May, 2011

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Continuing its taste for commercials that kind of don’t make much sense, Google has co-opted Lady Gaga for its latest Google Chrome ad.

The Lady Gaga Google Chrome video, which you can take a peek at after the break, features the singer communicating with her “little monsters” in a variety of different ways using Google products.

The message as far as we can see is that Google helps Lady Gaga practice mind control. There’s an awful lot of Gaga fans instantly responding to her commands in the clip…

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We’ve seen plenty of augmented reality demonstrations using cards and markers (look at the Nintendo 3DS AR cards) but Sony is taking that further with Sony SmartAR. The system, which you can see demoed on video after the break, recognises objects directly.

That makes creating effects like the virtual water spilling out of the mug in the video much easier to achieve. With a pair of awesome AR glasses, this could be the future! Or just open the flood gates for the most irritating adverts ever devised. Take a look and let us know what you make of it…

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We’ve long been champions of LiveScribe smartpens and their impressive voice-and-text syncing abilities, and now they’ve just got even better. A new software suite now lets you dump your doodles straight to t’internet, while the price of the dictaphone pen has just been dropped too.

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Sony has unveiled a new plan to bring PSP titles to the PS3 in new and improved versions. The PlayStation Portable Remaster Series will feature PS3 versions of PSP games with new content, HD graphics, control pad support and 3D enhancements. Read on for full details on Sony’s recycling efforts…

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Prep your pinch of salt but here comes an iPhone 5 rumour that sounds really intriguing. Remember the curved glass screens of iPod nano models gone by? Well it looks like Apple could be bringing that expertise to the iPhone 5 if supply chain whispers are right…

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It’s been another busy week full of exciting news and reviews. Going anywhere this weekend? Don’t head out just yet. Read on for some of the best bits you may have missed this week. Highlights include a possible first look at Nintendo’s new console, the latest iTunes music streaming rumours, a review of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire and more.

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iPad gamers! Don’t you just hate the lack of buttons on your Apple tablet? They just make gaming so difficult. It’s a good thing then that the Fling Tactile joysticks-on-suction cups are here to clamp onto your slate, working with any games that use virtual thumbpads. They’re US for now, and creator Ten One Design has even managed to slip them into Apple retail stores for $19.95 each (£12.30) and -

No, sorry, we can’t do this.

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Who said Premiership footballers were spoilt, under-worked layabouts? In an insane tribute to coin-op classic Space Invaders, some of Chelsea FC’s star players decided to bunk off training and erect a 90ft-high interactive wall, so they could play a giant version of the legendary video game in 3D – using footballs as missiles. Read on to watch the video!

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