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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...

Tags: Game players, Games, Corporate communications, video game console emulator, CES 2009, video game console, emulator, video game, gaming store, video

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

Tags: Video Game Console, Video Game, Video, Emulator, Game Players, Games, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, 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.

Tags: Manhattan, gamer, video game, video game console, game console, video, computer, console, music, programmer

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...

Tags: Game players, Processors, Games, video game, video, game console, Cell, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony Corp., processor, Nintendo Co. Ltd., game, video game console

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...

Tags: sales

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...

Tags: sales

Blog posts 2005-01-24

Additional Resources

GameCenter for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

GameCenter for iPhone is a video game application for the iPhone and iPod touch, offering up-to-the minute news, release dates, user reviews, game controls, cheats, codes and more for over 5,000 video games. It features 5,000 video game titles across all the major platformsfeatured video games from EA, Activision, Ubisoft,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Video Game, Video, GameFly, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 3.06Hz Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Fall 2009)

We awarded Apple an Editors' Choice for its new $1,699 iMac, largely because its 27-inch screen dwarfs its competition in that price range. So what to make of Apple's new lower-end iMac? At $1,199, its 21.5-inch screen is hardly the size leader for its price, and without a touch screen...

Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, Acer Aspire Z5610, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Apple iMac, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)

Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, RAM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video coming to Xbox LIVE

The Xbox is expanding its purpose from just a gaming console and a way to access Netflix. Starting November 17, Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune HD video will be accessible from Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles. To access the new goodies, you'll...

Tags: Game, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-13

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....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7.5, Mac history, Apple Macintosh

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...

Tags: Games, Sales strategy, game, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., sales, graphics

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...

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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...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

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...

Tags: Game players, Linux, Right Now IT, XBL, Sony PlayStation 3, NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation

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...

Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, Tritton Technologies, headset

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...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Eltima Software, SyncMate 2.4, SyncMate Free, SyncMate Expert, Desktops, Hardware

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...

Tags: Servers, server, HP MediaSmart, hard drive, HP MediaSmart Server, Hewlett-Packard Co.

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...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Console, PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Game Console, Blu-ray, OTOY, Jules Urbach, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

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....

Tags: Construction, Game players, Microsoft Windows XP, Games, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Embedded, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-01