Kotaku: Popular Science

PopSci Predicts PS3 Dominance In 2009

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:00:54 EDT

We've got a long road ahead of us. The current gen consoles are finding their footing, stumbling or starting to hit their stride. It's too early to declare clear cut winners, but not too early to forecast the future. Popular Science has a feature called "PPX" (PopSci Predictions Exchange) in which the publication sets forth predictions and lets readers bet on them with fake money for bragging rights. PopSci's predictions are: More »

Popular Science Explains How the Wii Works

Brian Crecente — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:00:52 EDT

Popular Science does what they do best in their latest How it Works, tearing apart the Wii and its controller to show you the guts and explain them. More »

Popular Science Talks Spore with Wright

Brian Crecente — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:00:04 EST

OMG that's a long interview, eight pages to be specific. More »

Wii Wins Popular Science Award

Mike Fahey — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:40:45 EST

The Wii continues to gather praise and accolade as we move ever closer to launch day. First Time Magazine's Gadget of the Year Poll, and now Popular Science, who have given the Wii a Grand Award in their Best of What's New 2006 feature. The article gives kudos to Nintendo for choosing innovation over horsepower. More »

Popular Science Crowns PSP and Xbox 360

lsmith — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:40:58 EST

The mag named Sony's PSP the Gadget of the Year and praised Microsoft's Xbox 360 for its place in home entertainment. I don't know that Popular Science had too many choices for Home Entertainment, so the not-yet-available Xbox 360 is a fine choice (I suppose). The choice of Sony's PSP is a bit troubling considering the Nintendo DS's software vastly outclasses the PSP's still-anemic library. It seems like the PSP was awarded because of what it could someday be, not for what it is currently. More »