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Before he retired from his position at Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi declared that the PlayStation 3 would have many PC-like functions. This week saw confirmation that owners of the console will also be able to play at least one shooter using PC gamers’ weapons of choice. In a post on his company’s official forums , Epic Games vice president Mark Rein revealed that both the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of Unreal Tournament 3 will have keyboard and mouse support. That’s a first for the Sony console, which does allow keyboard entry of… Continue Reading»

Despite Asian availability for a few weeks now of the 7500 model, it seems Nokia has just today decided to make its so-called “Prism collection” official. Perhaps a great gift for the mathematics professor or physicist in your life, the two span the spectrum of radio coverage and features; the 7500 is naturally the lower-end of the two, featuring a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, and data topping out at EDGE speeds. The 7900 adds a fourth band of GSM coverage (Americans may want to stay away from the 7500… Continue Reading»

Apple unveiled an update to its .Mac package of subscription online apps today. Most notably, .Mac now integrates with the just-announced iPhoto ’08, offering synchronization between iPhoto and a web-based online gallery viewable “in any browser you like” (we should certainly hope so!). Oh, and it integrates with the iPhone, too, via a new “Send to Web Gallery” feature on the phone that — you guessed it — will upload pics snapped with the handset straight to your online gallery. The synchronization is two-way, meaning that other folks… Continue Reading»

Right on cue, Creative’s beefed-up 16GB ZEN V Plus has made its way from Singapore to our shores, offering twice the capacity of the company’s previous top-end model. Otherwise, the player appears to be identical to others in the line (apart from a new black and white color scheme), boasting a 1.5-inch OLED display, a built-in FM radio, and support for MP3, WMA, WAV and Audible audio formats, along with uncompressed AVI video. It’s also somewhat less expensive than the straight currency conversion from Creative’s Singapore site suggested, with it now officially… Continue Reading»

HTC today announced official US availability of its mobile monster (and we do mean “monster”), the Advantage. Known alternately as the Athena and X7501, the sucker rocks pretty much every feature one could want in a pocketable device: 256MB of onboard ROM, 128MB of RAM, 8GB hard drive, HSDPA 850 / 1900 alongside quadband GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, 3 megapixel autofocus cam, integrated GPS, and an incredible 5 inches of VGA display madness sitting atop Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Coming in at a hefty 134 x 98 x 16mm (20mm with keyboard… Continue Reading»

Vista users take note, the Keyspan Remote may be of interest to you if you’re looking to do the whole media PC in the living room thing. This new remote designed specifically for Windows Vista works up to 90 feet away from the machine, and all you have to do is plug that little USB doo-hickey (that’s a technical term…you might not understand) into your machine.

The remote is so powerful, in fact, that it can even see through walls, so finding some kind of out of the way closet or enclosed space to hide… Continue Reading»