Microsoft had the least to lose with their E3 press conference this year, so it’s not surprising that the overall feeling by the time it wrapped up was one of evolution as opposed to revolution. Nowhere was this felt more than the sheer number of Kinect related news.
Read MoreWWDC ’11 is in the can, and its message is clear: You want iOS on everything. No really. You do.
But here’s a little spoiler, Apple: No, I don’t.
Read MoreThe deep nature of life as we know it just got weirder. One of my favourite books on biology is Jacques Monod’s magisterial Chance and Necessity. It is a step by step description of how life evolves at the microbiological level without any predefined plan, purely as a by-product of random forces.
Read MoreWhile at TCAF this year, we spent a few minutes talking with Miguel Sternberg of Spooky Squid about the latest Torontron arcade cabinet, the High Roller. Also on hand was a playable version of his latest game They Bleed Pixels, a “fast paced, gothic, low-fi pixel art, platforming beat’em up” that will be coming out ‘soon’ on Xbox Live Indies.
Read MoreYes, this is YAKH (Yet Another Kinect Hack), but this one is a little different. By way of OpenNI and Max/MSP, Matt Davis was able to map it Ableton Live and Henry Strange’s MIDI to DMX Laser Control System, which gives him control of both sound and a laser show.
Read MoreMicrosoft officially gave the first preview of their next operating system, codenamed “Windows 8”, at D9 yesterday. While still capable of running existing Windows applications, they’ve added a new touch friendly interface that follows the same Metro UI design found in Windows Phones, and users will be able to switch between the two modes seamlessly, depending on the task at hand.
Read MoreSpoiler warning: Everything about L.A. Noire. EVERYTHING. Also a significant spoiler for Heavy Rain, though ultimately incidental to the main story.
Read MoreFor the first time HTC is having a meet-up in Canada. If you have time to drop by tonight you’ll be able to check out “The Evolution Of Telecommunications Design”, the latest HTC handsets, and possibly some new unreleased devices! HTC presents “Telephones Lines…From Rotary To Hands Free – The Evolution Of Telecommunications Design” HTC would like to invite you to experience the evolution of telecommunications from a design perspective with the exhibit, “Telephone Lines… from rotary to hands free.” In the exhibit, we will showcase artifacts and photos from…
Read MoreThe world’s first commercial quantum computer meets its “early adopter”…What was imagined as rare and unique now looks to be numerous and common and enough with the killer drones: what about a robot for the best in us? Schrodinger’s Catbox Arrives!!! It’s powered by a 128 cubit processor, it has a 100 square footprint, it looks like the monolith from 2001: a Space Odyssey trying out for the role of of Jake La Motta in Raging Bull and it’s yours for 10 million dollars. Originally this space would have held…
Read MoreBest Buy Canada’s Free Phone Fridays returns with some killer deals – if you sign a new 3yr contact. This week’s deals include the Nexus S, ATRIX & Xperia PLAY for $0. With the announcement that the mobile version Minecraft is coming exclusively (at first) to the PLAY perhaps it’s time to consider getting a 2nd phone? Also if you are on the fence about the PLAY we should have some videos posted later today of it in action – it is, IMO, hands-down the best mobile gaming experience you…
Read MoreMuch has been said of the Boxee Box, D-link’s fledgling foray into the world of home theatre set-top boxes, running the gamut from “streamlined” and “Polished” (agreed!) to “Disappointing” (…not so much). While it’s true that D-link’s little box has been lacking in some key areas (cough cough MUSIC PLAYER cough), when it comes to ease of use and across-the-board file compatibility, Boxee sits in a class that is simply untouchable by heavy hitters like GoogleTV, Roku, and especially AppleTV. Now, after a scant 6 months, Boxee has widened that…
Read MoreThe future’s uncertain and the end is always near. Roadhouse Blues- The Doors The silly season is well under way. Today the world is going to end. Joe Stalin engineered the Roswell saucer crash. The Centre for Disease Control went viral with a zombie attack piece. And don’t get me started about Lars Von Trier, his silly “worlds in collision” movie or his public airing of his private Fuhrerbunker. I’m glad this is a science column. I could just walk away and say none of this is on my beat….
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