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Archive for January, 2005

Short Hiatus…Coming to a Close!

Posted by Alan Henry on January 27th, 2005

Thanks for being patient with us everyone! We’d been on the move to a new location since roughly the 15th of January and now we’re getting settled in, got internet access, and we’re hoping to get TTV-F back on a daily updating schedule bringing you all the coolest tech tips, info, news, downloads, and events [...]

G4TechTV Switches Name Back to G4

Posted by Alan Henry on January 11th, 2005

In a press release earlier today, G4 finally stopped kidding itself (and us for that matter) and formally announced it’s name as G4 – Video Game Television. It’s a move that everyone expected from the getgo, finally putting the last nail in the coffin that holds the fond memories we all remember as TechTV, and [...]

Kevin Rose’s CES Faves

Posted by Alan Henry on January 11th, 2005

Kevin thanks everyone for being patient while waiting for his CES coverage, but sheesh, in my opinion he’s pretty quick out of the gate with some picks and faves and reviews from his experience there-especially since he’s up there at the Macworld Expo as we speak. Maybe I’m just impressed because he beat me to [...]

G4TechTV’s Best of CES Awards

Posted by Alan Henry on January 10th, 2005

I don’t know who they got that was qualified to judge for the Best of CES Awards, and I highly doubt that the distinction carried by the awards is quite as admirable as it used to be in the TechTV days, but regardless, G4TechTV has chosen winners in various different categories, and I have to [...]

Cat Schwartz and Engadget at CES

Posted by Alan Henry on January 10th, 2005

Engadget [ http://www.engadget.com/ ], one of the two popular gadget blogs (the other being Gizmodo [ http://www.gizmodo.com ]) looks like it teamed up with good old Cat Schwartz to bring you some video footage-and coverage-from CES 2005! the video’s freely available over at Engadget, and it’s split into two parts, both of which are available [...]

CES 2005: Show Stopping Photos

Posted by Alan Henry on January 10th, 2005

Well, it’s the Monday after CES, and while we’re all shaking the fog from our heads and wondering when all of the neat toys we saw last week are going to wind up on the store shelves for us to take home, it looks like PCWorld has come up with a set of photos they [...]

Cool Download: DVD Decrypter

Posted by Alan Henry on January 10th, 2005

Just out with a brand new version (v. 3.5.2), the guys behind DVD Decrypter give you an effective way to back up your DVDs for use on the road, abroad, as a backup copy in case of disaster or theft, or just in case you want to keep that DVD you got from the store [...]

The Screen Savers Schedule // 1/10 – 1/14

Posted by Alan Henry on January 10th, 2005

All New TSS Show This Week ……….. Mon. 1/10/2005 Thomas “Thunder” Keller, iPod Tattoos, Graphic Novels Thomas “Thunder” Keller, youngest Gold Bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, talks about the common ways people try to cheat, online poker, and how to win a seat in the World Poker Tour. We show you how [...]

MSTechTV Debunked…Again

Posted by Alan Henry on January 7th, 2005

Well, unfortunately my instincts proved correct and the whole MSTechTV thing, as pleasant a pipe dream as it may be, was nothing more than that, just a pipe dream. Both of the aforementioned blogs have posted statements retracting the confirmation of a pending launch of MSTechTV, for one reason or another. Evan (samureye), who confirmed [...]

Call For Help 2.0 Returning to Aussie TV!

Posted by Alan Henry on January 6th, 2005

Well, now it looks like the United States is REALLY out in the cold. It’s been confirmed that Call For Help 2.0, currently being produced by G4TechTV Canada and being aired there much to the chagrin and jealousy of American TechTV fans, has been successfully screened and will be aired in Austrailia on the How [...]

MSTechTV? Can it Be?

Posted by Alan Henry on January 6th, 2005

Well, the rumors are definitely flying over this whole MSTechTV thing. It all started with an innocent mailing list post over at Long_Live_TechTV and in the G4 Forums saying that TechTV fans may soon be rescued by Microsoft, who saw a need for technology programming and had the funding to make it happen, and pointed [...]

CES Photos from the First 48 Hours

Posted by Alan Henry on January 6th, 2005

Oh what I wouldn’t give to be at CES right now! Covering all of that gorgeous technology, walking through the aisles watching vendors describe their hottest and newest products and how all of them will somehow change our lives forever, from holographic hard drives to computerized toasters. While you can expect tons of coverage from [...]

Kevin Pereira Has a Blog!

Posted by Alan Henry on January 4th, 2005

Kevin P, the newest co-host of The Screen Savers and co-host of Arena, looks like he’s gone and started a new blog! Not much there right now save a few amusing entries, some downloadable goodies for Half-Life 2 and an awesome video, and of course, a link to his moblog where he’s playing with the [...]

Laura Swisher Has a Blog!

Posted by Alan Henry on January 4th, 2005

The Swish herself has made a net appearance! Happily blogging over at Blogspot, Laura Swisher (of Unscrewed and Comedy Central fame) is blogging regularly and giving us insight into the world of blogs, dogs, and gyms. Seriously though, she is-as always-a trip, and worth adding to your daily reads. I have, and you can always [...]

Dan Huard: Life as a TechTV/G4 Employee

Posted by Alan Henry on January 1st, 2005

Dan Huard, who just launched his successful site a few weeks ago and is looking to be a tech writer and columnist in his own regard (best of luck Dan, we’ll keep an eye on ya) finally gets to sitting down and answering the questions that everyone’s been plaguing him with: “What was it like [...]

Wil Wheaton Explains, “Why I Quit G4″

Posted by Alan Henry on January 1st, 2005

Good old Wil Wheaton, the guy that some of us were hoping would take the reins of TSS or any of the new merged G4TTV programming, explains why he left his position as head writer for Arena (they had writers? go figure!) and, like so many ex-G4 personalities, gives us a peek into the incompetency [...]

Happy New Year from TechTV Forever!

Posted by Alan Henry on January 1st, 2005

Happy New Year! From the TechTV Forever crew to you, here’s to a wonderful new year, full of everything you could possibly dream of, want, or especially, need. Here’s to making 2005 the best year it can be! Build that home theatre PC that you’ve been wanting and didn’t get for the holidays, here’s to [...]