Microsoft has announced more than 100 Xbox 360 games that will be playable on the Xbox One from this week. Gamers will need to wait a little longer for some high-profile games however. The backward compatibility feature could be a big factor in persuading people to upgrade to the new console, not just because some […]
The Doors’ “Break on Through” performed by old computer hardware. The video features two versions of the song: one with DECTalk vocals (starting at 2:20) and one without. DECTalk is same speech synthesizer Stephen Hawking used back in the 80’s. [bd594]
This amazing creation by a user at the Bit Fix Gaming boards is both a functional electric guitar and a working Game Boy emulator. Not only do the buttons control the game, but A and B also act as dials to control the tone and volume of the guitar. Bit Fix Gaming
Amazon is said to be set to release a $50 tablet computer. The claim appears in the Wall Street Journal and is sourced to “people familiar with the matter” which most likely means either Amazon staff or one of its suppliers. The only firm details are that Amazon plans to offer a $50 tablet with […]
Taking advantage of the freedom of our (tiny) motorhome, my wife and I decided our last long weekend away this year should be to a geeky facility I’ve written about several times here at GaS but never visited until now: Bletchley Park. For those who don’t know, this is a British country mansion whose grounds […]
The next generation of Apple TV could cost as much as $199 according to new reports. The rumored new hardware features don’t seem to justify the price and instead its success could rest on a potential TV subscription service. 9to5Mac says its sources peg the price of the new box at either $149 or $199. That […]
The man in charge of Xbox says the company is working on supporting mice for playing games on the console. It will go with existing keyboard support, though it won’t immediately mean playing PC games on the console is possible. Phil Spencer revealed the plans in response to a question on Twitter about streaming between […]
NVIDIA HairWorks is a piece of tech being mastered right now that renders the hair of characters to be more realistic and have physics relative to real hair. The problem with it is it saps performance quality quite a bit. They are working on making a version that has the physics and graphics that represent […]
A million British schoolchildren are to get a free computer in an attempt to boost programming skills. The machine, made by the BBC, is a tiny PC along the lines of a Raspberry Pi and is a mere 4cm by 5cm. The idea of the Micro Bit is to be even simpler to use than […]
A British man who is building a 16-bit computer by hand fears it may not fit into his house. James Newman’s machine is so big because he’s using individual transistors rather than an integrated chip. According to Newman, the idea of the project is to build a computer he can literally see working. That means […]