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  • PlayStation Move requires only 2MB of RAM, developers breath sigh of relief
    By Engadget on March 13th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    While it’s a crying shame that Sony’s PlayStation Move won’t have full four-player support , at least the technology is efficient; our buddies at Joystiq are reporting that the camera-and-wand based motion control game system will only minimally impact game performance. Quizzing Sony’s David Coombes, they found out that the advanced image processing…

  • Scientists discover method for rapid charging Li-ion batteries
    By Engadget on March 13th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Huzzah! Yet another discovery for us to add to our ever-expanding list of “awesome things that’ll never actually happen!” Ibrahim Abou Hamad and colleagues from Mississippi State University have reportedly devised a method of charging batteries that could hasten the process rather significantly, and better still, it could provide “an increase in …

  • Darkworks shows off TriOviz for Games 2D-to-3D SDK, we get a good look
    By Engadget on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Darkworks introduced its TriOviz for Games SDK yesterday during GDC , and while TriOviz technology has been around for years in Hollywood, it wasn’t until today that this same technology debuted for console and PC titles. Essentially, this software wrapper enables standard 2D video games to be viewed in 3D on …

  • Sony Motion Controller is Called PlayStation Move, Launches Fall 2010 (Hands On!) [Playstation Move]
    By Gizmodo on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Sony’s finally put a name to their motion controller , and it’s called PlayStation Move . Updated with hands on. Sony will have multiple packages. A standalone Move controller, or a package with PlayStation Eye + Move + a game, or an entire console solution. The Eye and Move and game combo will be…

  • Sony files for ‘PlayStation Arc’ trademark in Japan — all but a done deal?
    By Engadget on March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Sony’s PlayStation Motion Controller has gone through a few different names during its development, but “Arc” has cropped up far more than any other over the past few months, and it’s now looking increasingly like a sure thing. While any official announcement will likely have to wait until GDC next…

  • PlayStation Network Down [PSN]
    By Mashable on February 28th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Sony PlayStation 3 owners in multiple regions (including North America, Europe, and Australia) are facing the inability to sign into the PlayStation Network online gaming service, corrupted user data and inability to play some games online or off. The problems are accompanied by the 8001050F error code. When they try to load up …

  • 5 Best iPhone Apps For Controlling Your Mac or PC
    By Mashable on February 28th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    With more than 140,000 apps in the iPhone App Store , finding task-specific apps or utilities for your iPhone or iPod touch (and soon iPad ) isn’t the hard part. The hard part is finding the best app for the job. That’s why we’re launching a new series here at Mashable…

  • PS3 getting 3D firmware update this Summer
    By Engadget on February 10th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Get your active shutter glasses ready: your PS3 is going to go 3D this Summer. In conjunction with the release of its 3D BRAVIA LCD sets , Sony is planning to release updates to turn the PS3 both into a stereoscopic 3D gaming platform , in addition to a 3D Blu-ray compatible…

  • PlayStation 3 still a loss leader, ’six cents for every dollar’ of hardware sold
    By Engadget on February 5th, 2010 | No Comments Comments

    Though Sony’s overall bottom line is back in black , what held it back from an even bigger celebration cake was its core electronics brand, and no stranger to that sector is the PlayStation group. Both Joystiq and The Wall Street Journal took a more careful look at the numbers, and there’s a few…

  • N900 turned into PS3 controller courtesy of BlueMaemo emulator
    By Engadget on December 30th, 2009 | No Comments Comments

    Should you be the sort of person who doesn’t mind fiddling around with alpha level software, you’ll definitely want to know about the BlueMaemo Bluetooth emulator. Available via the Extras-Devel repository on your N900 , this app allows the device to mimic other Bluetooth gadgets, such as keyboards, mice, and yes indeedy, …