Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - Posts

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:43 PM

Off Topic: Game critics narrow down Best of E3

Journalists from 37 North American publications meld minds to vote on best of E3 2006; Gears of War, Nintendo lead pack. Winners announced next week.
By Tim Surette, GameSpot
Posted May 24, 2006 1:14 pm PT

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In the wake of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the only thing almost as abundant as the trinkets and schwag being sold on online auction sites are the Best of E3 lists touted by various publications. However, one set of awards stands out from the rest as it represents a large sample of the gaming press.

The Game Critics Awards, first held in 1998, is decided by a group of dozens of journalists from different media outlets. This year, 37 judges participated in deciding the best games and hardware from E3 2006. Leading gaming editors culled from publications such as Newsweek, CNN/Money, The Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, and GameSpot chimed in on what they thought were the highlights of the conference.

Read the entire article here.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:43 PM

iHikes offers PSP-formatted hiking guides

iHikes is now offering PSP formatted video guides to different trails and points of interest in seven different National Parks. The site offers over 150 video segments, and they are available as single downloads ($0.99 a piece) or you can get unlimited downloads for a year with their $19.99 subscription plan. In addition to the video downloads, the site also contains information about proper gear and clothing, wildlife, wildflowers, and camping/lodging information.

Source: PSPWorld
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:41 PM

Orb Fuels PSP Photo Fest

Free software liberates your PSP from photo drudgery.
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Lugging round photo collections can be a pain – clogging up your iPod, phone, and even PSP, but new software from Orb means you can leave all that stuff at home and access it anywhere, any time, from a web-enabled device instead!

See, the clever little programme turns your home PC into a media server, spitting out all your photos across the internet – provided you know the password. And best of all, it’s free!

Orb can even stream your music and video collections, although not all mobile gadgets are geared up to receive them.

Those of you with a PSP in your pocket are among the unfortunates not to enjoy streamed video through Orb, a move most likely taken by Sony to protect its Location Free TV, launching later this year.

Orb will take care of your photos though, freeing up your Memory Stick, meaning much more space for games!

All your content is pumped through a standard web browser, so provided your device has one of those installed, you’re all set for streamed media nirvana!

Source: T3

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:39 PM

Off Topic: Sony May Try To Stop PS3 Game Resales

Next Generation reports on Sony's hopes that it will be able to prevent the resale of PS3 games. The article argues that it is unlikely they'll succeed in this goal. From the article: "One expert in retail law told Next-Gen.Biz, 'Sony can theoretically sell a license to play the game, but the user would have to acknowledge acceptance of the license. You've seen this when you install software on a PC. I'm not sure that the license agreement is enforceable if the licensee doesn't agree to it. Also, even if the agreement is enforceable, it's hard to preclude subsequent sale of the disc. The consumer could theoretically agree that he doesn't own the right to transfer his license, but why couldn't he sell the medium that held the license (the disc)? Sony can't enforce the agreement against a third party, as it lacks privity with the third party.'"

Source: Slashdot
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:32 AM

Do-It-Yourself Motion sensor for the PSP?

Sony's Dual Shock 3 controller (or so it has been tentatively called) for the PS3 will feature motion sensor support - so why not have a motion sensor on the PSP? This video shows a motion sensor adapted to work with the PSP. From what I can tell it's running the PSP game Mercury, and works reasonably well., although it's not the most sensitive of motion sensor devices.

It could be a homemade motion adaptor for the PSP, or, most likely an early development version of the motion sensor accessory that was being developed for Mercury before it's release. What a great attachment this would make for the PS3 - Who needs Dual shock 3 when you've got a PSP to use?

Check out the video here.

Source: PSPUpdates

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