Picture this: You’re on the move — maybe in a car or a train — mindlessly scrolling through your social media accounts, burning time. Now alternatively, what if you can take those large, bulky and dusty old video game consoles and literally fit all of them into your phone? It’s a brilliant (and fun) idea…
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The internet is a wondrous place full of wondrous things. Internet technology began as a backup measure should the American phone service be destroyed by an attack. It eventually led to the advent of TCP/IP in the 1970s, and then Tim Berners-Lee’s World Wide Web took hold. The internet is completely different nowadays; its commercial, entertainment…
Back in the late 80s, every gamer with a home console or PC dreamed of owning a virtual reality (VR) headset that they could play their favourite games on. Alas, while a number of developers worked on the idea for decades, VR was simply too expensive and technologically difficult. That is, until a few years…
The Good: From the main body to its buttons, Gamevice is a well made gaming controller and makes iOS gaming a lot more fun. The Bad: It is expensive and not all games are compatible with it, making the investment in a gaming controller for iOS questionable. The Bottom Line: If you game on iOS and…
Nintendo has just announced its latest console, and I can’t help but geek out about it. Named the “Switch”, this console merges the worlds of home console and portable gaming with what seems to be a very versatile machine. Check out their first look video below: https://youtu.be/f5uik5fgIaI Throughout the video they show off the Nintendo…
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The future of Virtual Reality
If you were in any way concerned about how close we are to leaving reality behind before approaching a virtual world, it might be a good idea to look away now. Or, alternatively, if the next step in technology thrills you, be my guest and read on. 2016 has finally seen the release of virtual…
After announcing that the iOS App Store has summed up over 140 billion total downloads, and that iOS devices are immensely popular gaming devices with over 500,000 titles to choose from, Apple has announced that Super Mario Run will come to iOS. Super Mario Run Super Mario is one of — if not the biggest — game Nintendo…
Virtual reality (VR) is the buzzword in technology circles at the moment, but as the leading products begin to infiltrate the mainstream consumers are starting to find themselves with two options. For those with a bundle of cash the high-end headsets from Oculus Rift, Samsung and Sony offer the most immersive experience. For those with…
This weekend I’ve had an opportunity to play around with some of Acer’s gaming devices, including a range of laptops, PCs and monitors. One of the devices that stood out to me the most was the Predator 8 gaming tablet, mostly because I’m more of a casual gamer than a PC gamer! Running on Android, this…
I’m currently out in Belfast for Acer’s Live Blog event where I’ve had the opportunity to check out some of their newest products, notably the gaming range of “Predator” PCs, laptops and tablet. Now I wouldn’t call myself a hardcore gamer, but the one product that caught my eye is the Acer Predator G1 — a much more compact…