Gamez and Gadgetz

Archive for the ‘Gadgetz’ Category

The movie back to the future 2 sowed the need of a Hoverboard in our hearts way back when it released in the 80s. It was a beautiful piece of technology with which you could go anywhere without touching the ground in anyway and even on water.
But don’t get excited as of yet. Only a prototype has been produced and installed in the gallery of the French designer Nils Guadagnin. This piece of technology is the exact replica of the 80s movie with pink color and the striped finish. But this does not over anywhere else other than the place where it is kept because it is set on top of magnets to hover all day long. It is rooted in one place and cant mover around without touching the ground. This hoverboard sits along with other memorabilia in the gallery shelves.
But for all you eager hoverboard fans out there will have to wait a little longer. Since this piece of hardware is not what it actually looks like and is only a look alike.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Why would one want a high end portable gaming laptop that costs twice as much as a good gaming desktop and will be used half as much? Well, I cant give you an answer without getting fingers pointed at so I will just leave you here with the review of the latest gaming laptop from ORION called EON 15.
This is a 15 inch screened laptop with a Intel Core i7 processor. It has the latest 5670 graphics video card from ATi. It has a 4 GB RAM, that can be extended to 16 GB. It is very heavy, much heavier than any laptop that we have held in our hands in the past five years. The display is a beautiful 1080p full screen HD, thou the screen is small, there is no problem playing games on it. The keypad is convenient and the mouse pad is large with an unusual texture.
Most of the high graphics intensive games perform fairly well on this laptop and will be in a position to run any game in the market in the two or three years to come. Hence if you are looking for a Gaming Laptop that is top of the line and can do its basic stuff right, then this is it.

Popularity: 8% [?]

If you are planning to buy a PSP game console and you happen to be living or planning on visiting Europe soon, then now is the time and it cannot get any better than this. Sony has the plans to unveil PSPgo which comes with 10 free games!
Any registration after the 1st of April in the PSN online network will get 10 games in the digital format. And not just older tiles will be for download, even brand new titles and popular titles will be available for every PSP registered after April 1st.
The whole list of downloadable games is not known yet but games developed by Sony such as Little Big Planet, ModNation will be available and other games such as 2010 Fifa World cup and Gran Turismo will be available for download and cherish.
This is not the first time that Sony is giving away free games. During the launch of PSPgo, copies of Gran Turismo were given and this was followed by three free games to the same customers. Apparently their idea is to make the current customers happy and new customers will come. It is no surprise that Sony is so happy with their European Customers since this is the only place where PSPgo sales are constant and this is the only place where hopes of any improvement can be seen.

Popularity: 6% [?]

This is the latest update to the Asus Eee netbook from ASUS that is trying to penetrate the nonexistent netbook market. It still does not solve the netbook versus tablet debate.

Asus Eee PC 1201N is a slim 1.3” thick netbook with up to 8 hours battery life and a 2 GB or RAM that can be increased to 8 GB, this makes this quite fast. The processor is an Intel dual core Atom 1.3 GHz processor with L2 cache. The screen is a 12” LCD that is a slight increase from the 10” found in the older ASUS Eee PC’s and has vibrant colors. The keyboard is well placed and easy to use. The touch pad is responsive and supports multi touch. The time it takes to boot into the operating system is about 40 seconds. It is even capable of running high graphics games at low clarity such as Team Fortress 2. The PCMark vantage scores were average and are sufficient for a netbook.
The laptop is a fair dealt at $450 and performs at optimum speed. Hence if you are looking for a laptop to browse and for medium multimedia use, then this laptop is perfect.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Nintendo has been dominating over the handheld Game console marked since 1990’s with the Gameboy which was followed by the Advance SP, Micro, DS Lite and the DSi. Nintendo with its revolutionary gaming systems has been dominating the market and the latest improvement over its all too popular handheld DS lite and DSi seems to be repeating history.

The Nintendo DSi XL is a DSi on growth hormones. It’s phenomenally designed at 6.3 inches long to 3.6 inches wide with a 4.2 inch LCD screen. The Nintendo has smooth rounded corners with the ports at the same places as in the DSi and DS lite.

Nintendo DSi XL’s gaming experience is a repeat of the revolutionary gaming experience from DS lite and DSi. The same games that are designed for the older DS also work for this newer and improved console. No wonder it is out selling its competition world over. An exceptional improvement is seen here in the audio speaker department where the audio quantity is sized up considerably so that no headphones need to be used.

Thou not a worthwhile upgrade from Nintendo DSi; the DSi XL is a solid handheld and stacks up among the best products that Nintendo has to offer. The Nintendo DSi XL being a portable console is far too bulky to be carried along in pockets a major trade off considering the alternatives.

Popularity: 4% [?]

There are time when you just feel like dropping everything and running. Some of these instances are when you get hit in the groin (if you are a guy) and this is so painful that you would not wish it on your worst enemies ever. Well, there are some people who are inane enough to not mind doing such things every now and then and hence they can be called totally mindless. Some of these people happen to be in the Japanese video game commercial space and if you feel that you need some mindless commercial game watching, you can check out these video game commercials. A lot of them are found online and all you have to do is to just check out the respective links on the internet. After all it doesn’t cost a dime to get some fun online, does it? Here are some ideas:
• Some of the best commercials ever are on UnrealityMag as these bring out the best in these Japanese commercials
• There are just too many blows to the crotch in Heavy and you can watch it if you absolutely must.
• The new Apple iPad is creating waves around the globe, but if you want a lot of jokes on this you can check out CollegeHumor.

Popularity: 2% [?]

For over twenty years since the debut of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Since then, we’ve seen a rich heritage of different platforms, Video Game Consoles and countless games. Wii brings these games to the virtual console.

The Nintendo Wii Game Console lets you play perfect recreations of classic video games on Wii, including favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Turbografx (PC Engine), SEGA MEGA DRIVE and NeoGeo.

Whether you’re a nostalgia fan who wants to relive their childhood memories or a new player wanting to live the successes of the past, the virtual console is your ticket to the game’s history.

A wide selection of games for the console is available for download from the Internet via the Wii Shop Channel. Each game has a price in Wii Points.

Many of the virtual console games can be played with just the Wii remote horizontally, but some titles require the use of additional controls. So there is a command available classic, which includes all buttons and analog sticks to play any game from the virtual console.

Popularity: 8% [?]

In recent days much about PSP is due to rumors of a PSP2 that prescindiría top of the UMD, the format unique to the laptop has not achieved expected results by Sony.

Now we know that some of the major titles announced the other day as MotorStorm Arctic Edge, LittleBigPlanet, Assassin’s Creed and Rock Band: Unplugged reaching the laptop, the company also plans to bring the retro console games beyond the first PlayStation through digital distribution with PlayStation Network.

John Koller of Sony Computer Entertainment America and expressed it to MTV.

“In general there’s a lot of discussion with the editors on earlier catalogs that they can finally find their place in the PlayStation Network in the latter half of the year.”

“PSOne is included, but everything is on the table … We look at some of the great successes of the past games and look for ways to bring them back. It is not always easy. Obviously there are technical points that need to be overcome, “he said.

“But when consumers will solve a huge variety of retro and totally new games coming to the PSN,” ends.

Popularity: 7% [?]

In one of his many statements, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said that the public does not care about Wii games, which leads to a lack of information that ends up leaving the consumer without a criterion for choosing the most appropriate title, guided usually choose a brand known for its acquisition.

The fame of the product is more important for sales of the software that the quality of Wii games.

“The Wii audience is not sophisticated enough to know whether they are buying the game is comparable to, say some, or LittleBigPlanet Gears of War, because they probably do not own an Xbox 360 or PS3.”

“They buy Wii games to buy for the same reason that people go to McDonald’s. McDonald’s does not win many prizes from the critics but restaurants are accessible, consistent and you know what you will serve. ”

“Nintendo has become a fast-food machine. Sony is a much more prestigious restaurant. And Microsoft is something in between, “said the analyst.

The truth is that in his opinion, it is attractive enough and a cover name or a particular concept to convince the visitor that this is the title you must purchase:

“If the concept is right, if the recognition factor is there, if you are attracted by what is in the box, sometimes the game does not have to be equally good to sell.”

Popularity: 3% [?]

There are some phones on the Market today that allow VoIP calls through Skype. One of the best known is the Asus SV1, which were tested at Engadget, and which can even make video calls.

The IPEVO SO-10W is one of the solutions implemented only calls, but can make them completely independently to your PC. To do this, it incorporates a Wi-Fi adapter, so you can install it anywhere in the house if you have this connection, but we can choose to connect via Ethernet.

It is controlled via the keypad and the built-screen 2.4-inch color can see all your options from which to view our contacts are connected to change our current status. Not only can we make calls to Skype contacts and numbers if you have conventional enough credit, but also receive them.

And if at any time they want to stop receiving them, a simple push of the button disables this feature. Includes hands-free speakerphone function if we do not want to be linked to it. The IPEVO SO-10W is certified by Skype and is priced at $ 170.

Popularity: 2% [?]