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The SIXAXIS Doesn’t Time Out

Remember when we said that the Wii’s Wiimote times out just like the Xbox 360’s and the PS3’s? Yeah, scratch one of those off the list. After leaving the SIXAXIS on the couch for a couple hours, we noticed the PS3’s screensaver came on but the light on top of the controller was still active.…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 Backwards Compatability Flawed?

It looks like the PS3’s backwards compatibility is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Word from the Land of the Rising Sun is that several older PlayStation games, including those in the Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy series, don’t work properly on Sony’s latest überconsole. Sony has admitted as such and says the…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

The PlayStation 3 Likes iPods. Kinda.

We saw how well the PS3 works with Zunes (not at all), but how does it work with iPods? Well, it’s recognized, which is better than nothing. The only problem—which is a major problem—is that the PS3 only browses the iPod like a portable hard drive. That is to say, it doesn’t sort by artists,…

Tech News Jason Chen

The PlayStation 3 Doesn’t Like Zunes

What’s the first thing we did after we unboxed the Zune? No, not stuff it down our pants—that comes later. We hooked it up to the PS3. https://gizmodo.com/zune-dual-unboxing-nice-package-214494 As you can see, Sony doesn’t play well with Microsoft. Unknown USB device? Ouch. Maybe the iPod plays better. You’ll have to check back in a little…

Tech News Jason Chen

Gizmodo’s 72-Hour Wii/PS3 Binge: We’re Still Going

While you were away having a life this weekend, we spent the entire weekend showing you the ins and outs of both the PS3 and the Wii. Oh yes, we got our hands on both the PlayStation 3 and Wii on Friday and went to town. Downtown. Here’s what you missed: •Wii and PS3: Complete…

Tech News Jason Chen

PSP Ring of Light Mod

Just the thing to go with our shiny PlayStation 3, this “ring of light” PSP took over 30 hours over three days to make. And that’s for an experienced modder. That being said, I probably won’t make a how-to. Considering the difficulty level of this mod, if you can’t figure it out yourself, you’ll probably…

Tech News Jason Chen

PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Tour

Fancy a $600 Blu-ray player in the form of a PlayStation 3? Find out what you’re getting before you part with your rent money with our Blu-ray tour. Nothing contrary to what you’d expect out of disc playback—it’s just the same old DVD functions when you boil it down—but one cool feature is that the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Wicked Lasers Blu-ray Powered Laser

Wicked Lasers, the same company that manufacturers lasers capable of blowing up the earth, has dismantled a Blu-ray DVD player, taken the extra electronic doodads and created a Blu-ray laser pointer. https://gizmodo.com/wicked-lasers-you-know-for-killing-154683 This laser pointer has a 405nm Blu-ray laser diode housed inside spacecraft grade 6061-T6 aluminum. These are the same laser diodes that caused…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Complete PlayStation 3 Media Tour

One of the major draws of both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles are their ability to play back media in addition to games. Here’s a tour the PS3’s media functionality. You can stream media directly off memory cards (SD, CompactFlash), or you can copy them to your hard drive for easier playback and…

Tech News Jason Chen

Actual Video of an Exploding Laptop Battery

We’ve been hearing stories about exploding laptop batteries for months now, but finally, we actually have video of said explosion in action. This isn’t a completely legitimate laptop battery explosion—the folks at PC Pitstop forced a lithium-ion battery into an unstable state—the same state that usually occurred with the Sony laptop battery explosions—and the explosions…

Tech News Travis Hudson

PS3 Dissected—Prettier than Expected

While our own Jason Chen is a bit too in love with the PS3 for these measures, the folks at DailyTech weren’t and took the huge, son of a gun PS3 apart. What surprises did they find? Nothing really; just a bunch of circuit boards, fans, and other electronic components. I must say that it…

Tech News Travis Hudson

My PS3 Scratched In 10 Seconds

I’d forgotten to mention this interesting fact. Friday, when Jason and I took the retail PS3 out of its box and within a few seconds it was covered in dust. https://gizmodo.com/wii-and-ps3-complete-and-synchronized-unboxing-213974 I wiped some off with my hand, and lo and behold, it was scratched up to hell. You’ll want to keep yours in an…

Tech News Brian Lam

PlayStation 3’s Backward Compatibility Demoed

Eager to find out how the PS3 will play your old PS2 games? Here ya go. Here we take you on a tour of how the PS3 will make a new memory card, how the game loads up, and how you can reassign different SIXAXIS controllers to different “slots” on the virtual PS2. Bonus: you’ll…

Tech News Jason Chen

HTML PS3 Interface: Take a PS3 for an Online Test Drive NOW

We’ve had all weekend to look at the PS3, and we’ll come away saying this: The extra time came in handy for figuring out the powerful machine’s complicated menus. If you too want to start learning how to use the PS3 early, Sony’s online manual is up. And they ingeniously built it in the exact…

Tech News Brian Lam

Extensive PS3 Interface Walkthrough

Curious as to what the PS3’s hard-to-read user interface looks like? You’ve come to the right place. Watch the video to see all the submenus (excluding media, that’s coming later). The new system update 1.10 lets us sign online to the PlayStation Network, but unfortunately the entirety of country selection consists of Japan. We’ll try…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 & Wii Q&A

As much fun as it is to stick consoles in our pants, we’d rather know what our readers want to see. Do you readers have any dying questions to ask about the PS3 or Wii? If you do, send us in an email to tips at gizmodo with the subject: “PS3 and Wii Q&A”. Example:…

Tech News Jason Chen

PlayStation 3 Unpantsing

The Wii got it, now it’s the PS3’s turn. Oh baby. You’re so heavy.

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3’s Charge Cable vs. Xbox 360’s Charge Cable

How long is the PS3’s charge cable compared to the Xbox 360’s? Well, watch the video to find out. Ok, done? As you can see, the PS3’s cable is only five feet long, not nearly far enough for anyone to use while playing. It’s only a “charge” cable—unless you want to sit up close and…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 Vs Eye Chart: Menu Hard To Read on Small HDTVs

The PS3’s menu fonts are almost impossible to read from more than 6 feet away on a 37-inch LCD running at 1080p. Most 1080p displays are larger, and most people who can afford this console at $600 bucks will have a large TV. But I think that most kids and lower end gamers who are…

Tech News Brian Lam

PS3 Timesaver Tip: HDMI Not Enabled At First

Here’s a tip to save all you new PS3 owners more than a few minutes of confusion. Even if you go out and buy the HDMI cable (not included) to use on your PS3, you’ll still have to use the composite AV cable to set up your console first. Make sure to set your video…

Tech News Jason Chen

The SIXAXIS Doesn’t Time Out

PS3 Backwards Compatability Flawed?

The PlayStation 3 Likes iPods. Kinda.

The PlayStation 3 Doesn’t Like Zunes

Gizmodo’s 72-Hour Wii/PS3 Binge: We’re Still Going

PSP Ring of Light Mod

PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Tour

Wicked Lasers Blu-ray Powered Laser

Complete PlayStation 3 Media Tour

Actual Video of an Exploding Laptop Battery

PS3 Dissected—Prettier than Expected

My PS3 Scratched In 10 Seconds

PlayStation 3’s Backward Compatibility Demoed

HTML PS3 Interface: Take a PS3 for an Online Test Drive NOW

Extensive PS3 Interface Walkthrough

PS3 & Wii Q&A

PlayStation 3 Unpantsing

PS3’s Charge Cable vs. Xbox 360’s Charge Cable

PS3 Vs Eye Chart: Menu Hard To Read on Small HDTVs

PS3 Timesaver Tip: HDMI Not Enabled At First

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