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"Console Manufacturer" Working on 3D Blu-ray Gaming

Forget 4D, we'll settle with 3D. At a recent U.S. press event, Mitsubishi demoed its fancy 3D googles (above). The tech works with DLP TVs and projectors, but not with plasma and LCD displays. The company is even developing a Blu-ray player that can convert 2D movies into 3D on the fly, which *might* be available as early as next year. The kicker? According to CNET's Crave:

Mitsubishi hinted that it was in discussions with one game console manufacturer to integrate the 3D technology into the system. The Wii's not capable of such feats and Microsoft's in the HD DVD camp, so one would have to assume it's Sony and the PS3.

Plus Nintendo's probably not eager to get back into 3D. People still have Virtual Boy headaches.
3D Mitsubishi [Crave via Giz]

5:00 AM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
3,521 views, 57 comments

Latest by CZroe: @ビッグ ボス: I did and I still do. I also have some pretty bad vision including typical red/green color-blindness, lazy eye (legally blind in my left eye, though steroscopic effect is still easily seen), near complete reliance on glasses, etc. Comfort more »

teh future

New Computer Chip Based on PS3 Cell

A prototype chip based on the PS3 Cell processor has been developed and will be shown next week in San Diego. The prototype is for computer boards (not the PS3), and it shouldn't come as a surprise as applications for the Cell have been mentioned for some time now. The original chip was developed by Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, IBM and Toshiba. Called the "Cell Computing Board," this new prototype is the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor married with the RSX graphics processor, which, according to Sony, goes beyond the Cell chip's power. That's right, a super computer. Fingers crossed for 4D output!
New Cell Prototype [PC Advisor]

11:00 PM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
3,001 views, 30 comments

Latest by Runna: @Cellien: No one will flame you and besides who said you have to even read the flames they are always the same any way. Blue ray winning the format war will more than get SONy more money it is needed in more »

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Japanese PSP Slims Getting Digital TV

This Fall, Japan will be watching digital TV on PSPs. Retailing for ¥6,980 ($57), a 1seg add-on tuner will hit shelves along with the PSP Slim on September 20th along with a fistful of new cables. Currently, 1seg isn't quite yet perfect: there are signal dropouts, and it's hard to catch a broadcast while in cars or on trains. Still! Just think what you'll be doing with your PSP this Fall and what they'll be doing in Japan. Watching a cruddy digital reception, that's what!

5:30 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
6,436 views, 36 comments

Latest by Trackback: Japanese PSP Slims Getting Digital TV PSP becomes portable TV in Japan. It'd only work there tho, I"m sure.Democracy Player evolves into a 1.0 product! (almost!) Before the BBC's iPlayer, and this one works on Mac and Linux as well more »

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PopSci Predicts PS3 Dominance In 2009

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:
  • Virgin Galactic will not suffer a passenger fatality in its first year of business.

  • A human will break the world record for skydiving by the end of 2009.

  • Gas prices in the U.S. will smash records this year.

  • NASA will finish building the International Space Station by 2010.

  • The PLAYSTATION 3 will outsell both the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii by the end of 2009.

All of them seem like fairly realistic predictions—yes, even the PS3 one. Don't forget: one day the PS3 will have tons of games. So will the Wii and the Xbox 360, but still. Brian Ashcraft More »

2:00 AM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
4,707 views, 109 comments

Latest by User-name: Hey I can't wait for the PS9 though, I saw that amazing PS2 commercial with some ninja dude leaping off a building defeating some bag guys, then him taking off the virtual reality thing that said PS9. Then it showed more »

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How Companies Can Avoid Countdowns

For a generation of marketers raised on TV and print, the internet is a gray nebulous. What works in traditional media? Getting as many eyes on a new product as possible — that creates buzz. But since the internet doesn't have "Prime Time" per se and is powered by a series of sites (not channels or publishers), focusing those eyes all at one time and one place poses a challenge online. More »

12:00 AM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
3,958 views, 48 comments

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Valve's Newell Doesn't Believe In One Console

Some say the future is one unified console. Others say "bwah?" Put Valve's Gabe Newell in the "bwah?" camp. His two cents: More »

11:00 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,858 views, 85 comments

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India And The Future of Gaming

Ishaan over at game site Flame War ADVANCE has a two part interview with execs at Exigent, a Noida-based Indian outsourcing company that deals with video game art. The company's founders cut their teeth working on games like Quake and Wing Commander. The company's Chief Creative Officer Paul Steed sits on the GDC's advisory board and had this to offer about the future and India's role in that future: More »

3:00 AM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
490 views, 21 comments

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Control Games With Your BRAIN

Using motion controls is so 2006. Using your brain to dictate game play is teh future. Australian star-up Emotiv created a mind-reading game controller prototype called Project Epoc that's getting over a million dollars in funding from the Australian government. From Emotiv's website: More »

10:00 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
5,944 views, 42 comments

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Motorstorm Developer Thinking About PS4

Now that you've parted with large amounts of cash for a console that doesn't quite have any killer games yet, let's talk PS4. UK developer Evolution Studios boss Martin Kenwright isn't jut thinking about his company's upcoming release, Motorstorm, but TEH FUTURE. Says Kenwright: More »

3:22 AM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
3,267 views, 30 comments

blu-ray

Blu-ray And HD-DVD, Dead As Disc-o

Gloom and doom tech articles, love 'em! They're like Nostradamus for dorks. And Slate's got a whopper soothsayer piece up, which lays out why the Sony backed Blu-ray and the Microsoft supported HD-DVD are dead out of the gate. Sean Cooper writes: More »

4:22 AM on Fri Nov 17 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
857 views, 54 comments