Search Results for 'Game Console'

Sizing Up China’s Home Video Game Console, the CT510

China's first foray into creating a mainstream video game system is a solid try in the right direction, except the system isn't a game system, it's an Online Multimedia Motion-sensing Device. The eedoo CT-510 already exceeded [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Lenovo’s Kinect-clone evades Chinese ban on video-game conso...

Lenovo has launched its first home entertainment console, skirting a Chinese ban on gaming equipment by marketing it as a family exercise device. The move puts Lenovo in direct competition with Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft to capture [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Sega launches urinal game console

April Fool's Day was exactly one month ago, but Sega's Toylet urinal game has us doubting whether or not the company is actually a bit late to the practical joke party. The Toylet system consists of a mountable screen and a variet [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Chinese game console about to hit market

Beijing eedoo Technology Ltd, the video gaming unit of Legend Holdings Ltd, said the company's first multimedia entertainment console is set to hit the Chinese market on April 29, at a price of 3,799 yuan ($600) per unit. Eedoo is [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Game consoles hibernating in standby cost consumers

Carnegie Mellon University researchers believe game consoles cost U.S. homeowners more than $1.24 billion per year, wasting 10.8 terawatt-hours, according to their study. The wasted energy adds up quickly -- a collective amount equivalent [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Game Play: What will the future hold for game consoles?

With the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) right around the corner, and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) only a few months away, video game journalists and game geeks alike have extended their feelers and are eagerly absorbing every detail, r [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Could video-game consoles disappear into the cloud forever?

A new PlayStation. A new Xbox. A new Wii. The last one is definitely happening with the upcoming Wii U and the others are no doubt being prepped for high-profile "reveals." But what about a future with no consoles? None at all. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Girl traps paedophile with game console

A quick-thinking girl, 10, trapped a paedophile by using her games console to take a picture of him molesting her, a report said. According to Mail Online, John Fisher, 46, was arrested in Britain after the girl showed police the picture [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Shooting Down Rumors, Valve Says They’re Not Making a Game C...

Delay those dreams of a Steam Box competing with a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. Valve Software is not making a gaming console in the near future and that the various rumors swirling around don't add up to them making their own set-top bo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Please Use Your Cash to Make A Game Console

Over the last several weeks, everywhere I turn, I’m hearing about all the cash Apple has on hand. Some say that the company should hold on to its nearly $100 billion in cash, while others say it’s time to spend some of it. App [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

What is the best time to buy a video game console?

Technological advances are taking place at a blistering pace with smart phones and tablet PCs constantly evolving. While the video game industry does not ship out its hardware at the same rate as Apple does with its products, video game c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Game consoles stolen from Bay Harbor Islands home

A thief stole an Xbox 360 console, an iPod touch, a digital camera, a Nintendo Wii console, a Nintendo Wii remote control, Nintendo and Xbox games, a video camera and iPod mini speakers from a home between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 29 in the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Nintendo’s Upcoming Wii U Game Console Includes a Touchscree...

No, I’m not at CES this season (despite being registered – I’m quite bitter) – but the news keeps flowing in, and it seems Nintendo will launch a new Wii system later this year. The new system, Wii U, includes a to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Tablets are the new game consoles, and other game industry p...

Guest Commentary: The video game industry is changing like never before. Here are my best attempts at peering into the crystal ball for 2012: Prediction #1: Tablets are the new game consoles Tablets and smartphones are already [...]