Microsoft SideWinder Mouse
Posted by bensto in mouse on 04 3rd, 2008
With This tool you can Saving a millisecond can save your life in a computer game. This is the first mouse that can record macros-sequences of clicks and keystrokes for common moves, such as grabbing guns and reloading-while you’re playing. A built-in LCD provides instruction.
read comments (0)New Box to Play Battlestar Galactica
Posted by bensto in GAMES on 03 31st, 2008
If you completely maniac to Battlestar Galactica. You could bank and spin a Viper, the show’s signature spaceship, like a pro. So to prove it, some people built a full-cockpit flight simulator to enable total immersion in the BSG universe.
The key for our team was to make a structure that would truly give the feeling of being at the fighter’s helm. Started by MIG-welding a steel frame to position the controls and enclose the player, who sits in a leather seat recycled from a junked Mazda 929. Sealed and painted plywood covers the frame, while a yellow steel “gantry” provides a step to simplify entry—and holds a 42-inch Vizio LCD television.
A separate box houses a PC running Beyond the Red Line, a simulation game designed by BSG fans that lets you pilot the Viper. Since the game accepts only one input device, we had to use extra software to make it read the joystick, throttle and pedals as a single controller. Now it easily handles all the ship’s crazy X-, Y- and Z-axis twists and turns. It’s a joy to fly, but wannabe hot dogs take note: It turns out blasting Cylon raiders is a lot harder than it looks on TV.
The upcoming PS3 firmware update 2.20
Posted by bensto in GAMES, Sony on 03 21st, 2008
Panasonic just launch their new Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD50.This firmware update allow the PlayStation 3 to play upcoming “BD-Live” Blu-ray discs, will make the console an even better Blu-ray bargain than it was before.
The upcoming PS3 firmware update 2.20, which is due before the month is out, will let you access the downloadable, Net-enabled features and widgets that come with the latest Blu-ray movies.
Those Net-related features are part of the newest Blu-ray specification—Profile 2.0, a.k.a. BD-Live, which is only available on a handful of upcoming Blu-ray players.
As I’ve blogged about before, most available Blu-ray players only work with profiles 1.0 or 1.1, and except for the PlayStation 3, they can’t be upgraded to Profile 2.0 (or even Profile 1.1, in the case of 1.0 decks).
And while Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players are beginning to trickle into stores—for example, Sony just announced a pair of upcoming 2.0 decks, and Panasonic has a 2.0 player set for later this year—they’re still way too pricey.
Finally, the free PS3 update should arrive in the next week or so and the firmware patch makes the PS3 the Blu-ray player to beat (lack of DTS-HD Master Audio support notwithstanding).
Guitar Hero at Your Pocket
Posted by bensto in Guitar Hero on 03 17th, 2008
Bring your Guitar Hero to pocket, you can purchased this game for the Wii and it has quickly become your newest addiction. There is something about strumming and hitting those frets while those streaming spots go by that make me feel like a legit rock star.
A company known as Basic Fun has created a portable version of this fun with the Guitar Hero Caribiner, a Guitar Hero that fits in your pocket. It is only 3 x 7.5 inches in measurement, and the chord buttons or “frets” are not located on the neck of this contraption, but the body itself.
Futher than that, the game is the same the regular version as the LCD screen displays the notes the player needs to play. There is even a miniature version of the whammy bar, and some of the more popular songs from Guitar Hero I and II are included.
Game Console : Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade
Posted by bensto in GAMES on 02 23rd, 2008
The entry-level model in Microsoft’s game console lineup is The Xbox 360 Arcade . It substitutes the original Xbox 360 Core console and features add-ins not found in the Core. Priced at $280, the Arcade comes with a wireless controller, a 256MB memory card, an HDMI output port, and five Xbox LIVE Arcade games. Unlike the step-up Xbox 360 “Pro” (20GB, $350) and Xbox 360 Elite (120GB, $450), no hard drive is included with the Xbox 360 Arcade. As a result, in its default out-of-the-box configuration, the Xbox 360 Arcade’s limited storage capacity precludes it from being able to play original Xbox games and download most content (such as demos and videos) from Xbox Live’s online Marketplace.
We are not recomended fully the Xbox 360 Arcade for the reality that it is missing a hard drive–somewhat of a must-have accessory for the console if you’re interesting in saving game progress or playing original Xbox games. The 256MB memory card is not what we’d call an ample amount of space as the included five Arcade games will be taking up most of that. While add-on hard drives can be purchased for the Xbox 360 Arcade in 20GB ($100) and 120GB ($180) capacities, the combined price of each ($380 and $460, respectively) brings the overall cost of the Xbox 360 Arcade to be higher than that of the step-up models. Instead, you should just steer clear of the Xbox 360 Arcade, and invest an extra $70 in the Xbox 360 “Pro” model (which includes the 20GB hard drive). Doing so will give you the real Xbox 360 experience you’re looking for–not the needlessly stripped-down offering of the Arcade version.
