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Interestingly Jason Calacanis (@Jason) has broke today he has been a beta Apple Tablet tester. And before you laugh this off, the guy is the founder of some off the biggest tech stuff out there including Weblogs, TechCrunch50 and Engadget. Although he hasn’t put up any pic’s he is reporting;

• Two sizes. one about double the size of an iPhone and one is 20% smaller than a Macbook air
• Wireless charging using optional base station
• Facial Recognition (really?!)
• Multiple tablet connections via Wi-Fi
• Nitendo Wii innovation for games
• Built in HDTV tuner
• Two cameras, front and back
• Short battery life if playing games, though a solar … Continue Reading
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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg unveiled the biggest news to fallout from the E3 exhibition in LA by introducing the world to controller-free gaming. Project Natal from Microsoft is new motion sensor technology for the Xbox 360, it combines an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software to track your every move and sound.

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Lots of rumors are flying aound about what Sony will unveil at the E3 gaming show. Now an updated PSP is pretty likely but new reports say that they may release a new PS3 controller as well, using Wii-like motion technology but apparently much more precise than the Wii.

“Sony’s controller apparently used LEDs (light emitting diodes, essentially little electric light sources) and a small webcam to track the device’s movements,” says Variety’s Cut Scene blog. “Because the camera can read different color lights and the shape and angle of each light, it’s much more accurate than the Wii-mote.”

Rumors have been … Continue Reading

OnLive Games

In theory this could change the way we buy and play games forever. Never buy a games console or top end PC again. How? Using ‘Cloud Computing’.

OnLive is a streaming games concept that allows you to play the latest PC games at blistering speeds without the need of a £2k + PC, infact you may not need a PC at all, just a TV and dedicated set box.

How does it work?
OnLive utilises cloud computing, this allows the load and high … Continue Reading

BMW Designed PC

Once upon a time everything was beige and boxy, but the likes of Coolermaster, Thermaltake and Shuttle have taken us to a new level in PC design and made them more acceptable in the living room. Well Thermaltake have gone a step further who asked BMW DesignWorksUSA, to help design and create a new concept in high-end computing. Named the Level 10 concept the standard ‘box’ design goes right out of the window and in comes separate containers … Continue Reading

The United Kingdom eSports association (UKeSA) has set up four professional and 22 amateur leagues that opens its doors to new gamers on Friday.

Players can compete using a PC, Xbox 360, Wii, or PS3 on up to 14 different games, including Counter-Strike: Source, FIFA 09, and Call of Duty 4.

You have to laugh, but apparently they;

• Have been planning this for several weeks
• Have set themselves up to be the Football Association of gaming
• This is the start of a process to make the UK the “most prominent and profitable sports market in the world,”

I just have visions of a 13 year old … Continue Reading