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Babysitting Mama creeps us out
I don’t know about you, but those dolls that close their eyes when you put them to a lying down position, only to have them open those eyelids when upright just creep me out. If dolls are your thing, then you might want to check out the new Babysitting Mama accessory that is part of the best selling Cooking Mama franchise which has already sold over 6 million games. This is the first time Mama will branch out ...
I don’t know about you, but those dolls that close their eyes when you put them to a lying down position, only to have them open those eyelids when upright just creep me out. If dolls are your thing, then you might want to check out the new Babysitting Mama accessory that is part of the best selling Cooking Mama franchise which has already sold over 6 million games. This is the first time Mama will branch out ...
Kinect used to control Super Mario on a PC, redefine convergence (video)
If, like us, you've been waiting to see Kinect in control of a truly marquee game, your wait has now come to an end. The same fella that brought us the Kinect lightsaber has returned with a hack enabling eager nostalgics to enjoy a bout of Super Mario controlled only by their body contortions. OpenKinect was used to get the motion-sensing peripheral -- originally intended exclusively for use with an Xbox 360 -- to communicate ...
If, like us, you've been waiting to see Kinect in control of a truly marquee game, your wait has now come to an end. The same fella that brought us the Kinect lightsaber has returned with a hack enabling eager nostalgics to enjoy a bout of Super Mario controlled only by their body contortions. OpenKinect was used to get the motion-sensing peripheral -- originally intended exclusively for use with an Xbox 360 -- to communicate ...
Virgin America Issues Free Frequent Flyer Miles for Virtual Check-Ins
Virgin America Airlines is offering its flyers Elevate Points, which are frequent flyer miles, just for virtually checking in. The company is quickly embracing social networking by giving users up to 25 Elevate Points for checking in with online services such as Facebook Places and Foursquare. According to the airline, to participate, you'll either need to sign up at topguest.com or download the Topguest app for ...
Virgin America Airlines is offering its flyers Elevate Points, which are frequent flyer miles, just for virtually checking in. The company is quickly embracing social networking by giving users up to 25 Elevate Points for checking in with online services such as Facebook Places and Foursquare. According to the airline, to participate, you'll either need to sign up at topguest.com or download the Topguest app for ...
Angry Birds Coming to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare
The popular mobile game Angry Birds will soon be coming from the small screen of your smartphone to your television screen. The game was previously said to expand to more devices, and just recently,developer Rovio has announced at the Social Gaming Summit that the game will be ported to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare, though a release date ...
The popular mobile game Angry Birds will soon be coming from the small screen of your smartphone to your television screen. The game was previously said to expand to more devices, and just recently,developer Rovio has announced at the Social Gaming Summit that the game will be ported to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare, though a release date ...
Tweet Library for iPad makes Twitter useful
I've long been fascinated by the idea of using Twitter as both a social platform and a means of archiving my life on the web. I've played with using favorites, searches, backup services, my own bots for archiving links and direct messages ... I know it goes against the grain of the original vision of Twitter, but it's grown to be something that really has the potential to be more than a flighty (excuse the pun) social network. I haven't, however, ...
I've long been fascinated by the idea of using Twitter as both a social platform and a means of archiving my life on the web. I've played with using favorites, searches, backup services, my own bots for archiving links and direct messages ... I know it goes against the grain of the original vision of Twitter, but it's grown to be something that really has the potential to be more than a flighty (excuse the pun) social network. I haven't, however, ...
Review: Sony PlayStation Move
Short Version: Sony sent us 4 games along with the PlayStation Move. Two of them make me want to turn off the PS3, curl up into the fetal position, and cry my pain away. One is decent. One of them is so damn good that I want to invite everyone I know over for a glimpse into the future. The platform that Sony built here has incredible potential — now it’s up to game developers to make it worth while. Long Version: How it works: Back in ...
Short Version: Sony sent us 4 games along with the PlayStation Move. Two of them make me want to turn off the PS3, curl up into the fetal position, and cry my pain away. One is decent. One of them is so damn good that I want to invite everyone I know over for a glimpse into the future. The platform that Sony built here has incredible potential — now it’s up to game developers to make it worth while. Long Version: How it works: Back in ...
GUSS, the Robot Mule Helps Marines Haul Loads
What looks like a small off-road vehicle is actually GUSS, an autonomous robot with a number of embedded sensors that will help Marines haul loads and serve a secondary purpose as a counterinsurgency tool. GUSS--which stands for Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate--has GPS sensors, camera sensors, and can be operated in either fully autonomous mode or via a Wii-style remote control steering wheel. The purpose of GUSS? To help Marines ...
What looks like a small off-road vehicle is actually GUSS, an autonomous robot with a number of embedded sensors that will help Marines haul loads and serve a secondary purpose as a counterinsurgency tool. GUSS--which stands for Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate--has GPS sensors, camera sensors, and can be operated in either fully autonomous mode or via a Wii-style remote control steering wheel. The purpose of GUSS? To help Marines ...
PlayStation Move gets broken down — so easy, an end-user could do it
Another week, another well-detailed tear down from the kids at iFixit. Blessed with an eight out of ten on the repairability index, the PlayStation Move was said to be one of the easiest devices yet to break down and reassemble, so there's a good chance that any novice DIYer with a steady hand and a Phillips screwdriver could accomplish what's shown in the link below. No huge surprises were found once the PCB's clothing ...
Another week, another well-detailed tear down from the kids at iFixit. Blessed with an eight out of ten on the repairability index, the PlayStation Move was said to be one of the easiest devices yet to break down and reassemble, so there's a good chance that any novice DIYer with a steady hand and a Phillips screwdriver could accomplish what's shown in the link below. No huge surprises were found once the PCB's clothing ...
LG Rolling Out New Smart TVs At IFA
There is a war being waged by TV makers. A war against set-top boxes. See, TV makers like LG and Sony don’t want you going off and buying a Roku , or iTV , or what have you. So over the last couple years, they keep adding features to their TVs — apps, internet, weather, that kind of thing. LG’s latest, which it will be showing at IFA this next week, doesn’t look terribly different from the stuff we’ve seen from others, but the new control scheme ...
There is a war being waged by TV makers. A war against set-top boxes. See, TV makers like LG and Sony don’t want you going off and buying a Roku , or iTV , or what have you. So over the last couple years, they keep adding features to their TVs — apps, internet, weather, that kind of thing. LG’s latest, which it will be showing at IFA this next week, doesn’t look terribly different from the stuff we’ve seen from others, but the new control scheme ...
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