 New UMPC Platform from Intel::Intel has officially launched a new platform which has been circling around the web for a while. The UMPC platform, also known as “McCaslin”, features two new Intel processors, the A100 and A110, and… [MORE] |
 Game Fuel - Mountain Dew to Release Special Soda for Halo 3::According to AdAge, Pepsi Inc has plans to launch a caffeine-laced version of Mountain Dew as a "game fuel" and in sync with the August release of Halo 3, the new title for XBox 360.
Associating a product… [MORE] |
 Rock Band Game - New Simulation Teaches You to Play in a Band::Ever wanted to play in a rock band? Well, Harmonix, makers of the wildly popular Playstation music games "Guitar Hero" and "Guitar Hero II" wants to help make that dream a reality...virtual reality that… [MORE] |
 Video Game Controllers Go QWERTY - XBox 360 Keypad::The evolution of video game controllers is probably more meaningful then you think. Afterall, video games raise our youth... or at least train them. Accordingly, it is pretty cool to note that gaming… [MORE] |
 Norwegian Cruise Lines Adds Big-Screen Wii::It's relaxation meets fun. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) recently announced to outfit several of its lines including the Norwegian Pearl and all NCL America ships to feature Wii systems aboard. The Wii… [MORE] |
 Video Game Trends - Mario and Sonic Join Forces In The Olympic Games::Nintendo and Sega, the giant video game companies, announced to develop a game called “Bejing Olympics Games” together. Mario and Sonic are one of the most famous video game characters since the early… [MORE] |
 Games for Guns - Mexico's Gun Collection Program::Check this idea out- the Mexican government's newly elected mayor is "desperately" trying to "restore order to the 'notorious inner-city barrio of Tepito." His idea goes like this: "rather than raiding… [MORE] |
 The New XBOX 360 Elite: 120GB HD, HDMI Support, and Black::The new Xbox 360 called "Elite" will be only for limited edition. The case, controller and live headset will all be black. The hard disk will be 120gb and an it will add an hdmi support that the previous… [MORE] |
 Mini Digital Videocamera::A brand new generation of pocket video videocamera: The PIN DV 901
The most important highlights are:
MPEG-4 DV
MPEG-4 Movie player
MP3 / WMA music player
Digital camera
Digital voice recorder
Spot light… [MORE] |
 Super Mario Brothers Theme on the Drums::You have to check this geezer out who can play the Super Mario theme on drums! Surely he must have too much time on his hands. Watch this clip - its going to me a HUGE internet success. [MORE] |
 Nintendo Wii Goes Solar::A unique experiment allowed two gamers-gone-enviromentalists to harness the sun's rays to power a Nintendo Wii. Solar panels were installed to collect energy and the Wii, a television and two speakers… [MORE] |
 Family Life Reinvented By The Digital Age::With the average family home boasting 2.6 computers and or game consoles, the change in the family dynamic is profound. Kids do their homework online, they play on their computers (instead of outside)… [MORE] |
 Texas Hold 'Em For Game Boy Advance - Gambling Targets Little Kids::In a highly irresponsible move, a Texas Hold 'Em game was released for Game Boy Advance. Game Boy is primarily targeted at young kids and this is just another example of how addictive behaviour is not… [MORE] |
 Commodore Strikes Back With High End Gaming PCs::It has been a ver long time since they disappeared, but now Commodore is back with a line of high-end custom gaming pc's. In words of the CEO of the company, "the all new Commodore range of PC's will allow… [MORE] |
 3Form Materials - Eco Friendly Materials Let Designers Create Any Form::Looking for a funky, versatile, Eco-friendly material. Stop right here! This product is so cool it gives any established or budding Interior Designer the chance to put their own stamp on their Interior… [MORE] |
 Sony PS3 Finding A Cure For Cancer::True Sony and Playstation fans everywhere couldn't wait for the release of the Playsation 3. The mediocre graphics (not much of an improvement over the PS2 or rival Xbox 360), the absurd price, and very… [MORE] |
 P2P Renting - Make Money By Renting Out Your Own Movies and Games at iLetYou.com::Got a pile of dvds or games that you've already watched (or played) a million times? Not sure what to do with them? Then check out a cool new website: iLetYou.com
You can quickly and easily set up your… [MORE] |
 Space Invaders Wall Decals - Space Up Your Wall::As you already know space invaders rock, and is shaping up to be a very big trend with images of the boxy aliens appearing on almost everything you can think of.
However, this product is new and so funky… [MORE] |
 Xbox 720 in 2011?::Microsoft is now working in the new generation of xbox and they're planning to release it on the market on 2011-2012.
"In an interview with Peter Moore, EGM grilled him about when the next one would… [MORE] |
 3D Animation For Dummies - New Technique Allows Beginners To Create Animations In Minutes::A cool new 3D animation technique is so simple and easy to master that an non-experienced user is able to animate their own image and upload it and use it in a game.
The process requires a simple body… [MORE] |
 XXX Video Games for Women::Just as having lots of women in a nightclub makes a particular bar more attractive to men, so too with video games. If men know that women are playing a certain video game, (especially online) then that… [MORE] |
 Sony Announces 3D Social Network 'HOME' - Sony's Answer to Second Life::Sony is to launch a new 3D virtual world community, similar to Second Life where users will be able to create a pesonal avatar, explore a high quality 3D world, purchase space and personalise it with purchased… [MORE] |
 Nintendo Wii Injuries - An Eyesore!::They should have called it the Nintendo Wii-Eye! Folks, this proves that old saying really is true: "It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye!" Check out the Nintendo Wii injuries video here.… [MORE] |
 Video Games Help Detect and Cure Depression::Video games are turning out to be useful in a very unexpected way... in the detection and cure of depression.
A new spatial memory video game is being used by researchers to detect depression, since studies… [MORE] |
 Trick Marketing Used By Retailers - PS3 Display Hides XBox Underneath::Retailers in Australia, anticipating the launch of the PlayStation 3 and hoping to acquire pre-orders, resorted to very devious marketing maneuvers to hide the fact that no PS3 systems were presently in-store.… [MORE] |
 Female Gamers Have More Sex::A study has proven that women who play video games also have more active sex lives. This is very good news for men who are addicted to gaming. Now they just need to tear themselves away from their XBox… [MORE] |
 SingStar Rocks - American Idol For Your Home::Move over American Idol! Sony PSP is unveiling SingStar Rocks at shopping malls across the country in their search for the next singing sensation.
This game is about as interactive as it gets with great… [MORE] |
 Videogames Theater - Large Scale Entertainment::The idea developed by Enríque Martínez as part of an executive M.B.A. program at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid is revolutioning the movieplex concept around the world with "hybrid movie theaters… [MORE] |
 ViewSonic's LCD for your iPod::Viewsonic's VX2245wm has a built in iPod dock. It charges your iPod and streams your video and images to the 22" screen just incase you're tired of watching on the tiny screen of your iPod.
Viewsonic… [MORE] |
 Radiation Signs - UN Creates New Signs for Radioactive Areas::The new symbol is launched on 15 February 2007 by the IAEA and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to help reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large… [MORE] |
 Wii Workouts - Traineo.com Promotes Nintendo Wii Fitness Contest::Getting your exercise exclusively through video games may become the way of the future. Traineo.com, an online fitness community, has just launched a Wii Fitness contest! [MORE] |
 Gravitonus Workstation Adds Functionality for the Disabled::This Gravitonus Workstation is a seriously high tech workstation for supergamers, the ultra rich and villains. Now, a new addition enables the Gravitonus Workstation to adapt easily to helping the disabled. [MORE] |
 Trends In Toys Indicate Kids Are Growing Up Faster Than Ever Before::In today's age of tech-savvy kids, toy manufacturers are swamping the marketplace with a whole range of electronic toys, that run the gamut from laptops to digital movie-makers.... all created specifically… [MORE] |
 Wii Phone - Nintentdo Patents VOIP Phone Concept::According to T3 Nintendo is planning to release a wii phone, some type of phone combined with the console remote with very few buttons. This combination could perhaps provide itself adequately to some… [MORE] |
 The Pong Dress - Play Pong in your clothes::Max Moswitzer and Magarete Jahrmann of the Ludic Society embedded the classic game pong into a dress and they’ve called it the Pong Dress. [MORE] |
 Pirated Game Servers - Hacker Attracts 50,000 Subscribers to Online Game::It common to go up against law enforcement in video games. Such titles as Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row prove that playing it bad can be fun. But in real life it is far from a game. That's what one gamer… [MORE] |
 Pimped Out Toilet Has Video Games, DVD, Beer Tap::Many people get their best ideas when they are on the toilet. Well, here's a great idea for a toilet. This particular john combines a toilet with a dvd player and video games. [MORE] |
 Oops - Sony uses image from XBOX360 Game to promote Sony Gran Turismo::Apparently Sony has posted a screenshot from an XBOX360 racer Project Gotham Racing 3 to their PSP download site (psp.connect.com). The first image came from Sony’s site that promotes the downloadable… [MORE] |
 Sony Brings Champagne To PSP::Champagne Anyone? Unfortunately, this Champagne is only offered in Japan. Sony announces new colors for the portable gaming device to include champagne gold, white, silver, pink and blue. We want it too!!… [MORE] |
 Geek Graffiti::Remember Nerd Art Paintings? Well, now we have Geek Graffiti, proving that vintage Nintendo games never lose their cool. Even in the graffiti counter-culture there's always room for retro pixels. [MORE] |
 $15,000 Racing Chair - D-BOX GB-100::Revealed at CES, the D-BOX GP-100 is a racecar-style gaming seat that will rock your world as you navigate corners and experience feedback from your game. So if you want to "thrill up" game and you don't… [MORE] |
 Wii-Diculous - Playing the Nintendo Wii on a 344 inch Movie Screen::This is an amazing hack for the Nintendo Wii. Playing Wii sports in a movie theatre using a home-made wireless sensor bar! [MORE] |
 Interactive Porn - Nintendo Enables Enhanced Adult Gaming (Wii Porn and Wiibrator)::Nintendo, the most family friendly of the gaming companies, may be opening the door to interactive porn. Specifically, the launch of the Wii remote has caused a chain reaction of innovation in the market… [MORE] |
 Virtual Pole Dancing Hidden in Video Game::Do you remember when Grand Theft Auto was in trouble for hiding a sex scene in their game? For one company, the makers Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, all that extra publicity seemed like a good thing. As a… [MORE] |
 Retro Handheld - DS-inspired Atari 2600 Portable::Ben Heck has released a step by step guide to building your own retro handheld. This DS-inspired portable plays vintage Atari games. [MORE] |
 Puffer Sphere - The Future Of Gaming?::What next for the world of gaming? The London Science Museum has been displaying the future technologies, as part of its 'Game On' exhibition (21 October 2006 - 25 February 2007), which we may one day… [MORE] |
 Fake Fan Sites - Sony Fakes Authenticity::Sony faked a PSP fan site in an attempt to market its already popular portable. Authenticity falls apart when everyone finds out you're faking it. [MORE] |
 PS4 In 2010?::The Vice President of Technology Paul Holman (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe), states that “a PS4 will be launched by Sony but not until at least 2010.” He said that “Sony will introduce a series… [MORE] |
 PSP Clone - JXD-683::JXD has cloned one of the best selling Personal entertainment systems on the market at 1/3rd of the price. Though it might not be as shiny as the original, it is doing rounds of markets in Asia. The JXD-683… [MORE] |
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