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10 hrs ago | Business Opportunities Weblog

The Boy Who Goes to School by Robot

Think of Lydon Baty as the modern version of the bubble boy. Although his body is usually safely at home, to guard against germs his bodies can't handle, his mind isn't trapped there.

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21 hrs ago | MobyGames

Screenshots for the game Absolute Terror

The main menu. The catgirl on the right is the player's co-pilot on the missions.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Iol.co.za

Buy a full-size F1 simulator online

No, we are not kidding. British mail order and online shopping site Costco are offering the ultimate F1 simulator for video gamers who have moved beyond sitting on the couch fiddling with a joystick.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU

PC Magazine

Razer Unveils Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360

The Atrox will retail for $199.99 and will be released in Japan this month before expanding worldwide in June.

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Related Topix: The, Deep Silver, Video Games, Game., X360

Fri May 17, 2013

The Tech Report

Release roundup: Flash drives, Thunderbolt, and an arcade controller

This week on the roundup, we've got news about flash drives from Adata, a Thunderbolt-enabled Haswell mobo from ASRock, and an arcade-style fighting game controller from Razer: More value added to Adata's DashDrive series .

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Related Topix: Mice

The Code Project

Create a Cross-browser Touch-based Joystick with Hand.js

I currently work on several gaming projects for modern browsers, as well as for Windows Store apps.

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Related Topix: Mice, iPhone

Thu May 16, 2013

Gaming Nexus

Razer announces their Xbox 360 fighting stick called the Atrox

Razer has been looking at creating an arcade style fighting stick for the Xbox 360 and today they've finally unveiled it after many months of R&D. The Razer Atrox Arcade Stick is the result of many rounds of testing with enthusiasts to develop a truly high performance stick.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Game., X360, Carlsbad, CA

Gamasutra

Immersion in mobile gaming A- what affects it? - by Przemyslaw Szczepaniak

"Immersion is widely agreed to constitute an integral part of the game play experience." Most of us played mobile games at least a couple times in our lives, and we noticed how different this experience is from playing a game on a PC, TV, console, or even on a handheld device.

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Related Topix: They, _No Company, Video Games, Osmos, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Science / Technology, Apple, Ipad, iPhone

Tue May 14, 2013

Computer And Video Games

Nvidia Shield ships in June, priced at $349

Nvidia has announced a June ship date and $349 retail price for Project Shield , which is now officially known simply as Shield.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU

Mon May 13, 2013

Technabob.com

NES-themed Arcade Cabinet: Forward Compatibility

It may not be the best arcade cabinet ever , but Redditor mystery_smelly_feet's arcade cabinet is no slouch either; especially since he made it with his own two hands.

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Related Topix: Startups, Intel, Speakers

Sun May 12, 2013

Hack a day

Hackaday Links: Sunday, May 12th, 2013

He's built his own remote starter using a Raspberry Pi . We vaguely remember hearing about a startup that planned to deliver tacos using quadcopters instead of people.

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Related Topix: Cameras

Fri May 10, 2013

Lifehacker

Hack Your Furniture This Weekend

You can buy a lot of good furniture, but with a few hacks you can make it great.

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Related Topix: PAC-MAN, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

Thu May 09, 2013

Examiner.com

Three week delay for Ouya release, now June 25

Due to high demand and an apparent controller defect, Ouya will not be launching its console on June 4 but three weeks later on June 25.

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Tue May 07, 2013

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Joystick Gamebar partners up with Illegal Food

In Atlanta, the story of how Fox Brothers BBQ got their first real commercial break has been told many times - It was their weekly BBQ night at Smiths Olde Bar, serving pulled pork sandwiches and wings that paved the way for Fox Bros.

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Related Topix: Dining, Atlanta, GA

Fly Away Simulation

5 Of The Best Joysticks For Flight Simulator Use

It wasn't too long ago that flight simulation joysticks were simple: Right, Left.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups

Mon May 06, 2013

Engadget

IRL: Dell's U2713H monitor and the X-Arcade Dual Joystick

Welcome to IRL , an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

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Related Topix: Cameras, Gadgets

TG Daily

Video: Modding the all-in-one Atari 2600 controller

Those of us who grew up in the 1980's fondly remember all the time we spent playing video games on the stalwart Atari 2600.

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Sat May 04, 2013

Softpedia

MorphVOX Junior 2.8.1 Build 24862

MorphVOX Junior is a utility you can use in order to change the your voice, by choosing to sound like a man, a woman or tiny folk.

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Related Topix: VoIP

Fri May 03, 2013

Scientific American

Video Game Play Sharpens Elderly Minds

Elderly people who played a video game that challenged their brain processing speed showed improvements in executive function compared with those who did crossword puzzles.

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Hack a day

Atari Combo Controller has what you need for any cartridge

Retro gaming enthusiasts take note: this joystick is what you need to play any Atari game on the original console.

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