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Computerized chess has been around for at least a few centuries now (okay, so maybe “score” is more accurate), but if you thought an IBM supercomputer dominating one of the planet’s brightest humans was gnarly, have a gander at this. One determined modder has whipped up what may very well be the most impressive way to engage in online chess ever, as the DIY Internet Chess Table turns an on-screen opponent into an on-table opponent. Put simply (or as simply as possible), the multitouch table uses a projector to beam a chessboard onto an opaque surface, and moves are captured via webcam and sent back to an internet server. The human’s moves are recognized and countered, and then that same human is told where to move the computer’s piece via on-screen arrows. Trust us — it’s worth your while to hop on past the break and mash play for a video demonstration.

Update: To clarify, the table syncs up to play matches over freechess.org, but as far as your Feng Shui is concerned, it’s still a single player in your room.

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This article was written on August 22, 2007 by CyberNet.

While the video game market may already appear to be booming, this may only be the beginning. According to the chief executive of Ubisoft (French Video Game Publisher), we can expect to see the market grow as much as 50% over the next four years. So who are the potential new gamers? Well considering how well the Wii has gone over with families, the new targets are just that, families, as well as older people, and women.

The current video game market is heavily dominated by men, which leaves lots of room for expansion with all of the women who have yet to enter the world of video games. Besides video games on consoles, they’re also expecting that people will be playing more games on their PCs, mobile phones, and even on the web.

Along with an increase in the market, we’re also expected to see an increase in “casual games” that appeal to just about everybody. Casual games are great for the developers because they cost less to make, in fact, a lot less.  A casual game on average costs around 1 million to 4 million euros to make compared to a “normal” game which can cost anywhere between 5 million and 10 million, depending on the console it’s being made for.

I think it’s safe to say that the video game industry will no longer need to rely on, nor focus on selling to the hardcore gamers. They’ll just be one percentage of the whole that makes up a rather large, expanding industry. For me at least, the casual “party” type games are the ones I always enjoy the most, so I look forward to what publishers have in-store as they increase the amount of casual games that they offer.

Source: Retuers

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This article was written on July 13, 2007 by CyberNet.

You know that PS3 price cut for the 60GB model that we wrote about a few days ago? Well come to find out, it’s just a short-term price-cut to get rid of the supply that they have. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Sony expects that all of the 60GB models recently priced at $499 will be gone by the end of July, and after that your only option will be the 80 GB model for $599 (the original 60 GB price).

Why Sony would announce a price cut for such a short amount of time really doesn’t make sense. I get that they’re trying to clear out the stock that they’ve got, but a price drop for less than a month hardly seems worth it. Unless they didn’t think they’d move them otherwise.

Are any of you going to help Sony clear out the 60GB stock and purchase a PS3? Remember, you can also get 5 Blu-ray Movies for free with your PS3 purchase or other Blu-ray Disc Player. Not a bad deal!

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No need for a fanciful new HDTV? Not even a new Segway? There’s some colorful home entertainment gear for you yet. The famed gadget painting company just announced that Microsoft’s shiny new Xbox 360 is the next to go under the gun, with near limitless color options waiting to be splashed onto each and every panel. If you managed to already pick one up, Colorware’s charging $175 for the send-in option; if you’re looking to buy new, that’ll cost you at least five Benjamins. But hey, that’s nothing for the satisfaction of owning a game console that’s part orange, part lime green and part purple, right?

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We’d heard earlier that ngmoco’s new game Eliminate: Gun Range was one of the first apps to really take advantage of the iPhone 4‘s gyroscope, and now that we’ve had a chance to play with it, we’ve got say there’s a ton of potential here. E:GR is itself just a simple shooter, but the gyroscope adds what seems like nearly 1:1 motion control to the proceedings — and since you’re moving the display itself, it almost feels like augmented reality. It’s hard to explain, since it’s so unlike any mobile UI experience we’ve encountered before, but as soon as we tried it our brains pretty much exploded with possibilities — we’re thinking drastic improvements to actual augmented reality apps like Layar, all kinds of crazy flight simulator games, much more refined GPS apps, you name it. Video after the break.

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