The Chinese rumour mill has hit full blast today claiming to have details about the imminent release of an iPad mini. Chinese net portal, NetEase, has a story on a rumoured new mini Apple tablet.
A group of researchers from MIT have developed a new version of the parallax barrier technology used by Nintendo to give the 3DS its signature 3D visuals. The new version of the screen, called HR3D (“High Rank 3D”), can produce the same glasses-free 3D images as the 3DS, but does so while generating a brighter image and using less battery power. HR3D uses two layered screens to produce 3D, just like the 3DS.
If you’re serious about gaming in high definition on a console that’s attached to a TV set, then you’ve probably heard that you need to have a HDMI connection. But just how big a difference does this fancy cable make?
The Spartans of the Halo universe are capable of some pretty incredible stuff, but so they should: they’re men in fancy robot suits from the 26th century. In the 21st century, it’s all about the baby steps.
Here’s what happens when you take a relatively primitive game and downgrade it to an extremely primitive game, courtesy of Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan.
3D is, if the television, film and game industries are to be believed, the future. Whether they’re right or not is still up for discussion, but just in case they are, you may as well know how it all works.
Announced earlier this week, Spawn Labs version of the Slingbox for gamers is backed by $US1 million in Series A round funding, according to the Austin Business Journal.