Monday, August 24th, 2009 at
3:00 pm
Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t just a Japanese guy with a difficult-to-pronounce last name, he’s a video game legend. We’re talking about the guy who helped develop everything from the NES to the Wii. Oh, and I guess he created some little games like “Super Mario Bros.,” “ The Legend of Zelda ,” and “Metroid.” No big deal. Sure, he might not be Bill Gates famous , but the dude was named “Time’s” Most Influential Person of the Year ! So, it’s no surprise that he has some
Friday, August 21st, 2009 at
4:00 am
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Sony's announcement of the PlayStation 3 Slim on Tuesday was no surprise for most gamers and industry experts. Parts that once cost a small fortune, such as hard drives, processors, and special disc-reading lenses, continue to fall in price and take up less space. It's only natural the machines that use them would shrink as well. The PlayStation 3 was physically the largest of the three current-generation home consoles, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Ninte
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at
8:32 am
This is the fastest kettle in the world , like his owner— Charles Burnett III—calls it. Read the whole story on Gizmodo Related posts:Fortune names RIM fastest growing company… in Read More Related posts: Fortune names RIM fastest growing company… in the world It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise... Nintendo Wii sets record as fastest-selling console in the US The Wii has already set more than its share... SanDisk’s 32GB Extreme III SDHC card is the world’s fastes
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at
10:51 am
Being the third iteration of a handheld can be rough, just ask the Micro, but that hasn’t stopped the DSi from continuing Nintendo’s assault on wallets across the world. In fact, according to Denise Kaigler in a chat with IGN, the DSi has done a better job than any of the company’s recent platforms. With more than 1.7 million sales in the US in the first 3 months it outreaches the DS (1.38) the DS Lite (1.07) and even the Wii (1.52). This comes a quite a surprise, personally. Especially with