MSI launch GX640 & GX740 gaming notebooks

The MSI GX700 and GX640 have been designed by MSI for that most hard-to-please class of techhead; the gamer. The tagline- obscene performance for serious gamers- says tells you all you need to know about the products intended audience- social Pro Ev’ers need not bother.  Stick to your PS3 because these two brand new models, [...]

Parrot AR.Drone – When video games become reality

We first mentioned Parrot’s AR.Drone in our review of CES 2010 back in January, but since it’s appearance at the Las Vegas show there’s been a growing buzz around the iPhone controlled quadricopter as geeks of all shapes and sizes have begun to get excited about its release later this year.

Parrot are the world-leaders in [...]

Nintendo DSi XL: One month to go

It’s just one calendar month until the supersized Nintendo DSi XL hits UK stores, so what better time to take a look at the new system? Priced at £159.99 – that’s not far off the RRP of a Nintendo Wii or Xbox 360 Elite by the way – the DSi XL features dual screens a [...]

Sony’s forthcoming “Motion Controller” wand?

Sony’s inevitable contribution to the world of gesture control finally has some concrete details to go along with it. The ‘Motion Controller’ – a working title, Sony assure us – has only seen light of day at trade events thus far, but expect that to change now that the peripheral has a release date of [...]

PS3 pad sliced in two by SplitFish, evolution?

For most, the well established Sony control pad is perfect just the way it is. The latest incarnation, the DualShock 3 for PS3, not only features analogue controls but also motion sensing, USB charging and vibration technology. So then, how do you improve on perfection?
Third party control pad developers Splitfish think they’ve found the answer [...]

ATI’s 5970 fastest pixel-pusher goes up to (DirectX) 11

In the bleeding edge world of technology, graphics cards are probably the bloodiest of them all. The new world’s fastest pixel-pusher is ATI’s 5970, essentially two of its (already pretty impressive) 5870 GPUs squashed into a single card for the considerable sum of £580.
Well, I say “squashed”, but by all accounts this card is a [...]

Analysis: Will the Wii fall foul of its own success?

Hardware sales in Japan have always been a good indicator of Nintendo’s prospects, strong sales in Japan synonymous with Nintendo’s continued success worldwide. Recently however, Sony Japan have slowly but surely been eating into Nintendo’s market share.
During the week ending 15th November 2009, the PS3 sold nearly 40,000 units a piece in Japan while the [...]

Video delivery service for PS3/PSP hits UK

Over on the other side of the pond our American cousins have had the pleasure of being able to download movies at their whim straight to their PS3 or PSP for well over a year; today, finally, Sony’s Video Delivery Service launches in the UK.
So what’s it all about? Well, by logging into PSN you’ll [...]

Tweetbox? Twitter, Facebook, Zune & Last.fm on Xbox

Just completed that awfully tedious and awkward mission in Grand Theft Auto? Well, you can now tweet about it straight from your Xbox 360, let your Facebook friends know and listen to some celebratory tunes on last.fm!
It’s the next step in Microsoft’s quest to twist the Xbox 360 into a social media hub, bringing the [...]