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The landscape in which we navigate our gaming consoles is changing. Whether it’s to gain a more casual audience or provide more options, it’s definitely clear that the level of innovation is non-stop with the current generation of consoles. So what does that mean for you? What will Sony do to keep up with the growing emphasis on console customization? What features will Microsoft’s new integrated Xbox 360 have? What game-changing peripheral will Nintendo introduce next? The Bonus Round aims to find out. Also, we put your user questions on the line!
Archive for category Gadgets
For every ten stories about Iraq “reductions,” there might be one about Afghanistan—and it’s definitely not about reductions. That said, I’m glad one of my favorite blogs, The Big Picture, decided to do two posts on Afghanistan this week.
Source: Gizmodo
Sony have revealed plans to add facial recognition capabilities to their PlayStation Eye webcam, potentially stealing part of Microsoft’s Project Natal thunder. According to Kish Hirani, Sony Europe’s head of developer services, the functionality will soon be added to the existing hardware, with developer libraries available for games studios so that they don’t need to exert effort specifically coding for the new system.
LG with OLED in 2012
Jul 18
LG has decided to mass produce its 30-inch OLED panel in 2012.
According to LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo, the company plans to produce 30-inch organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for TVs in 2012. The announcement is quite surprising considering that both Sony and Samsung have already expressed their intentions to produce mid-sized OLED displays possibly this year but no later than mid-2010; Samsung launched a new OLED-based mobile phone in South Korea just last month. “The commercial success of OLEDs hinges on how it shows its superiority compared to existing liquid crystal display (LCD) technologies,” Young-soo told reporters. “We will focus on TV panels rather than cell phone panels because the larger the display, the more efficient the OLED technology.” As reported by Trading Markets, Young-soo added that the company plans to hire 1,700 people this year for the research and development sector dedicated to OLED technology. Originally, LG planed to enter mass production of its 32-inch OLED TV in 2011, however those plans were made before the economy took a plunge. LG’s 15-inch OLED TV hits store shelves this December.
Source: Tomsguide
EVGA: We have LCDs
Jul 17
EVGA has decided to enter the display market with its new InterView 1700 dual-panel display.
