Mar 11
The Playstation Arc as some of you might have known it, is officially the Playstation Move and has been debuted at GDC 2010. Sony’s calling it “the next generation of motion gaming” because of its extreme amount of control and the ability to be precise, latency is about on par with the Dualshock 3. It uses the Playstation Eye to track the Move, and additionally Sony says that this precision will not only allow casual gamers to engage themselves with their games, but creates a “new experiences for core gamers”. There will also be a “subcontroller” which has an analog stick, so you can completely play your way through shooters and SOCOM 4 which will support it. (Yes, it’s a wireless Wii Nunchuck. I get it, okay?)
You’ll be able to move with the Move (sorry with the pun) in three ways: fork over the cash as a standalone, a bundle with a PS3, or a starter kit that’s “under $100″ and includes the Move, Playstation Eye, and a game. That’s all the pricing that’s known for now, but it’s pretty good so far. The release will be Fall 2010.
Promo vid after the break!
Playstation Move press shots
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Mar 07
By Stefan Etienne Filed under: Gadgets, News at: 1:36 pm
All sorts of crazy stuff. Broken Nexus Ones, Panasonic steals the Sunday news day, Android makes a flip to AT&T with the BACKFLIP, an old iPhone gets restored to its former glory, and more…
Mar 05
When we last reported on the Microsoft Courier there was little to none on actual details on it. But now we know a couple of things. First, it still leaves us very excited, it weighs under a pound, has a “digital journal feel”, that snazzy pen, and when folded looks like a 5×7 photo card. It’s built on the same core as the Zune HD UI and Windows Phone 7 Series and uses the Tegra 2, but doesn’t run any of the latter OSes mentioned. So far Engadget pegs the launch at later this year, but there are some conflicting reports of it coming around next year (if at all). Even though it’s smaller and probably less feature-loaded, there’s still lots of excitement going on around here, anyway this could still be a prototype, and it could change again. One more shot of it after the break.
Source: Engadget
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Mar 02
Even though the ASUS Eee Keyboard debuted at CES 2009 there’s still no sign of it on the market. And that’s what the ASUS president Johnny Shih confirmed at CeBIT 2010 in Germany today. He said that ASUS wants to get the user experience and feel just right and that the Atom-powered, 5-inch touchscreen, HDMI-out, UMB equipped keyboard would come out in April for around $500 to $600. Maybe in April he’ll say May…then we’d know the actual release date. Never.
Mar 01
In the first looks from many of us gadget bloggers, the above Facebook app for the Zune HD looks pretty solid, doesn’t it? Until the inevitable happens with the Zune HD, because as usual, there’s something that has to go wrong. According to CrunchGear, Devin’s Zune HD won’t update its software because there’s a Wi-Fi error. And yeah, just to get the app you have to update your software. Come on! Many other users are also reporting that as juicy as the app may look, it barely works. Get working on version 1.1, Microsoft! And that’s an order.
Source: CrunchGear
Feb 12
By Stefan Etienne Filed under: Gadgets, News at: 9:32 am
In the video at the link below you’ll soon be seeing a sorry mosquito that gets killed by the “Death Star Laser Gun”. At this year’s Technology, Entertainment and Design conference, Nathan Myhrvold demonstrated the Death Star Laser Gun by killing one of these little pests.
The laser gun tracks down and kills mosquitoes, and was created from parts on eBay to quell mosquitoes that cause malaria in places mainly like Africa. As Myhrvold explained, a child dies every 49 seconds from malaria, and right now his team is trying to find out ways to make this more cost-effective. The laser used on stage was a green light, and not a real laser, for safety reasons, which isn’t lethal, but also displayed a video of this super weapon in action. [Wired via Death Star Mosquito Zapper]
Feb 10
Right now with the iPad looming about, all companies who can produce a good tablet are taking the challenge. Besides the JooJoo, HP Slate, and others, the ExoPC is another slate competing for dominance. Complete with Windows 7 Professional and the finger-friendly ExoPC UI Layer, it’s a tough tablet to beat: Apps, Flash (yes, it has it), 8.9-inch multitouch screen, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Intel Atom CPU, 32 GB SSD, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, SIM slot for 3G, SD card reader, 3-USB, ports, VGA, and weighs 1.8 lbs. And before you say it, it does look strikingly similar to the iPad. More info on it here.
[Thanks, Jean!]
Feb 06
By Stefan Etienne Filed under: Gadgets at: 4:11 pm
But I think it needs some sort of filling, like peach jam or peanut butter? Maybe some chocolate hazelnut spread? I dunno know, maybe I’d just eat it plain? [Tiny Cartridge]
Jan 26
By Stefan Etienne Filed under: Gadgets, Mods at: 1:28 pm
Colorware, an online coloring, modding, (whatever) company that paints any popular gadget in every color and finish possible, has claimed two more gadgets as their victims — the Nexus One, and B&N’s Nook. Painting the Nexus One takes about 3 weeks, for $175, or if you’d like to buy it from them, you’ll pay a whopping $800. As for the Nook, pay $125 to get your custom paint job, or $400 for a brand-new one. It’s your call, basically. A shot of a colored Nexus One is after the break.
[ColorWare Nexus One, Colorware Nook]
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Jan 23
By Stefan Etienne Filed under: Gadgets, Sony at: 9:40 am
I think all of the blogs are posting this because it’s slow new day. So, here’s the start to “Slow News Day”; it’s a” PSP Go disassembling itself”, then assembling itself again in under 2 minutes. True, it’s not like watching the next iPhone announcement, and it might waste 2 minutes of your precious time, but it’s new nonetheless.
