Browse tag: games hardware

Browse tag: games hardware

Gaming consoles gear up for the holidays
The holidays are just around the corner, and gaming console makers hope to make 2009 a record-setting year.
Review: Able Planet PS500MM True Fidelity stereo headset
Able Planet's latest headset provides good comfort and microphone performance, although audio quality is lacking for the price.
USB Overdrive 3.0 adds 64-bit Snow Leopard support
Version 3.0 of Alessandro Levi Montalcini's venerable USB Overdrive utility for interfacing with USB input devices adds support for 64-bit Snow Leopard and more.
iPod touch comes into its own as a game platform
After Wednesday's press event, it's very clear where Apple thinks the future of gaming lies -- in its iPod touch portable device.
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In this week’s show Iran’s a-Twitter after elections, iPhone 3GS readies for launch, Acer announces new phones for September, Samsung shows off an Android phone, Buzz Aldrin talks tech, new OLED technology is demonstrated and Guitar Hero is adapted for people with visual impairments and for amputees.
Opinion: Are missing iPhone 3G S specs an Apple smoke screen?
Apple argues that it's trying to market the "black box" iPhone 3G S as a snappier new it-just-works upgrade. But its futile attempt to exclude certain details of the gadget may be an attempt to avoid a brewing conflict over the App Store and performance.
E3 Slideshow: Lego RockBand and other coming attractions
Our slideshow from Day 2 of the E3 gaming trade show in LA focuses on upcoming gaming releases.
Slideshow: On the floor at E3
The first day of the E3 trade show in Los Angeles provides a sneak peek of games to come.
Slideshow: E3 Pre-Show
Ever wonder what goes on before all of the attendees arrive at the annual E3 computer and video games trade show? We're on hand to capture the excitement.
Analysis: Xbox 360 service improvements put Apple TV to shame
The Xbox announcements made by Microsoft in advance of this week's E3 gaming show may ultimately put pressure on Apple to improve its Apple TV offering. Peter Cohen explains.
Apple snags ATI, AMD graphics vet
Apple recently hired Bob Drebin as a Senior Director. Drebin previously worked on graphics hardware for ATI and AMD.
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In this week’s show IBM and Sun merger talks break down, Acer launches 20 new products, Nintendo’s DSi launches worldwide, the Mousegrips helps you exercise while checking e-mail, Nanotouch solves the fat finger problem, JAXA unveils a new supercomputer, iRobot updates the Looj, Skype helps marriages, GM and Segway unveil the PUMA and Casmobot mows the lawn.
Benchmarks: Mac Pros, iMacs gaming performance
Though our reviews of the new iMacs and Mac Pros have all posted, the work in the Macworld Lab is not done. We’ve received and tested a number of build-to-order (BTO) systems (as well as the standard configuration Macs) and ran them through some high-resolution game tests.
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In this week’s show Dell’s rugged laptop fails the drop test, MIT plans to race a solar car, a smart meter helps users save energy, the bathroom of tomorrow reminds you to brush your teeth, high school students build and compete with homemade robots, the biggest cell phone in the world is unveiled, Nintendo ships its 100 millionth DS and Woz does the cha-cha.
ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Upgrade for Mac Pro now priced
Want to breathe new life into your vintage 2008 Mac Pro? The ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Upgrade Kit from Apple helps you do just that.
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In this week’s show: the European Commission considers hearing impairment risks caused by personal music players, Obama gets to keep his BlackBerry, the Gates Foundation donates money to eradicate polio, MIT creates a seeing machine, Japan launches a satellite, the Pope gets a YouTube channel, R4 Revolution comes back for Nintendo DS and Hitachi and Toshiba show off gesture controlled TVs.
Nintendo cuts outlook as profits slip
Nintendo saw improved sales of its Wii and DS in the last three months of 2008 but revised down its full year sales and profits.
The Mac at 25: Six of Apple’s worst products
Sure, the Mac has been a landmark product. But not everything Apple touches turns to gold. Adam Engst looks back at a few of Cupertino’s less-inspired ideas.
Is Sony's PS3 really a sinking ship?
CNN has declared Sony's PS3 "a sinking ship" riffing off last Thursday's "plummeting" NPD sales results. CNN bases its gloomy...
PlayStation Home arriving as open beta on Thursday
Sony Computer Entertainment will open up its Home online virtual environment to all PlayStation 3 users on Thursday.
Logitech intros G13 gameboard
Logitech has released the G13 gameboard, a new peripheral aimed at gamers looking for programmable keys and a directional pad.
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In this week’s show: Microhoo is back, Bill Gates appeals to lawmakers, Google Earth is used by terrorists, Cyber Monday sees sales, the European Commission pressures online ticket websites, Pirate Bay gets blocked, Logitech hits a milestone, Nintendo introduces a new DS title and Sony celebrates Christmas.
Nintendo DSi sells 500,000 units in Japan
Sales of Nintendo's new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according...
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In this week’s show: Inflight Wi-Fi, YouTube wants to make money for its partners, robots for kids, prototype cell phone designs from LG and Wii sells 7 million in Japan.
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In this week’s show: Yang steps down, Adobe shows off its new Flash platform, TVs fail the recycling test, robots take over California, Nintendo leads in the game console war, Intel launches a new processor and new auto tech is on display in New York.
Classic Atari-style joystick goes USB
Legacy Engineering Group has developed an Atari-style USB joystick that works with the Mac.
Nintendo sells just over 170,000 DSi units at launch
Sales of Nintendo's DSi, the latest revision to its handhand gaming device, totaled 170,779 units during its first two days on...
Sony reduces operating loss at PlayStation division
Sony reduced the operating loss in its PlayStation division as revenue rose 10 percent.
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In this week’s show: hackers descend on New York City, a new service sends you directly to voicemail, Microsoft’s online services head departs, NTT DoCoMo shows off Super 3G, augmented reality mixes computers with the real world, Microsoft announces plans to make your own Xbox games, WiMAX is set to take off and a robotic device helps paralyzed people walk again.
Sony offers movie, TV downloads for PS3 and PSP consoles
Sony is offering movie and TV downloads for its PS3 and PSP video game consoles.