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Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on March 14th, 2010
Who would have thought that playing video games might actually get you in the fitness groove? We do admit, however, that the Wii has gotten many couch potatoes off the couch in some ways, and while that won’t make you the biggest loser (after the reality show) in your family, it does burn a wee bit more calories than just sitting around, thumbing that joypad. Well, the Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar takes things one step further by functioning as a push up bar attachment on your balance board, featuring adjustable grips that let you “go deeper than you would if the floor stopped you.” Compatible with Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus as well as the New U Fitness and Jillian Fitness Ultimatum titles, this uniqe gaming accessory is going for $25 on Amazon as a pre-order.
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SCOPE uses augmented reality to make one highly-technological kid’s game
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on December 18th, 2009
I’m sure a lot of you are wondering what you are seeing in this picture. Don’t worry, this is not the point-of-view of a Terminator who is trying to kill John Connor, but a new way of gaming.
This is the SCOPE, a game system designed by France-based game designer Frantz Lasorne that uses augmented reality. You can see a video of it after the jump of the modded device with viewer and webcam tied together with rubberbands.
If you look closely in the picture, you can see a Lego man that is surrounded by some hexagonal piece of paper. Each of the six sides has a different augmented reality code for the user to interact with such activities like choosing a weapon.
As the video shows, the user can see in realtime a Lego toy with the chosen weapon, firing it at a bowling pin-shaped opponent. The video even shows the opponent using some sort of force field.
Clearly, this takes those little imaginary games that you played as a kid to a whole new level, doesn’t it? I suppose it would make an interesting game of Pokemon.
The technology is still in concept stage, so who knows when it will be available. Maybe they will actually have glasses like the kid is wearing in the photo when the SCOPE gets mass-produced.
SCOPE – Augmented Reality Toys.v3 from Frantz Lasorne on Vimeo.
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Fun Xercise Bike
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on December 12th, 2009
Love your Nintendo Wii? Well, they say that the Wii isn’t really that great of an excuse when it comes to losing weight while engaging in your favorite hobby, but the Fun Xercise Bike (FXB) might just change things – after all, it allows both children and adults alike to have fun with their Wii while playing games such as Mario Kart alongside a nice, sweating session. This is much better than a La-Z-Boy chair which more or less asks you to recline and relax instead. The FXB will retail for $99 at the moment inclusive of shipping and handling, but we’re not too sure when the introductory price period will end.
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Lexar Memory Stick Micro (M2) and SDHC memory cards
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on November 20th, 2009
Lexar continues its march in the world of storage space where memory cards are concerned, and this time round they will target hardcore gamers or just casual gamers who are looking for a reliable data storage solution of all their important gaming data. After all, wouldn’t it be a real damper to find out that the hundreds of hours you’ve spent investing in playing an RPG to bring your party up to near deity-like powers disappear in a puff of smoke just because the game data stored on a particular memory card is corrupted due to a hardware defect? Lexar hopes to prevent that heartache from happening to you with their new gaming-centric Memory Stick Micro and SDHC memory cards.
These new gaming memory cards from Lexar will come in 4GB and 8GB capacities, offering gamers the ability to store critical gaming data and information including cheat codes, checkpoints, custom settings, high scores, bonus materials, and player profiles while having peace of mind whenever the console is switched off. Apart from that, the new gaming memory cards also allow gamers to keep and manage games as well as downloaded multimedia content for future reference/use when the need arises.
The Lexar Gaming M2 card would most probably see the most action on Sony’s PSPgo and other Sony M2 devices, and for folks who are still gaming on their Sony PSPs, Lexar has the Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo card all nicely wrapped up for you as well. As for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSi owners, you will be able to choose from the new Lexar Gaming SDHC card. The M2 will come in 4GB and 8GB capacities as with the SDHC card, whie the Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo card will have both flavors in addition to a smaller 2GB capacity. All purchases will come with a 5-year limited warranty. No matter how reliable a piece of hardware claims to be, we would still recommend you make a backup somewhere. After all, you never know when Murphy might strike.
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Razer leads the way with Abyssus gaming mouse
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on November 11th, 2009
Gamers tend to take their “vocation” seriously, as bragging rights are up for stake with winners feeling that nice, warm glow all over while losers look at their mouse and start cursing. That’s right – watch any average gamer duke it out with the rest of their mates at a LAN party and you’ll realize that the losing side tend to be more frustrated in terms of body language, sending forth a smattering of cuss words alongside banging the mouse on the table, touting that they missed that crucial shot due to being let down by inferior gaming hardware. Razer has been in the business long enough to know what they’re doing, and their latest release would be the Razer Abyssus gaming mouse that target those who are new to the world of gaming and want a feel of what professional gaming equipment is like before diving headlong later on with the gaming bug going at full steam ahead.
The Razer Abyssus gaming mouse will merge both simplicity with a state-of-the-art 3.5G 3500dpi infrared sensor to make sure you can make the shot just about any and every time as long as you have the ability to do so. Targeting gamers who demand reliability and functionality under the fiercest gameplay conditions, the Razer Abyssus will come equipped with a couple of large non-slip buttons that have been tuned for maximum tactile feedback, featuring Razer’s built-in Hyperesponse technology. Located underneath, Razer has placed a couple of easily accessible mechanical switches, where one of them is used for on-the-fly dpi switching for a choice of 450, 1800, or 3500dpi, while the other offers a polling rate switch that enables instant adjustment from a standard 125hz to 1000hz Ultrapolling.
Expect the Razer Abyssus to hit North America for $49.99, while our friends living across the Atlantic have it slightly cheaper (dollar-for-dollar) at €39.99. As for the other regions of the world, they’ll just have to wait until later next month – hopefully in time for the holiday season.
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Nintendo DSi now known as DSi LL
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on November 2nd, 2009
The wildly successful Nintendo DS line has now entered its fourth iteration, with confirmation of the Nintendo DSi LL in the pipeline that is basically a supersized version of the camera-enabled DSi. After all, it gets larger 4.25″ displays on both top and bottom segments compared to the older DSi’s 3.25″, coupled with an extra, bulkier pen with a host of new colors to whet your appetite. Something tells us that Zune lovers might just fall for this since it comes in a similar dark brown color. Out in Japan later this November 21st, it will come with a trio of built-in games, retailing for roughly $220 after conversion which makes it pricier than the Sony PSP-3000 but cheaper than the PSP Go. Do you think the DSi LL will be able to take off in the same manner as its predecessors?
Source: Wired
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Polk Audio unveils HitMaster gaming speaker
Posted by admin in Audio Gadgets on October 23rd, 2009
Polk Audio is a well known name when it comes to audio equipment, and this time round the company wants to dip their fingers into the potentially lucrative gaming market. After all, if gamers can splurge on new peripherals that supposedly enhance the overall gaming experience, surely those who have an ear for detail (excuse the pun) will find that the Polk Audio HitMaster gaming speaker is more than capable of bringing Rock Band and Guitar Hero gameplay to a totally new level of depth and detail like never before. We’re assuming you have been using your standard TV speakers all the while though, so do excuse us if the assumption that you’re not running some high end living room entertainment system offends you.
The Polk Audio HitMaster aims to make a difference, and unlike other stage monitor gaming speakers, the HitMaster was specially designed to bring a real-on stage presence to game-play, boasting sonic output that is worthy of the Polk brand. This is made possible thanks to a single-point stereo design which will comprise of two 2.5″ x 5.5″ horns with two 1″ neodymium tweeters surrounding a 6.5″ woofer, all nicely stored within a cabinet that won’t take up too much space in the living room, measuring 14″ x 9.5″ x 8.5″ while tipping the scales at 13 lbs. Single-point stereo is employed by the HitMaster in order to produce a wide, immersive soundfield which makes you feel as though you were jamming out in a live concert.
The PolkAudio HitMaster is able to bellow out loud, clear and detailed audio, pumping out 80 Watts maximum, 60 Watts RMS, with total frequency response rated at 40Hz-20kHz (-10dB). Both line level inputs and outputs are included, making it a snap if the need to “daisy chain” two or more monitors arises. Too bad the HitMaster will miss the frantic holiday shopping season as it will only hit the market sometime early 2010 for $99.99.
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Nintendo Wii is now cheaper
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on September 29th, 2009
Nintendo follows the footsteps of Sony and Microsoft by slashing the price of its Wii system, where you can now pick it up for $199.99. Of course, taking a look around at online deals might help you save more as selected stores do offer some sort of further rebate or throw in a free game of your choice at that price point. This $50 price cut might not be effective enough to stem the tide of rejuvenated PS3 Slim sales (moving more than a million units within a week of its availability worldwide), but it does help make casual gaming all the more affordable in time for the upcoming holiday season that will see the world start loosening their wallets a little bit more. Each $199.99 purchase of the Nintendo Wii will come with the Wii Remote, Nunchuk and a copy of Wii Sports to get you started right out of the box. Any converts?
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Wink Glasses Refines your Blinking Habit
Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on July 30th, 2009
When I first saw the Wink Glasses, I thought they were those joke/novelty glasses that have those weird pictures that change if you tilt them. Yeah, I probably should know the proper name for this technology, but I don’t. I’m also not doing a good job at describing it, but remember those cheap plastic glasses that make you look like you’re winking or blinking?
No, the Wink Glasses are no joke, as they are designed for those who taking gaming too seriously. Did you ever hear of those stories about how video games reduce the player’s blinking ratio, and how it can lead to long-term damage over time?
Well, the Wink Glasses are designed to detect whether the user is blinking and then fogs up the glasses if the user doesn’t blink at the normal five-second mark. I suppose this encourages you to blink, even if it spoils your game.
I’m not certain how long it takes to charge this particular wireless device, but it can apparently hold an eight-hour charge. Of course, if there is an outlet or USB port nearby, the Wink Glasses can always be attached there for power.
If you are interested in the Wink Glasses, then you might have to be in Japan to get them. They won’t hit the market on August 10th for a price of $150.
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