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October 21st, 2010
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nufacturers of video game consoles should be careful. Therefore, tablet computers such as Dell Streak chance to seize their markets.
Streak could compete with the PlayStation Portable (PSP) because it has its own page whose content the game. Kids can use this device for gaming devices.
As a gaming device, Streak to run high-speed games and heavy graphics like Raging Thunder 2. Could be so because the performance of a single tablet is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset 1GHz processor speed. While console games are generally still use that processor speed is below 1GHz.
Compared to video game consoles such as PSP, Streak also has a size that is not much different. This means that users are accustomed to holding a video game console can still feel comfortable when playing games in the gadget’s dimensions 3.1 x6×4 inches.
The kids are not the only market segment targeted by Dell Streak. Almost all segments can use Streak. Social net workers and entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can also use it. Moreover, tablet-sized five-inch screen is also equipped with a numeric keypad so useful for SMEs who want to conduct internet banking transactions.
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June 15th, 2010
The SMC CyWee 3D Controller is like the lovechild of a Logitech MX Air Mouse and a Nintendo WiiMote. It uses the same technology found in the Wiimote (3-axis accelerometer), and it even has the 2-axis gyroscope found in the Wii Motion Plus. Its basic shape is the same as the Wiimote, but with the addition of a joint that lets it swivel into a boomerang. Instead of the Wii’s sensor bar, the 3D Controller uses a wireless USB connection of CyWee’s own design that allows up to four such 3D controllers to be connected at the same time.
Setting up the 3D Controller as an air mouse is as simple as plugging in the USB receiver and turning it on. If you want to use it for games though, some configuration is required. Similar to the custom mapping available with many gaming mice, the 3D Controller has a UI that lets you create game profiles and then remap keys to the 3D Controller. You can map all seven buttons found on the controller (a 4 way D-Pad, one button on top, one button below, and a trigger), as well as basic motions, e.g. left to right, or even advanced motions, e.g. clockwise quarter-circle from top to right.
It takes some trial and error to work out the best way to configure your games, but the option to fully customize and map your actions gives the 3D controller a nice advantage over the Wii experience.
The controller comes packaged with CyWee Sports (a Wii Sports knock off) as well as Rayman Raving Rabbids for PC. With the controller in the standard bar shape, both titles played pretty much like how they would on the Wii, and neither required any sort of pre-configuration. The response from the controller was top notch; on par with the Motion Plus.
As for other games, the 3D Controller is obviously not ideal for anything requiring precise mouse control or a lot of keyboard commands. However, its swivel shape does make it suitable for racing and shooting games. Trying out Burnout Paradise, it took us a few minutes to configure the controls (tilt forward for accelerate, tilt back for brake, left and right to steer, trigger for nitro) but once we were done, the 3D Controller handled the game quite well. The boomerang shape lets you hold it like a steering wheel making it very similar to playing Mario Kart Wii using the wheel peripheral.
FPS was a little trickier. While its shape makes for a comfortable gun, most modern FPS games have too many advanced commands, and the 3D Controller just doesn’t have enough buttons for all of them. In theory, it’s possible if you map everything to specific motions, but the reality of that was very frustrating.
The 3D Controller is an interesting input device for the PC that replicates the Nintendo Wii experience really well. The accuracy of the motion sensor is truly impressive and the ability to customize your motion mapping is great. Having said that, it’s unlikely to revolutionize PC gaming. It’s only really suitable for a few genres, and at S$199, it’s a fun addition to your collection of gaming peripherals; not likely to win you international fame and glory.
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January 14th, 2010
As games are played has changed radically over the years. From simple board games, handheld games to TV games sophisticated gaming consoles. And games are not only children, young people and parents loved the game and invest in a powerful gaming device, and accessories developed.
Gamers competed with designers and production, the game to new levels of tension. This has led to the creation of the state-art accessories for the Sony Play Station. Here, a closer look at 3 accessories.
• 8MB Memory Card Sony Playstation 2: Most games are not completed in one sitting, and an avid gamer, if you want to save your game mid-way play later, or if you want to keep the letters that you are open or steps you have jumped then you just can not make it to CD. To write data and save games you need the memory card.
Most of the technology that will tell you that the memory card is important to protect the game, it’s very heart, the gaming console. Market is the original Nokia, as well as third party memory cards can be used for the PlayStation. Original Sony memory card retails for about $ 15 U.S. $ 20, and 15 blocks, which can store games. The immediate benefit or against a third party card original is the original Sony Playstation cards rarely crash and cause loss of valuable gaming data. They last a little more than four years, and you can write and rewrite data without all the problems. When you are just casual gamers, then you may just need a 15 block Sony original memory card, which offers a lot depends on security and portability.
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