Video Game Hardware
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How to Use a Playstation 3 Controller in 64 bit Windows 7 and Vista
By Carl Nelson on July 1, 2009
We first told you about a driver that allows people to use their Playstation 3 gamepads in Windows. That version was very basic, and only worked in 32-bit. There is now a driver that has way more functionality, and is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Check it out!
Posted in PC Software, Video Game Hardware | Tagged 64 bit, Controllers, h4x, Playstation 3, windows 7 | 17 Responses
I Told You it Was Going to Happen *Updated*
By Carl Nelson on June 28, 2009
Guess whose XBOX 360 just bit the dust….
Posted in Video Game Hardware | Tagged Microsoft, rrod, XBOX 360 | 5 Responses
iPhone 3GS Graphics Specs Compared to PSP and DS (on paper)
By Carl Nelson on June 11, 2009
We compare the iPhone 3GS specs to the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. How does the iPhone 3GS compare? Read on to find out!
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Video Game Hardware | Tagged iphone, Nintendo DS, PSP | 1 Response
Windows 7 Streams Media to XBOX 360 and PS3 Seamlessly
By Carl Nelson on April 24, 2009
Windows 7 is almost here, and will drastically improve out-of-the-box video support for both Windows as well as streaming to XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. We put the Release Candidate to the test!
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Video Game Hardware | Tagged Multimedia, Playstation 3, Streaming, windows 7, XBOX 360 | 25 Responses
Earth Day 2009 Report: Power Consumption Comparison of XBOX 360, Playstation 3, Wii
By Carl Nelson on April 22, 2009
In honor of Earth Day 2009, we take another look at our article that compared the three major home consoles in terms of power consumption
Posted in Video Game Hardware | Tagged Microsoft, Nintendo, Power Consumption, ps3, Sony, Wii, XBOX 360 | 4 Responses
Stream h.264 Video MP4/M4V to PS3 and XBOX 360 from Windows Vista/XP
By Carl Nelson on March 16, 2009
How to set up Windows Vista and XP to stream MP4 and M4V files to video game consoles XBOX 360 and Playstation 3
Posted in HDTV, PC Software, Video Game Hardware | Tagged Multimedia, Playstation 3, Streaming, XBOX 360 | 12 Responses
Nintendo introduces Classic Controller PRO for Wii
By Carl Nelson on February 26, 2009
Check out Nintendo’s revamped version of the Classic Controller, which takes a more 2000’s era approach to gamepad design rather than the 90’s style original.
Posted in Video Game Hardware | Tagged controller, Nintendo, Retro Gaming, Wii | Leave a response
Video Games Create a New Disease
By Carl Nelson on February 25, 2009
Researchers have named a new disease that has never been known of before. The name: PlayStation palmar hidradenitis. Yup, Sony owns a disease!
Posted in Video Game Hardware, Video Games | Tagged playstation, Sony, whackiness | Leave a response
Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 – Two Years Later
By Carl Nelson on January 12, 2009
Wow. That’s the first thing that comes to mind when I look back to our PS3 vs. XBOX 360 articles (the original, written by a game developer friend of mine when the PS3 launched, and the first annual comparison article written by myself a year later). The feedback I’ve received for these articles has been [...]
Posted in Video Game Hardware | Tagged Playstation 3, XBOX 360 | 540 Responses
XBOX 360 Model Guide
By Carl Nelson on December 2, 2008
Much like the Playstation 3, the XBOX 360 has seen its fair share of model revisions over the years. Although it’s been around longer, we didn’t see the first model change until April 2007, when the Elite Edition was introduced. After that, it gets a bit more confusing. They changed the name of the Premium [...]
Posted in Video Game Hardware | Tagged Microsoft, XBOX 360 | 2 Responses
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