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40gb ps3: sony’s great white hope

filed under: home entertainment | video | video games

PS3 40GB Ceramic White

Sony’s PlayStation 3 console has certainly faced its share of challenges in the market. When it hit retailers last year, it cost as much as $600, and had virtually no original gaming content. Sure, it’s got a great Blu-ray disc player, and it looks slick, but without games, few people drank the Sony Kool-Aid…

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October 9th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

giant bug eye satellite camera could capture an entire city

filed under: digital imaging | future tech

Satellite Lens Array

Satellite imagery has become part of our everyday lives through applications like Google Maps. However, the current technology involves capturing tons of high-resolution images and stitching them together to form one larger image…

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September 27th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ratchet and clank future: blistering behemoth

filed under: video | video games

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Box

Good news for those of you anxiously awaiting the new Ratchet and Clank game for the PlayStation 3. Insomniac Games has confirmed that the game will run at a full 60 frame per second speed, in both 720p and 1080i resolutions…

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September 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

metal gear solid 4 release date in 2007?

filed under: video games

Metal Gear Solid Release Date

Word on the street for a some time now has been that Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PlayStation 3 was almost certainly delayed until some time in 2008. Now, it appears that the game could hit shelves this year after all.

A graphic over on Konami’s Tokyo Game Show website now lists the game as a “Winter 2007″ release. Now we all know this could be a typo, or simply old content…

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September 19th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ratchet & clank future demo due 10/4

filed under: video games

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Here’s something for PlayStation 3 owners to get excited about. It’s just been revealed that Insomniac Games’ latest creation, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction will be available as a playable demo in just a few short weeks.

On October 4, 2007, expect a demo to hit the PlayStation Network for download…

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September 11th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

playstation reincarnated as robot insect

filed under: hacks-mods | robotics | video games

Harold Ilano’s Mercury BEAM Robot

I’ve seen some interesting hackjobs in my day, but nothing quite like this. Builder Harold Ilano has built himself a little robotic insect from the remnants of an old Sony  Playstation console…

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September 10th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony rolly mp3 player: wtf is this thing?

filed under: audio | media players | robotics | strange and wonderful

Sony Rolly Media Player

In the wee hours of the morning today, Sony Japan rolled out (literally) the Rolly Sound Entertainment Player (model SEP-10BT). The egg-shaped device isn’t just an odd-looking media player, it’s a little robotic gadget that can roll around and do a little “dance” on your tabletop while it plays your tunes…

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September 10th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ps2 & ps3 holiday price drop, 40gb model rumors

filed under: home entertainment | video | video games

Sony PS2 and PS3

The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and rumors are starting to emerge that the video game console market is about to get a lot more competitive. The guys over at Opposable Thumbs are reporting that a reliable source has given them details on some significant pricing changes coming down the line for Sony’s PlayStation 3 consoles…

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September 9th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rock band song list makes me want to jam

filed under: video games

Rock Band Special Edition Box

Electronic Arts has started to circulate a list of 30 tracks that are currently on the playlist for their upcoming multiplayer music game Rock Band. The list includes a number of classic rock tracks, but also offers up some great alternative and more edgy tunes. There are likely to be a few more tracks announced closer to the game’s release…

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September 6th, 2007 18 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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