Engadget:
We've got a sneaking suspicion that the DS Lite will be old ancient news by the time Easy Piano hit the market, but those who've learned to be content in life (and have somehow managed to resist the urge to snap up a DSi in place of their older handheld), have probably been hunting for this date. Valcon Games has just annou (Read More)
Engadget:
Candidly speaking, we can't honestly envision too many of you fine folks running out and purchasing one of Creative's new ZEN X-Fi2 portable media players given the availability of such robust alternatives. That said, we'd be remiss of our duties if we didn't point out that the PMP which shocked us at IFA is now on sale dir (Read More)
Engadget:
A bit of a wild podcast this week, as we recorded live on DROID launch day -- and not just Motorola's handset, but also the HTC DROID Eris. That's not all that went down, though -- the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 also launched this week, the Dell Adamo XPS got official, and everyone else sued each other. Yep, it's action packe (Read More)
Kotaku:
Anyone watch Strikeforce last night? See, to me, that means these guys, but to y'all it means mixed martial arts, and EA Sports MMA ran a trailer/ad during last night's event, showing a solid minute of gameplay. This video is an extended version of the ad. Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko beat on each other real good in i (Read More)
Gizmodo:
First, the venerable Rubik's Cube recreated the masterworks of Da Vinci. Today's example, while not quite as grandiose, is still impressive. Ladies and Gents, the Space Invaders are here. And Sonic. And Pac-Man. Even President Obama makes an appearance, although I don't think Hope: The Video Game is out just yet. For refere (Read More)
Gizmodo:
From the front this threesome looks pretty hot. Clear case with bright LEDs, original SNES buttons, and the ability to play three great systems on to go. All great. But what's going on in the back? A lot, apparently. To actually play games on this SNEGENES P portable, you have to jam actual cartridges into the back of the p (Read More)
Engadget:
It's been a while since we last got an update from ZodTTD on his iControlPad iPhone controller accessory, but this latest prototype looks like it was worth the wait. The controls have been moved from the sides of the phone to a more comfortable-seeming bottom placement with dual analog sticks and rear-mounted triggers, and (Read More)
WOW Insider:
The new random dungeon feature in patch 3.3 promises to change how we PuG. Not only will you be able to run the same heroic more than once in a day if that's how the luck of the draw works out (a feature that would have been very handy for me back in the days of farming CoS for a fist weapon, which of course never dropped f (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Diana Eng, who you might remember as Project Runway's premiere nerd designer, took a look at MIT's Media Lab and found some pretty cool stuff, mostly run off of Arduino microcontrollers. Check it out below. A lot of this stuff is just playful, so some of the clothes don't need to be too polished—but I love that electronic (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Objectified, Gary Hustwit's look at the world of industrial design, featured a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer Jon Ive—and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see. [Brainstorm Tech] The clip is pretty interesting, even if you're not normally enamored with Apple. Ive is the most prominent tech desi (Read More)
WOW Insider:
I was on the Patch 3.3 PTR for a few hours last night, and I have to say that I'm really impressed with the Dungeon System, Blizzard's replacement for the old LFG tool. I had a great time with the Random Dungeon feature, using it to chain-run Heroics and get extra gold and badges for doing it. But extra loot and the good fe (Read More)
Engadget:
Who says Microsoft ain't lookin' out for those who selected its Zune HD over something Designed In Cupertino? Just days after countless owners went berserk over a playcount syncing issue, Microsoft has released a new firmware update that not only solves that very quandary but also adds a gaggle of fantastic new and / or imp (Read More)
WOW Insider:
The New York Times has brought its journalistic bear to the story earlier this week about China deciding not to approve WoW's release over there under new service provider Netease, and it seems what we thought was confusion between two agencies has turned into a war. On one side, you have the General Administration of Press (Read More)
Engadget:
We're proud to congratulate Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) on five years of Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Check out the first-ever Switched On right here -- we're looking forward to five more years!Good morning, students. My name is Dr. John Fleming and I welcome you all to MKTG 503: Fictional Technology Product (Read More)
WOW Insider:
Our podcast returns to the virtual airwaves this afternoon and if you were watching our Twitter feed this week, you'd know the big news: Christian Belt has decided to come and join us. Not that we're not fans of all of our bloggers, but he's been one of the most requested voices on the show for a while, and he's finally dec (Read More)