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Guess what, people are still watching movies on DVDs or Blu-Rays and this despite Apple’s effort to kill these mediums! Announced for september first in Japan at around 24,000 Yen, Sony’s new BD Player, the BDP-S590 is the company latest wonder.
The BDP-S590 comes with the usual suspects including 3D Playback and DLNA but also Sony Room Link, Media Remote, Wireless Lan, Sony Music Unlimited service, Gracenote and most Japanese VOD services as well as Hulu Japan!
Of course, the BDP-S590 comes …

ASUS continues to update its VG monitor series, and this time it’s got something a little more impressive than an integrated IR transmitter. According to FlatpanelsHD, the VG278HE has knocked through the 120Hz barrier that most monitors come up against. The 27-incher can be configured to a buttery smooth 144Hz for 2D and 3D gaming, while inputs include HDMI, dual-link DVI and VGA. The monitor also supports NVIDIA’s 3D Vision 2 — but you’ll have to buy the rest of the parts separately. We’ve reached out to ASUS about pricing and availability, but until we hear more, you’ll just have to imagine those breezy refresh rates. Update: ASUS told us we can expect to see the display hit shelves sometime in Q4, but noted that pricing has not been finalized.

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ASUS breaks through 120Hz refresh rate with VG278HE gamer monitor… refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen no shortage of 3D-printed masterpieces over the last several months, but this is reportedly the first time that someone has used the technology to create a firearm. It comes from a users on the AR15 message boards, a community for gun fanatics. He used a Stratasys 3D printer to create a .22 pistol. And yes, it actually works; it can shoot bullets just like a normal gun.

In fact, the user claims to have fired more than 200 rounds out of the machine, and says it still works just fine. But he didn’t stop there. He also assembled a .223 rifle upper and attached it to the lower, again with 100% success. There are multiple resources and blueprints for guns on 3D printing websites, but this is believed to be the first documented case of someone actually creating a working model.

3D printing may still seem like a science fiction concept to the uninitiated, but to those who are willing to open their eyes, it is very apparent that it is here, it is now, and it is exploding in popularity. Everything from glasses to bikinis to coasters to artificial bones to guitars (need we continue?) has been successfully printed from a 3D printer. It’s fascinating to watch this next evolution in scientific advancement.

[via WebProNews]

Man makes guns with a 3D printer is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A team from the University of Southern California have started Project Holodeck and are working to create full-body 360-degree virtual reality simulator in an accessible consumer gaming platform that could be comparable to the Star Trek Holodeck. It will allow users to play in a large digital space while physically operating in a small one.

A player’s movement will be tracked with a PlayStation Move sensor and uses gaming headsets that have a 105-degree three-dimensional view. A Razer Hydra Sixense motion controller will track six-axis hand movements to completely immerse the player into the game. “This isn’t like watching a floating television – this is true immersion in a virtual world with simulated peripheral vision,” one of the team members explained.

They’re even integrating haptic feedback by using fans linked to the game server, which are designed to simulate the blowing wind when moving throughout the game. The team is apparently in talks with a few gaming companies and even Disney to hopefully make it a real product one day.

[via Verge]

Project Holodeck aims to bring full 3D virtual reality to gaming is written by Elise Moreau & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Supersized screens may be the centerpiece of Nintendo’s 3DS XL, but a new Iwata Asks interview reveals that its top display packs some new anti-glare tech too. Takashi Murakami, from the company’s Mechanical Design Group, notes that each of the LCD’s three glare-prone layers were specially treated to reduce reflectivity from the original 3DS’ 12 percent, down to three. According to head honcho Iwata, anti-reflection coatings have been on the Big N’s radar since the GameBoy Advance era, but were typically abandoned because they were too pricey. The Q&A session also confirmed something we noticed when we put the handheld through the review gauntlet — the larger display increases the parallax effect, which translates to a deeper looking 3D experience. If your current handheld’s screen bounces too much light for your liking, the XL can take its place starting August 19th in North America.

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Nintendo 3DS XL sports less reflective screen than its predecessor, improved parallax effect originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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