When I attended the CEATAC consumer-electronics conference in Tokyo last October, my favorite bleeding-edge technology was ultra-super-high-resolution TV — sets with displays that are 4,000 or even 8,000 pixels across in pixel …
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Sony’s Gamescom Proposal to Buoy the PlayStation Vita: All Hands on Deck!
There’s this mega-gaming show going on in Germany right now, the European equivalent of our own E3. You’ve might have noticed it echoed on a handful of game blogs, as those who made the trip across the pond attempt to telegraph …
Isn’t It Time for a PlayStation Vita Price Cut?
It’s looking more like a long, slow bridge to who-knows-where for Sony’s silent running PlayStation Vita. No, I don’t have official sales figures in front of me, but Sony’s reticence about said figures is telling. Companies can’t …
Taking Photos at Comic-Con with an Actual Camera
How long have I been going to Comic-Con in San Diego? Once upon a time–back in an era called the 20th century–I toted a film camera along and couldn’t even see my pictures until I’d gotten home and visited a photo lab. Then I …
Sony Bets On Cloud Gaming with Gaikai Purchase, but Don’t Expect Drastic Changes
Cloud gaming: the promise of playing games anywhere you can scare up high-speed Internet, the latest ones fired at you instantly and on demand — just like Netflix or Hulu video — and with all the visual trimmings. The ability …
Why E3 Will Continue to Disappoint
The blaring subwoofers and flashing lights of E3 just didn’t have the same pleasant ring this year.
All around the show floor, there was a sense of disappointment with E3 2012. Although the annual video game trade show had …
At What Point Do We Stop Calling These Things ‘Game Consoles’?
It streams movies, TV shows and sports. It’s getting a new music service. And a web browser. And a new technology which lets it talk to phones and tablets.
Did I mention it plays games?
In case you haven’t figured out yet, …
Sony Wonderbooks: Combining Games and Reading, with Hints of Harry Potter
Like burying vegetables in mac and cheese, Sony’s trying to get kids interested in books by combining them with video games.
The name of this work in progress is Wonderbooks. It’s an augmented reality book that works with the …
Sony’s E3: Games, Games, Games
No 3D glasses. Not a mention of Blu-ray. Just a footnote for PlayStation Move. Instead of the familiar kitchen sink sales pitch, Sony went back to basics and spent nearly all of its E3 press conference talking about video …
Sony Introduces an Ultrabook, and an Ultra-Ultrabook
11 Things to Expect (or Not to Expect) from E3 2012
Here comes E3 2012, like Slim Pickens strapped to the world’s fattest ballistic missile, carrying a bottomless Santa Claus tote full of goodies. Don’t let the June 5-7 dates fool you: The show actually kicks off on Monday June 4, …
Photos: 14 Masterpieces of Gadget Design
From the View-Master to the iPhone, 14 memorable gizmos that exude a style all their own.
