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Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510

March 18th, 2011 - No Comments

Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510

If you have a friend who lives on PC games, the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510 is sure to make him happy.

The G510 features 18 programmable G-keys with three mode stages, allowing you to save your special combos on dedicated keys to aid you in your gameplay. You can pre-define up to 54 different macros for your favourite games, or create new ones on the fly for easy customisation.

Like the older G15 version, the keyboard sports an LCD GamePanel which gives you real-time game stats and PC
performance data.

Unlike previous versions, however, the keyboard’s backlighting is now customisable to keep the keyboard controls in plain sight. Also, the keyboard has a game or desktop mode that prevents accidental game interruption by disabling the windows or context menu keys.

The G510 works on Windows 7, XP and Vista as well as Mac OSX 10.4 and above.

Get Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510 now.

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Kinect Joy Ride

March 13th, 2011 - No Comments
Kinect Joy Ride
Kinect Joy Ride

Kinect Joy Ride
As a child, bumper car rides fascinated me. I can still remember the fun I had ramming my car into others.

In many ways, Joy Ride reminded me of those rides. By extending your hands outwards, Kinect detects them as your steering wheel and a turn in any direction would steer the car. Lean left or right and your car drifts.

You pull back your arms to your chest to charge up your boost and push forward to activate it. When you hit ramps and are free-falling, tilting in any direction will make your car perform flips and stunts that win you points from the crowds, which are needed to unlock race tracks and cars.

And that just about sums up the game. You are probably now thinking: what about acceleration and brakes?

The game does that for you and this is the part that made me lose just about all interest.

If you have played racing games before, you know there will be corners where you have to drift and turns where you want to brake but this game will have none of that.

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EA Sports Active 2

March 9th, 2011 - 1 Comment
Your Shape Fitness Evolved
EA Sports Active 2

EA Sports Active 2
The addition of a heart-rate monitor adds a new dimension to this game, which is the sequel of the fitness game originally available only for the Wii.

Now you can strap the pulse reader over your left arm and your heart rate is displayed on the TV screen as you exercise.

You are first put through a rather grueling (at least for me) fitness test for the computer to figure out how fit or unfit you are.

I signed up for a nine-week fitness program which forces me to select four workout days per week and I have to complete 30 to 45 minutes of hard work every session. I survived only the first one, which made me do 26 different combinations of cardio exercises, stretches and muscle toning. In the end, I resorted to cheating by sitting on the couch instead of squatting.

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Xbox 360 and Kinect

March 5th, 2011 - No Comments
Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect
Xbox 360 and Kinect

The Microsoft Xbox 360 recently underwent a design overhaul and now sports a new motion-sensing peripheral called Kinect.

The new Xbox 360 features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11n) and a 250GB hard drive to store games and media. It has a dedicated port to connect to Kinect.

Kinect is the camera-cum-sensor device that enables the Xbox 360 to read your gestures and body actions, doing away with controllers entirely.

If you own the Xbox 360, you can buy just the Kinect sensor (bundled with Adventures!at low price.

Newbies can grab the all-in-one Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect bundle that includes a slim Xbox 360 4GB console, the Kinect sensor and the Kinect Adventures game for just $199.

Aside from motion games like Dance Central and Kinect Sports that were designed for the Kinect, the Xbox360 boasts an extensive library of games that include exclusive hits like Halo: Reach and Fable III as well as cross-platform titles like Red Dead Redemption.

To play with your friends online, you need to take up an Xbox Live Gold subscription.

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Nintendo Wii

February 28th, 2011 - 9 Comments
Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board

The Nintendo Wii is the least powerful game console in this round-up, and also the only one that does not offer high-definition graphics.

However, it first popularised the idea of using motion and hand movements to play games. Wii games require the use of the Wiimote controller accompanied by plenty of hand actions or movement.

Some games require the additional Remote Controller & Nunchuck accessory that connects to the Wiimote.

Although the Wii does not offer the wide range of hardcore shooters and graphics-intensive games like Final Fantasy XIII, it is the only console that offers games with popular characters like Mario and Pokemon.

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Kinectimals

February 23rd, 2011 - No Comments

Kinectimals

This is a pet you cannot cuddle or kiss, but it will not shed any hair or chew up your furniture either.

In Kinectimals, you take care of virtual pets, from lion and tiger to panther and cheetah, and play with them. Games range from simple fetch to using your arms to give commands.

Communication with your pet is done via the camera, which senses your hand when you want to stroke the animal.

Mini-games, like ball tossing, entertain both the pet and players, although this concept is directed more towards the children.

Let’s play Kinectimals

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Kinect Sports

February 19th, 2011 - No Comments

Kinect Sports

Jump up to smash that volleyball, reach out to return that ping pong smash and jump high to nail that long jump – these are just some of the realistic activities that you can perform in your living room.

Running in the game is really just jogging on the spot and you are not holding any paddle during the ping pong match, but the sweat that breaks out is for real.

The camera is able to determine the momentum of your body, so by moving your feet rapidly while jogging on the spot, the game determines that you are accelerating.

Time a jump at the end and you could earn yourself a new record in the long jump competition.

Let’s do Kinect Sports now!

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