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  Sony too unveiled its motion-sensing controller at the E3 yesterday. Not so revolutionary as Microsoft’s Project Natal but the demo does give it a hint that its better than Wii’s motion-sensing capabilities. The controller, still in prototype stages, uses an Eye Camera to track all the user’s movements and is touted to have a [...]

  Sony’s worst kept secret finally showed its face. The UMD less PSP Go! will be sold alongside the current PSP-3000 and will have similar features as the non-slider PSPs. The feature set includes downloadable content from PSN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 16GB internal flash, extra storage with Memory Stick Micro and 40 percent lighter. PSP Go! [...]

  As expected, Nintendo showed the Wii Fit Plus at the E3 presser today. It adds six new strength and yoga exercises, customizable routines to tone a particular part of the body, 15 new balance board games and a revamped UI. Wii Fit Plus will be sold as a standalone unit and also with the [...]

  Dell has officially announced Alienware branded M17x laptop which we saw a few days back. It will be a part of Dell’s All Powerful line and mind you, power comes at a price. The basic price starts with $1,799 but if you want a full feature set that Dell offers, you’ll have to shell [...]

  Microsoft takes a whole new approach to motion sensing gaming. They have unveiled the Project Natal that uses human body’s movements to register a command instead of a motion sensing controller. The sensor comprises of an RGB camera, depth sensor, microphone, facial recognition and runs proprietary software on a custom processor. Another good thing [...]

  Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is planning to launch Wii Fit’s successor in an attempt to push the Wii sales in Japan. The launch will be in autumn but we can expect a related announcement to be done at the E3 on June 2. Wii Fit Plus will monitor more accurately and will enable [...]

  Here it is finally. The much rumored UMD-less PSP Go has been leaked with the official press shots following it to spoil the E3 fun. Anyways, the Mylo-esque PSP Go features some meaty specs like a 3.8-inch screen (no details on the touchscreen and resolution), 16GB flash storage, integrated Bluetooth with support for handset [...]

  Under a week left for the E3 and Ars Technica have got some meaty details from one of their sources regarding the most sought rumors – new PSP and PS3. Apparently, their source who has never gone wrong before claims that the upcoming PSP, dubbed as PSP Go! will be announced at E3 while [...]

  Nintendo is apparently planning to launch a sequel of Wii Fit. According to Macquarie analysts, Nintendo will announce Wii Fit Plus at the E3 next week. The functioning of Wii Fit Plus is not known but they reckon it will be sold as a separate accessory to weigh on the success of Wii Fit [...]

  If this picture is to be believed, we’re looking at the much rumored PS3 Slim alongside PS3 in a Chinese factory. Given its plasticky finish this could be a prototype or maybe some PS3 wannabe able to play 100,000 games off the cartridge. We’re not sure yet. Maybe the upcoming E3 will have some [...]

  Were you pinning for a PS3 price cut at the upcoming E3? Well, so were we, but if THQ’s boss Brian Farell belief is correct, there are slim chances for the good news to happen. But he still believes that the price cut could be possibly done later in the year. “We’re not expecting [...]

  It looks like Sony and Microsoft are ready to take on motion sensing capable Wii that has ruled the gaming console charts for more than 2 years. Two different reports cite that both Sony and Microsoft have prepared their variant of motion sensing solutions and will unveil at E3. According to a source that [...]