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- Video Game Console
- A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. Three popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on...
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- (Shady video game console emulators at CES 2009)
- (Shady video game console emulators at CES 2009)Common, and for Genesis tooA local gaming store has some like these. It's not real clear from the boxes which are NES/SNES and which are NES/Genesis since they just says "8-bit" and "16-bit". You can tell which is which from the slot sizes...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-13
- Shady video game console emulators at CES 2009
- One of the interesting trends we saw at the lackluster gaming showcase at this year's CES was an abundance of Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis hardware manufactured by third party companies. But is it legal? by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-01-12
- Photos: At NYC's Blip Festival, teaching old tech new tricks
- Gamers, programmers, hipsters and ravers pack into a lower Manhattan venue for music and art made with the help of low-bit video game consoles and computers.
- Image galleries 2006-12-05
- FAQ: The next video game consoles?
- FAQ: The next video game consoles?History lesson neededRE: Nintendo--The company traditionally comes up with an entirely new name for each console.Let's see... NES - SNESGameBoy - Virtual Boy - GameBoy Color - GameBoy AdvancedNow here's an interesting tidbit. Nintendo was originally colaborating with Sony to make a SNES-CD system...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-01
- Video game console sales down 7% in 2004
- Month-on-month unit sales of gaming hardware were off 12% for December 2004. For 2004, unit sales slumped 7%. Year-on-year December sales saw Xbox hardware sales down 7%, PlayStation 2 sales down 50%, GameCube sales down 30%, and Game Boy Advance hardware sales remain flat. Total software dollar sales were off...
- Blog posts 2005-01-24
- Video game console sales down 7% in 2004
- Month-on-month unit sales of gaming hardware were off 12% for December 2004. For 2004, unit sales slumped 7%. Year-on-year December sales saw Xbox hardware sales down 7%, PlayStation 2 sales down 50%, GameCube sales down 30%, and Game Boy Advance hardware sales remain flat. Total software dollar sales were off...
- Blog posts 2005-01-24
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- Yes, based on Mac history, Windows 7.5 will suck less
- Ummmm..."Windows 1: Shipped in 1985 and nobody cared.Windows 2: Shipped in 1987 and few cared.Windows 3: Came out in 1990 and PC users cared, especially with Windows 3.1 in 1992 (And I include here the introduction of Windows NT, which I believe was given a 3.x number.)Windows 4: Windows 95....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-01
- Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?
- Can no longer competeNintendo has dug itself in a hole this time it probably can't get out of. If they have a hardware update to improve graphics to the level of the 360 or PS3 they will not be able to compete on price which was their main selling...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- 2010 Infiniti QX56
- Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A
- You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- Netflix arriving on PlayStation 3 next month
- Hail PS3!! PS3 is on the roar.. After beating XBox after a long time in console sale, they are back in news again after a successful deal with netflix.I was expecting this deal a year before. But its never too late. All the things will turn out to be good...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Tritton AX 720
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested...
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- SyncMate 2.4 (Mac)
- SyncMate by Eltima is a sync tool, which allows syncing your Mac with Windows Mobile phones, Nokia S40 devices, other Macs, Windows PC, PlayStation Portable, USB flash drives, Google account and online storage. SyncMate is offered at Free and Expert Editions. SyncMate Free enables you to sync...
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- HP MediaSmart EX495 Server
- Editors' note: The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 has a very similar feature set to that of the already reviewed LX 195. For this reason, you might have a slight feeling of deja vu while reading the feature section of this review.Priced at around $700, the HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is...
- Product reviews 2009-10-02
- OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]
- Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a Blu-ray movie or Adobe Photoshop, can it? Jules Urbach says it's not only possible, but scalable as a business. Urbach, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OTOY, is working with AMD to pair that company's supercomputers with...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Microsoft delivers test build of Windows 7-based 'Quebec' Embedded OS
- Never heard of this product...I wonder what type of devices it will go on? I imagine this will go on all sort of multitouch devicesSega Dreamcast?Anyone remember that video game console? I know it had a windows logo on the top of the device, I believe it was windows CE....
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Sony PlayStation 3 Slim - 120GB
- Photo gallery:Sony PlayStation 3 SlimBack in 2004, four years after first launching the PlayStation 2, Sony brought out a new, much more compact PS2. Timed to come out just as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was hitting stores, the redesigned console helped breath new life into the PS2 franchise. It...
- Product reviews 2009-08-19
- Samsung HT-BD1250
- Photo gallery:Samsung HT-BD1250DVD home-theater-in-box systems seem to offer a lot of value from the spec sheet, but are often seriously disappointing in use, with lackluster audio and video being the norm. So far our experience with Blu-ray HTIBs has been the exact opposite; almost all of the systems we've tested...
- Product reviews 2009-08-14
- 2009 Audi Q5
- Photo gallery:2009 Audi Q5Small SUVs present a good compromise of practical cabin space, carlike drivability, and good fuel economy. Or, at least, they should. But some small SUVs we've tested failed on that third trait. The Acura RDX and the Land Rover LR2 turned in worse economy than we expected,...
- Product reviews 2009-08-13
- Unity 2.5.1 (Mac)
- Unity is a multiplatform game development tool, designed from the start to ease creation. A fully integrated professional application, Unity just happens to contain the most powerful engine this side of a million dollars. Integrated Editor Everything is done through Unity's simple user interface. Thousands of hours of thought and...
- Software downloads 2009-08-06
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