Home » Archives
Panasonic Wants You To Take Pictures In 3D
Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 4:16 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Along with the other announcement Panasonic made today , they also told us about a new lens for their LUMIX G camera. You’ll remember that the LUMIX G is their micro 4/3 line, of which we reviewed the G10... (Continue reading)
HDC-TM650: Panasonic Announces Another (Japan-Only) 3D Camcorder
Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 4:16 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Panasonic caused a splash in the blogosphere yesterday when it announced the world’s first consumer 3D camera, the HDC-SDT750 , for the American market (release in October). The device was announced [JP] today in Japan as well, but Panasonic... (Continue reading)
Tesla to build all-electric RAV4 for Toyota (and maybe a supercar, too)
The all-electric RAV4 is set to make a comeback. But this time around Tesla Motors is going to provide the electric powerplant, rather than Toyota themselves. In fact, Tesla might even be doing the bulk of the assembling if... (Continue reading)
Price Drop: J.E.W Color dictionary (Reference)
Written on 11 Jul, 2010 at 14:36 in iPhone APPs | viewed times | 0 Comments
J.E.W Color dictionary 4.4 Category: Reference Price: $3.99 -> $2.99, Version: 4.4 ( iTunes ) Description: This is a color dictionary for Japanese colors, English colors and web safe colors. It is a good tool to reference all kinds... (Continue reading)
China to ban use of sex and violence in promotion of online games
Written on 11 Jul, 2010 at 3:46 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
China’s Ministry of Culture has begun a new crackdown on the marketing of online games as it has pledged to ban the use of sex, violence and gambling in the promotion of titles. The government agency, which is responsible... (Continue reading)
Playdom buys Metaplace, which forsook virtual worlds for social games
Written on 9 Jul, 2010 at 2:10 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Fast-growing social game company Playdom has acquired Metaplace , which failed in its attempt to create a site for user-generated virtual worlds. The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed. The move is the latest in a spree of acquisitions... (Continue reading)
China’s ChangYou tries to break into U.S. market with funny online game
Written on 9 Jul, 2010 at 2:10 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Chinese games companies have seen great success with free-to-play online games. But their success in the U.S. has been limited, due in no small part to differences in the tastes of gamers. The Asian art styles of fantasy role-playing... (Continue reading)
Square Enix chief foretells fall of retail video games, the rise of Zynga, and gaming’s globalization
Written on 2 Jul, 2010 at 9:37 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Yoichi Wada is living a fantasy life. He’s the chief executive of Japanese game publisher Square Enix , and his company has sold more than 96 million units of its Final Fantasy games worldwide since 1987. Back in March,... (Continue reading)
Toshiba Japan starts selling 3D notebook, follows up with three new 2D notebooks
Written on 2 Jul, 2010 at 9:36 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
After unveiling the TX/98MBL last month (the world’s first Blu-ray-playing 3D notebook ), Toshiba Japan showed [JP] another three (2D) notebooks today. ... (Continue reading)
Pivot Power: The fantastic electrical outlet that changes shape to save space
Written on 29 Jun, 2010 at 13:27 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ok, so this is legitimately great. Ninety percent of the stuff I write about… meh. It’s called the Pivot Power , and it’s a electrical outlet that changes shape, allowing you to snake it around corner, shoes, the giant... (Continue reading)