With the highly esteemed motion controller that Nintendo introduced in its Wii gaming console we knew it wouldn’t be long at all before its main competitors decided to create their own versions. Microsoft has officially announced that the Xbox 360 will get hands-free motion control in an attempt to compete directly with the Wii.
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The Xbox 360 Kinetic, Hands-Free Motion Control System
Posted by Abren Michaels on June 17th, 2010
Posted in Electronics, Gadgets, Gaming, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Tech News, Xbox 360 
Tags: hands-free gaming, Hands-Free Motion Control, Kinetic, playstation 3, wii, Xbox 360 
1 Comment »Playstation 3 Network back online after outage
Posted by Jessica Moreno on March 2nd, 2010
On March 01, Sony announced that PS3 consoles, except the PS3 Slim, were not able to connect with the Playstation Network because due to a bug in the consules clock. What’s worse is that simply turning on the consoles can cause “errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not restoring some data.” As such, Sony advised staying [...]
Posted in Electronics, Gadgets, PS3, Sony, Tech News Tags: Network back online, playstation 3, PS3 gaming consule, PS3 leap year bug, Sony 38 Comments »Sony Introduces New Notebooks at CES
Posted by Jessica Moreno on January 7th, 2010
Sony will be showing off some of their new notebooks at the CES. Among the new notebooks at the show will be the sleek Vaio Z and Vaio F series machines. The new Z-series sports an ultraportable design with a carbon fiber chassis. Each machine weighs only a bit more than three pounds and has a 13.1-inch LCD [...]
Creative Unveils Zii Hardware, iPhone
Posted by Alyssa Duval on December 2nd, 2009
Computing company Creative unveils one the most promising competitors to Apple’s iPhone, the Zii, to potential licensors in China today. Essentially, the Zii promises to be an HDTV in a smartphone, with full 1080p support, HDMI video playback (meaning Blu-ray quality viewing), full HD video conferencing, a 360 degree multi-view camera system, OpenGL 2.0 accelerated [...]
Posted in Apple, Electronics, Sony, Tech News, iPhone, iPod Tags: Apple, Creative, iphone, ipod, Zii Hardware 2 Comments »Sony Reader Daily Edition up for pre-order
Posted by Jessica Moreno on November 18th, 2009
We’ve got to admit, having played with the mirasol ebook prototype earlier today, Sony’s pre-sale of their Reader Daily Edition is looking marginally less appealing. Priced at $399.99, the Sony Reader Daily Edition has a 7-inch monochrome e-ink display, integrated 3G connectivity, and weighs 12.75oz; wireless access to Sony’s ebook store is included in the [...]
Posted in Electronics, Gadgets, Sony, Tech News Tags: Daily Edition, e-ink, eBook, reader, Sony No Comments »
