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- New Epic 3D game engine toolset: Fabulous, fun, and free!
- This is big: Epic Games just announced the release of the Unreal Development Kit UDK, a free edition of the Unreal Engine 3. This is the same technology behind popular PC and console games such as Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, Bioshock, and Medal of Honor. Now anyone can download...
- Tags: 3D, EPIC, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Bioshock 1.0 (Mac)
- Bioshock drops you into the failed utopia of Rapture, a city built beneath the waves and filled with advanced technology, beautiful art deco styling, and some seriously unhinged inhabitants. When genetic enhancements got out of hand, the city started to fall apart. Now at war with itself, Rapture may have...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, City, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- Keystroke 1.5.5 (Windows)
- Keystroke is a Voice Recognition Software package that comes with 40+ game and application templates for controlling your favorite games with your voice giving you the competitive edge. Everything from Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, World Of Warcraft, Quake Wars, Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Bioshock and more. Keystroke comes with...
- Tags: Voice, Microsoft Windows, Template, Killers Software, Keystroke, Games, Telecommunications, Telephony, Mice, Personal Technology, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-04-18
- Keystroke (Windows Vista) 1.5.5.0 (Windows)
- Keystroke is a Voice Recognition Software package that comes with 40+ game and application templates for controlling your favorite games with your voice giving you the competitive edge. Everything from Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, World Of Warcraft, Quake Wars, Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Bioshock and more. Keystroke comes with...
- Tags: Voice, Microsoft Windows Vista, Template, Killers Software, Keystroke, Microsoft Windows, Games, Telecommunications, Telephony, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-04-18
- Nvidia Geforce 3D Vision Kit
- The Nvidia 3D Vision Kit brings a unique 3D video game experience to your computer and is available from Nvidia for $199. The visual effect it produces in games is a fun gimmick, however, in some cases the 3D effect is more distracting than entertaining. We wouldn't recommend the...
- Tags: Engineering, Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Monitors & displays, vision, NVidia Corp., 3D, Nvidia GeForce
- Product reviews 2009-04-01
- Altec Lansing Expressionist Classic FX2020
- To date, Altec Lansing has two models in its Expressionist line of PC multimedia speakers, each of which boasts a distinct design. The larger Expressionist Bass FX3022 speakers are cone-shaped and have a somewhat retro futuristic look that's reminiscent of the setting of BioShock. The more affordable Expressionist Classic, which...
- Tags: power button, speaker
- Product reviews 2008-12-11
- The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating heads
- I received this email from a reader about my relentless criticism of Apple's new glossy (or should I say, "glassy?") screens. I think you should coin the phrase "Glassy" rather than "Glossy" because I got a new MacBook and I have to say that the glass causes a much...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Does DRM guarantee Spore is destined for extinction?
- Does DRM guarantee Spore is destined for extinction?DRM is one of the reasons I left PC gamingIt's also one of the reasons I left PC. I was going to build a PC for gaming for HL-2, but said "no" to Steam. That was the only thing keeping me intel at...
- Tags: Games, Digital rights management (DRM), game, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Ear Force X4
- Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which generally offers better sound quality...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, Ear Force X4, headphone, ear cup, Microsoft Xbox
- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?[i]start imagining a world without Vista, system crashes and the blue screen of death.[/i]I've been living in this world for a number of years. Hi, I'm Earth, have we met? Anyways, this is just natural progression...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, FUD, move beyond, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., BSOD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Effects of XP SP3 update on gaming
- Does XP SP3 boost gaming performance? Let's find out! The tests The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB of RAM …). I’ve used this system...
- Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Games, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Video Cards, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Zogis GeForce 9800 GTX
- Nvidia's new GeForce 9800 GTX 3D graphics chip is the spiritual successor to the GeForce 8800 GTX. That latter chip has been the PC gamers' watermark for excellence since it came out at the end of 2006. The difference this time around is while the 8800 GTX debuted with a...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Nvidia GeForce, GeForce 9800, chip, card
- Product reviews 2008-04-09
- S3 Graphics launches Chrome 400 Series - DirectX 10.1 and HD support for under 60
- S3 Graphics launches Chrome 400 Series - DirectX 10.1 and HD support for under 60Benchmarks?Forget Crysis, I'll be buying that in four years or so once hardware that can run it decent exists. But for a middle of the road benchmark right now, say for example how many frames...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Chrome 400-Series, DirectX 10.1, S3 Graphics, S3 Inc., DirectX, graphics
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- Here are the benchmark results that many of you have been waiting for - a look at how well ten popular games work on XP SP2, Vista RTM and Vista SP1. It's been nearly a year since I took a look at the state of gaming under...
- Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- PC Gaming Alliance debuts
- PC Gaming Alliance debutsWhy Microsoft may be on board.So Microsoft wants to be included, and they certainly have a right since they do handle software for the PC. However, at the same time, this may be a way for them to try to control the 'interoprability' between future PC and...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., game, PC, console
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360
- Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360sony should refuse to permit microsoft to have blu raythey could be in deep s**t. or they could charge they a eye and a arm for it .........RE: Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360"We do not believe...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Game players, Murphy, wii, HD-DVD, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, MICROSOFT SAYS, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Death encounters with Vista SP1 RTM
- Death encounters with Vista SP1 RTMFlash in IE7I am unable to use IE7 with Adobe Flash player, also. IE7 shuts down at least three times a day with Flash installed. Firefox has been working fine with Flash player though.George, let's hope the in this case that it is...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Opera Software ASA, SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+Technologies
- nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+TechnologiesI don't think you quite get itGood article about "what happens to AMD, NVidia, etc if this acquisition..." but, seriously, questioning the direction of physics and dependency on Microsoft to make it happen? This tells me you don;t quite the significance of physics in gaming.I'll boil...
- Tags: Games, Video cards, DirectX 10, DirectX, game, card, video card, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Asus GeForce 8800 GT (PCI-e, 512MB, 1.8GHz Clock)
- The Asus EN8800GT is the first card we've reviewed with Nvidia's new GeForce 8800 GT graphics chip. You should be able to find this card for just under $300 or so online, which puts its real world price a bit higher than Nvidia's suggested price of about $250. With its...
- Tags: Semiconductors, ASUS, NVidia Corp., Nvidia GeForce, ATI Technologies Inc., GeForce 8800 GT
- Product reviews 2007-12-17
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