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iBUYPOWER Chimera Killer Special Edition Gaming PCs revealed

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:51:09 +0000

iBUYPOWER announced two new PCs in the Chimera Killer Special Edition line that are sure to please online gamers everywhere. These top-of-the-line systems sport the Chimera Inferno case and “Killer” edition specs. For instance, they have the Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card, which makes for totally lag-free gameplay even with maxed out frame rate settings.

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Nintendo DSi Facebook connectivity coming to North American tonight

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:55:43 +0000

Hey North America, jealous of your Japanese and European friends who’ve already got Facebook integration on their DSis ? Fear not, Nintendo of America’s announced that firmware 1.4 will be pushed out tonight after 8:00PM ET — in other words, any time now. We still haven’t gotten the update yet, but let us know if and when you’ve got better luck! [Via Joystiq ] Filed under: Gaming Nintendo DSi Facebook connectivity coming to North American tonight originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:59:00 EST.

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PSP2 to be based on iPhone-esque PowerVR GPU, rival original Xbox in power?

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:14:45 +0000

If Sony’s PSPgo was some halfhearted attempt to quell incessant PSP2 rumoring (and our favorite PSP2 mockup render, above), it certainly doesn’t seem to have worked. The new rumor out and about is that the inevitable PSP2 will harbor a PowerVR GPU along the lines of what’s present in the new iPhone 3GS. The SGX543MP cited has four cores, with a rating of 133 million polygons per second at the low-end 200MHz mode that seems likely for portable use.

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Ballmer apologizes for letting slip wrong Natal release date

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:26:15 +0000

Microsoft has already come out and clarified Steve Ballmer’s recent statement that Project Natal would be rolling out sometime in 2010 (possibly in the form of a new Xbox console), but it looks like the man himself also felt the need to set the record straight. Speaking with IGN , Ballmer said that he “confused the issue with my poorly chosen words,” adding that, “there is no news in my comments. Things are as reported after E3. Sorry.” Of course, this would be somewhat understandable if it were an isolated incident, but as you no doubt recall, Ballmer also recently dropped word of an earlier than expected Zune HD release date, which prompted yet another quick “clarification” from Microsoft.

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DIY VR Game Gun packs built-in motion tracking, optional mullet

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:17:48 +0000

Homebuilt motion controllers may be a fairly common occurrence these days — especially with the Wiimote simplifying things considerably — but this so-called “PC VR Game Gun” takes a slightly different approach than most, and has the added benefit of a pitchman firmly committed to selling it as the greatest thing since ShamWow. As you can see above, the rig consists of a toy gun with an LCD screen attached to it, but the real secret is a Gyration Air Mouse mounted on top, which allows for some full, seemingly responsive motion-tracking in any PC game. To really finish things off, our fearless modder also ripped apart a gamepad and wired it up to the trigger in the gun, which turns out to be just the thing for playing F.E.A.R…. on the highest difficulty setting.

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Alienware M17x unboxed… by Mr. Bicep

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:22:05 +0000

We noted that Alienware’s “All Powerful” M17x gaming laptop was a hefty beast when we got our hands on it last month, so who better to unbox this 11.5-pound monster than Bruce Pechman, also known as Mr. Bicep? Apparently Bruce scored one of the first models off the line after betting the Alienware reps at E3 that he could do 17 straight one-arm lifts of the demo machine over his head, and his maxed-out rig packs a quad-core Core 2 Extreme, dual GeForce 260M graphics cards and a slot-loading Blu-ray burner — all of which arrived in this gigantic 32-pound box. Yeah, it’s a little ridiculous — but you know you want it.

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Black Nintendo Wii, red DSi this summer

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:54:29 +0000

It’s not Colorware , the black Wii and red DSi are coming straight out of Nintendo Japan. The black Wii (or “KURO Wii” to be precise) is particularly interesting as it’s been rumored for over two years now. Ok, it’s not that interesting but it sure is edgy… right?

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Velocity Mirco outs Intel Core i7-950 and 975 Extreme built PCs

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:26:47 +0000

The newly revealed Intel Core i7-950 and i7-975 Extreme Edition are barely up on retail stores, custom PC builder already got it up for grabs. Velocity Micro takes their performance systems up a few notches today by announcing the immediate availability of the new Intel Core i7 processors on selected home, office and high performance custom-built desktops. Starting around $1,800, you can have the computer configured with latest Intel mid-range rig – X58 plus Core i7-750 – The Vector Z35 combines advanced graphics and attentive hand assembling to deliver both quality and speed home office system further into the gaming world. For much intense gaming and digital media editing professionals, Velocity Micro offers the fastest yet i7-Extreme professors on their award-winning Raptor, Edge and ProMagix’s workstation powerhouses – with extra cost, no less.

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iBUYPOWER M865TU Gaming Notebook announced

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:59:34 +0000

iBUYPOWER announced a brand new gaming notebook today called the M865TU and it’s 15-inches of video gaming glory. It’s available in a ton of different processor options and has the look and feel of a stylish piece of equipment. This new notebook has a starting price of $1,499 and is available in a 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 version as well as many others. It also is capable of up to 4GB DDR3 memory, 1,680 x 1,050 resolution on the 15.6-inch LCD display and a NVIDIA GTX 260 1GB graphics card.

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AMD shows off world’s first DirectX 11 GPU

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:59:28 +0000

On a roll of late, aren’t we AMD ? Just when you thought the fun was slowing over in Taiwan, in flies this: the world’s first official DirectX 11 -friendly GPU demonstration. We also learned that DX 11 (and presumably, AMD cards to push it) will debut prior to the dawn of 2010, but outside of that, most everything else is being kept under wraps. Indeed, the demo was mostly to show that things were still on track and for the chip maker to assure us all that it will “deliver DirectX 11 first.” Alright, AMD — now you’ve something to prove.

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