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US online videogame play on the rise: NPD Group

Technology / Internet

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US online videogame play is on the rise as growing numbers of teenagers turn to the Internet for opponents and game software, according to an NPD Group report released on Tuesday.





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Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.


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US residents gorging on data bytes: study

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the data devoured in the United States last year were converted to text there would be enough books to bury the country under a pile seven feet (two meters) deep, according to a study released Wednesday.


Renelly Morel (R), digital marketing manager for Ubisoft, works out with Your Shape

Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

Technology / Software

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.


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Xbox Live boots pirate videogame players; will link to Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm.


Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications

Blackberry buddies up to game developers

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side.


Digital divide: Psychologists suggest ways to include the aging population in the tech revolution

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information ...


This image courtesy of MTV and Harmonix Music Systems shows a clip from The Beatles Rock Band videogame

The Beatles rock music invasion reborn in videogame

Technology / Software

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The Beatles rock-and-roll invasion that conquered the music scene in the 1960s has been reborn in a hotly-anticipated assault on the world of videogames.


Internet and videogame addictions have been a growing problem during the past decade

Cyber junkies can unplug at US retreat

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The first US retreat for Internet addicts has opened its doors, welcoming a teenager that was captive to World of Warcraft online role-playing videogame.


Millions of US children low in vitamin D (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. ...


Barcodes for the rest of us: Tiny labels could pack lots of information

Barcodes for the rest of us: Tiny labels could pack lots of information (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ubiquitous barcodes found on product packaging provide information to the scanner at the checkout counter, but that's about all they do. Now, researchers at the Media Lab have come up ...



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