 Humongous Displays - Paramount Parabolic Multi-Monitor Display::We all drooled over the Alienware curved monster display at the CES 2008. Now we have Humanscale's Paramount Parabolic Multi-Monitor Display. It lets you attach anywhere from two to eight screens onto… [MORE] |
 Custom Color Jobs For Your Tech - ColorWare::An item that is inseparable from the geek lifestyle: a MacBook. Or dreaming about a MacBook. Or if you’re like me, it’s dreaming of a baby blue (as blue is the new pink, for your information) MacBook.… [MORE] |
 Mind Controlled Games Coming To Mainstream - Emotiv Headset::We've seen and read about mind controllers, but come Christmas you'll be able to test it yourself. Emotiv plans to launch the first thought-controlled, consumer gaming device this Christmas for $299 with… [MORE] |
 Xbox Controllers Get Tweaked For Halo::Ever since the Xbox 360 has hit the markets there have been few mods, most of which have been total flops, until now. Head in the Game Controllers have taken the Xbox controller and vamped it specifically… [MORE] |
 Guitar Hero Goes Mobile - Guitar Hero Carabiner::If you are one of the numerous Guitar Hero fanatics, you will love this extremely tiny and cheap $15 Guitar Hero Carabiner. Now you can hone your rock star skills while commuting and annoy more people… [MORE] |
 Catch A Virtual Fish and Eat It In Real Life - Ippo Zuri::A cellphone game has been developed in western Japan where the players get to, literally, eat the fish they catch. The game is called Ippo Zuri (pole-and-line fishing in Japanese) and the way it works… [MORE] |
 Improving Work and Play Areas - Carl's Table is Radical::Dude, like you hit the lottery, dude. You got the best gamer system. Dude where you gonna chop your change? A Carl's Table. Duuuuude. It really would be a waste to use this as the ultimate game station.… [MORE] |
 Video Game Olympics - The Digital Games China 2008::Your argument that video gaming is a sport might actually become legitimate. To kick off the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China will be hosting The Digital Games, a four day welcome event for the summer event.… [MORE] |
 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith::It seems there are more and more Guitar Hero and Rock Band addicts by the day. To ensure players don't get bored of engaging with the virtual instruments, Activision Inc has added yet another new game,… [MORE] |
 Video LCD Binoculars::Your video's all fussy and distorted. Finding it hard to focus. Hoping to escape the cinematography of your own four walls, well have you tried looking right outside your window. You even have a port to… [MORE] |
 A Little Closer To Mainstream 3-D::Star Wars put the idea of a 3-D, holographic video into the minds of an entire generation - remember, Princess Leia pleading, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope." We've come a long way in acheiving… [MORE] |
 Retro-Chic Gaming - The Arcade Table::If you want to entertain a party with style, the cool hunter has a table for you. Looking like it took its inspiration from Microsoft's upcoming Surface Table, the sleek and modern Arcade Table comes loaded… [MORE] |
 Novel Realistic Gaming - The USB Boxer::Typically when we play a computer game, the visuals are on the screen. With 3-D glasses you can enhance the visuals by adding a third dimension. However, the USB Boxer adds a totally unexpected dimension… [MORE] |
 2 in 1 Mouse/Gamepad - Evergreen Navigator::This two in one combo will allow you to copy/paste, scroll and pwn some noobs. The Evergreen Navigator 365 is a 2 in 1 mouse game pad combo for the businessman with a little kid left in him. Now when your… [MORE] |
 Real Rock Band Uses Plastic Instruments - Guitar Zero's::Guitar Zero’s is a new band causing a fuss on the underground scene.
Call it nerd rock or geek punk, this novelty band, regardless of category, is rocking hard.
Using the ever popular Guitar Hero… [MORE] |
 Wiihabilitation - Nintendo Wii For Physical Therapy Patients::Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs is one of many health centers and physical therapy centers using the Wii video game system to help patients of all ages recover from injury and surgery. Combined… [MORE] |
 Futuristic Custom Desk - Vision One Computer Desk::Look at this desk and tell me you don't think of banging on those pads like Larry Mullen of U2. Well, budding skin-banger, this is not for that purpose. The Vision One Computer Desk is for working or gaming.… [MORE] |
 MP3s Playing In Rhythm with Heart - Yamaha BODiBEAT::The Yamaha BODiBEAT’s sensor measures your pulse and selects music to match it or choose Fitness mode (one of four preset modes) and it will guide you through a musical workout up to aerobic to a cool-down.… [MORE] |
 Wii Pistol - Perfect Shot from NYKO::Since the iconic Duck Hunt gun from regular Nintendo, few video game guns have ever gained any widespread notoriety. hat may all change soon with the Perfect Shot from NYKO.
The Perfect Shot allows… [MORE] |
 Cheap Retro Thrills - Deluxe TV Etch-A-Sketch::How would you like to play a $13 Etch-A-Sketch on your $3500 52 inch LCD TV?
Just about everybody had an Etch-A-Sketch when they were a kid, but if you didn’t it’s not too late. $13 will get you… [MORE] |
 MySpace Games Coming Soon?::What if the world's largest online social network decided to tap into the video game biz? We'll soon see. MySpace is planning a gaming portal of some type. It could be run-of-the-mill or the games could… [MORE] |
 Special Drugs For Gamers - FPSBrain::I'm not even sure what to say about this. According to the makers of FpsBrain, a new energy pill, "Electronic sports is becoming more and more professional." That being said, they though it made sense… [MORE] |
 Gaming Terminology - Sandbox Games::The Gaming Terminology Word of the Day is Sandbox:
noun. 1: a shallow box or hollow in the ground partly filled with sand for children to play in.
Historical: a perforated container for sprinkling sand… [MORE] |
 TV Show Inspired Mobile Games - Grey's Anatomy::If you missed your fix of Grey Anatomy this week, Gameloft has the solution for you. With a bunch of mini-games, this mobile game has 6 story lines that evolve based on the character you choose to play.… [MORE] |
 Wrap-Around Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Alienware (CES 2008)::The 2880 x 900 resolution screen is meant to capture your field of peripheral vision on the Alienware mega monitor. The screen wraps around, letting viewers feel totally immersed.
It was revealed at… [MORE] |
 Laptops Get Smaller - Napkin PC::This concept for a portable, napkin-like computer was designed to be used in a group environment.
It works like this: The computer is in the base station. Data and images are sent wirelessly from the… [MORE] |
 MPWiis - MP3tunes Music Locker for Nintedo Wii::How cool would it be to pw3n other players with your own soundtrack blaring underneath? A new web application lets MP3tunes users stream their digital music through the Nintendo Wii, and control it via… [MORE] |
 Palm-Sized DVD-Quality Projector - Microvision::How about a plug and play projector that is palm sized? How cool is that?
Microvision has a patented mini display that will project DVD quality images from one to eight feet large. So picture this, you… [MORE] |
 Top 20 Gaming and Virtual World Posts in 2007 (GALLERY)::These were the 20 most popular video gaming and virtual world posts in 2007, based on our traffic statistics. If you have a something you'd like to submit to our video gaming category, you should Join… [MORE] |
 The Most In Demand Holiday Gift - Nintendo Wii Nearly Impossible to Get::Even though Nintendo is pumping out 1.8 million Wiis a month, they still aren't able to keep up with the demand. Finding one in time for Christmas is nearly impossible -- it is THE must have item this… [MORE] |
 Nintendo Game Sells For $9,000 on eBay - Parents Against Marijuana Bid on Guitar Hero III::A proud father went on a serious shopping mission to get his son the perfect present, Guitar Hero III for the Nintendo Wii. He finally got his hands on the prized object, and upon bringing it home, found… [MORE] |
 Video Glasses for Frequent Flyers - Mikimoto-Beans i-Theater::For the frequent flyer in your life, here’s a must-have gadget that he’d love to find in his Christmas stocking. Priced at $300, the Mikimoto-Beans i-Theater Video Glasses will transform any airline… [MORE] |
 Dictionary Word of the Year - Mirriam-Webster "w00t to the World!"::Well, now I’ve seen everything. The Merriam-Webster dictionary has actually caved to the growing Quake III geek community and listed “w00t” as “an expression of joy,” or “It could be after… [MORE] |
 Ultra Real Racing Simulaotr - VRX Mach 4 has 4 XBOX 360s::Daddy wants... real bad. The VRX (Virtual Racer X) Mach 4 racing environment simulator is a beauty. Three gigantic screens, fans to blow your hair back, sound to blow your ear drums out, feedback steering… [MORE] |
 Warcraft-Themed Notebook - Alliance & Horde Dell Laptops::WoW, or World of Warcraft to the rest of us, has a huge cult following. Now Dell is onto that trend, offering the new Dell XPS WOW edition notebook PC.
Dell and Bizzard Entertainment ask you to choose… [MORE] |
 Touchscreen Guitar - Modified Guitar Hero 3 Also Has Magnetic Switch::Thousands of Guitar Hero fans will go crazy for the Guitar Hero III touch-screen and magnetic switch.
No, this isn't some thing new on the market in time for Christmas. It's actually the creation of… [MORE] |
 68 Carat Ultra-Luxury Gaming - Black Diamond-Encrusted Playstation Controller::Oh yeah, black diamonds on a Playstation controller is ultimate psycho move on opponent. This is made of 18K solid white gold and over 68 carats of diamonds. This is a pendant, not a real controller, but… [MORE] |
 MTV "Rock Band" Video Game Launched & It Rocks (UPDATE)::Could a new video game save music? In the competitive world of gaming, it's hard to make a product stand out, but it seems EA and MTV were successfully able to captivate an audience with the launch of… [MORE] |
 Circular Dual Keyboard for Hard Core Gamers - Wolf King Warrior XXtreme::Gamers have become such a marketing force that hardware designers are wooing them. The Warrior XXtreme keyboard is a controller with a circular keyboard designed for first person games. A second key pad… [MORE] |
 Sexy Xbox Game Banned - Mass Effect Banned in Singapore::It turns out, Singapore isn't in favor of sexy lesbian action in video games. The Mass Effect Xbox game was banned there due to sexualized content. The Microsoft Corp game included a scene in which two… [MORE] |
 Toshiba Video Glasses - Affordable Trekkie Wear::Toshiba Video Glasses will let you view a simulation of a large screen just an inch or so from our eyes. The glasses can view video from computers, video consoles, even games for a unreal world experience.… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Arcade Game - Soccermania::A Polish amusement games producer showed his kicker game, Soccermania, at Surexpo 2007 Warsaw. This coin-operated soccer game can be ordered with a Sun Power System (Sun battery, accu, power regulator).… [MORE] |
 Plastic Instruments to Replace Real Ones? - Rock Band For President::As it turns out, the countless hours that I spent playing Guitar Hero shirtless on my leather couch was only validating EA's and Harmonix's proof-of-concept for something much bigger: Rock Band.
The… [MORE] |
 Vertical Mouse Is Ergonomically Correct - WOWPEN Traveler::Companies continue to tinker around with computer mouse designs. And why not? What single object is used more than a mouse? For work. For play. WOW Technology feels the same way. They created a vertical… [MORE] |
 Arcade Cabinet / Kegerator Hybrid - The Gamerator::Geeks love game cabinets. Geeks love beer. Geeks love beer in game cabinet. This game cabinet has 187 classic arcade games, and can hook up to any current game console. It will also hook up and hold… [MORE] |
 Video Game With Real Cars - Initial D Arcade Machines Very Life-Like::Arcade games have evolved to include amazing graphics. The Initial D arcade machines, however, have went one step further with these real-life automobiles. Initial reports from game users have said that… [MORE] |
 Stationary Bike/Learning Program - Smart Cycle Physical Learning Arcade::When I was a kid, we had primitive technologies called bicycles and books. In the 21st Century, Fisher-Price has developed the Smart Cycle Physical Learning Arcade, a stationary plastic bicycle that plugs… [MORE] |
 Amplified Pedestrian Shadows - Big Shadow Project::As part of the campaign for Microsoft’s Blue Dragon (an xbox 360 role-playing video game), a giant projection of pedestrian shadows was displayed on the side of a downtown building. The shadows were… [MORE] |
 Gamer Gut Shot Vest - TN Games Let You Feel Impact::Gamers can now feel the shot to the gut instead of just seeing it. TN Games has a vest that gives game players the real impact of punches and shots. It's fashioned like a bullet proof vest for less geeky,… [MORE] |
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