News tagged with game machines
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
(AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 07, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (17) |
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Review: Sony's new PlayStation Vita disappoints
With the PlayStation Vita, Sony has attempted to infuse a traditional handheld game machine with some of the smartphone and tablet features that have made gaming on those devices so popular lately.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 09, 2012 |
1.9 / 5 (28) |
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Sony shows wearable 3-D personal theater
Sony says it will start selling a head mounted display that provides a 3-D theater of music videos, movies and games, targeting people who prefer solitary entertainment rather than sitting in front of a TV ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (11) |
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New 3-D sensors coming soon to computers, cameras, other gadgets
In the science fiction movie "Minority Report," set 50 years in the future, Tom Cruise's character interacts with a computer display by moving his hands in front of it.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (7) |
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OnLive's mobile app brings sophisticated games to smartphones
Sure, "Angry Birds" is fun, but wouldn't it be cool if you could play an actual console game like "Batman: Arkham City" on your tablet?
Dec 31, 2011 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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Sony reports record annual loss
(AP) -- Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround ...
May 10, 2012 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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A look at Roku's new line of digital media players
Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2011 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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3-D advances come with health concerns for children
In a seeming blink of an eye, 3-D technology has advanced beyond imagination. Hollywood, TV manufacturers and video game makers say you have to see it to believe it. But the visual trickery that produces 3-D images can also ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
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Sony to release new PlayStation Portable this year
(AP) -- Sony said Thursday the successor to its PlayStation Portable machine will go on sale late this year, offering the quality of a home console in an on-the-go machine boasting a screen double the size of smart phones.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 27, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Sony gears up for PlayStation Vita's Japan launch
Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Vita portable game machine hits stores in Japan on Saturday, with the company predicting brisk sales even though the launch has missed much of the holiday shopping season.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right
(AP) -- Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.
Jan 27, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Panasonic loss balloons for record red ink
(AP) -- Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion), completing a year of record red ink at the Japanese electronics maker battered by natural disasters and an ailing ...
May 11, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Panasonic developing handheld games console: report
Panasonic is to return to the videogame business it abandoned more than a decade ago with a new handheld game system, a report said on Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 07, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
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Nintendo not planning price cuts for hit machines
(AP) -- Nintendo has weathered the global recession because of the popularity of its game machines and won't be resorting to price cuts to boost sales, the company's president said Thursday.
Apr 09, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
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