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#sony
Sony Increasing The Storage Capacity Of Blu-Ray Discs
Sony and Panasonic have announced plans to increase the capacity of Blu-Ray discs (such as those used by PS3 games) from 25GB to 33.4GB. Hideo Kojima will be so pleased! More » -
#storage
OCZ's SSD Now Comes In USB 3.0 Variety
OCZ announced their new line of SSDs for the first part of 2010, and it includes an external USB 3.0 SSD that can transfer at speeds up to 357 megabytes per second. [Gizmodo] -
#storage
Seagate Black Armor PS110 is a Portable USB 3.0 HDD
The obvious reason here to be excited about Seagate's new Black Armor PS110 500-gigabyte portable HDD is because it uses a USB 3.0 connection and transfers 3x faster than current USB 2.0 drives. [Gizmodo] -
#nintendo
Report: New Zelda Out By End of 2010, First DS Successor Details
In an interview with Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo Co., Ltd. president Satoru Iwata discussed some of this year's goals, which include releasing the newest Legend of Zelda game. More » -
#television
Sling's Trio of New TV Placeshifting Devices Offers Lots of Streaming Goodness
Sling just unveiled a trio of new products, which include a monitor that connects to local Slingboxes over wi-fi, a receiver that catches TV streams over wi-fi, and a sling box that plugs into your set-top box via USB. Swoon. [Gizmodo] -
#japan
Five Ways Japan Can Stop Game Industry Shrinkage
As the data indicates, the once robust Japanese game market is getting smaller each year. Surely, the Japanese gaming industry can figure out things that can be done to change this. More » -
#clips
Modders Drag Half-Life 2's Graphics Kicking & Screaming Into 2010
Do you remember the awe you felt first firing up Half-Life 2 in 2004? Now fire it up in 2010. It's more like "aawwww". Flat textures, dull lighting. It's a shame! What this game needs, then, is a makeover. More » -
#storage
Iomega iConnect Is a Scalable NAS Solution on the Cheap
Looking for a cheap, easy NAS solution that also lets you access your data away from home? Iomega's $100 iConnect might be the gizmo for you. [Gizmodo] -
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#japan
GOD EATER Eats Up Over 1 Million Demo Downloads
PSP game GOD EATER looks to be Namco Bandai's take on the monstrously successful franchise Monster Hunter from Capcom. It also looks like it could be a hit for Namco Bandai. More » -
#wii
Nintendo President: Wii Not Out Of The Woods Yet
As 2009 rolled on, it looked like Nintendo's Wii was finally running out of steam. But then Black Friday came along, and the console broke records. Same with December. Despite this, however, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is still urging caution. More » -
#cameras
Kodak's First Touchscreen Camera Shoots 720p, Goes By "Slice"
Kodak's first wave of cameras basically embodied the commodity point-and-shoot: they were cheap, simple, and not particularly good. The Slice, their first touchscreen P&S, is their first attempt at something better. [Gizmodo] -
#pocketcameras
Kodak Playsport Rugged Pocket Cam: 1080p Under the Sea
The Zi8 is one of the best pocket camcorders around, but maybe the biggest. The Playsport takes the Zi8's guts—including its 1080p video, 5MP still photo sensor—and crams them into a small, waterproof shell. And? It's cheaper. [Gizmodo] -
#netbooks
HP Mini Netbooks: Pine Trail Processors, Physical Redesign, and a Mysterious Touchscreen Option
HP announced three new netbooks in the Mini line today: The 210 (consumer), 5102 (business) and 2102 (both?). They're pretty standard next-gen netbooks, except for the 5102's odd touchscreen option. [Gizmodo] -
#tablets
HP's TM2 Tablet: Finally Touchable
HP's new TM2 swivelling tablet is an evolution of its surprisingly long-running tablet series, and it's definitely a worthy younger brother to the TouchSmart 600 all-in-one. BumpTop, the new desktop alternative, is a huge step up for the line. [Gizmodo] -
#ps3
This Is It, The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle
This is, ahem, it. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is releasing a new bundle with the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. More » -
#ebooks
The Copia eBook Platform and Hardware Get Social With eReading
Copia is an open platform that wants to help you share with the world world exactly how you rate the entire Norah Roberts oeuvre. It's like Goodreads on steroids, and it's paired with two new lines of eBook readers. [Gizmodo] -
#architechture
Croatia's Blue Volcano Stadium Will Have a Green 'Cloud' Hanging Above It
Let's appreciate for a second that this future Croatian stadium looks like a city fit for a Lando Calrissian. The thing will have a CLOUD suspended above that can display in-game action or information—all while harvesting solar power. [Gizmodo] -
#howisthisnews
Kotaku Off Topic: Jigga Hirst
Kotaku's first night in Las Vegas for this week's Consumer Electronics Show—aka CES—has delayed the second night of Kotaku Off Topic. But we are determined to make the nightly TAY alternative a success. More » -
#rant
'Superphone' Is Arbitrary and Google Needs to Stop Using It
Superphone. If you weren't reading our liveblog of the Google event, it's the term their Android team kept using to describe the Nexus One. But why? [Gizmodo] -
#record
Tennessean Plays GTA for 40 Hours Straight, Pees Three Times
Barely four months after an Indian equity broker logged a world record by playing Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours and 20 minutes, a 19-year-old college kid in Tennessee has beaten it. More » -
#ces2010
Rumor: Steve Ballmer to Unveil HP's E-Reading, Multitouch Tablet Tomorrow
According to NYT Bits, Microsoft big boss Steve Ballmer will unveil a brand-spanking-new tablet PC developed in conjunction with HP at tomorrow's CES keynote address. And, like some other fabled tablets, it's said to have both multitouch and e-Reader capabilities. [Gizmodo] -
#nexusone
A Very Large Nexus One for Dragons
This very large Nexus One is now sitting Google's lobby, and you won't guess what it's running behind the screen. [Gizmodo] -
#whoops
Aion Players Hit Jackpot After Maintenance Goof
Maintenance on an Aion server yesterday caused a glitch that delivered more than 34 trillion Kinah - that's Aion cash - to "a small number of players." NCsoft was forced to do a server data rollback to correct the mistake. More » -
#radio
Eton Scorpion Radio Has a Flashlight, Solar Charger and Bottle Opener
Eton radios look so cool. They're usually battery or crank powered, but this one also has solar charger. [Gizmodo] -
#mobilegaming
Is Google's Nexus One A Gaming Contender?
Google has officially unveiled its Nexus One Android Phone, and while it's certainly an attractive device, does it have what it takes to be a portable gaming platform? More » -
#rc
iPhone-Controlled Parrot Drone Is a Lot Cooler Than Its Name Suggests
I've been let down by my fair share of remote control flying toys in the past, but this four-propellered, iPhone-controlled, Linux-based, Avatar-chic, WiFi-ready, augmented reality-enhanced, dual video camera-wielding Parrot...well, you get the picture. [Gizmodo]
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