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New OnLive Pay-per-Play Game Service brings in the Future…. Maybe

Well earlier this week at GDC. A new game Service called OnLive brings Cloud-Computing to PC gaming.

OnLive Logo

OnLive Logo

OnLive has been secretly in the works for 7 years and was just announced this year at GDC. And already, a few big name developers have already starting to embrace the new service. The guys at OnLive say that the service will allow any base PC or Mac to play games Crysis and Burnout Paradise at full res. Read more »

March 25, 2009 Posted by nightwheel | Computers, Gaming Tech and News, Useful Tech, Video Games | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

First View of a Near-Final Assembled Pandora

Well a few days ago. Craig, the lead dev on the Pandora put up a new video. In the Video, we get to see the first Fully Assembled Pandora. Now it’s a Near-Final unit so there are still a few changes to be made. Also in the video, we get to see the Pandora D-Pad being used along with the keypad.

I guess you want to see the video? So here you go, enjoy! And when the better video comes out. I’ll make another news post for it.

March 25, 2009 Posted by nightwheel | Computers, Gaming Tech and News, Useful Tech, Video Games | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Open Pandora shown running Angström Linux

For a long time now within the the community. They have been wanting to see the Pandora run the distro of Linux that the Open Pandora guys have chose. What’s the distro they chose, Angström.
Well yesterday, EvilDragon had shown a video of Angström running non optimized with Full Desktop Mode enabled. And navigating the menus and using the apps with the now working touch screen on one of the Pandora MK2 Devboard. Read more »

December 16, 2008 Posted by nightwheel | Computers, Gaming Tech and News, Useful Tech, Video Games | , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Holograms was used LIVE on CNN tonight

You heard me right. The major News giant CNN used a Hologram LIVE on the air. They did a report LIVE from New York to Chicago via Hologram. The person that was the hologram was CNN’s Jessica Yellin. Not much was said on how the setup worked. But it involves 35 Hi-Def cameras that were ringing around her at different angles. And the cameras in New York tell the cameras in Chicago where they are pointing. Telling the cameras in Chicago where to move. Therefore transmitting what appears to be a whole body. Not much else was said on how the set up worked. CNN’s Jessica Yellin said that this is the first time this technology has been used on Live television. 

A video of the the Hologram on CNN has been posted on youtube. The Video can be seen below

November 4, 2008 Posted by nightwheel | Computers, Useful Tech, other | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

NES DVD Player Mod

Being a tech site, I can’t be neglecting showing off mods people have made. Well I have found a mod with I think is very cool.

It’s a NES DVD Player. And it made by a modder that goes my the screen name TomBobBlender. Read more »

April 9, 2008 Posted by nightwheel | Mods, Useful Tech, Video Games | , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment