Learn why you will not find a Blu-Ray player on your Xbox 360, check out ATI’s new Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card, read mine as well as many others thoughts about Apple as their market grows, see some of Wii’s greatest games, find great bargains and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

• TTSReader is a full-featured, text-to speech software package that allows reading text aloud as well as to .wav or .mp3 files.

Hardware

• No Blu-Ray on Xbox – Give up any hopes you might have had about adding a Blu-Ray player to your Xbox 360. Shane Kim, vice president of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment business, says the company has “no interest” in adding Blu-Ray functionality to its console, opting instead to focus on digital distribution.
• ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Graphics Card Preview – The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card looks like it is going to be a great card and it performed better than we expected for this preview.

Information

• The New Apple Walled Garden – this reflects exactly how I feel toward Apple.
• AA to Commence In-flight WiFi Testing – I would like to see that roll out to all planes of all airlines. And no, the U.S. is no ahead of Japan.

Bargains

• Remember: Many of these bargains may be discontinued hours or less after they are announced, check the specified price to see if you arrived on time.
• Panasonic KX-TCA60 Hands-Free Headset ($6.90).
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 ($39.99).
• Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator ($291.00).
• Whistler PRO-78 Pro-Series Radar/Laser Detector with Voice Alert ($137.00).

Fun

• Wii Top Rated Games – Some would add more, like: Top Spin 3.

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