Portable Nintendo Switch dock fast-charges and upscales to 4K

The Nintendo Switch may be portable, but its dock not so much. A new third party alternative, the OmniCentro, aims to solve that problem with a pocket-sized gizmo that fast-charges the battery and outputs the visuals to a display – upscaling the resolution to 4K in the process. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology…

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Microsoft update puts Xbox-like controls on Surface Duo's second screen

Microsoft has announced an update to its Xbox Games Pass cloud gaming platform for Android that turns one of the Surface Duo’s dual screens into a virtual touch controller while the other displays the game. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Microsoft, Gaming, Controller, Apps, Android

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Augmented reality true crime tour opens a virtual window to the past

If catching critters in your local park no longer does it for you, location-based augmented reality (AR) games are expanding into all kinds of other avenues. Eastern Market Murder tasks players with solving a true crime mystery from over a century ago, in the actual locations where it all went down. New Atlas hit the…

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Augmented reality true crime tour opens a virtual window to the past

If catching critters in your local park no longer does it for you, location-based augmented reality (AR) games are expanding into all kinds of other avenues. Eastern Market Murder tasks players with solving a true crime mystery from over a century ago, in the actual locations where it all went down. New Atlas hit the…

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Evercade VS retro game console mashes old and new schools together

Retro games will never go out of style, but they can be hard to find and play on modern consoles. The Evercade VS tries to blend the old and new schools, playing cartridges loaded with compilations of 80s and 90s games with a few modern concessions. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Game,…

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Evercade VS retro game console mashes old and new schools together

Retro games will never go out of style, but they can be hard to find and play on modern consoles. The Evercade VS tries to blend the old and new schools, playing cartridges loaded with compilations of 80s and 90s games with a few modern concessions. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Game,…

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Sony reveals PlayStation 5 VR controllers

Just a few weeks after confirming that a VR system for the PlayStation 5 is in development, Sony has now shown off the controllers. Wearing their inspiration on their sleeves (almost literally), the new designs look lightyears ahead of the PS4’s clunky old sticks, and pack some features from the PS5’s DualSense. Continue Reading Category:…

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Sony reveals PlayStation 5 VR controllers

Just a few weeks after confirming that a VR system for the PlayStation 5 is in development, Sony has now shown off the controllers. Wearing their inspiration on their sleeves (almost literally), the new designs look lightyears ahead of the PS4’s clunky old sticks, and pack some features from the PS5’s DualSense. Continue Reading Category:…

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WowCube takes gaming to another dimension

Imagine if you crossed a handheld gaming system with a Rubik’s Cube. What you’d get is CubiOs Inc’s WowCube, which is currently an honoree in the CES 2021 Innovation Awards. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Gaming, Handheld, New Atlas Audio, CES 2021

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