NVIDIA reportedly urging customers to buy new problem-free GPUs
NVIDIA has yet to step in and confirm that publicly, but a purported leaked memo from the outfit has been posted by at VR-Zone. What’s it say, you ask? Only that the company “strongly recommends that customers transition to the latest revision of the NB8E-SET GPUs as soon as possible.” Said revi…
Sony details PS3 firmware 2.50 upgrades: DivX VOD support, AV tweaks
Sony didn’t want to produce a big deal about that (so humble, that Sony) but the PlayStation 3’s recent 2.50 firmware update has a few additional additions aimed straight at domestic theater buffs. First up is a place to enter your DivX VOD Registration cipher — essential whether you want to ge…
PSP-3000 sneaks out a bit early, suffers an unboxing
Due to be launched next Tuesday, the PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack has managed to slip into at least one Best Buy a few days early, where it was quickly snatched up by friendly tipster Aaron G. He sent us a few unboxing shots out of the kindness of his heart, and now he’s und…
Microsoft sues DHL by Xbox train derailment
You know who Microsoft hates? No, not Apple. It really hates DHL. Apparently, the delivery service has hit the folks in Redmond where it hurts: in the Xbox. It seems that 21,600 consoles were totally messed by by “impact damage, wetting, pilfering and shortage” when one of the company’s freigh…
Carcade lets you play your seedy neighborhood
This isn’t the first stab at an “in-car gaming system” we’ve seen, but it may be the most novel. Carcade! is an “augmented reality in-car videogame” designed by students at the Berlin University of the Arts. Using a webcam, the landscape is captured and incorporated into the game itself, let…
Light Gun Zero Plus wireless light gun demo unit spotted at TGS
We spotted that demo light gun on the floor of TGS2008. The cagey booth attendant wouldn’t tell us whether it will ever hit retail shelves, but the frankensteined (see the external batteries?) device was certainly working with a PS3 and projector here in Tokyo. We’re all for some wireless light …
Brains-on with NeuroSky and Square Enix’s Judecca intellect-control game
We already know that NeuroSky is bringing us the mind-reading Mindset for your gaming pleasures, but we got a first-hand look at the device here at TGS. At first glance, the headset may seem to be just another white set of over-the-ear headphones, but a little boom that gets all cuddly with yo…
Nintendo announces Wii storage solution: SD cards
Yeah, the solution seemed pretty obvious to us, and now it looks like Nintendo’s willing to confess it. Nintendo will be solving its little Wii Shop game storage overflow problem by opening up the SD card slot for storing and playing games from (with DRM galore, we’re sure). The update will hit …
Nintendo announces the DSi
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/nintendo/Nintendo_Announces_DSi’; Nintendo just announced the DSi at its fall presentation — we’re getting more details by the moment. The company is calling it a “third platform,” which means it’s complementing existing DS, not necessarily replacing it. The new unit…
Sony and Toshiba to start mass producing 45nm cell processor in 2009 — cheaper, slimmer PS3s to come
Japan’s Nikkan is reporting that Sony and Toshiba will start mass production of the 45nm Cell processor in 2009. The smaller chip which cost less than the current 65nm Cell to manufacture additionally require 40% less capability to run. that opens the door to possible price drops on existing PS3…
