Microsoft has been granted a patent on what looks remarkably like taking the achievements system it uses for games and applying it to TV show and commercial watching. There’s no word yet on whether Microsoft plans to exploit the patent, but it’s certainly interesting timing given the Xbox One announcement. The patent covers ” A […]
The guys from SteLuLu Technologies are hoping to revolutionize the way hardcore gamers play with the STINKY Footboard. They’re bringing your feet into the game. And you can get one for as little as $89 on their Kickstarter, where they are seeking the funds to launch into production. I’ll admit, it’s been awhile since I’ve […]
Reports claim the next generation of Xbox will use a processor designed by AMD. It will make it more likely that existing PC titles will come to the Xbox, but could also make backwards compatibility difficult. Anonymous sources quoted by Bloomberg claim the new Xbox (widely expected to be dubbed the 720) will use an […]
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A year after the rumor first surfaced, a major games magazine is insisting the next generation XBox won’t allow for used game sales. Edge magazine reports “sources with first-hand experience” as saying that although the new Xbox will support physical media, Microsoft wants downloadable games to be the priority. As a result, the new Xbox will […]
Nintendo has conceded the Wii U is likely to fall well below its original sales predictions. The disappointment is tempered only by some good fortune with currency exchange rates. The details come in financial figures covering April through December, the first nine months of Nintendo’s financial year. It says it sold 3.06 million Wii U […]
Kingston has just announced a new USB 3.0 1TB flash drive to add to its DataTraveler HyperX Predator line of products. There’s no word on pricing as of yet, but the 512GB version is currently for sale for about $880. Now try to imagine how much the 1TB version will go for. [Via LS]
This absolutely amazing reproduction of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 was made by Etsy seller shankalonian out an old hard drive, a laptop keyboard, and various parts from a dead motherboard. The perfect gift for hardware geeks who also happen to be big Star Trek fans! [shankalonian]