Ever since my robotics class ended a year ago, I thought I would never have my hands on a AIBO again. The professor made sure to express his disappointment while telling us that Sony discontinued the AIBOs and, in fact, the entire Sony robotics program.
This is despite the fact that AIBOs are so good, [...]

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PS3 supercomputer » Dartmouth astrophysicist Dr. Gaurav Khanna has rigged up an array of eight PS3 systems to help [...]

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One of the biggest reasons many PC gamers don’t enjoy FPS game son consoles is due to both the familiarity and the superiority of the mouse and keyboard combo. It’s just far easier to aim and shoot. Sure, you can get used to the controller in FPS games, but as many controller-only [...]

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As usual, with all the hooplah around E3, many games are eclipsed by the torrent of big names and fall through the cracks.
Echochrome is a game where you change perspective to play. Constantly and solely. There is a character, but you don’t control it, you control your perspective in relation to it and [...]

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In a move everyone could predict, Sony swallowed their pride and finally dropped the price of the PS3 to $500. Just a bit higher than the most expensive Xbox360 package. This move should increase their sales somewhat, but as usual, they are making broad, boastful claims about it:
“Our initial expectation is that sales [...]

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Bloomberg catches a blurb from a Microsoft executive.
“We are well aware that the sweet spot of the market is really 199 bucks,” said David Hufford, a director of Xbox product management.
This would definitely make me buy one. I want a Wii as well, but man, there are some very good games for the XBOX360 [...]

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Or, maybe just CliffyB is getting it. The Gamespy preview for Unreal Tournament 3 (for the Playstation 3) says that it will have keyboard and mouse functionality, along with the regular PS3 controller.
For those of you hardcore PC purists, mouse and keyboard controls will be available in the PS3 version through the USB ports [...]

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I’m annoyed by the Mac vs. PC ads.
Well, the current ones, not the previous ones that had a pleasant quirkiness. Not because I mainly use a PC (guess what Mac users? your Mac is actually a PC with a BSD operating system!), but because of the misinformation and blatant marketing to the stupids.
Anyways, here’s [...]

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