Valve has issued more details about the hardware in the prototype models of its Steam Machine console. The specs may vary significantly from the final hardware releases, but show the general approach the company is taking. The console will be released next year but 300 gamers will be able to test the prototypes. As we’ve […]
Custom-made by zoki64! [Source: deviantART]
Valve has confirmed it’s making its own games machine for a 2014 release. And it wants 300 gamers to test the console this year. The specifics of the “Steam Machine” are still under wraps. Valve has said its aimed at people who want to play on their TV screen and that it plans to eventually […]
Nintendo is releasing a 2D version of the 3DS. Or, less confusingly, it’s releasing an entry level handheld console aimed at casual gamers and the very young. The device, named simply the 2DS, has two screens but doesn’t fold down, so it might be a bit of a squeeze to fit most pockets. It also […]
This awesome steampunk computer was built by Alexander Schlesier, AKA The Steampunker. My mother still has that old Singer sewing machine you see the computer sitting on. [Source: The Steampunker | Via Neatorama]
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Ouya, the manufacturer of an open source games console, says it will pay up to a million dollars to help fund game developers. The money has been set aside for developers who use Kickstarter to raise money for making games. As long as the developer gets a fully-funded project raising at least $50,000 on the […]
The man who invented the computer mouse has died aged 88. Douglas Engelbart also played a key role in the development of many modern computing concepts. An electrical engineering graduate and wartime radar technician, Engelbart worked at a forerunner to NASA before joining the Stanford Research Institute. He later formed the Augmentation Research Center. Much […]
One of the oldest digital computers is a step closer to running again — albeit in replica form. Bletchley Park researchers have demonstrated working parts in the replica, marking the midway point of the project. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, built at Cambridge University, was among the early machines to meet three key criteria […]
[GAS] reader Bill P sent me this really cool LED Tetris tie he recently built as a 4-hour project. For now, the Tetris blocks going down on the tie are moving randomly, but Bill soon plans to add a basic AI that will attempt to solve the puzzle. The tie is made out of 80 […]