That's the impression Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto left us when speaking on the subject, at least. You may remember the Wii U's unique capability of streaming the console's video output to the controller's screen. It's not hard to see why using the controller anywhere around the house would be … [Read more...] about Wii U Controller Range Only Reaches Same Room
PopCap Being Sold For $1 Billion
Or at least that's the word coming down the grapevine, despite the fact that it thoroughly contradicts PopCap CEO Dave Roberts' long maintained position that PopCap is not for sale. On the other hand, we're fairly sure there's no better way to turn long held positions into previously held ones than … [Read more...] about PopCap Being Sold For $1 Billion
4G Marketing Mess To Be Fixed By Incoming Legislation?
By now, you've probably come to terms with the fact that 4G, while in the halcyon days of our youth a term applicable to either LTE or WiMax, has become so broad in recent days as to approach meaninglessness. The "Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act", far from being the legal requirement to … [Read more...] about 4G Marketing Mess To Be Fixed By Incoming Legislation?
Wii U Has Valve’s Attention
Despite the critical panning, Nintendo's tablet-centric home console seems to have the large majority of developers worth their salt more than a little intrigued. We won't even get into the whole Ken Levine Wii U E3 games reel thing, as just thinking about it again makes us swoon. But the latest … [Read more...] about Wii U Has Valve’s Attention
Dutch Parliament Neutralizes Mobile Internet
Via legislation, we mean. Following some deep packet inspection shenanigans on the part of Dutch ISP KPN, which reportedly saw it trying to charge extra and/or throttle traffic for customers using rival services like Skype, the Dutch parliament had what some might call an industry-destroying … [Read more...] about Dutch Parliament Neutralizes Mobile Internet
Apple Granted “Portable Multifunction Devices” Patent
The next time you start hearing about huge companies getting litigious with each other, keep in mind this is usually how it starts, with patents so poorly worded they could cover most anything. Cue Apple's newest member of its patent stable, covering nothing less than "[a] computer-implemented … [Read more...] about Apple Granted “Portable Multifunction Devices” Patent
DTV Shredder Finally Gets An Army Upgrade
A while back we wrote glowingly about the DTV Shredder, a tracked off road beast that was dubbed the Segway tank. Thanks to its outdoor application a new variant of the Segway tank has been unveiled for potential sales to the U.S. Army. Seen below is the Jackal, a fearsome moniker for a tricked out … [Read more...] about DTV Shredder Finally Gets An Army Upgrade
Alien Finder SETI Is Cash Strapped, Wants Donations
Since science and pretty much any ambitious, groundbreaking endeavor can hardly survive without generous patrons, a new website seeks to attract donor funding that will boost the faltering SETI program. What's at stake are the SETI dishes ATA (Allen Telescope Array) in NoCal whose sole task is to … [Read more...] about Alien Finder SETI Is Cash Strapped, Wants Donations
Hypersonic Jet Transport Of The Future To Be Powered By Seaweed
Apparently Western Europe hasn't fallen out of love with the Concorde. Plans and concept designs of a new hypersonic Mach 4 passenger aircraft were unveiled recently and the projected specifications and overall performance conceptualization was indeed impressive. … [Read more...] about Hypersonic Jet Transport Of The Future To Be Powered By Seaweed
Elitist Social Networking Site BeautifulPeople.Com Hacked By Shrek
Not kidding. Totally not kidding. A high ranking spokesperson named it the Shrek Virus after the facially oriented social networking site's user base grew by a few hundred thousand over the span of a month. What happened? If we told you right now, you might die laughing. Read more after the … [Read more...] about Elitist Social Networking Site BeautifulPeople.Com Hacked By Shrek
Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Will Have Kinect Support
You probably just did a double take, but that's alright, so did we when first reading that bit of news. You'd think that's the sort of feature that gets mentioned in your E3 blowout announcement of a game. It wouldn't even take long, just slap a "now with 100% more Kinect" in a corner … [Read more...] about Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Will Have Kinect Support
Nintendo: 3DS’s Biggest Problems Behind It
Settle down, now, it's not getting a price cut. Nintendo is just doing that whole "controlling the conversation" thing it's famous for. As are Sony and Microsoft for that matter. Along with most corporations on the planet. Hold on, we got sidetracked there for a minute. Ah yes, the 3DS apparently … [Read more...] about Nintendo: 3DS’s Biggest Problems Behind It
