Jun 15
The Audi Sound Concept starts with a Q7 SUV and stuffs it to the gills with speakers. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20007781-48.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Car Tech blog/a/p
Jun 15
Sony PlayStation Move launch details get official: $99 for the bundle, hits North America September 19th
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Well, Sony didn’t waste too much time in announcing the Move details you’ve been waiting for — the complete PlayStation Move Sports Champions bundle with the PlayStation Eye, Move and the game will run $99.99, while the Move controller itself will set you back $49.99, and the optional navigation controller is $29.99. Anyone that doesn’t already have a PS3 will also be able to pick up a new console bundle containing everything for $399.99. As for a release date, folks in Europe will be able to get their hands on the Move before anyone else on September 15th, but North American gamers won’t have to wait too much longer to get theirs — it’ll be available over here on September 19th.Update: We’ve added the full press release after the break, which also includes details on the Move charging station and shooting attachment — look for them to run $30 and $20, respectively.
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Jun 15
Microsoft Lowering Prices on Older Xboxes
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Microsoft apparently held a media roundtable last night after its Xbox press event, confirming that it will eventually phase out its existing models in favor of the new “slim” model.
My colleague Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat reported:
“The new Xbox 360 with a 250-gigabyte hard drive and the smaller black
design will sell for $299,” Takahashi wrote. “The older Xbox 360 Elite console with a
120-gigabyte hard drive will sell for $249. And the Xbox 360 Arcade
console, which does not have a hard drive, will sell for $149. The Elite
and Arcade consoles will be sold until existing supplies run out.”
Microsoft has not said if it will release versions of the Elite or Arcade models with the new design. The latest Xbox costs $299, and will be available this week.
To date, Microsoft still has not released a price for the Xbox Kinect peripheral; Aaron Greenberg, an Xbox product manager, denied reports that the Kinect’s price had been set. Gamestop reportedly posted a Web page claiming that it would be priced at $149.
“No Kinect price announced yet, retail price
estimates are purely speculative, final price & pack-in details are
not yet determined,” Greenberg tweeted.
Microsoft’s own official Twitter account, however, has revealed that Kinect will go on sale on Nov. 4, backed by 16 launch titles. Microsoft will begin selling the new slim Xbox in Europe on July 16.
Jun 15
iPhone 4 Order Security Breach Exposes Personal Information [Exclusive]
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Apple’s iPhone 4 pre-ordering has been a total disaster, but it gets much worse: An AT&T insider claims that this iPhonecalypse may be related to “a major fraud update that went wrong.” The bug is exposing AT&T users’ private information. More »
Jun 15
Those tuneless plastic horns causing some headaches at the World Cup could be leading to other problems as well, researchers warn. But is the criticism overblown?
Jun 15
Shipping 1.1 million LCD TVs in the first quarter of the year, Samsung grabs an 18 percent slice of the U.S. market, says iSuppli.
Jun 15
Every PlayStation 3 Goes 3D (With Glasses) [Ps3d]
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Sony’s going to be pushing 3D hard, starting right now. Every PS3 is going to get 3D capabilities through a system update. More »
Jun 15
Live at Sony’s E3 2010 keynote!
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Had enough gaming news today? Hardly. We’re on-hand here at Sony‘s E3 keynote in Los Angeles, eager to be world’s away from the smog just outside of the door. So, what’s Sir Howard have in store for us? A legitimate PSP2? An unthinkably large PlayStation 3? The return of Saturn? Keep it locked right here — we’ll be bringing you the blow by blow as soon as things commence.
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Live at Sony’s E3 2010 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 15
Apple suggesting you head into a store if things aren’t working out online
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Oh, to be tapped into the conference call going on between Apple’s and AT&T’s server tech teams right now!
Update: Seems folks have been seeing this message intermittently since the wee hours — first time we’ve seen it here, but then again, we’ve seen no fewer than five or six unique failure modes today. Quite a sight.
Apple suggesting you head into a store if things aren’t working out online originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 15
Nintendo 3DS in the flesh and hands-on! (updated with video!)
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That Nintendo announced the 3DS was not a surprise — that they had a couple-dozen of these things to try out, that was. We elbowed our way to the front of the line to try one out, and the effect is actually not bad. It’s not great, but the 3.5-inch screen on top certainly gives a firm illusion of depth without resorting to glasses — or eye crossing. The feel is definitely reminiscent of those 3D cereal box prints, and as soon as you turn the device from left to right to try to look around anything the effect is immediately lost. You need to stare at the screen for a moment for your eyes to adjust and then not move around too much. If you do you’ll need to adjust again. But, stay reasonably still and it’s a compelling effect.
The new analog slider on the left feels a lot like the PSP’s analog nub, but larger and without the texture. It’s a bit easier on the fingers, and comfortable. Overall the device feels just like a current DS or DSi, though we couldn’t get a good feel for the weight thanks to a bulky tether attached on one end to the device, and on the other end to the row of ladies who were surely told to not let the gadgets out of their hands or face certain doom. The only thing we could do here is rotate along a still frame — Pikmin in a field, for example — and play with the 3D slider. It is a pretty convincing effect, but it’s hard to tell at this point if it’s at all compelling — it wasn’t anything more than novelty in this demo, and we still don’t know how it stands up to fast-moving footage. Actual games were promised to us for the show floor, so we’ll hit that up later today. We snagged a few pics before getting elbowed out of the way, so check ’em out!
Gallery: Nintendo 3DS hands-on (an encore)
Gallery: Nintendo 3DS first hands-on!
Gallery: Nintendo 3DS press shots
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Nintendo 3DS in the flesh and hands-on! (updated with video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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