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Microsoft's Handheld Codenamed Argo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the break-out-the-oars dept.

The Seattle Times reports that details on Microsoft's handheld gaming/music device are finally slipping out. The Argo project looks to be Microsoft's hedge against angry analysts, upset that the next versions of Office and Windows have slipped yet again. From the article: "As reported last week, initially by Bloomberg News, the device is expected to go on sale by Christmas. It has Wi-Fi capability so it can connect wirelessly to home and public networks and other players. Wi-Fi sounds like a big deal if you're comparing the player to the wire-bound iPod. But this is more than just another MP3 player. It will also compete with game players from Sony and Nintendo that have long had Wi-Fi and work as media players, Internet terminals and communication devices. Argo is likely to showcase another Allard project — XNA, a new toolkit that helps game developers create titles for multiple platforms."

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  1. My eyes deceive me... by VikingThunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did I read that correctly? The media forgot to call it an ipod-killer!? Heads are going to roll down at the Seattle Times.

  2. Brilliant! by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Name your latest high tech gadget for a bronze age pirate ship crewed by illiterate drunks and thieves trying to stay one step ahead of that mad bitch Medea. Brilliant!

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    Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.
    1. Re:Brilliant! by reverseengineer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Even better is the end of the tale, where the rotten prow of the Argo falls on its owner and kills him.

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      "FDA staff reviewers expressed concern about the number of patients who were left out of the study because they died."
  3. Re:semi-on-topic by Fnord666 · · Score: 5, Funny
    what happened to Origami?
    It folded.
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    'The tyrant will always find pretext for his tyranny.' - Aesop's Fables