Archive for the ‘Consoles & Gaming’ Category
Enter the Dragon …. Gaming Speech Pack
Dragon, creators of the world’s best speech-to-text software, know that talking to your computer makes you feel cool. Unfortunately, that innate awesomeness gets lost when just dictating documents. Enter the Gaming Speech Pack. You can now control computer games via your words. Purchasing the Gaming Speech Pack lets you enable speech control in three of the following games: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty Black Ops, Mass…
SEGA Megadrive come back alive with BLAZE
We all know there are no new SEGA consoles, right? Wrong. No, we’re not going to see a Dreamcast II anytime soon (or, probably, ever). In fact, it’s a far earlier system that’s getting a revamp: the Megadrive. SEGA has teamed up with BLAZE in a marriage of capital letters to produce two brand new versions of the classic console. The first is a 19mm thick handheld with 20 pre-loaded…
The Playstation Phone: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Rumours of PlayStation phone began with the first console. 17 years later, it’s finally here. While the idea may have been conceived seven years before Sony Ericsson’s incorporation, the mobile phone giant is packing the handset with thoroughly modern technology. The specifications you’ll expect to find in any high-end smartphone are as follows: there is a 1 GHz CPU (snapdragon), 512 MB RAM, a 4 inch multitouch screen (capacitive touch,…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Xperia Arc: We go hands on
After years of speculation, the Playstation phone is coming. Latest Gadgets got the chance to see the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY in action. If you are looking for gaming on the go, this is fun and simple to use. Competing with smartphones and portable gaming machines could be a challenge, how does the Xperia Play compare to its rivals? Designed with a powerful engine to deliver clear gaming graphics, it…
DC Comics Universe Online review
Nerdy enough to like comics but not quite at the stage where World of Warcraft style MMORPGs have opened their black hole and sucked in all your free time? DC Comics Universe Online could well be the gateway drug you need (and yes that is probably the loosest definition of need I’ve employed in quite some time). As every good comic book nerd knows there are two major comic book…
Sony NGP preview round up: Bringing the “kitchen sink to the console wars”
PC World quite wittily describes Sony’s “next-generation portable” – codenamed the NGP – as bringing “the kitchen sink to the console wars”, meaning the console has got every type of gaming input possible. Whilst Ars Technica’s account of Sony’s new portable console, contains a little less sarcasm, being described as being “packed with technology and features, matching the power of the Playstation 3.” CNET’s first impression of the highly anticipated…
Collapse HD iPad review
When the Collapse HD PR people emailed and asked if I’d like to test their new iPad app I was a little skeptical. I was sure it’s a great puzzle game in its own right, but I have such fond memories of playing Tetris on my GameBoy (yes I’m old – I’m nostalgically listening to chiptunes whilst writing this) that I didn’t think I’d have much time for a relatively…
DC Universe Online Preview
Have you ever wanted to create your very own superhero and choose the powers they have? Well here is your chance. I have always dreamt of being a superhero and imagined what my costume and name would be. DC Universe Online shows Marvel how a superhero video game should be done (sacrilege, I know) but let me explain why before you shoot me down. Latest Gadgets were invited to try…
Top Christmas gifts for kids
Okay, so we all know children get far too many presents these days, but hey, it’s Christmas, so here’s a few ideas for gadgets for kids of all ages. Hello Kitty fans will love the Samsung Tic Toc MP3 player, which comes in a special edition Hello Kitty version. At less than 4cm long, this tiny player can fit in a little pocket, or be clipped to clothes, and you…
Rage HD review: iPhone 4 and iPad edition
As countless developers, competitors and The Steve himself keep telling us, iOS is a serious gaming platform. With thousands of titles available and large sums of money trading hands, it’s up to developers to step up and harness the power held in literally millions of pockets. Enter idSoftware with Rage HD – a rail shooter for the iPhone, with graphics that inspire hyperbole. A brainchild of John Carmack, who you…
