Fox making mini version of the show 24 for cellphones.
To be perfectly honest, we never really started watching that show 24 mainly because it just seemed like 24
whole hours was a little more of a commitment than we were ready to make to a TV show. But 24 minutes? Yeah, we can
probably handle that. At least, that’s what Fox is hoping. They just cut a deal to create a new series of 24 one minute
episodes based on characters from the show 24 (they’re trying to get everyone to call them “mobisodes”, but that
is way beyond weak) that are exclusively for download over Vodafone’s new high-speed 3G wireless service in the UK. At
least at first. Eventually you’ll be able to get your mobile fix of 24 in at least 23 other countries (see, the
number 24 keeps coming up), and sooner or later even here in the States courtesy of their joint venture with Verizon
Wireless.
[Engadget]
Three new Xbox 2's?: Xbox Next, Xbox Next HD, and Xbox Next PC.
According to reports streaming in from some
loose-penned European press, Microsoft will release three different versions of the Xbox Next. The standard Xbox
Next will be a basic gaming console. The Xbox Next HD will include a hard drive. Then, about a year later,
the Xbox Next PC will be released as a fully-functioning Windows Media Center PC, all in a package smaller than the
current Xbox. It is slated to come with a wireless mouse and keyboard and a CD Burner. This should cause
some healthy consumer confusion next year while making things difficult on developers. Keep in mind chances are
good the thing won’t even be called Xbox “Next.” Fanboys, start your engines!
[Engadget]
iPod Socks are real. (and I've already ordered mine)
To all the haters who thought that those iPod Socks we
posted about a few weeks ago were fake, you can now pre-order them over at the Apple Store (unless being able to
pre-order them is also part of the joke). 29 bucks for a pack of six, but if you want we’ve got some freshly-washed
Engadget socks we’ll let go for even cheaper than that.
