Gadgets & Gizmos

We already covered several devices from iCade, so you might rembmer iCade Mobile and iCade Core that we covered earlier. Today we have another device coming from iCade, so let us have a closer look at it.

Playing video games on your iOS device isn’t easy due to virtual keyboard, but luckily for you, iCade has released its latest device called iCade 8-Bitty that should make gaming on your iOS device a bit easier. iCade 8-Bitty is a Bluetooth gamepad with a wooden case, and it resembles old NES controller, however, unlike old NES controller, iCade 8-Bitty comes with four face buttons and two shoulder buttons that should come in handy during the gaming sessions. We have to mention that the list of compatible games is slim at the moment, but we’re hoping to see more compatible titles in the future.

iCade 8-Bitty is great if you are a gamer, and it’s fully compatible with both iOS and Android devices. As for the price, iCade 8-Bitty is priced at $24.99.

Best Windows Phone 7 Games To Download Now – Just bought a new Windows Phone? Confused what to do with it? Do not know how to have fun with it. Then, all you got to do is download a brand new games to your Windows Phone and then played it. Though indeed it has a pre-loaded game inside, you might find it a bit boring so you must to look for another option to have some fun and spend all your free time.
You can choose some of game that you like whether it is free or paid. In this article, we have game that would make your time funnier and greater too. Well, this game is actually really happening and also booming since it is easy and all ages can play it too. We bet you knew it too, it is the legendary game of this past few years, Angry Bird. Angry Bird for Windows Phone is actually a game that people with Windows Phone always waiting for. It has been some time of tiring waiting time for them, and now this Angry Bird has come to Windows Phone.
Well, if you have never played it before, this Angry Birds is a simple game of flinging birds at pigs hidden in precariously-balanced blocks. And all you got to do is hit all that blocks and win it. It is a lot better than it sounds since all the people in this world mostly like this game, trust us.
Although this Angry Bird for Windows Phone may be a lot more expensive than its Apple and Google counterparts with its £2.29 price, but it definitely brings all the feather-brained, structure-destroying mayhem you have been dying to be a part of for months. There is no regret at all when you are starting this game and we bet you will crave for more and more every each you played it. Just try it.

As you might know, Wii U controller should feature a touchscreen display, but according to the latest news, it seems that Nintendo’s competitors might use a similar concept for their controllers as well.

According to the Xbox World Magazine, it seems that new Xbox will come with augmented reality feature, directional sound, four-player support, and finger-tracking Kinect. In addition, Microsoft is currently experimenting with a new controller that could feature a touchscreen display. Thanks to this touchscreen display, you’ll be able to browse the Internet, control your TV remotely, get additional information about your current game, and even enjoy your game on a portable display.
So far, there hasn’t been an official confirmation regarding the new touchscreen controller, but we hope that these speculations are true. As for the release date of the new Xbox console, there hasn’t been any additional information, however, according to some sources, the new Xbox should cost about $628.

Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi – Sony is now finally launching their newest game gadget to replace the existence of their PSP (PlayStation Portable). Though their PSP was reaching a very great glory in this past decade, their newest game gadget is also looking cool with its cool feature too. Well, you can call this new PSP as a Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi. It actually has an almost same design with its former one, PSP, but it has a greater and better hardware inside, 3G access, has a dual analog stick, and also being perfected with its OLED technology produced a real clear screen and colorful images so that you will feel great when you are playing your favorite games.
The result of this new Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi is that the handheld gaming portable is way faster than PlayStation 2, it even almost equal and can be compared nearly close with the power of PlayStation 3, marvelous. Though Sony has making a weird decision on its browsing and playing movies feature, still on the game side, this Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi is worth to buy.
This game console from Sony known as Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi is reported will be arrived with its new version for those who would come to its released day on 22 February in the North America. How is it went anyway the releasing day? Unfortunately, we did not have enough sources to talk about it.
But well, those limited edition of Sony PlayStation Vita, that is called as Launch Bundle, is reported will also come with Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi. a PSN game, 8 GB card memory, and AT&T DataConnect session will also attached in the Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi’s bundling too. Well, we also heard a rumor that AT&T DataConnect Session will give Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi’s users a free 3G data connection up to 250 MB per person. Isn’t that great? Well, you can read the further specification of this Sony PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi below.
Spesification:
CPU ARM® Cortex™- A9 core (4 core)
GPU SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth)
(tentative, excludes largest projection)
Screen (Touch Screen) 5 inci (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear Touch Pad Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Kamera Front camera, Rear camera
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
Sensors Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope,
three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
Built-in GPS
Wi-Fi location service support
PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless Communications Mobile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi)(Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)

Cars 2 Game Review – Wanna something different to refresh your mind? Cars 2 Game is one of our most recommended games. Cars 2 is an Avalanche of games in collaboration with Pixar. They have managed to take the essence and turn it into a game. I was very surprised when I saw the first time since it is beyond my imagination. They make the Cars 2 game similar to the story in the movie Cars 2. But, there really isn’t a story in the Cars 2 game. Basically you’ll be trained to finished simulations of races and other driving tasks, named C.H.R.O.M.E.
Cars 2 is a kart racer where you’re using real weapons like machine guns and rocket launchers. In this game you’re doing more than racing. You can get your fun together with your family since it’s could be played by four players. But if you’re really addicted with this game, you can be the master of the Cars 2. Besides super easy to pick up and play, you can show your finesse by perform tricks to build up your turbo boost meter in this game. These tricks include in-air flips and spins, driving on two wheels, and driving backwards (with the controls reversed appropriately). 
Point plus of the Cars 2 game is that the game could be played by multiplayer in all modes. That’s means that you can choose your favorites characters and tracks at will. Why I’d say that those a point plus? Because racing by yourself just isn’t as fun as with others. While you’re playing the game, you’ll be told where your position is. Unhappily, you don’t know how far behind or ahead you are. I’m sure that you’ll be helped if you have a mini map, but you don’t. Visually, Cars 2 is awesome. Uniquely, Avalanche and Pixar add their true voices of each character. It helps you to get the atmosphere.

If you’re a Minecraft addict like myself, you’re not alone, in fact you’re part of over 11 million registered players, you may recall that at E3, Minecraft announced the news that they would soon be making its way into the mobile world.

Yesterday, that news was realised as Minecraft: Pocket Edition has just been launched on the Android Market.

The first version (Alpha 0.1) will focus on the creative aspects of Minecraft. We have tried to put in the features that make sense for playing on a mobile device while still keeping the core of the Minecraft experience. You will be able to select blocks on the touchscreen or just scroll through them with the circle and square buttons on the Xperia Play device. The first version also supports multi-player on a local wireless network allowing you to create a world and invite friends to build together.
Some of the features in this release include:

• Randomized worlds
• Build anything you can imagine
• Build with 36 different kinds of blocks
• Invite and play with friends to your world (local wireless network)
• Save multi-player worlds on your own phone

Here comes the bad news, if you’re an Android user with a Droid handset that is anything but the Xperia Play then unfortunately you’re going to need to wait, as the new release itself is for now ‘Xperia PLAY Optimized’ only, meaning that its yours (at a price of $6.99), provided you have the Xperia PLAY.

For the rest of us Minecraft fans in the Android camp, although there’s thus far no word on an official non-Xperia PLAY release anytime soon, we’d be happy to place a bet that the app won’t stay Xperia PLAY exclusive for long, whether that be an official release or a download of the less legitimate variety.

Only a thing that hasn’t modified with the 2011 refresh will be the form factor. The brand new iMacs maintain their brushed aluminium body  edge-to-edge glass display. The only change to the bodywork is the fact that the Mini DisplayPort is replaced by a brand new Thunderbolt port. The SD card reader now supports the SDXC format, but is nonetheless uncomfortably close towards the optical generate slot. Consider treatment whenever you insert 1.
The processor and graphics upgrades have significantly boosted the 2011 iMac’s performance. Within our CineBench 3D rendering test, this entry-level two.5GHz model is over 56% forward of its predecessor, and it even beat the last generation’s top-of-the-range 27-inch iMac, fitted having a Strong State Drive. In translation, this indicates your video games will run exceptionally rapidly: Doom 3 runs at a blistering 169.seven frames a second, with the more modern Call of Duty 4 managing over 86 FPS. Even though meant as being a home machine, the new iMac is potent sufficient to suit numerous professionals.
As you’d expect from an Apple computer, the display is gorgeous to behold. It is a 21.5-inch, IPS LED-backlit widescreen, with excellent viewing angles and excellent colour reproduction. Its 1920×1080 pixel resolution’s sufficient for full High definition, along with a 1000:one distinction ratio gives you much more vibrant colors and deeper blacks. Our only complaint is it’s very glossy, which can cause issues with display glare. There is no choice to get a matte show, even if you configure to order on the Apple on-line shop.
As soon as again, the 2011 iMac provides us a generous 4 USB 2.0 ports along with a single FireWire 800 port. USB 3.0 and also the rumoured FireWire 1600 failed to create an look, however the Thunderbolt port much more than makes up for this. 12 times quicker than FireWire 800 and more than twenty occasions faster than USB 2.0, it could be utilized for video also as information. You are able to connect a second show to your Thunderbolt port, and even link it to a MacBook Professional to make use of your iMac as being a display for your notebook.The main issue with Thunderbolt is the fact that there are restricted equipment to create use of the technologies, but for futureproofing we’re definitely glad with the inclusion. In the moment a video-in connection has to be Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt, but we’re told it will be possible for third-party producers to produce connectors to link peripherals that use other video-out formats such as Mini DisplayPort or HDMI.

Apple iMac 21.5-inch specifications:

• OS: Mac OS X 10.6: Snow Leopard
• Sceen: 21.5-inch, 1920×1080 pixels
• Processor: Quad core 2.5GHz Intel Core i5
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 512MB GDDR5
• Memory: 4GB (2x2GB)
• Storage: 500GB
• Optical drive: Yes
• Battery claimed: Seven hours
• Connections: 4xUSB, FW800, Thunderbolt, SDXC, Gigabit Ethernet, N WiFi, Bluetooth
• Dimensions/Weight: 45.1×52.8×18.85cm/9.3kg

The much awaited gaming laptop Alienware M18x has started shipping and you can now configure it to suit your needs from the Alienware website.
This cool gaming laptop has a 18.4-inch FHD WLED 1080p display, its configurable with a number of dual GPUs for displaying impressive graphics for gameplay.
Its processor follows Intel’s Huron River architecture and has an Intel Core i7 Extreme Quad Core that is overclockable up to 4GHz. For an additional $2000, you can also have an insane amount of memory, up to 32GB of RAM which is simply astonishing. Thus, if you are a professional gamer, this one is perfect for your needs and will take your gaming experience to the next level.
With a price starting from $1999, the Alienware M18x is available for configuration and purchase from Dell Alienware site.
It is expected to get a huge share in the gaming marketplace. Lets see how it goes.

Sony has enough problems at the moment with PSN and SOE, but it seems that hackers are planning another attack on PSN, according to the rumors online.

According to the CNET, it seems that hackers are preparing for another attack on PlayStation Network, and according to the reports, that attack might begin this weekend. All these information came from IRC channels, and according to the chat logs, hackers claim that they have present access to Sony’s network.
Sony and FBI are prepared for the new wave of attack and they are ready to track down hackers, but despite their efforts, hacker still clam that they can access PSN. Prime suspect in this case is a group called Anonymous. They already had its quarrel with Sony before, but Anonymous denies any involvement related to PSN and SOE attack.
Although Sony has fixed some of its security holes, we don’t know whether this improved security will be enough to stop the any potential attack.