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UK researchers make a satellite out of Kinect and cell phone parts.
A group of researchers at the University of Surrey and Surry Satellite Technology have announced a new project to build satellites out of spare cell phone parts and a Kinect camera. The STRaND project will build two shoebox-sized satellites powered with the processors from Google Nexus phones. Each
Cheat Sheet 5/29: Reckoning 2 was almost approved, new Castlevania for 3DS, and GameStop sells Android gaming tablets.
Today the world seemed like a never-ending Twitter feed of revealed secrets: -New Castlevania game coming for 3DS. –Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2 almost had a greenlight until Lincoln Chafee started talking. Or at least so says Curt Schilling. -Resistance: Burning Skies–first dual analog shooter o
New videogame movie, noobz, is anti-comedy but still worthwhile as a marketing gambit for CBS Interactive.
video It’s hard to really make fun of videogame culture. For every Cow Clicker there are dozens of noobz, the attempted comedy from writer and director Blake Freeman about a group of friends that travel to Los Angeles to compete in a Gears of War tournament. Rather than make fun of the particulariti
How on earth do we get rid of our Xboxes sustainably?
Computers, ipods, and video game consoles provide entertainment and ways to connect with others digitally. But like all physical objects, they wear out and require disposal. Since electronics contain toxic chemicals as well as precious metals, it’s best to recycle them (in some states it’s even ille
Survey says videogames have potential to improve people’s psychological well-being. Just like chocolate, sex, red wine, or a daily cup of coffee.
Flying in the face of Phil Zimbardo’s assertion that videogames are turning boys into “arousal” addicts,” a new survey of clinical literature published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found there is “potential promise for videogames to improve health outcomes, partic
Any wall can become a touchscreen with this new Kinect hack.
The startup Ubi Interactive has developed a way to turn any surface into a 3D touchscreen. A projector assisted by a Kinect camera senses hovering and wall-touching hands. Their software works with windows, and 3D gestures such as waving or beckoning are in the technology’s future. Anup Chathoth, on
Trip Hawkins resigns from Digital Chocolate amid lay off rumors, mobile gaming bubble comes tumbling back down to Earth.
Trip Hawkins has announced he will step down as CEO of Digital Chocolate, the social and mobile games company he founded eight years ago. The news comes along with still unconfirmed reports that the company laid off 180 employees and closed offices in Mexicali, St. Petersburg, Armenia, and Bothell,
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