Posts Tagged ‘games’

Though the first Atari console may have been released over 30-years ago, there have been a countless number of commercials released for the games that continue to live on, thanks to YouTube. Continue reading to see five of our favorites. Full story

Amazon is selling the Lift Audio Groove Noise-Isolating In-Ear Headphone for $9.99, originally priced at $49.99. To ensure "the finest quality sound and construction possible, Lift Audio incorporates precise craftsmanship with the most organic and progressive sound technology on the market." Product page . Premium materials, extensive research, and leading edge innovation are utilized in the engineering process of every single component to guarantee ... Full story

According to Climate Progress, "thee global-average lower tropospheric temperature anomaly soared to +0.72 deg. C in January, 2010," making it the hottest January on record, or at least in the "32-year satellite-based data record." In other news, click here to watch a Honda S2000 -- equipped with Bridgestone Blizzak tires of course -- have some fun in the snow. Of course, right now we're ... Full story

Ever since Paul Jr. left Orange County Choppers (OCC) to start his own design firm, things just haven't been the same on American Chopper, and so TLC aired the final episode last night after 6 wildly successful seasons. Continue reading to see the electric bike (above) they created with Siemens. The contrasting attitudes of the two men and their propensity for sulking often lead ... Full story

Nathan Myhrvold invented a "Death Star" laser gun that was designed to kill mosquitoes mid-flight, in hopes of controlling the spread of malaria in developing countries. Continue reading for a video demonstration. The device was shown off during the TED 2010 conference and does in fact appear to be capable of tracking and killing mosquitoes. Full story

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games is set to get Panasonic's full-HD 3D theater. It features two 103" full-HD displays that "will screen high definition, three dimensional images of the Opening Ceremony, highlights footage of the 2010 Winter Games, as well as the video of Sarah Brightman performing Panasonic's song, "Shall Be Done"." Continue reading for a video overview. Panasonic's Full HD 3D Theatre ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , iPhone Storm8 , the developer of popular (but terrible) iPhone games like 'Vampires Live' and 'iMobsters,' has found itself on the wrong end of a potential class-action lawsuit . A lawsuit has been filed, on behalf of Washington resident Michael Turner, that alleges Storm8 built its games with a "feature" that automatically sends the phone number ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games Tired of the same old, boring 'Clue' board game? Feel claustrophobic while you wander aimlessly around that old dusty mansion? Have you ever lay awake at night thinking that the only missing ingredient from an otherwise near-perfect storm of a board game was international espionage? Of course you have. Well, your wildest board game dreams, dear reader, ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Sprint , EV-DO , CDMA , Android Ruh roh. Without claiming that there's some sort of high-speed conspiracy going on at Sprint (read: there's not), we'd like to point out that quite a few early adopters are claiming that their Hero refuses to hop on the carrier's EV-DO Rev. A network . We took a peek back at ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Software , Motorola , Linux , Android Man, remember LiMo ? Amazingly, there are some 40 handsets on the market today based on the platform, but precisely none of them are boasting a profile as high as any one of the Android smartphones also on store shelves. As Motorola scrambles to re-make itself and prove that its CLIQ is a ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , iPhone Rumor has it that, tomorrow morning, gaming giant EA will announce that its ' Rock Band ' property is making its way to the iPhone . Any details concerning the release date, price, and song list likely won't be known till an official announcement, which has got to be the "big news" EA is tweeting ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone Perverts rejoice! There's yet another iPhone application that caters to your sexual fantasies. We've already told you about the 'Hottest Girls' app, and the 'myMassage' app . Beating both of those apps on the creepiness scale, though is 'Puff!' The goal of this game is to blow into the iPhone microphone until the onscreen girl's skirt lifts up, ... Full story

Filed under: Games , Software , Palm , Apple Poor Microsoft. You generously welcome a Startup Weekend on your campus, where all manner of geeks and techies code their hearts out for 54 hours straight, you throw in the BizSpark program to encourage them to use your tools, and what do you get in return? Learn That Name, voted best app in show and ... Full story

Filed under: Car Tech , Cell Phones , Mobile Phones Texting while driving is a really bad idea, no matter where you are. But texting while driving through Utah is an even worse idea, and can actually result in up to 15 years in prison if you hit someone while doing so. The state's new law, which took effect at the beginning of the ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , iPod , iPhone , Mobile Software , Mobile Phones The seemingly inevitable has finally become reality: Rockstar is bringing the 'Grand Theft Auto' franchise to the iPhone . It's happening sooner than you would think (this fall), but it's unclear whether it will be a top-down style game -- much like the recently released 'GTA: Chinatown ... Full story

Filed under: Games , Software , Apple , iPhone OS Yes, we know Madden's nothing new on phones, but we had to highlight Madden 2010 for iPhone -- which EA just confirmed today will be ready in time for the start of the NFL season -- because it looks really damn good. Console quality, even. That's great and all, but Madden's the kind of ... Full story

After rampant rumors, Sony announced a new, slim PlayStation 3 at GamesCom Tuesday. Available the first week of September and retailing for $300, it’s smaller (32 percent less space), lighter (3.2 kg), has a 120 GB HDD, consumes less power, yet has all the same features of the regular PS3. Existing PS3s have had their prices dropped $100, but why pay for the 80 GB version, ... Full story

Filed under: Games Wanna spice up your next poker night? Meminos would love to help you out there with its deck of iPhone-inspired playing cards. They certainly look the part, as at first blush we thought we were dealing with an app , and are novel enough to appeal even to our cold and cynical souls. Another shot lies after the break, and you ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Challenging the BlackBerry and iPhone's collective dominance over the smartphone marketplace can be a daunting task. With its odd new line of Pre ads, Palm is at least creating a stir , even though the majority of reviews may not be positive. The ads feature an actress with a monotonous and soothing voice (an increasingly lazy science fiction and tech ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Green Tech , Mobile Phones Made from 40-percent corn-derived bio-plastic and 80-percent biodegradable material in general, Samsung , along with service partner Sprint , just announced the 'Reclaim,' touted as the world's first green phone (an iffy claim, considering that earlier this year Motorola came out with its W233 Renew phone, made out of recycled plastic water bottles). The ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones People are constantly incriminating themselves with poorly timed or damaging text messages, but one Iowa county is finally allowing people to get themselves out of trouble with their texting thumbs. According to the AP, the emergency call center located in the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa is the first in the nation to accept texts directed to 911 . The ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , Interviews , Celebrities At last night's G-Shock " Shock the World " event, we caught up with pro skateboarder and soon-to-be watch-designer Stevie Williams to ask about his gadgets du jour. The event was packed with watch aficionados, Williams among them (as a G-Shock ambassador who is anticipating his own watch design). Last night also saw ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , iPhone , Mobile Software , Mobile Phones Another sure sign that our capitalism system is broken: While PhD-educated physicists take jobs at Wal-Mart and single mothers hold down four jobs just to put factory-farmed food on the table, the creators of the iPhone game Beer Pong Challenge are making more than $7,000 a month in money ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone Thankfully, football season is right around the corner. That's right, time to enjoy some ice-cold beverages on the couch while watching your favorite team either triumph or flounder each weekend. While it might be a long season for some fans (sorry again, Detroit), no one wants to miss a minute of it. Thanks to Apple and DirecTV , ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Apple , Accessories If you're anything at all like us, you were just a tad disappointed by the color "options" of Apple's newest foray into the world of mobile phones, the iPhone 3GS . After all, who wants to be limited to just black and white these days? Not us, that's for sure -- and ColorWare's just announced a fix ... Full story

Filed under: Multimedia , Software , Android Qik , the live mobile video streaming service pioneered on S60 , has always set out to tackle as many phones and platforms as it possibly could -- and the latest to get hooked up today is Android , which means you can push video to the world anywhere you've got a T-Mobile signal on that G1 ... Full story

Filed under: Games , Software , Nokia , Symbian Quick, what's easier to find: an E52 or a game that'll run on it? You'd think this is an egregious case of putting the cart before the horse, but you've got to give the N-Gage team credit for being well-prepared -- they're already listing Nokia's new mega-thin business candybar as being compatible with the service. ... Full story

Filed under: Games , Handsets , Palm , Palm OS , webOS The last time we saw the Pre's Classic Palm OS emulator in action, we had a few lingering questions in our mind, chief among them being how well can it game? From the looks of this latest video, released by Motion Apps to answer that very question, pretty well so far. In ... Full story

Unreal Tournament has come a long way since the first game was released back in 1999. The image above compares the "rendering capabilities, side-by-side, using the Malcolm model from Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Unreal Tournament 3." Acquired from BeyondUnreal, and is a part of Epic Games‘ promotional package of screenshots and concept art for UT3 Full story

While the Wii is the console in Nintendo's lineup that gets most of the attention for its sales, the DS is always #2 on the US sales charts, month after month. In fact, last December, the Nintendo DS was the first system to sell 3 million units of hardware in one month Full story