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Sony officially launched their PlayStation Move PS3  add-on at this year’s GDC. The Move controller resembles a microphone and press shots show their HFB-Top shines as one of four different colors; we assume this is to identify different players in and out of gaming! Sony says the device for its incredible degree of precision and almost nonexistent (1 frame) of delay, which was evident at a press conference in a live demonstration. This makes the use of the PlayStation Eye to track users’ movements.

For games that require the use of the Wii Nunchuk analogue stick-how is used (but without wires!) In the secondary controller. It allows PlayStation Move, which will be used during role-playing games and first person shooters like Sony with demos of SOCOM 4 . Press conference has shown the device used for different types of games, applications were obvious sports games such as Sony revealed sporting champions, a collection of sports games like the Nintendo Wii Sports compilation available at launch for Wii. The level of accuracy offered Move promises to make the sport model is more realistic.

Sony went on to show a game called Gladiator duel using two motion controllers, one in each hand, to really immerse the player in the fight. The compatibility of new technologies is represented by Little Big Planet to be treated Move. Also demoed was Sony’s new Move Party title which uses the PlayStation Eye camera and Move controllers to create an exciting augmented-reality style gaming experience.

This product looks like a real winner, and Sony seems to want to see this new technology in the homes of its pricing strategy of the United States. In the autumn of this year at a price below $ 100, users can get their hands on PlayStation transfer Starter Kit, which includes the PlayStation Eye, move the controller and games. PlayStation Move measure will also be available on its own or bundled with a new system, PS3, although the prices of these options had not been announced.

We can not wait to get our hands on this new technology – it looks great, and with all major game developers to high-tech firm can be a real Wii beater … fingers crossed Japanese prices will be so enjoyable!

Apple iPad sure grab headlines, when it hits stores next month. However, a number of touch-screen tablets powered by Google’s Android operating system will be launched this year. Competing with Apple’s latest consumer gadget won’t be easy, but analysts say the software for these devices can give several important advantages. Like the iPhone OS, which will power the iPad, Android was originally designed for mobile phones. This means that there will be fast and low-power. “Android is very responsive; it’s instantly available,” says Jeff Orr, a senior analyst for mobile devices at ABI Research.
It can also make use of apps already developed for Android phones. “The real benefit [of using Android] is that it taps into this ecosystem of developers that have latched onto Android,” says Carl Howe, analyst and director of the Anywhere Consumer Research division of the Yankee Group. Most importantly, some of these Android devices come with features that the iPad currently lacks–the ability to run Flash, for example, as well as a webcam and multi-tasking software.
A number of companies demonstrated Android-based tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Taiwanese computer makers Compal, MSI, and Quanta all gave a demonstration of Android devices with screens ranging from seven to 10 inches and is powered by Nvidia Tegra of 2 microprocessors.

In addition, at CES was an Indian company called Notion Ink, which demonstrated an Android tablet called Adam. The company showed two versions–one featuring a lower-power Pixel Qi display with three display modes, and the other featuring a regular LCD. The Adam also uses the Tegra 2, equipped with a rotating webcam, and is expected to cost between $ 327 and $ 800. is expected to go on sale later this year.

French computer maker Archos already sells an Android tablet with a five-inch screen called the Archos 5 Internet Tablet, for $499. And, perhaps most importantly, the third largest producer in the world of computers, Dell, is rumored to be developing a five-inch, multitouch, Android-driven tablet, which may be announced later this year.