The Olympic Games is the sort of sporting event where you expect to see hurdles jumped, javelins thrown and weights lifted. You might even catch some synchronised swimming if you are lucky. However, can you imagine settling down to watch some Olympic competitors pick up their gaming controllers instead? This is exactly what would happen if the man behind the massively...
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The release of the brand new Nintendo 3DS / 3DS XL in Asian markets made it seem certain that Brits and Americans would also be able to buy one this Christmas as well. However, the word from the Japanese gaming giant is that there will be no release of the new version of the gaming device in the UK or the US this year. It might seem obvious that the new Nintendo 3Ds should...
We already know by now that mobile phones are very important to most people these days. However, a new survey has revealed just how much men love them. The answer is that they love them a lot. Sometimes more than should probably be admitted to the wider world. The survey by the mobile gaming site Mobile Slots found that close to 1 in 5 single men would choose to have an...
So, it was true after all. We reported last summer than mystery surrounded the burial of a bunch of Atari’s ill-fated ET game in the New Mexico desert. It all seemed a bit far-fetched at the time but a dig at the supposed burial site turned up lots of old Atari cartridges. Yes, our old buddy with the big head and the urgent desire to make a phone call was there along...
There is some very good news for Xbox One owners who like to get instant access to an awful lot of their games. A question on the entertainment site Reddit was recently answered by Larry Hryb, and he said that the console will soon have external game storage. Who’s Larry Hryb and what would he know about it anyway? This guy is the Microsoft Xbox Live director of programming,...
We all love the idea of standing up and singing at a karaoke but the reality is usually very different from what we had hoped it would be. You might think that you are going to warble like Old Blue Eyes or bring down the house like Bono but what if you end up sounding like James Blunt trapped inside a ferret? The key to avoiding karaoke based tragedies is to practice at...
So what is this Project Morpheus stuff from Sony all about then? Well, this is the name which has been given to the firm’s plans for a range of immersive headwear for gamers and for other uses. It isn’t the first venture by Sony into this territory – the HMZ-T1 was tried out a while ago – but it looks as though it could be the one which makes immersive gaming...
It has been reported that Virgin Atlantic will be one of the first companies to issue Google Glass to its members of staff. The airline is going to give out the high tech eyewear to its concierge staff at their Upper Class Wing in Terminal 3 of Heathrow. When VIP travellers arrive there they will be met by Virgin workers wearing the smart glasses. This means that they...
With self driving cars coming closer all the time BMW has recently shown off its latest model, which can carry out some pretty impressive manoeuvres on their own. A new study by IHS Automotive concluded that by the year 2050 most of the cars on our roads will be autonomous, with the driver having no part to play in the driving process. This sounds a long way off still...
If you have ever worried about catching a disease off a dirty touchscreen then the solution is going to be out there soon. US company Corning is bringing out a new type of touchscreen glass which is said to stay free of bacteria and fungi for the lifetime of the device using it. The secret behind the glass – called Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass – is that it contains...