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PSPgo Dissection Reveals Questionable Long-Term Durability

In case you missed it in our PSPgo review, iFixit performed one of their notorious teardown on the handheld. The biggest news is that the Go’s battery is tucked under a warranty-voiding sticker. Other tidbits: https://gizmodo.com/pspgo-review-psp-goes-nowhere-you-havent-been-5367059 • You can dissect the Go with a standard Phillips #0 • Sony still uses 802.11b Wi-Fi • Battery…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 28

PSPgo Review: PSP Goes Nowhere You Haven’t Been

Four years ago I got married to the most wonderful woman in the world. The evening before the wedding she knocked on my hotel room door and handed me a surprise wrapped package. It was the original PSP. Believe it or not, the PSP was a meaningful gift that brings earnest tears to my eyes…

Reviews Mark Wilson Sep 28

Panasonic’s 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma on Track for 2010

When we put on active shutter-glasses and tried Panasonic’s 103-inch 3D Plasma concept, we liked that the image flickered less than competing 3D systems from Sony and JVC. Now Panasonic has a 50-inch prototype, and hopes to sell it next-year. https://gizmodo.com/3d-hits-home-snap-judgments-on-3-different-technologie-5357383 The more-affordable design benefits from lessons learned with the first concept, and new PDP…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 28

He-Man Movie Back On At New Studio

Less than a month after Mattel put the end to plans to make a live-action He-Man and The Masters of The Universe movie at Warner Bros., the project is alive again at Sony. That’s the power of Grayskull for you. Mattel pulled the rights to the toyline from producer Joel Silver less than three weeks…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 25

250GB PS3 Slim Now Official: UK Bundles Include Blu-ray Movie Pack

The 250GB PS3 Slim is now 100% official. Stay tuned for U.S details, but overnight, Sony provided U.K and Australian pricing. In the U.K, bundles will be £285 (£35 extra), start rolling-out October 1st, and will include a Blu-ray pack: – October 1: Either two Platinum titles or Infamous – October 16: Uncharted 2: Among…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 25

Converting Old UMDs for the PSPGo Is a No-Go

A few months back, Sony’s John Koller broke to us that PSP owners who wanted a PSPGo would be able to digitally acquire those games for the PSPGo’s built-in storage. Now Sony has reneged on that offer. Sort of. https://gizmodo.com/sony-to-offer-new-digital-copies-of-your-old-umd-games-5278909 Koller never claimed that users would be straight-up ripping their old UMDs into backups, but…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 25

PSPGo Converter Cable Turns the Tiny Console Into a Big Wheel

No, what you see is not the PSPGo’s upcoming Gran Turismo steering wheel adapter. It’s Sony’s solution for backward compatibility on all your old PSP peripherals. Personally, I never picked up the PSP’s camera kit or a 1seg tuner (since the US lacks the awesome 1seg television standard). But some people did. Important people. Important…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 24

PS3 Motion Controller Officially Lands Next Spring: Updates for Current Games Planned

The Motion Controller‘s Spring debut has just been made official over at the Tokyo Games Show. A motion-enhanced Resident Evil 5: Director’s Cut is planned, and the wand will work with a number of new and existing games, including LittleBigPlanet. https://gizmodo.com/playstation-motion-controller-behind-the-scenes-part-2-5355363 A bunch of games will get motion control via a network update, including EyePet,…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 24

250GB PlayStation 3 Slim! Sony’s Final Fantasy XIII Edition

What’s this? Seems we might just see those rumored 250GB PS3 bundles in October after all. Although this official limited-edition PS3, with a pink Lightning print, won’t hit Japan until December 17. It’ll be Y41,600 Yen ($460). [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/250gb-ps3-slim-uncharted-2-bundle-appears-to-be-imminen-5361111

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 24

Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011

Leave it to Yoichi Wada—president of final fantasizer Square Enix, the biggest Japanese game house—to break the news about the next generation Nintendo Wii. All while predicting that Microsoft and Sony motion efforts won’t be “truly successful.” Wada says that the next-generation, high definition Wii will offer the same capabilities as the Xbox 360 and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 21

Restrictions on PSP Minis Make them Nearly Pointless

PSP Minis, coming to the PSP Go, are just like iPhone/Android apps (just more focused on gaming). But the list of things developers can’t do on the platform destroys any point of its existence in the first place. • no network or online features • no downloadable content (expansions) • no peripheral support It’s funny,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 18

250GB PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle Appears to Be Imminent

Well lookie here, it’s another console bundle for an anticipated game. This time, it’s a PS3 Slim with a 250GB HDD and Uncharted 2. The likely details involve this dropping around October 13th when the game comes out. We’ll see! https://gizmodo.com/250gb-xbox-360-exists-part-of-modern-warfare-2-bundle-5360404 Update: The PlayStation and Naughty Dog logos aren’t facing the right way, if you’re…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 16

Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises

I have spent the last two weeks reading a book on Sony’s two newest Readers, the Touch and the Pocket editions—one is overloaded with tricks but killed by glare, the other is simplified past the point of goodness. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-pocket-and-touch-ebook-readers-priced-to-move-pr-5330083 What is an ebook reader? It is your relaxation companion, the screen you will stare at…

Reviews Wilson Rothman Sep 14

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

For $450, Colorware will sell you a custom-painted PS3 Slim. And with the proper color scheme, the upgrade is almost tempting. [Colorware via ChipChick]

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 14

3D Hits Home: Snap Judgments on 3 Different Technologies

With the the big 3D push coming in 2010, I planted my eyes on three types of 3D technologies displayed at CEDIA (home theater expo) that you may have in your next TV…and passed some judgments without pulling any punches. It should be noted, all designs require glasses. (More technical background on the types of…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 11

The Best of LCD: New LED-Lit TVs From LG, Samsung and Sony Compared

The best LCD sets money can buy are lit up by LEDs, and these are the best LED TVs you can buy from LG, Samsung and Sony. They start at $3600. Given the wildly varying conditions of the show floor—and the frankly crappy source video, lighting and background LG picked for its demo TV—we can’t…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Sep 10

Porn Industry Wants to Sell You Sexy Movies Through Your Xbox or PS3

Porn! There just aren’t enough ways for me to acquire it. If only I could pause my game of Shadow Complex and download Tristan Taramino’s Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2, I’d be happy. And so would the porn industry. According to an interview with Kotaku, Vivid Entertainment head Steve Hirsch, he’s gunning after Sony…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 10

Equivocation, in HD

Oh really? The best Sony Bravia XBR HDTV in the world, eh? That’s quite the accomplishment. (Okay, in fairness, it kind of is.) [XBR10@Giz] https://gizmodo.com/non-review-i-love-you-sony-xbr8-triluminos-led-lcd-hd-5341202

Television Matt Buchanan Sep 10

PlayStation Eye Research Paves the Way for Auto Generated Avatars, Augmented-Reality Porn

Sony Labs has demoed some advanced facial recognition that it’s researching for the PlayStation Eye. The system figures-out gender, knows where you’re facing, and even tracks mouth movement. And eventually, the tech will make its way into new PS3 games. Sony Labs has been researching this technology for a while. I think most people are…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 10

Sony BDP-N460 Video Streaming Blu-ray Player With Netflix for $250 (But BYO Wi-Fi)

The BDP-N460 is the Sony Blu-ray player we’ve been asking for—almost. It’s $250, and streams video through Bravia Internet Video—including Netflix this fall—but instead of including Wi-Fi, it’s got “specially designed” software for Linksys’s $100 Wi-Fi dongle. Right. Adding in the $100 for the dongle, it’s about as much as LG’s packed-to-the-gills BD390 Wi-Fi player…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 9

PSPgo Dissection Reveals Questionable Long-Term Durability

PSPgo Review: PSP Goes Nowhere You Haven’t Been

Panasonic’s 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma on Track for 2010

He-Man Movie Back On At New Studio

250GB PS3 Slim Now Official: UK Bundles Include Blu-ray Movie Pack

Converting Old UMDs for the PSPGo Is a No-Go

PSPGo Converter Cable Turns the Tiny Console Into a Big Wheel

PS3 Motion Controller Officially Lands Next Spring: Updates for Current Games Planned

250GB PlayStation 3 Slim! Sony’s Final Fantasy XIII Edition

Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011

Restrictions on PSP Minis Make them Nearly Pointless

250GB PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle Appears to Be Imminent

Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

3D Hits Home: Snap Judgments on 3 Different Technologies

The Best of LCD: New LED-Lit TVs From LG, Samsung and Sony Compared

Porn Industry Wants to Sell You Sexy Movies Through Your Xbox or PS3

Equivocation, in HD

PlayStation Eye Research Paves the Way for Auto Generated Avatars, Augmented-Reality Porn

Sony BDP-N460 Video Streaming Blu-ray Player With Netflix for $250 (But BYO Wi-Fi)

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