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Bang! The Bullet gets EPIC update for iOS

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Bang! The Bullet gets EPIC update for iOS

Many weeks ago we reviewed Bang! The Bullet. This app never made it to the top list of Apple apps for download but among a huge niche of board game geeks, Bang! is definite favorite. Recently, Palzoun & SpinVector released a much needed update that not only incudes the Dodge City Expansion set, it also put in the much needed online multiplayer that players from around the world were clamoring for. Previously, Bang! only had pass on play for some semblance of multiplayer but this turned out to be rather tedious and impractical. To sweeten the deal even further, the app now sells for only USD $3.99, a full dollar Read more »

Gears of War 3 Teaser Coming April 3rd

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Gears of War 3 Teaser Coming April 3rd

I’m not a huge FPS guy. I’ve never really gotten into Halo, and although I loved Call of Duty 2, I’ve never played it on multiplayer. It’s just not my bag. But the series that I do love is Gears of War. The first time I played the single player campaign I stayed up all night trying to advance level after level until a few days later when I woke up from a Red Bull haze to see the final screen. When GOW2 came out, I was ecstatic, and I played that until the end game. It’s a fun series that has a decent storyline and good characters. It never Read more »

Classic Clash of the Titans on Blu-Ray March 2nd

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Classic Clash of the Titans on Blu-Ray March 2nd

One of the first movies I ever saw that pushed me down the road to geekdom was the original Clash of the Titans movie. I was pretty young when the movie first came out, but it was played so often on the TV that I must’ve watched it 100 times before I turned 10. The at-the-time amazing special effects and Greek hero storyline sucked me in and made me a believer. The movie featured a lot of big names for the time, including Laurence Olivier. This is the movie that made Harry Hamlin a household name, and through the 80s, he was a pretty big star. Now, not so much. Read more »

bloggie™ Camera

by Darice de Cuba
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bloggie™ Camera

One of Sony’s latest products is a full HD camcorder with funky colors that fits in your pockets, the bloggie™ Camera. I would buy the camera for its name, format and colors only. I never had a gadget specific for video recording, the bloggie seems a nice one to buy for the first time. The bloggie which supports both Memory Stick and SD/SDHC cards is targeted at teenagers and young adults. Bloggie is supplied with Sony’s own app Picture Motion Browser. It automatically compresses the files for upload on sites like Facebook and YouTube. Other nice hardware specs are the lens which can swivel 270 degrees for taking self photos Read more »

TouchCam N1: improving online communication

by Darice de Cuba
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TouchCam N1: improving online communication

faceVsion together with Skype is releasing a new HD webcam on the market. What makes this webcam different then other webcams is the fact that they handle their own encoding and processing. You will still need a fast computer and broadband internet though to take full advantage of High Definition webcam images. The TouchCam N1 is the first 720P webcam certified by Skype. Skype supports High Definition video calls starting from version 4.2 beta. TouchCam N1 will also work with other messengers app like Microsoft Live or Yahoo, although HD support is needed by those apps. Just this week I was contemplating purchasing a webcam to communicate with clients through Read more »

Venturer HD camcorder: rugged HD video capture

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Venturer HD camcorder: rugged HD video capture

Pocket-sized video cameras capable of shooting in full high definition video are fairly common now, with the Flip Mino HD probably one of the best known, and most celebrity endorsed, but there are other, cheaper, more versatile options on the market too. Take the Venturer HD camcorder. It’s still small, but it is built into a more rugged housing so it’s able to stand up to things I wouldn’t put my Flip (or any standard camcorder, come to that) through. It also has a swivel camera head for lining up shots more easily, or getting the angle just right when mounted on a helmet or clothing, and it even has Read more »

Toshiba launching Dynadock U10 USB port replicator with full HD support

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Toshiba launching Dynadock U10 USB port replicator with full HD support

Flicking through about 14 pages of new gear that Toshiba is launching in the UK over the next few months, I came across this little gadget that’s surely a must for anyone doing serious stuff with USB. Yeah, the new high definition TVs, camcorders and sleek hard drives are all very well, but if you’re anything like me, it’s USB ports that disappear and have to be hot-swapped. Read more »

China Launches HD NVD, Its Own HD Standard

by Franky Branckaute
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China Launches HD NVD, Its Own HD Standard

In what can only be called another example of its power, China has launched its own High Definition standard, HD NVD, thus escaping any licensing fees. The HD NVD standard has been realized with support from exclusively Chinese companies and the Chinese Government. Technically HD NVD will offer discs up to 12GB and still make use of the more classic red lasers. Because red lasers, known from CD players and DVD players, are used manufacturing will be possible in existing factories thus reducing production costs massively. Read more »

WipEout HD Set Back Due To Epilepsy Fears

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WipEout HD Set Back Due To Epilepsy Fears

It may not be common knowledge, but apart from the video games ratings, part of the testing that electronic has to go through is related to epilepsy and other seizure-inducing medical problems.  Naturally, if a video game cannot pass these tests then it is deemed to not be suitable for general sale.  You may have noticed that all of your video games carry this warning – yet they are fine to be on sale.  I’m not sure how they are rated, but there must be a threshold limit.  Unfortunately, WipEout HD did not meet the threshold limit. As it was absent from Sony’s E3 conference, this naturally got tongues wagging.  Read more »

Sony HVR HD-1000U Entry-Level Pro HDV Camera May Just Change the Game…

by Michael
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Sony HVR HD-1000U Entry-Level Pro HDV Camera May Just Change the Game…

The new Sony HVR HD-1000U may be targeted at wedding videographers, freelancers and educational video creators – I’m pretty sure all three of those categories of people are going to have to get in line behind the independent filmmakers and podcasters that are going to snap this thing off the shelves as soon as it hits in Decemember. You can find full details in the extensive press release, but as someone who once dreamt of making my own movies – this thing is sounds like a dream come true. I no longer think about doing that, but dammit, if I had one of these I might just have to. Forever Read more »