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Consumer Electronics Show sign in Las Vegas

Top 10 things seen at CES

Electronics /

created Jan 09, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (21) | comments 0

I realize that in the grand scheme of things readers don't care whether the job of a reporter is made easier or not. But I must admit that one of the cooler things at the show was that Sony, Phillips, Delphi ...


Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure

Technology /

created Sep 20, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long gone are the days when computer games were seen as a bastion for awkward teenagers. From the commuter eagerly playing a game on his cellular phone on the train to tiny tots playing games with characters from their favorite ...


Sony signs 3-D video deal for 2010 World Cup (AP)

Sony signs 3-D video deal for 2010 World Cup

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- The 2010 World Cup is going 3-D. Sony Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal with FIFA, the international football governing body, to record up to 25 World Cup games in 3-D - a technology that gives ...


Programming tools facilitate use of video game processors for defense needs

Programming tools facilitate use of video game processors for defense needs

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Video gaming computers and video game consoles available today typically contain a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics. However, the unit's ...


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PS3s help astrophysicists solve mystery of black hole vibrations

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using only the computing power of 16 Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles, scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, have solved a ...


Scientists Write Guide to Build Supercomputer from Sony Playstation 3

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (55) | comments 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- UMass Dartmouth Physics Professor Gaurav Khanna and UMass Dartmouth Principal Investigator Chris Poulin have created a step-by-step guide to building a home-brewed supercomputer that can reduce the cost of ...


i.play

i.play Offers Video Game-like Playground Equipment

Technology / Other

created Sep 20, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0

For children of today’s generation, swings and slides don’t seem to cut it anymore—not when you have an Xbox and Playstation in your living room. In an attempt to curb the rising childhood obesity rates partially ...


Engineer Creates First Academic Playstation 3 Computing Cluster

Engineer Creates First Academic Playstation 3 Computing Cluster

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 09, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (140) | comments 1

The Sony Playstation 3, Xbox and Nintendo Wii have captivated a generation of computer gamers with bold graphics and rapid-fire animation. But these high-tech toys can do a lot more than just play games. At ...


Connect the Quantum Dots

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 18, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A new study, published today in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has significant implications for the design of disease markers and the development of chemoreceptors used in human biomedical ...


A Toshiba employee displays the prototype model of the HD DVD player and its 30GB disc

HD DVD titles emerge in marketplace

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 27, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0

For the most part, major changes are never planned for. They just happen. This is especially true with technology, the next generation of DVD players and titles having been quietly released this month.


A promotion booth for teh Blu-ray Disk Association at a trade show in Tokyo

Panasonic heats up next-generation DVD war (Update)

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created Mar 29, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (19) | comments 0

The Panasonic brand maker said Wednesday it will start selling its first Blu-ray high-definition DVD player in North America in September as electronics makers prepare to go to battle over two rival formats.


It's a wrap, GDC top 12 list

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created Mar 24, 2006 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

It's been a long week of talking game development tools, dealing with a cold and rainy San Jose, and listening to companies saying "Wait until E3," instead of answering questions. But this correspondent persevered to bring ...


The new PlayStation 3 console

Sony sees the online light

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created Mar 23, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Sony Computer Entertainment President Phil Harrison announced Wednesday the pending launch of the PS3's brand-new online service, currently dubbed the "PlayStation Network Platform," which will be the long-awaited ...


The Web: 'Digital home' comes of age

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created Jan 11, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The "digital home" came of age in the last year as global revenues from sales of Internet-related products surged past the $100 billion mark for the first time, experts tell United Press International's The Web.


Samsung Introduces Innovative MP3 Players

No end yet to electronics boom

Electronics /

created Jan 04, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The housing market might be frothy, and the stock market's outlook is anyone's guess, given the prospect of still-higher interest rates and pricey energy costs. Yet the electronics sector remains buoyant about ...