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gadgets

Translation Device Makes International GDC Talks Possible

We've never been to the UN, or any other venue where speech needs to be translated on the fly, so we were impressed with these little translation headphones at GDC. They have two interpreters in the back translating the talks on the fly (see my Loco Roco coverage), feeding directly into these wireless headsets. This may be old hat for you guys, but it made us feel like we were in the future for at least a few seconds. – Jason Chen

6:45 PM on Fri Mar 9 2007
By Jason Chen
585 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: The movie only came out a year or two ago, and you haven't seen old-school until you've seen the real translator's headsets at the UN. They haven't been updated since at least the very early 50's. Still very cool, though. more »

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Intarwebs Invading American DSes via Opera on June 4

That's right, months after being available in both Europe and Japan, Opera for the DS finally arrives stateside June 4th. Woohoo? It's not exactly an optimal way to go online, but in a pinch, it sort of gets the job done. More »

8:36 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,973 views, 15 comments

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Nintendo Kiinote: The Liveblog

Hey folks, we're here in chilly Moscone South to bring you up-to-the-minute updates from Miyamoto's Keynote. It should be starting here soon, so get your refresh buttons handy (everything will just be in this one post) and stay tuned! More »

3:00 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Jason Chen
26,033 views, 28 comments

announcements

Nintendo Keynote Liveblog Imminent

Cuddlebear Jason Chen is at the Game Developers Conference right now, and he's gearing up to cover Miyamoto-san's keynote address and the rest of the Nintendo keynote. He'll be liveblogging the event, which is set to kick off at 1:30 EST/10:30 PST, so get yourself settled to see what kind of magical crap Nintendo decides to unleash upon us. Me, I'm hoping for old school Square RPGs (Chrono Trigger, anyone?) on the Wii's Virtual Console, but I'm not holding my breath. More »

11:59 AM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Adam Frucci
1,952 views, 10 comments

Latest by Toastercookie: I'm so excited! :) more »

portable media

Rumor Overheard at GDC: Next-Gen Zune Available in August

This is horribly irresponsible rumor-mongering, but we over heard this tidbit about the Zune over at GDC. Apparently, if the person was correct and our ears didn't fail us, the next-gen Zune will be available in August. Unfortunately for the first-gen Zune team, the next version will feature gaming, which is supposedly making them feel dejected over working on a product (1st gen) that will be "abandoned". More »

8:15 PM on Tue Mar 6 2007
By Jason Chen
13,155 views, 31 comments

home entertainment

Rumor: Sony's PlayStation Home to be Achievements + Miis

Hoping to take great ideas from the both the Xbox 360 and the Wii, Sony's planning to introduce a new PS3 feature called PlayStation Home. This new app/feature is rumored to be a blend of Microsoft's achievements and Nintendo's Miis. How does it work? More »

3:45 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Jason Chen
4,901 views, 23 comments

cellphones

The N-Gage is Back, Baby

Oh yeah, the video game playing taco phone is back, kind of. It is "highly likely" that the N-Gage software platform will be announced at the Game Developer's Conference. It saddens me to say that the taco phone will not be relaunched, rather Nokia will be releasing the N-Gage software platform to likely work with their N-series phones. Good luck with that, Nokia. Nice to see you haven't given up. –Travis Hudson More »