As I was walking out of the mail room yesterday, having just received my long awaited package, a friend of mine asks what I had gotten. I candidly replied that it was a Nintendo DS Lite. She rolled her eyes and replied, “Aren’t you a little old for video games?” Later that night, I thought about it. Can you ever be too old for video games? More »

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The incredibly popular Nintendo Wii console has been hugely popular all over the world. Nintendo boasts that the console can appeal to the whole spectrum of gamers. Some pros, however, would beg to differ. Complaints have occasionally been coming in regarding the rudimentary control schemes and difficulty level of some popular games for the Wii. Well, never fear gaming pros, the Wii Classic Controller Pro is coming soon to a store near you! More »

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It’s no surprise that 2009 was a bad year for the video game industry. With the economy in a rut and families pinching pennies, video game sales have fallen 8% since last year when 2008 saw a record breaking $21.4 billion dollars in video game sales, according to the NPD. More »

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From Wirebot:

Just because I’ve been absent from posts for a short period of time, it doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped thinking about my favorite pastime anymore than I did before I jumped off for a bit of a break. I’ve spent days sitting on this crazy topic, and after a pretty interesting article that ran this morning over on CNN, I figured it was time to share this crazy tidbit of information with all of you.

“BCI“, or “Brain-Computer Interfaces“, is the name of this wondrous innovation that is steadily bobbing its way out into the mainstream, and not just because of the potential this technology has for the handicapped, but for society in general. More »

From Ningin: The holidays have come and gone and now it is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. If you can recall in November, we launched a Mixr Holiday Rewards giveaway of an Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and game controllers in promotion of our Facebook Connect feature. Facebook connect enables you to login to Mixr sites via Facebook. And boy did you people Facebook-it-up! The giveaway has recently ended and now we’d like to announce the lucky winners! More »

2009 served up plenty of pleasant surprises but also head-shaking disappointments too. Here is my top five epic fails of the year, led by the lowering of sonic fidelity, some computing complaints, Blu-Ray failures, gaming gaffs, and OLED delays. More »

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While some of these gadgets certainly were not released in 2009, they still, without a doubt, ruled 2009. Here are my picks, in no particular order, for the top ten gadgets of 2009: More »

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You know you’re out there. You’re the last minute Christmas shoppers. You’re probably panicking right now, looking for the perfect gift for all the people on your list. Well, here’s a list of a couple great gifts for under $100 that will hopefully satisfy both your loved ones and your wallet. More »

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From Wirebot:

Has the Sony fanboy suffering finally ended? After spending the last few years nibbling at the heels of Xbox 360 exclusives the PS3 has at long last tripped up its rival with Metacritic hailing the black box as the system of the year? More »

From Ningin: It’s true, Christmas did arrive earlier than usual this year with the Mixr Holiday Rewards giveaway of the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Recently, we’ve decided that the early arrival of Christmas just isn’t enough for our beloved users. In light of that decision, Mixr is officially extending the Mixr Holiday Rewards deadline to Dec. 31. That’s right, you now have more time to enter to win a Nintendo Wii or Xbox 360! More »

From Wirebot:

With the holidays right around the corner and the recession in full swing there is no doubt everyone is feeling the pressure to pinch-pennies this holiday season. If you’re unable to shell out $60 for a new game for that special gamer on your list, here’s a thrifty list of ideas that won’t set you back anything more than a Jackson. More »

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We are coming close to 2010, which is promising to be a “Golden” year for gaming, with new technologies (example. Microsoft Natal) and innovations making their way to release. I’ve always considered myself a bit of pessimist, so forgive me if I sit over here on the other side of my computer fake sneezing and screaming “bull$h17!” at the top of my lungs. More »

The Wii and the iPhone came together a few weeks back, allowing certain games to be controlled on the iPhone using it’s built in Bluetooth support (which came after upgraded OS 3.0). This was all part of the “BTStack” project which was built to use the iPhone’s bluetooth in order to perform actions with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) that it cannot do, under Apple’s tent of course. ZodTTD is the one who is famous for his jailbreak community, designing this amazing software, extending the iPhone’s features by an amazing stretch. More »

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Inductive charging is becoming popular in the tech world. The Wii is the latest gadget to get inductive charging with its new Energizer Flat Panel 2X which uses the rechargeable battery inside your remote as a hub to store energy from the Flat Panel 2X. The NiMH battery packs goes right into the Wii controller and is magnetized to align with the special charging area on the black pad. The last time we saw something that included inductive charging was the Powermat charging system for iPhone, Blackberry, and Nintendo DS (maybe they’ll switch over later). More »

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From Ningin: This has been a tremendous year for Ningin and the parent company Mixr Media in general. We’re less than two years old and we’ve grown so much, in so many different ways. It’s all because of such wonderful, loyal readers like you. For that, the staff and I really want to show you our appreciation by doing our biggest giveaways yet, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 game consoles! More »