The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
“Conglaturation !!! You have completed a great game. And prooved the justice of our culture. Now go and rest our heroes!” This grammatical nightmare was the ending screen for the original NES Ghostbusters game, produced by Activision way back in the late 80s. The game has an infamous reputation for being just awful. In fact,…
Prototype is a vary appropriate name for this game, as that what it feels like. It’s a decent enough concept for a game but still quite rough around the edges. This summer has been odd in a sense since we’ve seen two vary similar superhero titles released at around the same time: Prototype and the…
Skype is one of the most popular free Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) applications today. VOIP services allow you to make phone calls through your computer over the internet rather then through conventional phone likes. The main advantage to using VOIP over a conventional phone line is cost. In Skype, talking to other users of the service is…
Using a standard keyboard & mouse to control your computer isn’t always practical. It would be ideal to remotely control your HTPC without resorting to bulky wireless keyboards or expensive Bluetooth enabled universal remotes. That’s where Air Mouse Pro (AMP for sort) comes in. This app gives you full remote control of your computer using…
Despite the extensive beta testing, Apple really dropped the ball with iPhone OS 3.0. A lot of people have been complaining about the many problems involved. So much so that they’re already pushing 3.1 out the door; it’s currently in semi-public beta. I’d thought I’d list off a couple of the problems I’ve noticed with…
Now that we’ve seen the most overrated, lets look at the most underrated. You know the ones. The games that are just so good but for one reason or another, nobody played them. Here’s my top six in no particular order. Why six? This one was more of a head scratcher and I couldn’t think…
It is being reported that Sony has filed a patent for Emotion Engine emulation using the Cell Processor. Umm, ok, I thought this technology was already out there. It turns out that this story, originally reported by Siliconera, is considerably out of date as EE emulation has been around since 2007. It is possible that…