The Question of the Millennium : Xbox Kinect or PlayStation Move?

Competition is heating up in the gaming zone. But the eternal question is, shall I go for Xbox Kinect or PS 3 Move? Both are equally appealing and offer varied games and gameplay options. So which one is actually better?

I’ve had my friend who bought PS 3 Move over Xbox Kinect. He’s got some reasons to tell you why. Here’s Nikhil, take over.

There are so many options for 3D gaming today that it has become difficult to choose what to buy. XBOX Kinect and PS3 Move are all very good but they have pros as well as cons.

Lets start with XBOX Kinect. It senses the direction in which your body moves and thus is very advanced but the single main problem with it is the absence of button(s). It brings down the agility with which you perform the moves and also brings down the variety of moves that you can perform. Moreover, it’s quite slow at recognizing your actions. You also need to be fit in order to use it as your whole body needs to be used while gaming with it. Another big problem is that you require a large drawing room, a minimum of 2-3 feet distance between you and the kinect sensor for a good gameplay experience.

Playstation Move on the other hand is much like Nintendo Wii. It is much more accurate than XBOX kinect but then the main problem with it that you can only use your hands for 3D gaming. So games like football cannot be played in 3D using a PlayStation Move but when it comes to shooting games like killzone or sports (except football), PS Move is certainly the best. The T button which is in the back of PS Move is also very useful. The buttons are in comfortable positions which make it better then Wii. There is a large variety of  games available for Move compared to Kinect. So Happy 3D Gaming with Move!

So  PS Move is what you should preferably buy as it gets the upper cut due to higher accuracy and better gameplay. What do you guys think about it?

 Experience extra gaming moves with Playstation 2 games and wireless game controllers for precision.

Sony Comes Up Vaio S Series Laptop In India

Sony just shot the latest VAIO S Series into the Indian Markets today. Here’s the feature and pricing breakup.

Vaio S Series

Features

  • It comes with a choice of i5 or i7 processor.
  • It has about 4 GB Ram.
  • An 13.3 inch LCD screen.
  • Resolution of 1366×768 pixels.
  • up to 500GB HDD or 256GB SSD.
  • Webcam.
  • Wi-Fi.
  • HDMI Output .
  • Windows 7 OS
  • The higher end models feature the ‘Quick Boot’ feature that boots up the laptop from a shut down state in a 17 seconds.
  • 6hrs Battery life.
  • Graphics Card of 1GB.
  • Magnesium Metal Body Finish.
  • Aluminium Palm Rest.
  • Fingerprint Sensor.
  • Backlit  Keyboard.

Sony Vaio S Series Price

Sony Vaio S Series retail price are:
Sony Vaio S VPCSB19GG: Rs. 1,09,900
Sony Vaio S VPCSB18GG: Rs. 69,990
Sony Vaio S VPCSB17GG: Rs. 62,990
Sony Vaio S VPCSB16FG: Rs. 56,990

OverView and Verdict

The laptop looks dead fine and the laptop is pretty lightweight so is more of a traveler’s laptop than a high-end user’s laptop. This is somewhat Apple’s MacBook Air competitor in the line. Low end models are worth a try, or else I would prefer MacBook air over the high end models as both have nearly a same price.

Sony’s Rumored PlayStation Phone nears reality : Gaming gone wrong

If Engadget is to be believed and the rumors blowing are true, this is what the upcoming PlayStation Phone is going to look like.

Immediate reaction : Don’t buy. The design is ridiculous, a bulky perhaps massive compared to its sleek competitors in the market. It is rumored to sport a 3.7 – 4.4 inch screen with multitouch, which is good. The sliding keyboard does more bad than good to the design.

What you see up, is exactly where gaming is going the wrong. The ancient Playstation buttons the X,O ones and the arrows are complete mismatch in this generation. The whole device appeals to me that it’s another chinese handset running on android and has got couple of games. Or perhaps, an Experia with a sliding keyboard.

I would rather buy HTC’s Desire HD which is faster than this phone (786 Mb Ram) while having almost the same config as this phone. Plus, the Desire looks way better than the one we’re talking about here. 1 Ghz SnapDragon (2nd Gen) Processor, 1 GB ROM, 5 MegaPixel Camera. The PS phone has got a addition touchpad in between and will showcase a custom Sony Game Store.

It’s speculated to run Android 2.2 for now but will hopefully launch with 2.3 (Gingerbread) version of Android. I can’t imagine carrying this phone with me and sliding the “stylish” device and playing games. I would rather play paper toss on iPhone. This phone somehow reminds me of Nintendo’s GameBoy, Yes a revised version of GameBoy with tons of open source and software layering and a neat price tag.

It’s quite disappointing to see this phone. We could have got something more sleeker, faster and something unique. This phone is not worthy of being bought, it doesn’t do justice to it’s grandfathers, the PlayStations.

What I finally make out of this is : Either this is a fake representation of the model as Sony can’t possibly go so bad or else, this will be the first and last Playstation phone if it enters market.

Sony prepares its base for extravagant mobile designs with new technology

Sony’s getting ready to push another revolution in mobile phone designs. Sony has developed a technology called ‘single wire interface technology’ which streamlines the internal cabling within a mobile phone (which is generally about 22 wires) to one single wire made of copper.

That one single wire carries, audio, video and camera (VGA) signals along with DC power all in one cable. It’s terrific because conventionally we’ve had wires increasing just as feature kept creeping in. Folding of these cables had been a challenge for mobile makers who had to compromise while preparing hinge and slider phones.

Our expectations go sky high for Sony as we wait for their first few products running on this technology!

[Via Gizmodo, Sony]

Sony’s Bloggie unveiled at CES : It’s not related to blogging though

Sony Bloggie? What’s this? Some sort of blogging software? or wait, a blogging gadget? Social Networking website?

What’s in store is nearly unguessable from it’s name. But frankly, how does the name matter anyway? Having a good name with worthless functions is of no use, but how about superstars coming with worse names?

Dah. Sony did it. This is the case with the new Sony MP4 + camcorder  Bloggie.

The product has got brilliance in design and intellectuality in mechanism. Its got excellency in sharing, capturing and uploading videos.

This is a true flip video competitor, and now maybe a iPod Nano competitor too! One of it’s biggest advantage is a Unique Swivel Lens (moves 270 degrees!) and a HD camera.

Pricing for bloggie is $199 with 5X zoom and $169 without the zoom. It’s got a complete integration with social media, facebook, twitter, youtube, picasa and so on. Also now you don’t need to use cables to connect your device to your computer, it’s got a inbuilt USB arm (a major life saver!).

Some of its Features are-

  • 1920×1080 HD camcoder
  • A 5 MP still camera
  • A high resolution MP4 player
  • A brilliant device for sharing photos and videos.
  • 2.4 LCD with full screen playback

PSP Go Launch Shoots up PSP sales by 300 per cent in just 3 days!

It’s now. PSP go, is available all over the market, and Sony Computer Entertainment tells that it’s PSP sales have increased 300% after the launch of PSP Go. 

Sony also tells that North American PlayStation Network revenue has got a significant increase and has seen a 200% increase in the downloads from the region, and this is some real god news for Sony.

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With Releases of some of the most talked games on UMD, sony hopes to get the momentum on for then. Then comes, the Holiday Season, which they think will also help in giving the sales of the handheld console further boost, especially with Electronic Art’s Fifa 10! (I love that game too!).

Psp hardware sales have also shot up about 120 per cent. Most UK Retailers started selling PSP Go at the price of £199.99 and not the £224.99 price!

[Via Gamasutra]

Sony has got the Lightest NoteBook Ever

Sony recently unveiled VIAO X. This 11 Inch NoteBook has been named as the Lightest Laptop Ever. How does it manage it? Well, it’s got a Carbon Fiber Shell and so it’s got a weight of just 1.6 pound.

It’s got a Atom Chip, which makes it run continuously for an average of 3.5 hours and a Second Extended Battery which can allow it to work, 14 hours extra! 

It’s also got a MultiTouch Interface, which supports all those, Pinching, Swapping, Rotating ( Like those MacBook Trackpads). 

Sony Vaio X1

Pricing is set to be $1300, with a 2Ghz processor, 2Gb Ram, 64 GB solid state drive and unexpectedly not windows Xp but Windows 7! 

Design is pretty cool, and this is a must must firstly if you can go for $1300 and if you like showing it off. $1500 Limited version is also available which it has a doubled Storage and other features and All Gold Style.

[Thanks Electronista]

What has this guy made out of PSP : Amazing! (Updated with How To’s)

Picture 3Ever Imagined a PSP with Dual Nobs (yeah), inbuilt camera, 32 Gb Flash Memory, etc..? Well, this guy, from JobLessPunk Designs has done quite a bit to the PSP and has made it way better than the upcoming PSP Go.

He has added dual nob, inbuilt camera, 32Gb Flash Memory, Second USB port for charging using USB port. That’s not all, this guy has added custom Emulators like NES and so on. which not only allows to play PSP but games from other platforms too like GameBoy, Nintendo DS. So now you know, your PSP is not just PSP but a Gameboy and DS too.

Adding all these features will make it $100 more expensive than the original one, but yes, in Mass Production it may reduce down.

Hey Sony, are you listening? Hire This Guy because i want this PSP.

Update : You want to make one for yourself? Check out his WorkBlog here.

UnChartered 2 Ad for PlayStation 3 : Well Done

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Sony Playstation Price being dropped to $300 was a pretty Good Move. Now next step is advertising. Well, as far as what i have seen, “Fun, Anyone?” ads seems pretty convincing to Consumers.

Well, here’s a Trailer for the game UnChartered 2 for Playstation 3 (releasing on 13th October) which is a Well-Made Television commercial. Apart from the Game, it also focuses on the price change in Playstation 3.  There you go.

As far as what i see in trailers, the game seems to promising, the graphics are pretty good, and the story of games also seems attracting. With wide range of things gamers can do in this game, it may be a sure success.

This seems like a chain, and happens with all the Playstation. First Super High Prices, then Little down, no change for some time, then finally low prices and what do they get out of this? ExtraOrdinary Sales.

iPhone Killa : You know a iPhone Killer? This ones for you! [ROFL Video]

Whenever i read the newspaper, all i see is this – “Is **** going to be the iPhone Killer?” and **** is not what your thinking it to be but any phones name like Nokia N97 or Google’s G1 or Palm Pre.

In midst of all this Erik Johnson had time to make a video, which is a mashup of all these things going on. 

He Writes

I recently produced a video parody of iPhone “Killers” that have become a buzzword lately. This pokes fun at these phones that offer little competition to the iPhone, even though they are hyped up from other mobile phone manufacturers and the media.

Well it’s true, worst of the phones are getting termed as iPhone killer. Anyways check out the video after break!

iPhone Killaa… Killaaa. iPhone killaaa… Yeah!