Cyberfashion anyone? Look at this dude with his big fake studio smile, wearing these pretty uncool and somewhat useless cyberstyle virtual reality glasses. According to inflight magazine shopping guide Skymall, this gadget, called iWear VR920, is ‘award-winning technology’ that was designed with the PC gamer in mind. It gives 3D support and 3 degree of freedom head-tracker, allowing ‘the definitive online interactive gaming experience’. I tried to find out online which award this iWear won, but I simply couldn’t. The other questionable issue with this ‘intelligent display solution’: Continue reading ‘iWear virtual big screen: Silly looks, pretty useless concept’
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This Thursday in Berlin, Sony Ericsson will launch six new phones including a “Walkman” branded hand set with 9GB of Flash memory built-in, touch display, (and here’s the “fuck you iphone” feature) a built-in keyboard. Continue reading ‘Sony Ericsson threatens to kick Steve Jobs’ ass in Berlin.’
Our colleagues over at Crave have an interesting story today on DirectX 10 graphics cards; the newest generation graphics hardware for pc gaming enthusiats. The Cnet-Crave folks tested Nvidia’s GeForce 8000-series of 3D graphics cards as well as the new ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT. Continue reading ‘Next-gen-gaming: DirectX 10 hardware rocks’
Some time ago, at the behest of a friend, I purchased a Micronta Biofeedback Monitor from a local RadioShack(part No. 630-0664). To be perfectly honest, I forgot how much the thing cost but suffice it to say, it was extremely affordable in Post-Reaganomics US dollars. Continue reading ‘Can’t wait? A $20 alternative…’
Several days ago, DailyTech reported that researchers at Britain’s BSM driving institution conducted a study that revealed gamers who play driving games tend to drive faster in real life. Continue reading ‘Researchers say racing games may cause more accidents and more road rage’