2006
Child’s Play charity opens in AUS
US-based Child's Play charity, a charity dedicated to helping sick children in hospital with books and video games, has just opened up a branch here…
Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 6
The question that has been on gamer’s lips and lovers of soccer worldwide… which is the better soccer game? The Pro Evo series or FIFA?…
Rule of Rose not available in Australia
With controversy surrounding Rule of Rose even before it was released, the latest news suggests that the publishers of the game, Red Ant, aren't even…
Comp – Samsung K5 MP3 Player
The Cyber Shack is giving away one K5 MP3 Player per week leading up to Christmas. All you have to do to win is submit…
Xerox creates reusable paper
Xerox Corporation scientists have invented a way to make prints whose images last only a day, so that the paper can be used again and…
Unwired for sound
A music player that sends signals through the human body, without wires, Bluetooth, or other conventional transmission technologies could be on the horizon.
Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii units
With Nintendo Australia touting the local launch of the Wii console next week as the biggest launch of any new video games system in history,…
NSW to roll out free WiFi service
The NSW Government has announced it plans to install a free wireless broadband network throughout the Sydney CBD and other major centres by early 2008.
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Hi-tech umbrella, browsing while you wait
Being stuck in the rain need not be dull, say Japanese researchers who have invented an umbrella capable of capturing and displaying photos and video.
Review: Epson P-3000 Multimedia storage viewer
Looking more like a personal media player, the Epson P-3000 is a nifty little device used to store photos, movies and music on the fly.…
Review: Saitek GM3200 laser mouse
Announced at E3 2006, Saitek unveiled the fastest laser mouse ever conceived. Will this give gamers that elusive speed and accuracy they’ve always been dreaming…
Review: Logitech G25 racing wheel
To feel that pure racing sensation when playing a driving simulation, it just can’t be done with a feeble keyboard or controller. We check out…
Xbox Live Gold free this weekend
That's right, you heard correctly... Microsoft is granting Australia a free weekend of Xbox Live Gold, kicking off at 3pm AEST this Friday 24th Nov…
First OLPC laptop rolls off the production line
The first 1,000 One Laptop Per Child XO laptops have rolled off the assembly line at Quanta Computer's manufacturing facility in Shanghai.
FBI raids pirate Lineage II servers
Massively multiplayer game publisher NCsoft has revealed that the FBI has shut down the operations of L2Extreme - a group responsible for running unauthorised servers…
PS3 Backwards Compatibility Site Launched
Sony Computer Entertainment has created an official backwards compatibility checklist site for looking up the compatibility status on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles.
Hi-tech sports clothing
University of Sydney honours student, Mitchell Page, has used cutting-edge wearable technology to make basketball uniforms - for example, updating and displaying in real-time a…
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Official arcade stick for Xbox 360
With reports of some games not working properly or just too difficult to control, gamers are rejoicing with the news that a specific controller designed…
Nintendo Wii launches in Nth America
Nintendo has just launched their new Wii console to much fanfare in North America, with some eager fans even camping out to get their hands…
Cyber Shack – WINNERS!
Cyber Shack Radio has been giving away some big prizes recently and in case you missed the announcement on-air, here are the winners...
Preview: Supreme Commander
We've managed to grab an invite to the closed multiplayer beta of Supreme Commander and we preview one of the most anticipated strategy games to…
Nearly 90,000 PS3s sold in Japan in two days
PlayStation fans in Japan queued anxiously last weekend in an attempt to secure themselves a new PlayStation 3, Sony's latest offering in the console wars.
