Gaming

Microsoft’s Project Natal Is Hot. Like Pong Hot

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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Around 1976, when I was a very young lad, I somehow convinced my parents to spring for a home version of the most cutting edge consumer video game available at the time – Pong. I fondly remember sitting in the living room and playing that game for tens of hours. [...]

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Money sharing comes to Facebook

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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Friends on social networking site Facebook can now send small payments directly to each other via an application called Buxter.
Buxter handles transactions in Euros or US dollars, with plans to launch in Sterling in the next four weeks.

Other currencies are subject to a 5% conversion fee at the point [...]

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Vuzix Wrap 920 3-D glasses promise big screen experience

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Can’t afford a big screen TV or projector but still want to experience that cinema feeling when watching a movie?
The Vuzix Wrap 920 video eyewear is a sunglass-style display that delivers a virtual 67-inch screen as seen from 10ft away, displays 2D and 3D video and is claimed to be the [...]

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Entertainment at the wave of a hand – the Gesture Cube

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The Gesture Cube concept
is the first example to demonstrate the possibilities offered by a new touch-free sensing technology developed by Ident Technology AG. The design proposes using the company’s GestIC 3D spatial hand movement tracking innovation to allow users to browse photos, play music, read messages, check the weather and [...]

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Buy Now, Pay Later (Maybe With Your Allowance)

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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BUSINESSES don’t let 13-year-olds pay for purchases with a promise. At least they didn’t before last week.
A new payment option for anyone without a credit card or a debit card, no matter how young, has just become available. It’s initially offered by FooPets and Puzzle Pirates, online game companies that [...]

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