Females, black people, children, elderly under-represented in US video gamesSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The first ever "virtual census" of the human characters used in US video games has shown that males, adults and white people are over-represented in such games, while females, black people, children and the elderly are under-represented. Dmitri Williams of the University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA), who carried out the study with colleagues at Indiana University, Ohio University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, says that the mismatch between real-world and videogame populations could be excluding some groups of potential players from games.
Solar Panel from iCharge Eco to Charge your iPhone & PSPNovember 25th, 2008 I have always admired environment friendly and energy efficient gadget. The iCharge Eco features a built in solar panel so you can charge your iPhone and other gadgets.
Use Your Original Nintendo Controllers on Wii with the new Komodo Retro AdapterMay 22nd, 2009 If you like to use your Nintendo Controller for classic games on Wii here is a nice way to do that. The Komodo Retro Adapter conects to the Wii via one of the Game Cube Ports and you can attach a choice of Nintendo Controllers to it including an NES, SNES and N64 Controller.
Summary Box: Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3 console by $100 ahead of holidaysAugust 19th, 2009 Summary Box: Sony cuts price of PS3 by $100GEARING UP FOR HOLIDAYS: Sony Corp.'s move to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 console by $100 comes well ahead of the holiday season and should boost sales not just for Sony but the video game industry as a whole during this important period. LONG EXPECTED: The 80-gigabyte PS3 will now cost $299 and a slimmer, lighter one is planned for the same price.
Squeezed by recession, video game sales drop for fourth straight month in JuneJuly 17th, 2009 June video game sales drop sharplyNEW YORK — Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June.
Sharp's latest Remote Controlled LED bulbs with multiple shades of whiteJune 29th, 2009 Sharp corporation has announced nine models of LED lamps which can create different shades of white light like warm white or daylight white. The most interesting of all models, the DL-L60AV can create seven different shades of white perfect to suit your mood.
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello talks about possible console price cutsAugust 5th, 2009 On the Call: EA CEO John RiccitielloVideo game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday, and reaffirmed its adjusted guidance for the full fiscal year.
Review: 'Scribblenauts,' 'Professor Layton,' 'Mario & Luigi' keep Nintendo's DS hummingSeptember 16th, 2009 'Scribblenauts' leads parade of Nintendo DS gemsApple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable.
Digital Dictionary SR-G9001 - Interested?November 19th, 2008 Here's an interesting Japanese compact dictionary, SII's SR-G9001. It's your typical black and white ( 5.2” VGA screen) dictionary with many different volumes (30 in total) ranging from standard, to language and technical.
Pink Voice Recorder to Spice Up Your Life - Really?November 5th, 2008 Logitec Japan just released the LIC-SR500, an IC based Voice Recorder which use microSDHC cards for internal memory (Offered with either 2 or 4GB). Supports both MP3 or WMA file
Our LIC-SR500 offer up to 136h of recording in LP mode on a 2GB microSD card.
Sharp AQUOS DX : World's First LCD TV with Blu-Ray RecorderMay 26th, 2009 If you are hunting for a Television that can play Blu-Ray Disks and DVDs and can record in HD on Blu-Ray Disks in a single unit, you can try Sharp AQUOS DX, world's first LCD TV with disc-playing, recording, and pre-set record functions. The only thing that I didn't like about this particular model is that the 20 inch display is not 1080p full HD.
Write Your Data 100 Times Faster - Sandisk ExtremeFFSNovember 6th, 2008 Do you get bored while writing something to your flash drive because it takes a world of time? Well, happens with many of us. So, guess what, Sandisk has a solutin.
Born in the USSR, 'Tetris' cements its place as a video game legend, 4 blocks at a timeJune 2nd, 2009 At 25, 'Tetris' drops into place as gaming iconNEW YORK — With its scratches and sticky brown beer stains, the "Tetris" arcade machine near the back of a Brooklyn bar called Barcade has seen better days. Which makes sense, given that the machine was made in the 1980s.
Color up your black-n-white iPhone 3G S with Colorware June 24th, 2009 If you are an iPhone fanboy then there is quite a good reason for me to believe that with quality you also have a knack to possess ubercoolness in your electronic pet. This heart is never satisfied, will never stop being hopeful.
FujiFilm FinePix Z300 : 3 Inch Touchscreen, 5.7X Optical Zoom, 10 MPJune 12th, 2009 FujiFilm has made their first ever touchscreen digital camera, the Z300. The camera has minimal buttons and almost every functions can be done using the touchscreen.