PS3 for a good cause

If you need a good excuse to shell out $600 for a new Sony PS3 when the next batch comes available, here’s one: Sony’s reviving the peer-to-peer computing craze (remember SETI @ Home?) through Cure @ PLAYSTATION 3, a program through Stanford University to support medical research on Alzheimer's, cancer cures and other compute-intensive activities.

Lest you worry that your PS3 is getting cool while you get a couple of hours of sleep between games, this will put your mind at ease and maybe do some good for society, too.

Via AP

The Sony Faithful

As the countdown to launch continues, lines are forming outside of stores such as Best Buy. Despite delays and compatibility issues, there is still strong demand for Sony's PS3 game console due to launch in the U.S. tomorrow. It's a good thing, too, for Sony, since it has so much invested in this, from the new Cell fab venture with Toshiba and IBM, to its proprietary Blue Ray DVD format. PS3's limited supply won't help either. It means that Sony will miss a lot of holiday sales that could be picked up instead by the Nintendo Wii, which is coming up fast from behind and is due to launch on Sunday. Will Sony's faithful who can't get a PS3 of their own convert? We'll find out very soon.


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