Sony Computer Entertainment has created an official backwards compatibility checklist site for looking up the compatibility status on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles. Rather than printing a flat list of 8,000 or so titles, Sony has created a search engine that allows you to look up any PSone or PS2…
…strap on a small computer the size of two decks of cards, which wirelessly connects to a courtside computer that updates the game statistics in real time. Electricity-carrying cotton thread weaves through the shirt from the computer to flexible panels in the jersey. Source: SMH Related Links: TeamAwear research blog…
…Lik-Sang, which went out of business recently. Plus, Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said recently that more than 8,000 PS2 games will play on the PS3, and that so-called “firmware” upgrades will address problems found with about 200 games since sales of the PS3…
…Geelong have woven electronic sensors into a T-shirt so that it can be played liked a real guitar. Movements by the wearer’s arms are mapped and beamed by radio to a computer which interprets them and turns them into musical notes. The wearer only has to act out playing the…
…standard definition will be “competitive” with those offered by competitors, including Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes store, Movielink, CinemaNow and Amazon.com’s Unbox. The Xbox service will launch less than a week after Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game console hits store shelves in the United States. Microsoft Australia’s official response regarding localised content…
Japanese computer makers Toshiba, Fujitsu and Hitachi said today they were considering seeking compensation from Sony Corp over the massive recall of Sony-made batteries used in their laptop computers. The massive global recall of Sony lithium-ion batteries followed the discovery that the batteries could short-circuit and cause some computers to…
…database of images that allows you to store your personal photos and images. Once uploaded, you can access your photos from anywhere in the world via a computer and internet connection. Here are some of the links mentioned in the last episode of the Cyber Shack: YouSendIt.com The website that…
…in June. The software requires an internet-connected computer to work and runs within a web browser pointed at the docs.google.com address. Users must register with Google. Google’s grab for an extra slice of computer desktop real-estate comes as Microsoft gears up for the simultaneous launch of its long-delayed Windows Vista…
…Offering computer games for direct download, Manifesto Games is based on the principles of Long Tail distribution theory, which explains how over time, the aggregate of the modest, the cult and the quirky can equal or exceed the compressed sales of high-budget blockbusters. Offering a path-to-market for independently produced and…
…storing digital versions of documents or sound bytes on paper and printed pictures that can be accessed using a reader-equipped device. The memory spot chip is basically a miniature computer with onboard memory and wireless capability and is composed of six main parts: the processor, the memory and memory driver,…
…the first time that Microsoft has revealed a system unique to the hardware. Microsoft says its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer’s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season. Microsoft’s 30GB Zune will retail for $US249.99 – US99 cents…
Toshiba and Fujitsu have joined a growing list of computer makers recalling Sony batteries in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony’s reputation as a manufacturer. The two personal computer manufacturers joined others that have recalled Sony batteries including Dell, Apple and Lenovo. Toshiba said on last week it…