- Author: Gadget Mania
- Filed under: Gaming
- Date: Aug 18,2010
Paramount Digital Entertainment’s Top Gun Allows Players to Fly Into The Danger Zone as Maverick and Experience All-New Dialogue and an Expanded Storyline Written by the Film’s Screenwriter, Jack Epps, Jr.
Paramount Digital Entertainment announced that Top Gun the video game is now available for download on PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3. Based on the iconic film, Top Gun is a free-flying air combat shooter that expands the legend of Maverick, Iceman and the rest of the Top Gun flyers through new dialogue and combat scenarios written by the film’s screenwriter, Jack Epps, Jr.
“Jumping into the cockpit and blasting down bogeys to the classic compositions ‘Danger Zone’ and ‘Top Gun Anthem’ is something every ‘Top Gun’ fan has wanted to do since the film’s release,” said John Kavanagh, senior vice president of video games, Paramount Digital Entertainment. “And with the help of Jack Epps, Jr., we’re excited to offer both intense combat and all-new encounters with the film’s famous flyers.”
As Maverick, players will go up against the best of the best at the Top Gun Academy with their Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), Goose. Following graduation, players will take on the Soviets over the Indian Ocean. While engaging in large-scale dogfight battles, Maverick will test the limits of his plane, his new RIO and his wingman, Iceman. Top Gun also features five multiplayer modes, allowing up to 16 players to battle it out online. Top Gun is available for purchase on PlayStation Network for $14.99. Those who purchase Top Gun in the first eight days will receive a free limited edition flight suit for their PlayStation Home avatar. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple iPad Technology Enables a Rich Multi-media Visual and Audio Educational Experience Using Hundreds of the Most Important Documents and Events in History
Publisher Marc Schulman believes that the enhanced visual and zooming technologies built into the Apple iPad are adding whole new interactive dimensions to the teaching of history and other subjects of interest.
Civil War and Constitution are the latest releases from Multi-Educator’s History on the Go Series. Each is an application containing a diverse, comprehensive multimedia collection of the most important documents in the history of America. More than just an eBook with links, each program gives users an enhanced visual, interactive audio and visual education experience, using the unique capabilities of the Apple iPad technology. They provide instant access to hundreds of original documents, photographs, maps, video, and presentations.
Marc explains that in an eBook, you typically read text sequentially. With simple links you can open up photos and maybe even a video. However, it is still a pretty linear process.
But with the developing Apple iPad technology, the opportunities for exploring new dimensions is multiplied and expanded in many new ways. These capabilities have all been incorporated into the Apple products.
“The ability to expand photos and move sideways has been included in the smaller handheld iPhone and iPod Touch,” Schulman explains. ”It has been clearly optimized on the iPad. You have to experience what it is like to zoom photos, turn directions, watch screaming high-definition color videos with special effects and high fidelity headphones all on your lap top.” Read the rest of this entry »
InSigh VM Ready for High Throughput Access and Border Control
AOptix Technologies announced the commercial product release of InSight VM, the second in a series of products from the iris recognition system innovator. The InSight VM reflects a vertical orientation of all components so that the new form factor is slender with a compact footprint. It also features an elegant and contemporary industrial design that is appropriate for installation in public spaces such as modern airports and office buildings.
The InSight VM operates at a nominal 2 meter stand-off distance and employs the company’s proprietary Adaptive Optics technology to fully automate the iris capture process at a typical 2 seconds per eye.
The system’s imaging functionality is identical to the company’s original InSight SD system, capturing pristine iris images at a distance of 2 meters. Its industry leading .75 cubic meter capture volume allows virtually everyone from ADA-specified wheelchair height to over 7 feet (2.15 meters) tall to position themselves with minimal effort.
In interacting with the InSight system, the subject merely needs to stand in its very large capture volume, look at the device, and open his or her eyes. The system does all the work of finding the subject and locating the eyes for iris imaging, automating the entire process. Read the rest of this entry »
Compare three smartphones in one stop at The Shack
RadioShack is adding even more options to its broad portfolio of leading-edge wireless products this summer by offering Samsung’s newest devices for mobile entertainment and social networking.
The Android-powered Galaxy S series – Samsung Epic for Sprint, Vibrant for T-Mobile and Captivate for AT&T – are equipped with a 4-inch super-AMOLED screen and 1-GHz processor for HD video playback providing a brilliant, on-the-go multimedia experience that rivals in-home entertainment.
With a convenient network of more than 4,000 stores nationwide, The Shack® offers the optimal environment for consumers to experience Samsung’s innovative Galaxy S devices and compare across carriers in one location.
“The Samsung Galaxy S smartphones seamlessly combine leading edge technologies to deliver a stunning entertainment, social networking, and gaming experience,” said Daniel Liberman, senior vice president of mobility for RadioShack. “By offering the Galaxy S smartphones from three national carriers, RadioShack provides both exceptional choice and unbiased advice in selecting the right phone, carrier, and service plan for your lifestyle.”
RadioShack will offer a limited number of pre-orders for Samsung Epic(TM) 4G from Sprint starting Aug. 13. Sprint is the only national wireless carrier offering 4G service in 48 markets, placing blazing fast content downloads in the customer’s hands. Samsung Epic 4G, the second 4G smartphone from Sprint this year, will have wireless hotspot capability for up to five connected devices, a slideout full QWERTY keyboard, and a front-facing video camera, among other features. Eligible RadioShack customers can reserve Samsung Epic 4G (while supplies last) by purchasing a $50 gift card that is applied to the purchase price when the device arrives in stores starting Aug. 31. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: Gadget Mania
- Filed under: Gadgets, News
- Date: Aug 13,2010
MotionTouch has launched Mi-Life – the complete iPhone accessory pack – combining the Mi-Power battery sleeve and Mi-Stylus.
Mi-Power is a ground-breaking, eco-friendly iPhone battery sleeve and Mi-Stylus is a precise, lightweight stylus – two vital accessories to get the most from your iPhone – both combining simple efficiency with a minimalist aesthetic that appeals to iPhone users.
Mi-Power means you never have to miss an important call. The Mi-Power sleeve is a convenient spare battery for your iPhone and is ready when you need it, wherever you are. Charge it up via either its USB or solar panel, and slip it onto the phone to provide up to an extra 1.5 hours of talk-time. Mi-Power allows you freedom from conventional charging and is perfect for travel – portable power on the move.
Mi-Stylus can be used on the iPhone, and the latest Apple releases, including the iPad and the iPhone 4G. Made of a special composite rubber, the Mi-Stylus slanted nib imitates the electrical characteristics of the human finger, giving you a level of touch screen response you cannot find in a rigid-tipped stylus. Furthermore, the edge of the nib can be used for selecting smaller on-screen items, which sometimes a finger cannot accurately do. Using Mi-Stylus keeps your phone display clean and smudge-free, whilst its integral clip keeps the stylus handy and ready for use.
Henry Powell, Client Director at MotionTouch commented, “It made sense to amalgamate two effective iPhone tools into the complete Mi-Life package. Both products have topical appeal – Mi-Stylus fills a gap in the capacitive screen stylus market, Mi-Power will appeal to the environmentally-conscious – but they come together as Mi-Life to represent a straightforward concept: to provide efficient iPhone usage.”
