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Sony PS3 Move not Arc – Motion Controlling Wand gets Named and Shown off

by Jay Garrett on March 11, 2010

Sony has been showing off its Nintendo Wii baiting motion controller. They’ve also officially named it: PlayStation Move.

Sony created a bit of a stir at the PlayStation presentation held at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco.

The naming of the Move may have lost a number of people money if they’d been betting on Sony naming the motion controller Arc.

The PlayStation Move requires the use of a wand-like device a bit like a rounded Wiimote, with Sony’s Eye camera used as the sensor to track your movements – Sony are bragging that it’s the ‘most precise’ and ultra-sensory device of its kind.

The good thing is that the Move can be integrated into more established PS3 titles – games of choice for underling this was big-hitters SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals and Little Big Planet. LBP was shown using The Move Subcontroller (see gallery) as well as the main Move.

At the presentation Sony broke out a number of Move games which by all accounts looked pretty Wii-ey with the likes of ‘Sports Champions’ a sports compilation pack which includes such mini-games as archery, tablet tennis, and Gladiator Arena (duel fighting).

The PS3 Move will come in three bundles; the first packing the PS3 Move control for those who already own the Eye cam, or you can buy the Move with the Eye cam and a PS3 console. I reckon that the most popular will probably be the third option: The Move motion control with the camera and a game which Sony is saying will cost under $100 (£66).

No news regarding an official UK price but there is a rumbling that the August 2010 launch will be a global affair.

Have a gawp at the PlayStation Move and the PlayStation Move support controller in action below :)

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Contact Lenses That Automatically Transform into Shades – Reactolite Transitions

by Jay Garrett on November 11, 2009

phot_x220If you still see people wearing Reactolite glasses and think that the transition from clear to dark lenses is a real cool thing then hold onto your shorts!

There’s now similar trickery for those who wear contact lenses!!

It’s true – thanks to some clever nano-engineering, these photochromic lenses perform even better than their traditional, frame-rimmed counterparts.

The Director of the Singapore based IBN (Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology), Jackie Ying, claims that the contact lenses adapt faster thanks to the use of a network of really tiny tunnels distributed evenly throughout the lens – and who am I to argue?

These tunnels contain the dye that automatically adjusts to the sunlight; the structure itself allows more of this dye to exist in the same area, granting the sensitivity and those speed benefits.

Apparently transition sunglasses take a minute or two to change “Our response time is 10 to 20 seconds.”

Hmmm……. imagine your eyes turning completely black when at the beach.

This is going to freak people out isn’t it? ;)

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OLED Spectacles Sling The Interwebs Right in Your Eyes

June 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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I love it when tech is both cool and scary and if you think of the dangers that this cool display concept could cause then you know where I’m coming from.
Imaging surfing the interweb with the stuff right there just infront of your peepers whilst walking around or, more riskily, driving!
This could be happening very [...]

NVIDIA 3D Vision Gamers Googles Released in UK

May 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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NVIDIA 3D Vision has just gone on sale in the UK – rejoice!!!
NVIDIA 3D Vision is a clever way to bring some fabby 3D tech to your PC gaming without having to buy a dedicated screen.
It’s all achieved by hooking up a pair of wireless 3D specs to an infrared transmitter, sprinkle in some software [...]

Stand-by Monster Gives You Evil Eye When You Leave Your Gadgets On

April 20, 2009 Click to read more →
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There’s plenty of ways in which we can cut down our power-usage; the most obvious is turning off our tech.
I don’t mean ‘put on stand-by’ but actually turn it off!
My previous statement makes more sense when you take into consideration that devices left on stand-by consumes around 15% of domestic electricity.
So, in order to reduce this bad habit, Rachel Turner, [...]

The Eyeborg Film Maker Get’s Bionic Eye – Next Step: Cam-Eye

April 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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The New Scientist reports that Candaian filmmaker, Rob Spence, is getting closer to making his new “eye-to-eye” documentary.
Mr Spence damaged his right eye in a childhood accident and was later given a false one for purely cosmetic reasons – now he wants that eye to become useful as well!
Between Spence and engineer Kosta Grammatis have [...]