Classic PS2 Gets a Makeover
Sure, the Playstation 3 is all the rage these days, but let’s not forget how many hours of happiness Sony’s Playstation 2 afforded us on those dateless Saturday nights. Well, for me anyway.
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PSP Skype now available
With the release of the 3.90 PSP firmware update, Skype for your PSP-2000 (PSP Slim & Lite) series is now available (if your not in Japan). It is only available via network update atm and adds expanded support for Playstation Network titles.
Via Engadget
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Connect a USB/PS2 keyboard & mouse to your PS3
XFPS has created a neat gadget that allows you to connect a USB or PS2 keyboard and mouse to your Playstation 3. Reports are still a little vague as to whether you can map your keys to games or it is decided automatically for you. We’ll keep you posted .
Available for $99 about £49
Via Uberreview
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Get BBC2’s Popular TV showTop Gear Episodes on your PS3
Gamers will be able to download episodes of ethe popular BBC2 motoring show Top Gear on their PS3.
Forty episodes of the popular motoring show will be available on a dedicated Gran Turismo TV channel accessed via the PlayStation 3’s online network.
Gran Turismo is the world’s most popular racing video game series, with more than 47 million copies sold.
The test track used by Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will be recreated inside GT5.
Virtual drivers will be able to race the hundreds of cars licensed inside the game around the track featured in the show.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is due for release in 2008. GT TV will also feature news and features about the motoring world.
“We’re sure that players will be as thrilled as we are when they get the chance to put their own driving skills to the test on the Top Gear Test Track in GT5, as well as enjoying classic episodes of Top Gear via GT TV,” said Kazunori Yamauchi, president of the game’s developers Polyphony Digital, in a statement.
Simon Danker, director of digital media at BBC Worldwide said: “We’re thrilled to make Top Gear accessible to Gran Turismo gamers.”
Source: BBC
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Funky Gadgets - The Robo Hopper - flying robot
Check out this funky gadget, the Robo Hopper is a cross between a robot and a remote controlled helicopter.
It comes with a Playstation-type 2.4GHz 2-channel transmitter controller and runs on 4 alkaline batteries.
It will be available in Japan as well as online by December for $90 (about £45)
via Slippey Brick
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Cool Mods - The Water Cooled PS3
Check out this water cooled PS3.
We’ve yet to hear a single complaint about Sony’s monolith overheating, but that didn’t stop PS3 fan (and dragon aficionado) Dragonpower from drilling some holes into the bottom of his PS3, running liquid coolant over the processors, and adding some extra fans just for good measure. The end result: 32ºC (90ºF, 305.15ºK) under heavy load. Oh, and it’s “almost dead silent,” which we’re assuming is a step down from “dead silent.”
via Joystiq
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Halo 3 first day sales hit $170 Million
Reuters are reporting that Halo 3’s first day sales have hit a whopping $170 million (about £84.3 million), which gives Microsoft’s entertainment division which has been loosing money a serious boost.
Halo 3 gamers surged onto Mircrosft’s Xbox live service with the release, with over a million members playing Halo 3 in the first 20 hours after release.
“It’s a good number,” said Andy Miedler, technology analyst at Edward Jones. “This certainly goes a long way toward bringing Microsoft’s entertainment division toward that full-year profitability, which we think is important for investors,” he added. Microsoft aims for a profit for the division in the current fiscal year.
The game is also key to Microsoft’s quest to widen its lead over rival Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance of the current generation of game machines.
The game, in which players try to save humanity from an army of aliens, has had great reviews so far for its lush settings, cinematic story and breadth of features.
The first two “Halo” games have sold a combined 15 million copies and cemented Microsoft as a serious player in a video game industry that was dominated by Sony’s PlayStation 2.
Source: Reuters
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Modder Tranforms Playstation Into A Robot
Check out this cool robot made out of an old Sony Playstation by modder Harolf IIano.
This is what Harold IIano had to say about his clever creation:
Mercury is a small 2-motor, light-seeking BEAM photovore. It was based from our dear friend, Wilf Rigter’s “single AC/HC240 reversing photovore”. The original circuit is fairly simple to build, with few components needed.But my version of this bot has a little bit of an “attitude” (well, kind of).
Check out this video of it in action
Via Techeblog
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Logitech Announces New Accessories for the Playstation 3
Logitech has announced two new accessories for the Playstation3, The MediaBoard Pro and the Cordless Vantage Headset.
The MediaBoard Pro is designed to quickly set up profiles, enter Web addresses and send text messages, it features a built in touch-pad with vertical scrolling which means you don’t need a mouse. It connects to the PS3 via Blue-tooth and has a range of up to 30 feet.
The MediaBoard Pro will go on sale for $79.99 (about £40).
The Cordless Vantage Headset is designed to enhance your gaming experience with an adjustable noise cancelling microphone, and it also features a patented behind the head design that means it can be used with either ear. It connects to the PS3 via Blue-tooth and has a range of up to 30 feet.
The Cordless Vantage Headset will go on sale for $79.99 (about £40)
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NEC Launches 3 New AccuSync LCD’s With HDMI
NEC has launched 3 new AccuSync LCD monitors with HDMI.
The 19-inch LCD19WMGX, 22-inch LCD22WMGX, and 24-inch LCD24WMCX all support HDCP encryption to display video from Blu-Ray, HD DVD, and other protected sources at the full resolution of the display, up to a full 1080p on the 24-inch model.
Both it and the 22-inch display also sport a native HDMI connection that feeds audio and video, allowing users to hook up a PlayStation 3 or a dedicated movie player to the LCD without an adapter or occupying the DVI port.
They will go on sale shortly with the LCD19WMGX retailing for $280 (about £140), the LCD22WMGX will retail for $380 (about £190) and the 24 inch LCDWMCX will retail for $550 (about £275)
Via Electronista
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Sony’s Ceramic Limited Edition PS2
Sony has launched a new limited edition PS2 the Ceramic White Playstation 2.
It comes bundled with SingStar Pop and two high quality USB microphones.
It will go on sale in the US in November for $149.99 (about £75)
Via Akhihabara News
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Sony Announces 80GB PS3, 60GB PS3 Price Gets Chopped Also
Sony has announced that America will be getting the 80GB PS3.
They have also dropped the price of the 60GB PS3 by $100 from $599 (£300) to $499 (£250), even though they denied this would happen last week.
No pricing news for the UK at present, but they need to do something as the US version is now £150 cheaper than the UK version.
The New 80GB PS3 will retail for $599 (£300) in the US
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Sony PS3 to get 380 new Titles by next March
Sony Computer Entertainment president Kazuo Hirai has announced that the PS3 will get a staggering 380 new titles by next March.
At present there are around 60 PS3 games with about 50 download-only titles available for the PS3 worldwide.
Of these 380 new titles 200 will be software titles and 180 will be available as downloads.
This is an average of 40 new PS3 games every month for the next nine months, that’s a lot of new games, and it is bound to help Sony out of the hole they have dug for themselves with the PS3.
Now if they could find a way to make the PS3 competitively priced, they might just be able to have a hit on their hands with the PS3 as they did with the original PlayStation.
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Sony’s 1.80 PS3 firmware enables 1080p upscaling for games and movies
engadget has reported on Sony’s new firmware for the PS3, the new firmware will enable user to upscale DVD’s, Playstation and Playstation 2 games to 1080p on a compatible HDTV.
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