Technology and Innovation

The Wii will take a PowerPC processor developed in collaboration with IBM, developed graphical controller with ATI. Wii will not include any internal hard drive but that incorporates 512 MB of flash memory and one grooves for SD cards.

The controller, as it is already very well well-known, it incorporates movement sensors that allow three axis of freedom him, just as nunchaku. In addition to vibration in the control, also it incorporates a loudspeaker and 6 bellboys. Nunchaku incorporates an analogical controller and two bellboys.

The discs that the console will use will have, in principle, an own format, of the same form that took control of the Gamecube, the discs of which also they are compatible with the Wii.

The design of the console is the one that already we knew, with a size similar to the one of three boxes of piled up DVD. The good thing is that, to the being the wireless controller, we will be able to have disguised it if therefore we want it, since in addition it can be placed in vertical or horizontal.

It allows to the use of radio networks 802.11b/g, being able to communicate in this way with Nintendo DS. Thanks to its WiiConnect24 way the console always will be connected to Internet, with which it can even receive updates or messages when we are not using it.

It will have the Virtual Console with which we will be able to be unloaded games of Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo and NES.

Its cost will be between 250 dollars more or less.

It appears in 2 different Packs, with hard disk of series of 20GB and 60GB. Both hard disks are of format 2,5” Serial TIES, single the one of 60GB has connection WiFi IEEE 802,11 bg, it grooves for MemoryStick/cardsSD/CompactFlash and an exit HDMI with the quality that gives the Blu-Ray format.What if packs is common to both it is the subject of the other connections: 4 connections USB 2.0, a networking of 10/100/1000 MB and Bluetooth 2.0. and Force Feedback of the control.

The BluRay reader,is 2x, with a rate of transference of 48Mbps, that he is the greater one of the present standard. The compatibility is assured in addition with DVD-ROM to 8x, D-ROM to 24x and SACD to 2x.

Their Dimension and weight are: 325mm x 98mm x 274mm and a weight of 5Kg

The practical box of the converter allows gamers that they dig the visual representations of high resolution of Xbox 360’s — but it prefers to input commands via Sony dual-give to an electrical shock the regulator or the proven and true keyboard / mouse tandem — to have its wilder desires granted. On the other hand, it plays according to inquires pleasant with light weapon PS2, to compete with the wheel, it covers with dance mats, and guitar…(huzzah!).

Gee, Sony, found the combination of motion sensing and rumble so difficult, they’ve got their new MotionFX adapter, which clips onto a regular ‘ol PS2 or PS1 controller and allows for motion-based control, without disabling that fancy rumble feature we’ve heard so much about.

A MotionFX cost $39.99

The MotionFX clips onto a Sony controller and allows game players to enjoy over 5,000 PS1 & PS2 games simply by tilting the controller in the desired direction. The MotionFX is available at all GameStop.

The Wii and the reconocedor of movements for XBox 360, an accessory thought specially arrives for fight games. The E3 definitive version has arrived, available for XBox and Playstation 2 and with the list of compatible games with the apparatus.

The BodyPad consists of a series of sensors that put in different parts from the body (knees, elbows,…) and it reproduces our movements in the game, mapeando the gestures that we do to the different controls. In addition, it has two bellboys more than they are controlled with the hands to activate other functions of the game.

One is a steering wheel set more much more attractive pedals than those that already airborne magnetic detection Catz presented.

Both accessories are wireless, fed with the same batteries that the control on the console, with which we can use batteries AA or batteries.

The steering wheel has systems of vibration and force feedback, which activate or not depending on the form in which we are feeding the steering wheel. If we connected the steering wheel only with the battery, we will count with a pair of vibration motors whereas if we connected the steering wheel to the mains, we will count in addition on a system to force feedback able to create resistance in the steering wheel more or less, and similar effects, based on the surroundings in which we are in the game.

High range Nokia telephones have an amount of characteristics that they integrate: recording of video, camera of photos, music reproduction, operating system Symbian with S60, for which they exist multitude of programs,… Nokia N93 is able to even record video in DVD quality.

Integra a platform of games in móvile, with graphs they are calculated in real time. We already commented that Nokia will revive the technology of N-Gage, and the inclusion of 3D hardware acceleration with compatibility with OpenGL.

Microsoft takes to the market, the Xbox Live Vision, webcam for XBox 360.

Its launching was in May, in a joint launching for the United States and Europe. The camera will be able to recognize gestures and to interact of a form or another one in video games according to the movement that we make with our body. Also he will be compatible with the computer, since it is connected through USB port 2.0

The EyeToy is one of the interesting accessories for the Playstation. Although in fact is only a webcam, it allows interesting uses, as it has been demonstrated with some of the games of this console.

The new version of Eyetoy with more resolution, permitira to improve the level of detail of the entrance, trying to find a hollow in the market that is wanted to take the Wii, the one of people that is not habitual players but who with a method of different control (the Wiimote or the EyeToy) they could be become fond of more easily to the video games.

Eragon’s adventure is going to beginning and surely it`s gonna be one of the bombs of these Christmas!. His jugability and fantastic graphs support him. Therefore, everything makes presage that we have thousands of insured hours of fun.

Sierra, brought us an impressive adventure that will do the delights of all of us in a world of fantasy and terror. The adventure will develop in Alagaësia’s lost country, where our protagonist, Eragon, will have to achieve the absolute authority of the mythical Dragoon. To obtain it, he will have to face more than one thousand enemies that will try to prevent it !!!