Big Tech News this weekend

HD DVD is dead, long live Blu Ray:

http://gizmodo.com/357957/toshiba-kills-hd-dvd-official

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/live-from-toshibas-hd-dvd-press-conference-in-tokyo/

http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/02/19/toshiba-says-to-quit-hd-dvd-ending-format-war/

 

Chumby now officially for sale:

http://gizmodo.com/357967/chumby-officially-on-sale

 

The full automatic Nerf Dart Gun:

http://gizmodo.com/357952/nerf-vulcan-ebf+25-fully-automatic-toy-dart-guy-rambo-juniors-weapon-of-choice

 

Get at iPod for under $50:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/apple-intros-2gb-ipod-shuffle-for-69/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/ipod-shuffle-price-cut-now-49/

 

Introducing the Worldwide Telescope!

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-announce-worldwide-telescope-on-january-27/

 

Ever wanted to learn to program but didnt now where to start?  Get the COMPLETE Microsoft Development system (Including game programming!) worth thousands for FREE:

http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/archives/2008/02/19/microsoft-giving-away-free-developer-software-to-students/

 

Bill Gates talks about the Dreamspark program (You'll need to install Silverlight codec to see it tho)

http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/2047/