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SUBSONIC Gaming Accessory- Racin’ Pro
Europe’s SUBSONIC has a cool new gaming accessory out called Racin’ Pro. The Racin’Pro is compatible with PS3™ and PC games and platforms, and features a padded, upholstered seat, steering wheel and pedals adjustable for height, depth and inclination. Other product highlights include DualShock®3 compatibility with two vibration feedback motors for realistic circuit shocks [...]
It’s like Kinect for the iPad- “Fuego’s River Adventure”
Would it surprise you that iPad game developers are starting to emulate Microsoft’s Kinect module with new games that use body motion as the controls. Introducing the world’s first iOS game played using your body’s own motion, without any added hardware. It’s called “Fuego’s River Adventure” and it’s the story of Fuego, who crashes in the jungle [...]
Sneak Peek of Microsoft Kinect 2 Reveals Ability to Read Emotions and Lips (video)
If you own an Kinect module for your Xbox 360, you’ve probably found it useful to control a movie or play a game using voice and gestures. I still marvel at this technology, and have considered the Kinect device a gadget that will springboard many new technologies like it in 2012 and beyond. There are now reports that the next-generation Kinect 2 will be able to detect emotions and [...]
Top 10 New Gadgets in 2011…thus far
Posted by David on September 1, 2011 · 0 Comment
The 2011 Top 10 New Gadgets so far, which have been revolutionary in design, function and popularity… As we’re a month away from Q4, 2011 is without a doubt a year with extreme advances in consumer technology. And while we can look forward to some more major announcements before the year is up, like the iPad 3 and the iPhone 5, its worth taking this opportunity to round [...]
Sony developing S1 Android Honeycomb tablet with PlayStation Suite (video)
Sony is putting a PlayStation Suite of apps on their new S1 Android Honeycomb tablet A blog posted a hands-on video showing off several features of Sony’s S1 Android Honeycomb tablet. The S1 was announced in April, alongside the foldable S2, and is set for a fall release. The S1 will be the first tablet to run Sony’s PlayStation Suite software, an application that provides access [...]
Playstation 4 to hit next year
Sony is launching Playstation 4 in 2012, according to reports Sony and partners will start manufacturing the Playstation 4 toward the end of this year, with a launch scheduled for 2012. Details surrounding Sony’s PlayStation 4 are very limited for the time being, but reports state that the new console will feature integrated movement-based controls similar to the Microsoft Kinect controller. Foxconn [...]
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Microsoft to introduce new Xbox next summer
Microsoft intends to unveil its next-generation Xbox console at E3 2012 next summer. Sources indicate that the new hardware has been in development since 2006. Microsoft has sold nearly 54.4 million Xbox 360 units since the console’s introduction in November 2005. The video game system is currently the ninth most popular gaming console of all time behind Nintendo’s original NES and just ahead [...]
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Programmer Andrew Russell’s ExEn software will bring Xbox 360 games to iOS and Android (video)
Programmer Andrew Russell is working on a project that will undoubtedly pique the interest of game developers around the world. His open source sofware called ‘ExEn’ will allow developers to port XNA games to iOS, Silverlight and in the near future, Android and OS X as well. This software gives developers a much easier way to take games they have built for Xbox 360, Windows or Windows [...]
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Xbox 360 to get 3D soon
The R & D team at the Israeli compound of Microsoft may have revealed an upcoming Xbox 360 feature that points to 3D-capability. Late last month, Microsoft’s R&D team posted a link from its official Twitter account pointing to a Hebrew-language Gadgety.co.il post about this interesting rumor. The rumor suggests that Microsoft is currently working on a software update for the Xbox 360 that [...]
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Halo 4 and Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition review
At E3 in Los Angeles on Monday, Microsoft showed off a quick sneak-peak of Halo 4, a new trilogy that will begin when the title launches during the holiday season of 2012. Microsoft didn’t discuss much else about the game, but it did also announce that Xbox 360 owners will soon be able to get their hands on Kinect Sports Season 2, which will include golf, baseball, skiing, tennis, and football. [...]
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Nintendo Wii U review (video)
Nintendo’s next-generation Wii console is here, … the Wii U! Nintendo just announced the new Wii U at its keynote presentation from the annual E3 conference. The Wii U controller features a 6.2-inch touchscreen centered between a d-pad and an analog stick on the left side and a second analog stick and buttons on the right side. The controller also features a microphone, stereo speakers, a camera, [...]
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Microsoft leaks info about Halo 4 and new XBOX Live
Microsoft’s own Xbox Live homepage leaked some skinny that should be formally announced at their annual E3 press conference in LA. The pulled page says that Microsoft will introduce Voice Search within a newly redesigned Xbox Live user interface and preview the ever-popular Halo francise’s new release, Halo 4. The website also mentioned a possible Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition and [...]
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PlayStation Vita preview (video)
Sony has unveiled its next-generation handheld gaming console, known as the PlayStation Vita. In terms of pricing, the PS Vita will start at $249 for a Wi-Fi model, and a 3G-enabled version will be available as well for $299. A firm release date is sketchy, but we do know that this sucker has major ground-breaking new featues like dual analog sticks, OLED screen, microphone, WiFi, 3G, GPS, SIXAXIS [...]
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EVO 2 Gaming Console review (video)
The recently announced EVO 2 gaming console called by Envizions is actually the company’s second attempt to conquer the gaming console market, though many readers probably haven’t heard of Linux-based EVO 2′s predecessor. EVO Smart Console was released in late 2008 and was a bold attempt to take the fight against players like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. It was packed with Fedora [...]
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Wii 2 caught on spy cam
Posted by David on May 19, 2011 · 0 Comment
Nintendo’s Project Café, otherwise known as the Wii 2, has been caught on video thanks to a sneaky developer at a Nintendo developer meeting. Aside from slides that showcase the “Screen Stream“ controllers, you can see the Wii 2 console projected in the background as well. There appears to be a docking accessory, most likely for controller recharging, shown on the screen towards the [...]
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Razer Hydra Controller PC Motion Sensing Controller (video)
Posted by David on April 24, 2011 · 0 Comment
Razer, maker of high-tech gaming accessories and peripherals, has just announced its newest gaming controller, the Hydra, which is a subtle twist to the new age of gaming controllers. The Razer Hydra is effectively two Nintendo Wii Nunchuks, utilizing magnetic motion sensing. THe Hydra promises ultra precise tracking down to 1mm and 1 degree movements, which is a lot more sophisticated than [...]
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Is Nintendo Wii 2 in our near future?
Posted by David on April 24, 2011 · 0 Comment
It’s been some time since any more rumors have been generated regarding Nintendo’s next generation Wii, the Wii 2. It’s supposedly code named Project Café and includes a new fangled controller that sports a 6.2-inch touchscreen, two analog sticks, camera and 8 buttons. However, this might not be the primary controller and may serve as some sort of secondary operator. The rumor also [...]
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Xbox 360 Kinect now works with Netflix (video)
Posted by David on April 15, 2011 · 0 Comment
Today, Microsoft issued an update to the Xbox 360 that makes the Kinect compatible with Netflix streaming. Gamers will be able to use hand gestures to shuffle through their queue. Addionally, you can use voice commands to activate playback controls, such as pause, play and fast forward. Netflix has 20 million subscribers in the US and Canada. Xbox Live boasts 30 million members. This equates [...]
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation for Xbox 360 landing on May 3rd (video)
Posted by David on April 11, 2011 · 0 Comment
On Monday, gaming site Major Nelson wrote that Activision has revealed it will launch the next expansion pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops for Xbox 360 on May 3rd. Dubbed “Escalation,” the new downloadable content, for Xbox LIVE subscribers, will sport five new maps, including four that can be played in multiplayer mode. New maps include “Hotel,” where you’ll battle on the roof of a Cuban [...]
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Solar Backpacks announced by Ralph Lauren
Posted by David on April 11, 2011 · 0 Comment
So, Polo has come out with backpacks that contain solar panels to charge your electronic gear. Really? Certainly not the first name in high-tech or “Green” for that matter, the fashion giant is making a stab at an innovative product line that could prove to be fairly popular amongst co-eds and the like. These useful solar-powered backpacks will power your gadgets while on the move. The Ralph [...]
Some Android devices getting Playstation games (video)
Posted by David on March 12, 2011 · 0 Comment
According to information posted in NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone Android application, Sony PlayStation games will be making their way onto Tegra-based, Android devices in the not-to-distant future. “Sony Computer Entertainment is bringing its PlayStation games to NVIDIA Tegra-equipped phones and tablet devices later this year,” proclaims a post within the application. The electronic company will deliver [...]
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Casinos Looking out for ‘Card Counting’ Apps
This certainly had to happen. While Apple apps have been very consistent and stringent on developer app approval, there are some apps that get the “go ahead” stamp, and seemingly create a whirlwind of problems later. While the norm has been a sort of PG-13 type standard –no porn apps, adult content apps, cult stuff, etc.– Apple wouldn’t have given the thumbs-up to [...]
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Sony Xperia Play outs official specs and upcoming titles, all coming Spring at Verizon
Posted by David on February 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
Sony just announced some official specs for their already famous Xperia Play Playstation Phone. It looks like the handset will be available this Spring from Verizon Wireless for a yet to be announced price. Driven by a 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 and backed by a built-in Andreno 205 GPU, The Xperia Play should make for some solid game play. It measures 119 x 62 x 16 mm and weighs 175 grams. The [...]
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Kinect and Windows Phone 7 working together! (video)
Posted by David on February 15, 2011 · 0 Comment
On Monday, Microsoft announced a Windows Phone 7 feature that “connects” Kinect with Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Phone 7. Their demonstration shows a hypothetical threesome marriage between Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and the Kinect motion-based controller. The results are awesome . Watch the video below and let us know what this feature would mean to [...]
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CircBoard for Xbox and PS3 Console Typing (Concept) (video)
Posted by David on February 9, 2011 · 0 Comment
The CircBoard remains in the concept stages, but it is a killer solution for gaming console typing. The CircBoard divides the alphabet up into bubbles that mimics the controllers button layout. The left analog stick serves as a selector, and the right stick or buttons acts as the input method for those letters. Hold the left trigger and you can activate caps, and if you want to enter a backspace [...]
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Sony Ericsson will bring Xperia Play on February 13th
Posted by David on February 8, 2011 · 0 Comment
Sony Ericsson will officially unveil the Xperia Play February 13th, as previewed in a commercial that premiered during Super Bowl XLV. The Xperia Play will be the first Android smartphone to feature Sony’s PlayStation Suite, a gaming platform for cell phones that will eventually bring an extensive developer-friendly gaming environment to several smartphone operating systems. For now, it’ll let [...]
Sony NGP Handheld
Posted by David on January 31, 2011 · 0 Comment
Sony NGP Handheld —The new Sony NGP has multiple touchpads, four times the resolution and dual analog sticks, a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor and, on top of that, a quad-core Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU. It’s nicknamed the PSP3, and won’t be available until the holiday season, but the NGP has already been dubbed the super-phone of this year, and we are biting [...]
L.A. Noire coming May 17th
Posted by David on January 26, 2011 · 0 Comment
L.A. Noire coming May 17th —Rockstar has announced the official launch date of their ground-breaking and anticipated L.A. Noire Xbox 360 game, which is now set to hit store shelves on May 17th. And along with that info they released the second full trailer. A few days ago, Amazon and a few other retailers launched the game’s product page and attached a February release. Turns out that [...]
Nintendo 3DS Launches March 27th for $250
Posted by David on January 20, 2011 · 0 Comment
Nintendo 3DS Launches March 27th for $250 —Nintendo has announced that the 3Ds, the 3D version of their handheld video game system, will go on sale in the US March 27th and cost $250. That’s a hefty price tag for a portable system, especially when you consider the price of a home console, which now costs equally as much but lacks the built-in 3D screen and the portable form factor. The [...]
ScentScape Scent Device activates smells during movie or game
Posted by David on January 13, 2011 · 0 Comment
ScentScape Scent Device activates smells during movie or game —ScentScience’s ScentScape adds scents to your video and gaming experience. It’s a desktop sized device that contains scent packets and can produce up to 20 different scents, such as cinnamon, ocean, flowers and so forth. Currently the device’s operation is limited to ScentEditor edited videos that have been embedded [...]
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