general release. The demo will feature the single-player mode only, and a portion of the “Dante’s Casino” level. It’s great news that Rainbow Six Vegas is finally coming, and that the official release date is sometime in November for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 versions!
FIFA Demo Now Available
The latest demo to grace Xbox Live is the latest installment of the FIFA series: FIFA ‘07. According to IGN, FIFA 07 ”throws you into the rollercoaster ride of a football season, [where you must] employ real world tactics, make realistic decisions, and think like a player in order to win matches.” And with a score of 8.1 from GameSpot, FIFA 07 is far from shabby– so go get the demo!
