via co-optimus.com
Co-Optimus gives Valve's FREE 4 player Shooter a 5 out of 5 Co-Op Score. Definitely worth the price of admission.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Starcraft II Singleplayer Impressions
via kotaku.com
It's a primitive game, in that respect. Your marines can't take cover, the maps lack any real sense of depth, and there's still no scope for genuine tactics. To succeed in Starcraft II you need to do what you did in Starcraft: namely, mine fast enough to build enough units to beat the waves of bad guys that are being thrown at you.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Honda shows off conceptual, solar-powered station to refill your conceptual, hydrogen-powered car
via engadget.com
Hydrogen-powered cars, like Honda's FCX Clarity, face a lot of hurdles, not the least of which being a fuel source requiring more energy to produce than it in turn gives out as energy.
Gateway Launches New "Uber-Chic" Gateway ID Series Notebooks
via gateway.com
Gateway (Acer) releases ID49 and ID59 Notebooks, 14" & 15.6" versions that feature an inch-thick aluminum housing, LED-backlit (1366x768) display, an Intel Core i3 or i5 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, an optional Nvidia GeForce GT 330M GPU with Optimus graphics switching, up to 500GB of storage space, a DVD burner, a multi-card reader, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity.
Impressive looking systems coming out of Gateway (of all places). I find the the 14" version with the Nvidia GeForce GT 330M (Model ID49C08u) the most appealing at only $850 ...
87"-.99" (H) x 13.46" (W) x 9.64" (D) - 5.07 lbs
Wi-Fi quadricopter offers augmented reality dogfights - The Tech Report
via techreport.com
Ha! The ultimate iPhone vs Android battle... Fight it out with remote controlled helicopters using your phone as the controller! There's an app for that.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Intel’s Canoe Lake ultrathin netbook performance put to the test
via liliputing.com
I might be willing to give up light gaming capabilities if I could get an ultra-portable this small, barely over a half inch thick.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Outlaws PC-Game by Lucas Arts
via youtube.com
Reading the Red Dead Redemption Review made me nostalgic for the old Outlaws game by Lucas Arts... An early LAN favorite from the late 1990s...
Envy 14
It reportedly will be avaliable on June 27th and start at $999...
14.01" (W) x x 9.33" (D) 1.09-1.11" (H)
5.25 lbs
Co-Optimus - Red Dead Redemption Co-Op Review
It's an absolute blast when you have a stage coach full of your friends riding over the desert to assault a bandit compound only to drive it straight off a cliff...and survive. It's these "had to be there" moments that make Red Dead Redemption's co-op more fun than it should be.
via co-optimus.com
Monday, May 24, 2010
Intel Expands 2010 Intel Core Processor Family to Stylish Ultra-Thin Laptops
via intel.com
Intel announced new Ultra Low Voltage versions of their i3, i5 & i7 processors designed for "Ultra-thin, Ultra-portable Laptops". These new "UM" processors will retain the Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading & Integrated Graphics technologies with a Max TDP of 18 Watts. Likely related to the Alienware M11x news earlier today.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Fable 3 Cross Platform Co-Op?
involves converting and maintaining the network code of the Xbox 360 version of this game to the PC, and enabling the Xbox 360 version and the PC version to play together.
via co-optimus.com
A hint of Cross-Platform Gaming in Fable 3?!?
Corrinne Yu talks shop - The Tech Report
via techreport.com
Wow check out the Principal Engine Architect for the Halo Team at Microsoft... Definitely not the stereotypical game programmer....
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Evoluce 47-inch HD multitouch display gets off-screen gesture control -- Engadget
via engadget.com
At about 27 seconds in the video shows the presenter rocking a RTS on this 47" touch-screen...