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MeCam delivers hovering, person-following video for $49

, Jan 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

There's a little quad-helicopter device coming to the market relatively soon known as the MeCam, developed and manufactured by the friendly folks at Always Innovating. This little chopper has its own video camera and will connect to your smartphone as well as follow you around automatically while otherwise accepting voice-commands galore. This little monster will also only cost you $49 USD. Read The Full Story

Netflix Player stand-alone hardware revealed (and why you can’t have it)

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we're coming into the understanding that Netflix has had and likely still has a working collection of stand-alone Roku-like devices in their warehouse collecting dust - and why they were cut from production at the zero hour back in 2007. This device was known as the Netflix Player and was outlined in a lovely video presentation made in-house by Netflix under the title "The Griffin Initiative". This project was, as its creators recall, just "weeks" away from launch when it was cut down to the ground by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Read The Full Story

Watch Nintendo’s Wii U 2013 game preview all over again

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Nintendo came out strong this morning with its 2013 gaming preview for the Wii U, opening with an apology from president Satoru Iwata for the delay in new titles, and now you can watch the whole event over again. The Japanese company certainly packed in the news, even if specific details on each individual title were often in short supply. Among the meat: a new Zelda, specially written for the Wii U, as well as a Mario Kart game, and gameplay previewed from The Wonderful 101. Read on for all the details!

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Elder Scrolls Online closed beta registration opens as new trailer drops

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

The Elder Scrolls Online is set to launch sometime this year, and there are some players who understandably skeptical that the game can satisfy series fans. Just the same, there are some players who think that the this is finally the multiplayer game so many Elder Scrolls fans have been asking about for years. Regardless of which camp you fall in - skeptic or believer - ZeniMax Online Studios has issued a call for for beta testers, so you can net a chance to test out a pre-release build of the game. Read The Full Story

Zombieland to be high-profile Amazon web series: TV is dead

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In what could be the first in a series of television series that skip the actual TV-based broadcast and head straight to the web, Zombieland has been announced as coming to Amazon.com exclusively. While the original concept for Zombieland was that it would be a television series (for those of you that don't know), it was turned into a movie that became - and is now - a bit of a cult classic. Now the real-deal television series is ready and raring to go and it'll be jumping right at you through your laptop - no TV necessary! Read The Full Story

Forget mobile payments, real-life Mario Kart is the best use ever for RFID

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime may have straddled a full-sized Mario Kart replica for publicity, but Waterloo Labs' DIY version goes several steps better with actual gameplay dragged out from the console to the race track. Taking four regular go-karts, and then strapping on RFID readers, pneumatic launchers, and various servo-controls of the steering and throttle, the real-life drivers can boost their performance by grabbing RFID-tagged boosters hanging over the course, and sabotage rivals by shooting at them. Read The Full Story

Sony handcrafts new CES products in five-minute video

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Right before Sony's press conference at CES 2013, they showed off a five-minute video that featured three of their newest products being handcrafted and assembled right in front of our eyes. The company is now making that video available for anyone to watch, not just CES goers. The video features the Xperia Z, the Cybershot RX1, and one of its HandyCam HD camcorders. Read The Full Story

Google Glass team developer outreach leaves international coders sour

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has begun courting developers hoping to cook up apps for its Glass wearable headset, kicking off a series of Developer Update videos, but frustrating many with its decision to make the Foundry program US-only. Billed as introducing the Mirror API which Glass uses to bridge its wearable with web apps, the new video touches briefly on what languages the headset will play nicely with, as well as highlighting the upcoming developer events in New York and San Francisco. It's that US focus which has many coders annoyed, however, given the appetite for Glass elsewhere in the world. Read The Full Story

Amazon Instant Video now available on Nintendo Wii

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you haven't yet upgraded to Nintendo's newest console, the Wii U, and are still stuck on the original Wii, not all hope is lost. The company is still supporting the older console. Case in point: they just announced availability of Amazon's Instant Video service on the Wii console, which is now available to download from the Wii Shop Channel. Read The Full Story

Cyberpunk 2077 gets jaw-dropping CGI trailer

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've seen a lot of really cool game trailers in our time, but only a few them are really capable of getting gamers to gush. This new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, an upcoming game made by The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, might just one of those trailers. It's an all-CGI trailer, which definitely turns some gamers off, but the visuals are so great that it's nearly impossible to ignore. Read The Full Story

Looxcie HD Explore Review

, Jan 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

It’s time to have a close-up look at the newest model wearable camera ready for 1080p recording, direct-to-Facebook live streaming, and the ability to connect to your smartphone for remote control – the Looxcie HD. This machine builds on the abilities of the past with the original Looxcie Bluetooth video camera that we reviewed back in April of 2011. Back then the camera was an ear-wrap sort of situation while here we’ve got a slightly larger machine, made for mounting to your hiking backpack, your helmet, or basically anything flat that you’ll be able to stick to with the sticky pads included in the box.

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Microsoft IllumiRoom releases virtual gaming from your TV to fill your lounge

, Jan 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has revealed IllumiRoom, the latest fruit of its virtual reality research, using Kinect and projection systems to turn your living room into a huge, immersive gaming environment. The proof-of-concept, shown off today at CES, uses projected visualizations rendered in real-time to extend gaming from your TV to your whole environment. Read The Full Story
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