The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
A lot of people think Apple overcharges for their Mac computers. For today’s post, I’m going to lay the costs out bare by building my own PC based Mac Pro clone to see how much it really would cost and how much the “Apple Tax” really is. One report I read claimed that Apple overcharges…
Late this year, but here we are with our annual gaming buyers guide. What should you pick up for your gamer? Let’s take a look at the contenders. TV Top Console Best Budget System: Xbox 360 ArcadeAs it stands, the Wii is still grossly overpriced and gimmicky. The 360 has taken the supreme crown for…
Sales results out of Japan for the last week of November show some interesting findings in the portable front. The original oblong PSP is outselling the new PSP Go by a factor of 10-1. The Go only managed to push 3,800 units nation wide versus 38,800 for the original. It’s not particularly terrible but it’s…
Several people on the official Playstation forums said they received a letter from Nyko over the Frontman wireless guitar issues. Nyko has finally posted a statement on their website acknowledging there is a problem. “The latest firmware update of the PlayStation 3 (Version 3.10) is not compatible with the FrontMan for PS3. We are currently…
Soon the PSP Go will be little more than an expensive plastic brick to UMD owners. A source told CVG that Logitech plans to release a UMD drive addon for the solid-state console. Not a lot is known about the device at this time. Gizmodo figures it presumably plugs into the MSPD card slot. The…
I’m doing up some favourites lists since I’m far too busy to post anything serious. My PSP is sorely getting neglected so I thought I’d give it some love with today’s top ten. Remember, these are games I have played so forgive me if I leave out popular ones such as Final Fantasy and Grand…
Reports are coming out that the latest PS3 firmware breaks functionality with some third party guitar controllers. Namely the Nyko Wireless Frontman. The system fails to recognize the guitar if it is synced as controller one (red LED). Previously, the guitar would always automatically sync as controller two (blue LED), but will no longer do…
Most pre-built computers you buy today inevitably come with software preinstalled. That may seem like a good thing, and indeed some of it is vary useful. The problem is that the vast majority of it is not. Proprietary media players, virus scanners, and games can eat up storage and triple or quadruple boot times. PC…
If you think Sony releases a lot of new models of the same thing every year, Nintendo Gameboy line certainly has to take the cake. In a surprise move, the company unveiled a new DSi model in Japan. The new design features bigger screens: both being “supersized” to 4.2”, up from the usual 3.25”. The…
Looking to pick up a shiny new copy of NBA2K10 or Undead Knights for your PSP Go? Well, you’re out of luck. Joystiq is reporting that several high profile developers for the PSP are still not publishing digital copies of their games. 2K Games, Disney, Temco, and LucasArts are all still producing PSP games in…