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Some Kinect Hacks seems to have some practical applications to us tech-savvy folks who don't have access to our own mad scientist laboratories. This ain't one of them: Researchers at the Dundalk Institute of Technology have hooked a Kinect up to a virtual apartment, as seen in the video found in the read more
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In one of the more amazing stories of iPhone drop survival we’ve heard, iLounge reader and U.S. Air Force Combat Controller Ron Walker has shared the story of how his iPhone 4 improbably survived a 1,000 foot fall from an airplane. According to Mr. Walker, who works as a Jump Master, ensuring that the airplane is in the correct position when he sends parachute jumpers out of the aircraft, the ...read more
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Crytek is working to release a Crysis 2 patch to correct two errors associated with multiplayer activation keys for the PC version of the game, a representative confirmed on the game's official MyCrysis Forums. In the meantime, the developer has laid out a workaround intended to side-step both users' inability to save their keys in the system (and thus forcing would-be players to re-enter the ...read more
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UBM TechInsights has done a teardown of the Nintendo 3DS and marks the total cost of the system's hardware at $101. That's $15 more than the DSi was reportedly made for, though the 3DS also includes a 3D screen and a gyroscope, along with other enhancements. Retailers are selling the 3DS for $250, but that's not all markup -- there are marketing, research and other charges associated with a ...read more
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29-year old Devon, England citizen Ashley Mitchell -- who we'll be referring to as "Cyber Danny Ocean" for the remainder of this article -- has been sentenced to two years in prison plus a 30-week suspended sentence for stealing £7 million ($11.4 million) in virtual currency for Zynga Poker. The methods Cyber Danny Ocean used were far less exciting and sophisticated than his cinematic ...read more
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Does $75 trillion even exist? The thirteen record companies that are suing file-sharing company Lime Wire for copyright infringement certainly thought so. When they won a summary judgment ruling last May they demanded damages that could reach this mind-boggling amount, which is more than five times the national debt. Manhattan federal district court judge Kimba Wood, however, saw things ...read more
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If you're like the other 100 million people who love this addicting 2D side-scroller or the 250 million people who use facebook then your in for the best of both worlds! Nexon brings you another entertaining game called MapleStory which is set to launch on facebook for Summer of this year. For those of you who have never heard of this game, it is a very addicting 2D sidescrolling MMORPG. The crew ...read more
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According to industrial designer Ben Peterson’s portfolio, updated as late as yesterday, a new Xbox is in its early stages of development. “Confidential / Collaboration with Microsoft’s IEB design group investigating future user experiences and hardware for 2015. *Work samples only permissible in person.* (March 2011),” reads the text above the image on Peterson’s site, which is ...read more
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Josh Olin, Treyarch’s Community Manager, tweeted today that the Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC “First Strike” will be released on March 25 for the PC. You can pre-order the map pack, which includes 4 brand-spankin’ new multiplayer maps and one zombie map on Steam now for $13.49, 10% off the retail price. So make a “first strike” and go…do that.
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Thanks to Nexon Kartrider is 'Rush'ing to your SmartPhone sometime this month. If you are not one of the 200 million people who are currently playing Kartrider you need to check this out!Kartrider Rush is a single and up to 4 player, high octane, arcade style racing game. With new courses, enviroments, and features Kartrider Rush looks to be one of those games that you can play for hours on ...read more
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