Visualize the Game Console Generation Shift
An interactive infographic lets you visualize the videogame console wars in terms of how they've traded market share over the past several years.
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Nintendo Japan Warns Kids Under 6 to Avoid 3DS
by John Timmer Consumer electronics companies are betting that 3-D is going to be the next big thing, and several are heavily promoting the latest 3-D televisions. But the advent of consumer-level 3-D...
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Scientists Wield Wiimote To Measure Evaporation
Consumer technology is advancing at such a rate that it is becoming increasingly common for such technology to find its way into various scientific applications. One of the more obvious examples is...
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Gadget Lab Notes: The Guts of the Nintendo 3DS
Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye. The Nintendo 3DS Gets Dissected By iFixit The guys at iFixit announced that the 3DS is “the...
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Gadget Lab Notes: Surgery Robot Folds Miniscule Paper Airplane
The da Vinci Surgical Robot Makes Paper Planes the Size of a Penny The da Vinci surgical robot is normally used to perform precise, delicate incisions in the operating room. Dr. James Porter decided...
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SUPABOY Handheld SNES Plays Original Game Carts
Just as we feel nostalgia for the music of our youth, so we feel equal attachment to the video games played during our pot-smoking college years. For me the console that most often appeared through the...
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Supaboy: Handheld Console Plays SNES Games
If you have a bunch of old SNES (Super Nintendo) game carts lying around, it’s a safe bet that you have a soft spot for 2D Mario and Zelda games, and of course the all-conquering, all-awesome Super...
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Retrode Plays Original SNES, Genesis Carts on Your Computer
We’ve seen a few different ways to get your retro-gaming fix, from emulators running on iPads and cellphones to hacked-together handheld versions of old consoles. But the Retrode seems to be just about...
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Review: Nintendo’s Bigger Handheld Fixes All the Little Problems
Nintendo's 3DS XL -- a larger version of its handheld gaming machine -- doesn't just need to supplement the existing 3DS, it needs to redefine the platform. And it might just do that.
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The Hail Mary Products of Desperate Companies
When the chips are down and it looks like a company is on a one-way trip to shutdown town, you often see a Hail Mary product. It's the long shot, the one thing that could save the company. Sometimes it...
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