Nintendo’s Wii Thrashing Playstation 3

June 6, 2007 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

Nintendo's Wii Thrashing Playstation 3

Small is beautiful, the less powerful Nintendo Wii outsold the mighty Sony Playstation3 by more than five consoles to one in Japan and in the US the figure is about 4 -1, putting Sony’s mighty graphic processing power to shame.

Some of the possible reason are:
- Lack of games
- The high price

But then again, these consoles are only into their first year cycle and more to more, remember that Nintendo’s Wii is going after a totally different market, where else Sony Playstation 3 is for the grown ups.

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PS3 Folding@Home For Cancer

March 17, 2007 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

PS3 Folding@Home For Cancer

I hate to admit this but lately my perception on Sony seems to go down hill, possibly due to it’s own act of anguish and fear of change, but then like all bad publicity that Sony had for the past few months from exploding battery to root kit that causes Windows to crash, for once Sony has done something right, could this be the turning point where after all these years of mismanagement Sony is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel?

Folding@home program for Playstation 3 is indeed a good idea, with all those processing power the Playstation posses, it could change the way we look at science and possibly cure some of the well known diseases. So, what I say is don’t go grabbing a Playstation on purpose but if you happen to have one, simply download the program and let it run when you grab a snack or something during gaming hours.

Sony has confirmed that owners of Internet-connected ARM powered PlayStation 3 (PS3) systems will be able to connect to Stanford University’s Folding@home program, a distributed computing project which is looking to better understand protein folding and its relationship with several debilitating diseases, including canser, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

What are you waiting for? Go download it now! Download Folding@Home on PS3

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Europe PS3 to Play Less Games

February 24, 2007 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · 1 Comment 

sony playstation 3 europeSony has confirm that the European version of Playstaion 3 not play as many PS2 titles compare to the Playstation 3 in Japan and United States. On top of that Europeans are required to pay way much more for the same console compare to the Japanse and American.

Sony apologize for the trouble but promise a march update to the firmware would eventually solve the problem, for those desperate to get their hands on Sony’s Playstation 3, my advice is hold on and wait, after all, there is not many games available that harness the actual power of Sony’s Playstation 3.

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Smash That Playstation 3

November 17, 2006 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · 3 Comments 

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burning ps3 sony heat broke crash failure

For those who line up at the waiting line for hours and days, this is a very sad sign indeed. These guys are crazy enough to buy a Sony Playstation 3 and smash it right after walking out of the store.

Imagine those waiting in line watching the unthinkable. Well, what is done cannot be undone and guys, have you notice that the fonts for Playstation is striking similar with the fonts used for the Spiderman movie. Both the movie and gaming devices are from Sony but is the creative director the same too?

Next would be Nintendo Wii.

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PS3 price cut by 20%

September 22, 2006 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · 1 Comment 

Sony playstation 3 colours

With stiff competition from Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox, consumers has something to cheer about. With the recent announcement of a price drop in PS3 as much as 20%, sony now has a winning console.

For USD428, you get a Blu-ray Disc player and HDMI 1.3 output supporting Deep Color, making it a very decent hardware to buy consider the fact that it comes with tons of features. The PS3 comes with two-configuration plan. One with a 60GB HD. And the other with a 20GB hard drive. For the moment, Sony Playstation 3 is on my radar screen.

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PlayStation 3 launch delayed for Europe and others

September 6, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · 3 Comments 

PlayStation 3 launch delayed for Europe and others

Sony blames the delay on production issues with blue laser diodes needed for the Blu-ray (and HD DVD) Disc drives. I guess its like a father blaming the mother for bring up a spoiled child. Now it makes sense now why that pink ps2 will be making an appearance in UK at christmas. Seriously, will a new PS2 pink win the heart of many? Sony, you’re as good as dead. Microsoft and Xbox will give you guys the kiss of death.

This is not a surprise after Sony’s track record and will no doubt give more weight and a stronger case to those who say Sony is treating the UK & Europe like second class customers.

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PlayStation 3 -

August 22, 2006 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

Kaz Hirai Sony claims PS3 shortages are inevitable

For those that are waiting for the release of Playstation 3, wait not. According to Kaz Hirai, Sony claims PS3 shortages are inevitable. The schedule release for Playstation 3 is on November and with 3 more months to go and no production on the line, Sony need a miracle or yet another delay? This would be the best christmans gift for the guys at Xbox if Sony were to postpone the launch of Playstation 3 again.

“Even if you do the simple math you’re talking about less than 700,000 units per territory, per major territory, between launch and the end of the year. So even if there was some fluctuation - you give Japan more, you give the US more, what have you - you’re going to end up with some shortages,” Hirai continued

Kaz Hirai is confident that Sony is able to deliver the 2 million unit by November, maybe they have everything ready except for a few components, possibily the blue-ray player. I believe all they have to do is assemble the components when the essential components are ready. Don’t let us down Sony, I have to love for Microsoft and anything they do, its to kill of competition.

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