In the portable game console market Xbox360 may not be the most compact but it makes up for it in power. A Geek decided to equip his Xbox360 with a 7″ LCD screen along with USB speakers. Rather bulky but cool.
Remi Gaillard is coming back IRL (in real life) in the much celebrated video game Mario Kart. In a city called Montpellier in the South of France Remi is found throwing bananas and searching for turtles.
Old-School game consoles and LEGO bricks go well together. After the Playstation (PS1) it is now the legendary Nintendo NES that’s been transformed into a safe made of bricks. A rather nice CasMod which will no doubt make Geeks feel a little nostalgic…
You may have heard about the new game application for iPhone/iPod Touch: Crayon Physics Deluxe. The principle of this Puzzle Game is very simple, your drawings come to life and physically interact with other elements and obstacles. Your aim is to drive the ball to the star and resolve the puzzles using physics. Everybody agrees that Crayon Physics will be a 2009 Hit, at $5 via l’iTunes App Store.
Many High-Tech specialists were intrigued by the only pink iPhone 3G sold on eBay and now comes the iPhone 3G red edition? Of course, these pictures could possibly be fake… (Thanxxx Pooki!)
iFight is a new amusing iPhone/iPod Touch app in which you can have virtual combats with your friends! When you shake your iPhone/iPod Touch, iFight will generate sound effects of your punches, knife slashes, whips, etc as soon as the accelerometer detects the moves. Finish Him!($1.00 via iTunes App Store)
One particular Nintendo device is attracting a lot of attention from geeks all over the world creating new uses for the Wii Balance Board. The Wii Balance Board already allows you to move in Google Earth or in the World of Warcraft you can now use your weight and balance to solve Labyrinth jigsaws.
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Here is a new video demo of Quake4iPhone played with the iControlPad for iPhone/iPod Touch from the company ZodTTD. Even though this is only a prototype, it should be very similar to the final product. The ZodTTD team has announced its upcoming production. ZodTTD haven’t revealed a price as yet.
After 4 all-nighters spent hacking, a few clever geeks could finally play Left4Dead with two Nintendo WiiMotes (PC version – Wii connected to the PC)! They use Nunchucks for moving the players, the WiiMote for aiming and recharging weapons by shaking the controller. If you want to give it a go, follow the instructions at the Two Die Four blog.
If you are a keen target shooter check out this new game based on Arduino and ioBridge. Moving targets mounted on Micro Servo controllers (used in scaled modeling) are remotely controlled by an iPod Touch and an ioBridge module. A great way to train in the comforts of your living room which hopefully the lady of the house won’t mind too much…
