Gaming Gadgets

I couldn’t resist reporting on this one. After all, I love the Wii, and everyone loves Asus.

Asus recently demonstrated a pair of controllers at a recent tech fair in Taipei, and it caused a stir amongst gadget blogs everywhere. The purpose of these remotes appear to be advanced gaming controllers. I have included a video of it in action at the end of this article.

The controllers bear a strong resemblance to a certain Nunchuck belonging to a certain console system whose last name rhymes with Mii. I suppose that there could be material for a lawsuit here from Nintendo. Yet unlike the controller for the Wii, the Asus controller uses two Nunchucks, and they are not wired together. Not only that, but these Asus controllers are bright orange instead of Wii white.

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Corsair, a leading name when it comes to computer memory, has just announced that it will be rolling out its new 4GB Dominator DDR3 memory kit at Computex 2008 which will be held early next month. This new memory kit will run at speeds of up to 2,000MHz, making it the perfect fodder for folks who demand nothing but the best when it comes to computing performance. So far, the brains at Corsair have tested and guaranteed for operation at the lightning fast overclocked speed of 2,000MHz, so gamers ought to know what they should be doing as they read this news - start saving already in order to get your hands on this when it finally hits the retail market!

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I believe that I have mentioned on Coolest Gadgets just how much I love Guitar Hero. Just playing the game makes me feel like a huge rock star.

I have yet to play the similar game of Rock Band, which allows you to use a guitar, drum, keyboard, and microphone. The game has been selling as good as Guitar Hero, and encourages playing in a group instead of solo.

Whether you play solo or in group on these musical games, a new product has come out that allows you to go with that “I want to be a rock-and-roll star” aspiration.

So far, there has been very little information given about the The Stage Kit, a peripheral for Xbox 360’s Rock Band. From what we can see, it appears to have some kind of strobe light, and what looks to be some kind of fog machine effect.

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It seems like Japan is always on the bleeding edge of technology. They always tend to get many of the best games and gadgets well before the rest of the world. Despite the fact that the Xbox 360 isn’t doing very well in Japan, they have a new way to buy points for the console; via cell phone.

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I recently bought myself a GPS, however, I don’t always keep it on me. Which from time to time I have regretted, but I tend to have enough gadgets on me that I don’t want to be carrying one more. Yet, my PSP never leaves my side. For those who feel the same way, or just prefer gadgets that take care of several functions, GPS technology coming to the PSP is extremely good news. Unfortunately, this would mean that while riding shotgun if you need to use the PSP for GPS navigation you won’t be able to kill time by playing games.

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Sony has just announced that it will be rolling out a Madden NFL 09 PSP Entertainment Pack sometime this coming August that ought to be a hit with the whole legion of football fans, especially those who have rabidly followed EA’s best-selling Madden NFL football franchise over the years. This special bundle will retail for $199.99, and will come with a limited edition metallic blue PSP console, the Madden NFL 09 game itself, “NFL: In Just One Play” on UMD, a PLAYSTATION Network voucher to download Beats from PLAYSTATION Store (this must be done through a PC), and a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo that is definitely an improvement over the 32MB Memory Stick that came with the original PSP pack.

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Acer is boldly entering the area where Alienware is dominant - the gaming arena. It will attempt to wrestle away some market share where high end performance PCs are concerned by launching its Aspire Predator PC range. So far from the specifications received (which you will be able to check out after the jump), the Predator line ain’t half bad, boasting a decent looking chassis at competitive prices that will definitely give your your money’s worth. There is just one lone Predator PC at this point in time - the Aspire Predator G7700, but that doesn’t mean it cannot be configured according to your liking. You will be able to choose from Sniper, Trooper, Crusher and Eliminator models, where they will come with superior components compared to the previous model along with a higher price tag.

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I haven’t been into Pong since the seventies, but if I ever wanted to play it now, I would definitely use the Cyclepong 2.0.

The Cyclepong 2.0 is not two stationary bikes put in front of the old-school Pong game. That would be cool, but the Cyclepong 2.0 is even cooler as it uses two stationary bikes as the controllers for the Pong game.

The players work the paddles by pedaling forward to go up, and backward to go down. In all honesty, I’m not certain how much exercise you can get from this. After all, it’s not like the players are continuously pedaling, and studies have shown that you have to get pretty worked up in order to lose weight. However, people who really get into their video games could find the Cyclepong 2.0 to be an advanced version of WiiSports.

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