http://www.straight.com/content/rss/technology en http://www.straight.com/article-157461/find-companys-lurid-details-sedarcom So you want to be a corporate sleuth? If you’re aching to know compensation figures of the bosses of Canada’s biggest publicly traded companies, check out www.sedar.com/. All the Howe Street sharp 157461 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:35:30 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-157450/flip-offers-flippin-great-way-shoot-video When a publicist told me that the Flip camcorder will do for video what the point-and-shoot camera did for still photography, I was skeptical. After all, public-relations reps always rave about the 157450 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:11:49 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-156550/battle-it-out-range-warring-worlds There’s nothing better than a skirmish, a tussle, a grudge match, or even a full-blown, drawn-out war to provide fodder—in more ways than one—for gamers. Here’s a look at some recent conflic 156550 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:44:31 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-155713/new-games-steal-e3-show At the 2008 edition of the E3 Media and Business Summit, an array of interesting and exciting yet-to-be-released video games were enough to rescue the gaming industry’s biggest annual trade show f 155713 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:33:11 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-154725/war-words-highlight-videogames-summit For a while, it looked like the E3 Media and Business Summit—an annual event bringing together members of the video-game industry—was going to be a complete bust. The first two days of press brief 154725 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:41:15 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-153707/microsoft-hopes-youll-share-a-tune-with-zune A couple of weeks ago, I was walking to the Vancouver Art Gallery to meet up with a friend. Just as I was arriving, my MP3 player kicked out “Tessellate”, off the new Tokyo Police Club album. 153707 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:43:34 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-152856/game-wii-fit-just-dont-let-it-call-you-fat Who doesn’t want to be fit and buff, and look like Angelina Jolie or the male equivalent? And who isn’t attracted to the idea of getting to look this way by playing video games? I may be wi 152856 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:27:01 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-152025/web-community-spins-protagonizes-yarns Evidently, I wasn’t the only one who, when I saw what hypertext could do, thought the technology was perfect for Choose Your Own Adventure stories. The books, which let readers decide what happens 152025 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:26 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-151081/penny-arcade-adventures-on-rainslick-precipice-darkness-episode-one Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One (Available on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade, and for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs through www.playgreenhouse.com/; r 151081 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:40:13 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-151080/hothead-keeps-penny-arcades-comic-cool For Vancouver’s Hothead Games, there’s a lot riding on Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. Not only is it the first video game to be released by the fled 151080 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:35:04 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-150303/expert-lighting-makes-rat-tale Maybe it was those eye-popping fish in her last project, Finding Nemo, or that trip to Paris in the autumn light. But there she was, pitching a risky idea for the visual style of a new work, what woul 150303 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:04:42 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-150298/a-new-crop-games-play-day-away A video-game adaptation of Napoleon Dynamite, a mature-rated title being released for the Nintendo DS, and God of War and Silent Hill—two venerable franchises—making their debut on handheld gaming 150298 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:59:22 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-150295/hotweather-high-tech-boosts-outdoor-fun I’ve always preferred to spend the summer in Vancouver, rather than taking a trip somewhere else. Best to do that when the skies are grey. And gone are the days when you needed to retreat to a dark 150295 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:53:13 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-150007/super-smash-bros-brawl Fight your family, smash your friends Made by Nintendo for the Wii, the Smash Bros. franchise is, at its core, a simplified fighting game for the whole family. There are no eight-foot swords or sug 150007 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:12:53 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology http://www.straight.com/article-149194/swords-skis-horses-are-wii-having-fun-yet The Nintendo Wii continues to be the world’s best-selling video-game console, with market-research firm NPD Group putting the number sold in Canada at 813,000. As game developers and publishers rush 149194 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:21:24 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Technology