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Vuzix Wrap 920AR Augmented Reality Glasses: Why Can’t Anyone Make These Things Look Cool? [Augmented Reality]
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Vuzix can make glasses with built in stereoscopic cameras that can seamlessly blend computer-generated imagery and your real world environment together, but they can't make them look cool?
Of course, it doesn't seem like anyone in the business of high tech eyewear has any sense of style. Apparently, they all want us walking around looking like Geordi or Blade. Still, if you can get past the looks, here's what the Wrap 920AR glasses can offer:
The stereo camera pair delivers a ...
Vuzix can make glasses with built in stereoscopic cameras that can seamlessly blend computer-generated imagery and your real world environment together, but they can't make them look cool?
Of course, it doesn't seem like anyone in the business of high tech eyewear has any sense of style. Apparently, they all want us walking around looking like Geordi or Blade. Still, if you can get past the looks, here's what the Wrap 920AR glasses can offer:
The stereo camera pair delivers a ...
MLB 10 The Show catches Joe Mauer, March 2 release date
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer graces this newly revealed cover for Sony's MLB 10 The Show. It's an apt choice, considering one of the big new features of this year's iteration is the ability to play as the catcher, calling pitches whilst scratching your groin.
The PlayStation-exclusive series will appear on PS3, PSP and PS2 on March 2, the same day as 2K Sports' multiplatform MLB 2K10.
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer graces this newly revealed cover for Sony's MLB 10 The Show. It's an apt choice, considering one of the big new features of this year's iteration is the ability to play as the catcher, calling pitches whilst scratching your groin.
The PlayStation-exclusive series will appear on PS3, PSP and PS2 on March 2, the same day as 2K Sports' multiplatform MLB 2K10.
Hands on with the Pixi Plus and Pre Plus
We just did some live video from the Palm lounge where we saw the Pixi and Pre Plus, two improvements to the current WebOS line-up. Notable points? The 3D gaming was quite impressive and the design has been considerably improved in this iteration. For one, there is no button on either device. Instead, you get a visual cue when in multi-tasking mode that allows you to tap to enter the home screen and slide to move back and forth. The devices have 16GB of memory and are ...
We just did some live video from the Palm lounge where we saw the Pixi and Pre Plus, two improvements to the current WebOS line-up. Notable points? The 3D gaming was quite impressive and the design has been considerably improved in this iteration. For one, there is no button on either device. Instead, you get a visual cue when in multi-tasking mode that allows you to tap to enter the home screen and slide to move back and forth. The devices have 16GB of memory and are ...
Atlus uses the Hexyz Force on PSP
Atlus sure does love the PSP, announcing two games for Sony's handheld in just as many days. Hexyz Force is a new RPG from Sting, creator of Riviera: The Promised Land and Yggdra Union. This classically-styled JRPG features two different adventures, each about (what else?) the end of the world. Atlus promises each adventure will take about 25 hours, totaling 50 hours of dungeon crawling and grinding for RPG ...
Atlus sure does love the PSP, announcing two games for Sony's handheld in just as many days. Hexyz Force is a new RPG from Sting, creator of Riviera: The Promised Land and Yggdra Union. This classically-styled JRPG features two different adventures, each about (what else?) the end of the world. Atlus promises each adventure will take about 25 hours, totaling 50 hours of dungeon crawling and grinding for RPG ...
Live from LG’s CES press event
11:31AM No Jim Nantz?11:30AM LG is shifting its focus from featurephones to smartphones in 2010 -- looks like the LG Expo is just the beginning, or so they say. Like college hoops? Expect to see lots of LG ads during CBS broadcasts. Sports analyst James Brown is on screen talking the "Something Better" company line.11:28AM Now it's time for a staged Q&A with the marketing guys... ...
11:31AM No Jim Nantz?11:30AM LG is shifting its focus from featurephones to smartphones in 2010 -- looks like the LG Expo is just the beginning, or so they say. Like college hoops? Expect to see lots of LG ads during CBS broadcasts. Sports analyst James Brown is on screen talking the "Something Better" company line.11:28AM Now it's time for a staged Q&A with the marketing guys... ...
KOR-fx: It’s a rumble pack for your chest!
We have a blast writing goofy CES-timed gadget announcement posts like this one, but why should we have all the fun? C'mon commenters, we'll tell you how to write your own, using the newly-announced rumbly, necklacey KOR-fx as an example:
1. Post a goofy picture of it in action -- you can see we've taken care of this already.
2. Make fun of the company's name -- the company behind this tech is ...
We have a blast writing goofy CES-timed gadget announcement posts like this one, but why should we have all the fun? C'mon commenters, we'll tell you how to write your own, using the newly-announced rumbly, necklacey KOR-fx as an example:
1. Post a goofy picture of it in action -- you can see we've taken care of this already.
2. Make fun of the company's name -- the company behind this tech is ...
Next-Gen Nintendo DS Will Have Some Kind of Motion Detection [Nintendo DS]
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Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata was more mouthy than most presidents are about their upcoming, but unannounced, products, and said that the upcoming DS will have an accelerometer. Or, some kind of motion sensor.
Here's the quote:
[It will have] highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have a sensor with the ability to read the movements of people playing.
The highly detailed graphics part is a given, but even so, is still pretty vague. It does mesh with the Nvidia Tegra rumors we ...
Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata was more mouthy than most presidents are about their upcoming, but unannounced, products, and said that the upcoming DS will have an accelerometer. Or, some kind of motion sensor.
Here's the quote:
[It will have] highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have a sensor with the ability to read the movements of people playing.
The highly detailed graphics part is a given, but even so, is still pretty vague. It does mesh with the Nvidia Tegra rumors we ...
Dragon Age ‘Return to Ostagar’ DLC delayed one day before release
In a terse message on the BioWare forums last night, Community Coordinator Chris Priestly announced that the Dragon Age: Origins "Return to Ostagar" DLC, dated for release today, won't be available as planned.
"We're sorry but the planned Return to Ostagar downloadable content scheduled to launch on January 5th has been delayed for all platforms," the forum post reads. "We will update you as new information becomes available." And then there's a little ...
In a terse message on the BioWare forums last night, Community Coordinator Chris Priestly announced that the Dragon Age: Origins "Return to Ostagar" DLC, dated for release today, won't be available as planned.
"We're sorry but the planned Return to Ostagar downloadable content scheduled to launch on January 5th has been delayed for all platforms," the forum post reads. "We will update you as new information becomes available." And then there's a little ...
Video: iPhone hacked to support the Magic Mouse
Those gifted gents over at the BTStack might just be too clever for their own good. First they blow our minds by sneaking Wiimote support onto the iPhone , and then tickle our productivity-loving souls by hacking in Bluetooth keyboard support. It’s a bit awkward to be typing away on a keyboard then have to reach over and poke the screen whenever you want to do something – wouldn’t it be nice to be able to use a mouse instead? Yes, yes it would. And the BTStack ...
Those gifted gents over at the BTStack might just be too clever for their own good. First they blow our minds by sneaking Wiimote support onto the iPhone , and then tickle our productivity-loving souls by hacking in Bluetooth keyboard support. It’s a bit awkward to be typing away on a keyboard then have to reach over and poke the screen whenever you want to do something – wouldn’t it be nice to be able to use a mouse instead? Yes, yes it would. And the BTStack ...
The Best of Big Download: December 28-January 3
We're lucky that the period between Christmas and New Year's Day is a tad on the slow side in the news department. Quite frankly, New Years partying combined with the disassembling of holiday decorations and removal of festive trees (we usually get four or five) has us exhausted and a little melancholy. Oh, and we also wrote a whole mess of content over the last week just for you, in case you were wondering. Hit the break for news items ...
We're lucky that the period between Christmas and New Year's Day is a tad on the slow side in the news department. Quite frankly, New Years partying combined with the disassembling of holiday decorations and removal of festive trees (we usually get four or five) has us exhausted and a little melancholy. Oh, and we also wrote a whole mess of content over the last week just for you, in case you were wondering. Hit the break for news items ... 
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