The rapidly falling costs of LCD tv’s has been the main reason for larger screens for many households. The most used location for these to be put, estimated at 75%, is above the fireplace in the central room of the household. The increase in the screen size has caused both designers and women have been having serious issues with a 50-70? black glass object as the central piece and main point of the living room.
In theory it is simply a visual or mechanical change when the Television is hidden away, …

Adobe researchers have constructed a time machine that lets you view any web page over time, scrolling to see changes in data. But the Zoetrope software that lets you watch pricing or news-story changes over time has even headier magic powers, too.
Not to be confused with Sony’s giant actual zoetrope, Adobe’s Zoetrope, which was co-developed by people at the University of Washington, is more of a metaphorical movie maker, says Technology Review: You load a web page then drag a slider from present into the past. As you use Zoetrope …

Looks like Mars Phoenix (or Mars Phoenix’s ghost) will have to wait another two years for a new companion—the Mars Science Laboratory, originally planned for a launch next year, has been delayed until 2011.
It goes to show that the economy’s bad in space, too. But aside from budgetary overages, the MSL is one of the most advanced crafts ever to shoot for the red planet. It will be able to redirect its course late into the landing phase, and will actually touch down on a tether lowered from a hovering …

Goodies, goodies. Techchill sure does give you readers a lot. Here’s a video spoof that shows the long awaited Smash Court Tennis 3 from Atari. Enjoy!

World wide web cafés and gaming lounges has been up and running for a while now, always flocked with people playing Quake, Medal of Honor, GTA or Halo. But the popularity of GameServers businesses is a new and rapidly growing segment in the web hosting industry.
More and more web hosting companies have started to offer gaming servers to a target group consisting of an older, almost adult, group of a gaming generation who want to work with what they love and have realized that there’s a demand for gaming servers.
Not …

It is sometimes a concern of many people as to which http://freemp4downloads.weebly.com is right for them. Normally pretty much anyone of them can do the trick; of course most of the time you take time in picking the right one. It just doesn’t seem to do everything you want, this day there’s the internet, a vast pool of information, where each topic exists, from created spreadsheets, CD’s, Mp3’s, DVD’s. In addition, which conversion tool to use, now imagine for a moment that you could take a few minutes to list …

Filed under: PlayStation Network

A current survey released to Home beta participants asks what they’d like the Home Square to look like. The Square is the area which connects the various parts of Home. It’s already received one significant redesign over the life of the beta, and it looks like another one is forthcoming.
The survey offers a number of visual options, from a city center (D), to something a bit more alien (I). Looks like the results of this survey will help the Home team create something that Home users can …

Filed under: PlayStation Store, News

In a move that undoubtedly keeps the hype-train chugging on strong towards Metal Gear Solid 4, Konami is bringing the first Metal Gear Solid up on the Japanese PSN. The downloadable version of the game, good for the PS3 and PSP, will be available on March 21 with a 600 yen price tag. As of now, there’s no mention if other regions will be getting similar treatment. Here’s to wishful thinking!
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Filed under: PlayStation Network, e-Distribution Games

It took some time, but it’s finally done it: Incognito’s online-only Warhawk has reached the 500,000 registered player mark. The game was an interesting and risky venture for Sony: would people pay to play a game without a single player component? Looks like the answer is “yes.”
Warhawk was the first game to take advantage of a new business model Sony is implementing in this generation. Warhawk is available on Blu-ray and as a downloadable. The $40 price point is high for a downloadable, but contains …

Filed under: Hardware

Could Japan be receiving a new PS3 color for the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4? This magazine scan seems to recommend so. This Limited Edition system will come with a slightly grayed version of the console — perhaps to parallel how Snake has aged in the newest iteration of the franchise. It looks like Japan’s bundle includes a few bonuses — is that the Metal Gear Saga DVD?
These new Metal Gear bundles are a wise move on Sony’s part: this is undeniably a system seller. (Check out …