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YokimaSun writes:
The search for a cheap laptop or tablet has brought us news from india of a $10 Laptop which later cost $100. Then a few months ago we broke news of a Windows CE powered laptop selling for a paltry $45. Now via Android News we have details of an Android tablet selling for $50, for that you get a Samsung ARM 11 Mobile processor, 1GB DDR2 of system memory, 4GB on-board storage memory, 7.0" touchscreen, 800 x 600 resolution.
What i really want though is a $50 iPad!
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Croakyvoice writes:
Following on from the Japanese WiiU launch details posted earlier on Slashdot, its now known that Nintendo are to release the WiiU console first in the USA on November 18th, the Basic set will retail for $300, while the Premium set will cost $350. Our readers in Europe will have to wait till November 30th to see the console arrive. One bonus for WiiU owners in Europe who buy the Premium set will also get a copy of NintendoLand and a Wii Sensor Bar. Amazon UK have set a price of £249 for the Basic Pack.
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YokimaSun writes:
Nintendo have revealed the release date of the WiiU, in Japan it will launch on the 8th December. The console will ship in 2 versions a Basic version with 8GB of internal memory and a Premium version that has 32GB of internal memory and comes with a stand and docks. Both versions have 1GB of Main and the same for Game Memory. Nintendo claim the console is 20 times more powerful than the Wii and supports 1080p visuals out the box and comes with an hdmi cable. All existing Wii accessories will work with the WiiU but the new Tablet Gamepad will set you back around £100/$173 when you convert yen over. The price of the Premium SKU converts to £250/ $405 but expect that to change when each region announces their release date and price.
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Croakyvoice writes:
It's been 13 years since 9/9/1999, when the Dreamcast launched on American shores. The hardware was ahead of its time; online capability, web browser, a visual memory unit, and a controller that anticipated the much-loved Xbox 360 controller. The games were amazing: Jet Set Radio (the first popular 3d cell-shaded game on a console), Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (still the apotheosis of 2-d fighting; just try finding a copy on ebay), Soul Calibur (still looks good compared to the recent Xbox/PS3 versions), NFL 2K (came out of nowhere, and was so good that it shook EA into spending tens of millions of dollars to seal up exclusivity for NFL rights), and many others. No doubt some of the reasons for the Dreamcast's demise lay with Sega, whose dubious hardware decisions (ahem, 32x) finally caught up to them, in the form of ambivalence from both developers and gamers, just as the console-making world was shifting to the multinationals with big pockets who were willing to spend it on pricey hardware design (or could absorb the cost of faulty hardware design). It was also one of the first consoles widely used for homebrew, today you can get emulators for Dreamcast of systems such as Snes, Amiga, NeoGeo, GBA and Nintendo 64.
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YokimaSun writes:
The Dreamcast is now 13 years old, the last of Sega`s consoles spawned such great games such as Shenmue, Sonic Adventure 2, Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Metropolis Street Racer. Also noteable was the Bleemcast project which got killed off when Sony werent too happy at seeing a PSX Emulator on the Dreamcast. The Console has lived on since Sega pulled the plug in the shape of homebrew games and emulators with sites such as DCEmu, Sega-DC DE and Dreamcast ES still to this day actively supporting the console. Even this year indie developers are still releasing commercial games for the Dreamcast.
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Croakyvoice writes:
At their press conference yesterday the Kindle Fire HD was unveiled to the world. Today Amazon UK have revealed that their answer to the upcoming iPad Mini is to be released in the UK. The Kindle Fire HD will arrive in the UK in 16GB and 32GB 7Inch versions but the 8.9 inch will remain for the time being a USA only release. The new tablet is packing Android 4.0 has its OS and is to be released in the UK on October 25th. The upgraded original Kindle Fire is also to be released the same day.
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Croakyvoice writes:
At their press conference yesterday the Kindle Fire HD was unveiled to the world. Today Amazon UK have revealed that their answer to the iPad Mini is to be released in the UK. The Kindle Fire HD will arrive in the UK in 16GB and 32GB 7Inch versions but the 8.9 inch will remain for the time being a USA only release. The new tablet is packing Android 4.0 has its OS and is to be released in the UK on October 25th. The upgraded original Kindle Fire is also to be released the same day.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Following on from the announcement of the Kindle Fire HD earlier, Amazon UK have just announced that both the Kindle Fire HD in 16 and 32GB variations and the new Kindle Fire are to be released on the 25th of October with prices that are extremely competitive against the iPad. The Kindle Fire is to be priced at £129 and the higher spec Kindle Fire HD to be £159 for the 16GB and £199 for the 32GB version. Now over to Apple to see what the iPad Mini will be priced at.
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YokimaSun writes:
Following on from the announcement of the Kindle Fire HD earlier, Amazon UK have just put up for preorder both the Kindle Fire HD in 16 and 32GB variations and the new Kindle Fire which is also being released for the first time in the UK. Both Android Tablets are to be released on the 25th of October with prices that are extremely competitive against the iPad. The Kindle Fire is to be priced at £129 and the higher spec Kindle Fire HD to be £159 for the 16GB and £199 for the 32GB version.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Since the release of the PSVita the console has clearly stuttered with sales that are pretty dreadful especially in its homeland in japan, where the PSP was selling more until this week with the release of Hatsune Miku Project Diva F which has seen PSVita sales quadruple. For the rest of the planet sales are still slow thanks to a dull line up of games. This could change now as Yifan Lu the coder of the Kindle Hack and PSX Xperia has revealed that he is now working on a Native Loader for the PSVita, basically its an Userland Vita Loader for loading unsigned executables on your Vita in other words a Homebrew Loader for the PSVita. To calm Sony fears he claims it is physically impossible to run "backups" with the exploit. The exploit cannot decrypt or load retail games. At this time the exploit is unreleased, naturally he doesnt want Sony to plug it. Will Homebrew games and Emulators on the PSVita tempt any Slashdotters to buy the console ?
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Croakyvoice writes:
In what seems to be the in thing at the moment comes another auction to add to last months Zelda Nes auction and that crazy Million Dollar Collection. This time for RPG fans this could be classed as the Holy Grail of Nes games. The game in question is Final Fantasy 2 which was never released outside of Japan but luckily for the person who at this time is selling this on Ebay for 50K, there was one made for the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by SquareSoft, sadly the USA version never had a release because they decided to work on the SuperNes instead.
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Croakyvoice writes:
In what seems to be the in thing at the moment comes another auction to add to last months Zelda Nes auction and that crazy Million Dollar Collection. This time for RPG fans this could be classed as the Holy Grail of Nes games. The game in question is Final Fantasy 2 which was never released outside of Japan but luckily for the person who at this time is selling this on Ebay for 50K, there was one made for the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by SquareSoft, sadly the USA version never had a release because they decided to work on the SuperNes instead.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Recently we have seen some truly amazing auctions show up on Ebay, the Legend of Zelda Nes game that was on sale for 150K and the $1.2 Million Ultmate Video Game Collection. Well now another of the Holy Grails of the video game world is now up for sale, Final Fantasy 2 was never released outside of Japan when Square opted to scrap its work on the Nes and focus on the 16 bit Super Nintendo. This particular cartridge was put together by the folks at Square Soft USA to display at the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Cart is the only one in existance.
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YokimaSun writes:
The world of Homebrew coders never fail to amaze. Over on the AtariAge forums a coder by the name of Sprybug has released a clone of the original Super Mario Bros for the Atari 2600, the game has the complete first level and he intends to code all the first 4 worlds into the game. Those of you impressed by this effort will also find this 3D Mario on the Sega Saturn mouthwatering.
