Search Results for 'Game Consoles'

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

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

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

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 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Does PS Vita Mark the End of Portable Game Consoles?

PS Vita debuted in Japan to 320K unit sales over the first two days of sales. Despite the impressive 5 inch display and a huge roster of launch games, this fell 50K units short of what Nintendo’s 3DS sold during its debut. Are we en [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Watching online video via game consoles grows in popularity

Thanks to the greater availability of Netflix, Hulu, and similar services, streaming videos via a game console has grown in popularity over last year, according to a study from Nielsen released yesterday. Surveying more than 3,000 people [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Use Game Consoles To Connect TV, Internet

The console was the first game system to incorporate a Netflix streaming app. Now it's bringing in live TV from Verizon FiOS and the Epix movie channel to complement current offerings of ESPN and Hulu Plus. And all that content can be [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Use game consoles to connect TV, Internet

Microsoft on Tuesday strengthened the case for its Xbox 360 video game system to be a star of the digital living room, an all-in-one entertainment set-top box. The console system was the first game system to incorporate a Netflix streamin [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Mobile Surge Means Hard Times Ahead for Game Consoles

The rise of smartphones and tablets may spell the end of video game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, changing the landscape of the gaming industry.Video game pioneer Richard Garriott, creator of the role-playing franchises &q [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Game Consoles Are Tops For Putting Online Streams On TV, Say...

More friends than I can count have Xboxes, but not necessarily for gaming. Mind you, many of them own at least a handful of games, but what they’re really using it for is to watch online streams on their televisions. They’re i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Report: Game consoles most popular device for watching onlin...

Game consoles have become the most popular device in the U.S. for watching online content on a TV screen, according to a new report from market research service Strategy Analytics. While the PC remains the dominant screen for viewing o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

5 Wishes for the Next Generation of Game Consoles (GeekDad W...

What do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have in store for us with the next generation of consoles? Nintendo says its next console, Wii U, will be available in 2012. But when will we see the Xbox 720 and the PlayStation 4, and what will they [...]