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PSP killer, from Sega

Sega Vision, touted as the PSP killer, will be released next year.

PSP killer?

PSP killer?

Sega will next year launch a portable media player boasting enough functionality to threaten Sony’s PlayStation Portable

The PMP is to be called the Sega Vision and it’ll work as a videogames machine, in addition to playing films. The unit will feature an integrated camera for capturing still images and video. A built-in TV tuner will provide yet another form of entertainment.

Hmmm… This is certainly interesting to watch as Nintendo is coming out with the new DSi.

Source: RH

New Nintendo DSi, new fun!

Nintendo has announced the new version of the DS portable handheld gaming console, DSi!

Upcoming new Nintendo DSi

Upcoming new Nintendo DSi

The new DSi will come with larger screen, audio enhancement and a VGA camera!

It will be thinner and lighter as compared to DS and come with a SD card slot for you to store your pictures. Nintendo will offers downloadable games for DSi and store it in the SD card.It has an internal browser for you to surf the net. You can also playback music now!

For digital delivery purchases, there is a DSi Shop, from which users can download DSiWare from. Pricing categories for the DSiWare are: Free, 200 points, 500 points and “Premium” or 800 points. Customers will get 1000 free points to spend at the DSi Shop that are good until March 2010.

It will retails around 18,900 yen (USD$180), black or white. It will be available next month (November) in Japan, and next year for other markets.

Source : Kotaku

New Intel Core i7 965 is 50% faster than QX9770

This is a piece of GOOD news from Intel. Once again, the Core series has not disappoint any single one of us who are keeping pace with the CPU technology development.

The new Core i7, due this November, is the new series of Core series processors.

According to some reviewers who had their hands on with the upcoming Bloomfield, the new CPU runs great. But how huge improvement it is comparing to today’s top dog?

In a recent document sent to partners, Intel pointed out that when comparing Core i7-965 to a QX9770, we can get 52% more 3D gaming performance, 38% more rendering performance and 41% more movie editing and conversion performance. (Core i7-965 platform:  X58, DDR3 3G, Discrete VGA card, QX9770 platform unknown.)

Yes the numbers are quite vague, but it is directly coming from Intel, compare to a more expansive product, we can’t expect more. (QX9770>1450USD, Core i7-965=999USD)

Source: Expreview

Intel has make another milestone!

Tiberium dropped.

A bit of an old news. But Tiberium has been dropped by EA, citing the “quality not up to standard”.

You can refer to Gamespot for more details…

Tiny Spore Billboard

Telescope for Spore Billboard at Union Square

With the hype all around Spore DRM issue and intense marketing campaign to promote this game to the public, somehow, somewhere, the publicity seems particular ‘attractive’.

Telescope for Spore Billboard at Union Square

Mini-size billboard for Spore. Visible with Telescope built near there.

Measured 14″ by 6″, it’s hardly visible with naked eye when it is on top of the building.

Spot it?

Spot it?

Let’s reveal it.

Revealed!

Revealed!

Pictures from Kotaku.