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Gaming

InteraXon, Thought Controlled Computing

Andy McCaskey interviews Ariel Garten, CEO of InteraXon - Thought Controlled Computing.  It's no longer sci-fi, you can now interact with technology using the power of your mind (rather than your thoughts being controlled by computers.) The system consists of a lightweight headset with two electrodes that detects brainwaves such as alpha and beta waves.  Different patterns are associated with

Assault Rifle for the PS3 by CTADigital

The Assault Rifle by CTADigital is a realistic looking gun to be used with the Sony Playstation and Playstation Move Games. It is compatible with most 1st person shooters and hunting games, including Call of Duty Modern Warfare It has all the buttons you find on the Playstation 3 Dual-Shock Controller. To use it you insert the  USB dongle that

How Popular Is Angry Birds?

The other day my wife and kids were in line at the local Verizon store, waiting to purchase a screen protector for my daughter's phone.  That was when I got a text from said daughter telling me that the guy in front of them was there to get a solution to a major problem that he was having with his

Sony Vaio F Series – 3D Powerhouse Laptop

Sony today unleashed the Vaio F Series 3D notebook - an absolute beast of a machine featuring the latest i7 Intel CPUs, 16" full HD 3D display, surround sound, Blu-ray drive, 11n and USB3.  In short, everything needed for a full-on 3D experience. Hyperbole aside, the Vaio F series is a powerful machine.  Under the hood, it's powered by the new Intel

Star Wars Augmented Reality

I'm sure that this will be all over the Interweb very shortly, if it isn't already.  Absolutely fantastic and really shows off the possibilities of augmented reality. Apparently it's test footage from an upcoming game called Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner.  I'd almost buy an iPod Touch just for this. Update: I've been thinking about this overnight and actually, while

Smashing Retro Games

I try not to give too much love to any one single website, but this is too good to resist.  Smashing Magazine have a great article listing some of the best retro and DOS games which are now available on-line, some as downloads, some online.  As far as I can tell, all the games are legitimate, but use your own

What to Do in This Tough Economy? Sell Used Video Games

A few weeks ago, Toys R Us started a 3 month test to take your used games in trade. They saw that Game Stop had taken in 8.8 Billion in sales with projections of 10 billion by the end of 2009. Toys R Us wanted some of that action. So do Best Buy and Amazon.com. It's interesting to see companies