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Nvidia 3D Vision: So far, so buggy

Eric Franklin | Mar 04, 2009

The Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit includes a pair of 3D glasses and an Infrared (IR) Emitter.

When playing a 3D Vision-compatible game with the glasses on, the intent is to give the graphics additional depth. For example, when playing Unreal Tournament 3, your map and menu items look as though they are stickers, stuck to the screen and the rest of the graphics--characters, vehicles--look much further away.

The glasses look like normal sunglasses you'd find on a person who doesn't pay much attention to the latest fashion trends. The frame of the glasses is a glossy black that, like its lenses, attracts fingerprints very easily. On the right arm, about midway between the lens and the tip, is a USB port used to charge them. On the top side of the left arm is a light-emitting diode that glows green when the glasses have enough juice to work, red when the battery is running low, and clear with a dead battery. Next to the LED is the On button.

The IR Emitter measures about 2 x 2 inches and is shaped like a pyramid. On the front of the emitter is the power button, illuminated by a backlit green LED. On the back is a USB port, for the required connection to the computer, and a VESA stereo cable input for connecting to DLP HDTVs.
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Is DRM-free music too much to ask for?

Damian Koh | Mar 03, 2009

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Last week, Nokia launched its music download program Comes With Music (CWM) in Singapore. The service, bundled with the purchase of a CWM handset, gives users unlimited access to the online Nokia Music Store for a year. The kicker is, the music is shackled with Digital Rights Management (DRM).

There are several interpretations of DRM, depending on whose perspective it's coming from. Record labels and producers use it to protect their revenue stream. End consumers hate it because of the copy restrictions in place. In a nutshell, DRM is there to prevent duplication of creative works.

But not all consumers download music with the intention to copy tracks illegally. Or at least I believe that's the case.
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Rumor: New PSP will have sliding screen

David Carnoy | Mar 03, 2009

Will the new PSP look more like the Mylo?
(Credit: Sony)

After rumors surfaced last week that the next-generation PSP would do away with the UMD optical drive in favor of direct downloads to flash memory via the PlayStation Network, Eurogamer is reporting something similar and adding a new twist to the mix: The new PSP will have a "sliding screen" and will feature a more compact, narrower design.

In typical fashion, this is all according to an anonymous "development source close to Sony," so take it for what it's worth. Said source claims that the next PSP--it may be called the PSP 4000 rather than the PSP 2--will allow you to play games using only the shoulder buttons while the sliding screen is in its closed position. Apparently, most of the controls will be inaccessible when the screen is closed.
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