Motion-control startup Omek is bringing gesture controls to the PC (video)
After the smashing success of Microsoft’s Kinect motion-control system for the Xbox 360, a bunch of companies are getting excited about taking the technology...
Up close with Razer Hydra motion controls for Valve’s Portal 2 game (video)
Microsoft’s Kinect motion control technology has proven a big success, but a competing technology called Sixense boasting some advantages over Kinect will hit the...
Up close with Microsoft’s next-generation Surface touchscreen tables (video)
Microsoft’s next-generation of Surface touchscreen tables made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. We caught up with Chip Wood, senior director...
Finding the motivation behind item collection
If I see one more tech orb, I’m going to choke something. Yet I can’t stop looking for the damn things. Never mind that...
Your eyeballs can be game controllers
Believe it or not, you can control a video game with your eyeballs. By moving your eyes one way or another, you can generate...
My 2010: The Year of DLC
As a gamer with a family and a growing list of professional responsibilities (2010 was a very good year for me as a writer),...
News Blips: Stellar Kinect sales, Sony’s 3D headset display, eye doctors disagree with Nintendo, and more
We at Bitmob like to boast that we possess a very clear crystal ball: Through numerous consultations into the world beyond, we knew Kinect...
Video Blips: LittleBigPlanet 2, Motorstorm: Apocalypse, Forsaken World, and more
You know what I'd like to see created in LittleBigPlanet 2? A perfect replica of the Sistine Chapel murals using nothing but sticks, a...
The Geekbox – Episode 99
The Geekbox — Episode 99 (2011-01-05) Wherein we discuss welcome returns, the Fitch Hitch, the real Mexico, Tron: Legacy (again!), Kick-Ass, creator vs. creation,...
“Press A to Jump”: Unnecessary game tutorials
I can headshot a guy from thirty feet in the air while flying a jetpack. “Boba Fett! Where?!” indeed. Any hand-eye coordination I possess...