Nintendo has announced a camera for the already feature laden Nintendo DS. “Sony must be groaning”, says Australian ITwire , since Nintendo just announced the Go!Cam for their own portable gaming system the PSP, now their arch rival matches the ante. Well, indeed, a camera that will fit into the GBA cartridge slot of the Nintendo DS has been announced and gives the top selling gaming platform yet another facet.The camera will be out in Japan at the start of August No dates or prices have been announced for western regions.
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Brain Age and Nintendogs loyalists, there’s good news for you. The über-competitive Nintendo has briefly outdone Sony in terms of market capitalization this Monday. Continue reading ‘Nintendo outdoes Sony, somewhat briefly’
Star Wars definitely raked enough moolah at the box office. The man (or woman) behind it may have definitely gone from rags to riches, and more riches (that’s if he was ever in rags) long ago. It took over everything from clothes to upholstery, games to schoolbags, cartoons to music, and even to toilet covers… Continue reading ‘R2-D2 Wireless Web Camera: For you lovers of the pigheaded superstar’
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’
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.’
Activision has officially announced that Guitar Hero III will feature wireless guitars when the game is released this Autumn for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
Whether your guitar playing is game controller, air or for real, you’ll no doubt want to beef up those wrist and fore arm muscle to avoid injuries. Here are some gadgets to facilitate better Guitar Heroism: Continue reading ‘Activision: Wi-fi Guitar Hero’
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’