Archive for the ‘Tech’ category

The Reason For Why The PS3 Controller Sucks The Way It Does

Believe it or not, a lot of time actually went into designing the PS3 controller that we’re all familiar with today. We’ve had largely the same controller for PlayStation consoles since the release of the very first one nearly way back in the late 90′s and that’s fine, we’re pretty used to it by now. [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on August 30, 2010 8:55 pm4 Comments

Kinect Will Soon Be Able To Understand Sign Language

At some point in time, Kinect will be able to understand sign language courtesy of a new patent that Microsoft just filed. The patent details Kinect’s ability to read American Sign Language (ASL) but beyond this, the software will also be able to interpret lip movement (lip reading) and toe movement (not sure why). As [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on August 15, 2010 9:41 pm3 Comments

The PlayStation Phone Is Not A Lie, It Might Come As Soon As October With Android 3.0

Engadget says that it’s finally happening in the form of Sony Ericsson-developed, Android-based hardware that’s PSPgo-like in form. On top of that all it could be here in October! According to the report the PlayStation branded phone will be based on the Android 3.0 platform, have a 3.7 to 4.1 inch WVGA or better resolution [...]

Published by M0fla on August 12, 2010 11:04 pm2 Comments

Cool Gadgets We’d Love To Buy But Can’t Afford

Everybody loves gadgets right, I mean, who doesn’t? They’re cool, shiny, amazing and make life simpler and/or better. But there are some that are just the coolest, or the shiniest and are so amazing that they blast your mind into tiny little pieces. We’ve compiled a list of some of the coolest gadgets in the [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on August 9, 2010 9:25 pm2 Comments

3D Glasses For The Cool Kids

While 3D itself may be pretty cool, awesome even, to view. It is a very different story when somebody happens to see you while you are viewing something in 3D. The glasses that either your local cinema or Sony provide are not exactly the cutting edge of fashion. Well, worry no more because the good [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 30, 2010 7:07 pm0 Comments

Blu-Ray Discs Now Available In Massive 100GB Format

Up until now, most Blu-ray discs have come in 25GB format with some arriving in 50GB format. God of War 3, for instance, was 35GB big and needed that 50GB monster of a disc. Now Sharp has unveiled its latest innovation, the 100GB Blu-ray disc. This one is triple-layered over the 50GB double-layer and offers [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 21, 2010 6:20 pm0 Comments

1080p Apparently Not Possible In 3D

It appears as if Sony’s 3D technology is not fully compatible with 1080p HD resolution but only the lesser 720p. While it may  not seem like a world-shattering cataclysmic hang-up, it is of some concern. Besides the fact that there will be a slight but still noticeable drop in the picture quality, developers who are [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 16, 2010 11:10 pm0 Comments

Sony Could Just Revolutionise Splitscreen

Sony may have just devised a way to single-handedly revolutionise splitscreen gaming. Consider that the biggest problem with splitscreen is that the more people you have playing, the smaller and smaller you bit of the screen gets and in the case of shooters or games where you have to kill your friends, all you need [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 16, 2010 11:06 pm3 Comments

AfterGlow [In The Dark] Controllers Are Cool, Very Cool

Interested in Glow in the Dark gaming peripherals? Well, if you just nodded, you’re in luck. PDP, or Performance Designed Products, has created illuminating controllers which can be used for gaming. The controllers are available for Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 where they all glow a different colour, and look pretty good — in [...]

Published by dean0 on July 13, 2010 11:58 am2 Comments

Use The Force…To Play Games

Yes, gamers will now be able to play without even lifting a finger. Jedi Mind, the company that gave us the Jedi Mouse, now has a new application for wireless headsets. Jedi Mouse allowed users to move the cursor by simply projecting their thoughts through a wireless headset that reads brainwaves and transmits them as [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 10, 2010 9:25 pm3 Comments

3DS / PSP2 Could Get 3G

Nintendo and Sony are apparently in talks with major wireless phone carriers about incorporating 3G technology into the 3DS and next PSP. Japanese wireless carrier giant NTT DoCoMo Inc’s president, Ryuji Yamada, told the Wall Street Journal that “videogame makers know that in order for portable game machines to take the next step forward, they [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 10, 2010 9:20 pm0 Comments

Sony’s New Handheld Could Be The Complete Package

Sony recently filed a trademark for something called the PlayView which was rumoured as being a handheld device that would offer not only gaming capabilities but also professional functions. The Wall Street Journal has now confirmed speculations saying that “Sony is developing a portable device that shares characteristics of hand-held game machines, e-book readers and [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 10, 2010 9:19 pm0 Comments

More Awesome Tech From Power A

This is Power A’s latest contribution to the world of 3rd-party peripherals. A 3-in-1 controller/remote for the PS3 and what they call the Media Expansion Bar. getting the boring stuff out of the way first, the Media Expansion Bar can be plugged into the PS3′s front and provides not only 3 more USB ports but [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 24, 2010 10:43 pm0 Comments

Did You Say Kinect-Style TV’s & PC’s?

Since you first heard of Microsoft’s Kinect, formerly known as Project Natal, did you ever dream of having a PC that was motion-controlled instead of touch-screen or a TV that allowed you to change channels at the snap of your fingers? Well, that could all be closer than you think. You see, the technology that [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 24, 2010 10:42 pm1 Comments

Review: Asus G51 Gaming Laptop

When I heard about the Asus G51 being the younger brother to the very impressive G71 I had thoughts that it might lack power where it would not be able to compete with other gaming laptops. At heart, however, I knew that this was wrong. After sitting down with the G51 laptop I can only [...]

Published by phANT1m on June 24, 2010 4:46 pm2 Comments

E3 2010: 3DS Specs

This is the full list of down and dirty specs for the Nintendo 3DS. Everything from dimensions to battery details and whatever’s in btween. The above colours are the colours that the console will be available in at its release. DIMENSIONS (when closed) 5.3 inches x 2.9 inches x 0.8 inches WEIGHT 8 ounces TOP [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 16, 2010 11:41 am2 Comments

E3 2010: An XBox Controller For Your PS3?

Say what you will but the PS3 controller is not all that ergonomic and there have been many a time when I thought to myself: “damn, this is a little uncomfortable.” it therefore gives me great pleasure to announce that Power  A, the people responsible for the mini Wii controllers, has now brought out its [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 15, 2010 10:25 pm3 Comments

Porn To Initiate 3D In Japan

3D technology in japan won’t be pioneered by the PS3 as many of us would think. It shall pioneered by the country’s top porn stars. Nice. Mika Kayama and Yuma Asami will be the first to feature in the country’s first ever home release. This may all seem crazy, but content analyst Yuji Fujimori, thinks [...]

Published by M0fla on June 3, 2010 4:23 pm2 Comments

Dreamcast Gets The Next-Gen Boombox Treatment

These days, we take it for granted that our console should be able to play music or surf the internet or have other such features but there was a time when this was the stuff of dreams and you could only get internet by selling your soul to Uncle Sam. The Dreamcast is one such [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 2, 2010 9:09 am0 Comments

Right Children, Take Out Your iPads And Turn To Chapter 5

St. Catherine’s High School of Racine, Wisconsin, will not only be introducing a new middle school program from next year but it will also be giving these middle schoolers iPads. Yes, iPads. The school will soon cater for grade 6′s and 7′s and to help these noobs fit in, they’ve arranged for each one to [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on May 31, 2010 5:46 pm0 Comments
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