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This post was written by Journalist on April 21, 2011
PSP Gone: Sony Kills Off Two-Year Old Console
Cute, but doomed: The PSPgo will no longer be made by Sony. Photo Jim Merithew / Wired.com
Sony has announced that it will no longer make the little PSPgo portable games console. Speaking to Japanese site Impress, Sony confirmed rumors that the console, just over two years old, will be euthanized, and production will cease. Any units still in warehouses around the world will remain on sale until they’re gone. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on April 21, 2011
No BlackBerry PlayBook Yet? Blame Flash
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, a 7-inch tablet, is due for release April 19 a bit behind schedule. Photo: Erik Malinowski/Wired.com
Research In Motion is preparing to release its much-awaited response to the iPad, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, a month behind schedule. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on April 7, 2011
SmartBird Flaps and Flies Like the Real Thing
This beautiful, swooping bird is actually a robot. It’s called the SmartBird, and it is made by Festo.
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This post was written by Journalist on March 28, 2011
Motorola Xoom $600 With Verizon Contract, $800 Without
Motorola Xoom spec sheet, Mobile World Congress 2011. Photo Charlie Sorrel
We knew that Motorola’s Xoom tablet was going to cost $800 in its unencumbered, contract-free state, but now Verizon has revealed the price for those willing to sign up for data: $600. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on February 22, 2011
Shot-Counter Brings Video-Game Guns to Real Life
Ah-ah. I know what you’re thinking: ‘Did he fire six shots, or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But, being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, PUNK?
You know what? Dirty Harry might have been dirty, but he wasn’t stupid. Even a kid can count up to six. Harry knew how many shots he had fired. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on January 31, 2011
Google Unveils Graphics, Other Enhancements to Honeycomb
Newly-unveiled features of the system include a completely different interface, enhanced 2-D and 3-D graphics support, and the ability to make better use of the dual-core processors found in an increasing number of high-end smartphones.
As you can see from above, Honeycomb’s user interface is entirely different from previous versions of Android (Froyo, Gingerbread, etc.), optimized for larger-screened devices like tablets. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on January 27, 2011
Real-Life Angry Birds Adds Human Interaction to Your Addiction
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A game currently in development by Mattel will let you play Angry Birds in real life. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on January 14, 2011
What We Know About Honeycomb, the Android for Tablets
A leaked preview of upcoming Android 3.0 release (Honeycomb) dropped last week on the Android developers’ YouTube channel. We certainly noticed, and of course the scrutiny of the drastically different UI began shortly thereafter. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on January 13, 2011
What We Know About Honeycomb, the Android for Tablets
A leaked preview of upcoming Android 3.0 release (Honeycomb) dropped last week on the Android developers’ YouTube channel. We certainly noticed, and of course the scrutiny of the drastically different UI began shortly thereafter. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on January 13, 2011
Record Every Wipeout With These HD-Recording Goggles
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LAS VEGAS — Wired magazine’s John Bradley takes a look at the new Extreme Sports goggles from Liquid Image.
These goggles have an HD camera mounted right between the eyes, so you can record 1080p video or high-speed 720p video at 60 frames per second. The videos get stored on a microSD card plugged into the side.
They’d be well suited for shooting the kind of crazy stunts seen in our gallery of gnarly POV videos.
Liquid Image offers versions for snow sports, cycling, scuba, and even swimming. They sell for $400 and will be available in February.
Liquid Image
See Also:
- New Shock-proof Video Camera Likes Rough Adventures, POV-Style
- Headfirst Insanity: 6 Gnarly Helmetcam Videos
- Armor Plated Helmet Cam Captures Jackass Antics
- Helmet Cam: Surfing the Tube at Sunset – Video – Wired
- Helmet Mount Puts Cameras Up-Top and (First) Personal
An award-winning writer specializing in technology, science and business, Dylan Tweney is a senior editor at Wired.com and publisher of tinywords, the world’s smallest magazine.
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This post was written by Journalist on January 6, 2011
Skype for iPhone, Now With Video
Skype now does video-calling on iOS devices. The new 3.0 update allows users to make video calls not only between iDevice, but also with desktop computers, and the calls can be placed over both Wi-Fi and 3G.
To make and receive video calls, you’ll need to have an iPhone 3GS or better, and be running iOS4. If you have both front and back facing cameras, you can use either. The 3GS can only, obviously, use the rear cam.
And if you have an iPad or a last-gen iPod Touch? You’re not left out. You can still receive video calls, but of course you can’t send any video.
Skype has a big advantage over FaceTime, Apple’s own video-calling app, as pretty much everyone already uses Skype. FaceTime requires a camera-equipped iPhone or iPod Touch, or a Mac running beta software. It also only works over Wi-Fi.
This is big news, especially for people wanting to replace computers with iPads. If a camera-equipped iPad goes on sale this year, as expected, then peope like my parents could ditch their hard-to-administer PC for an iPad. Hopefully Skype’s next update will bring us a proper iPad version of the software. This update, despite adding video, still requires you to pixel-double it to get full-screen.
Skype 3 for iPhone – With Video Calling [Skype Blog]
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This post was written by Journalist on December 30, 2010
