Sony PlayStation 4 Social and Remote Features

Sony finally announced that the PlayStation 4 would hit the markets later this year. It has been a while since the third generation gaming console was launched and fans have been waiting for the next one. The wait is not quite over yet as PlayStation 4 would go on sale during the holiday season, which is some time away. At the official launch, the company also unveiled several of the features which have been included on the gaming console this time round but they didn’t show how it looks. A Launch without the Actual Device It was unusual that Sony held the official launch of the latest model of their flagship gaming console but didn’t reveal to the attendees what it looks like. They did show how the games would appear. Some of the presenters at the event played the games on stage for the audience to see. The games were projected on to a large screen but the actual devices were not shown. The consoles were kept backstage throughout the duration of the event which lasted over 2 hours. The only details about the look and feel of the PlayStation 4 were revealed by Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony [...]

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Myo: The Armband Remote Control

The Canadian startup, Thalmic Labs is nearing its release of Myo, an innovative new concept for the controlling of your smart devices. Feel the virtual power of telekinesis as you wave your hand around, universally controlling your computer, tablet, smartphone, television, and more. What it does Unlike hi-tech game controllers, Myo doesn’t use camera-based gesture control. Instead, this rather simple looking armband, powered by a tiny ARM processor, can detect your muscle’s electrical activity, and gives you the power to control computers by using hand gestures. The wearable controller syncs with Android, iOs, PC and Mac through Bluetooth. There are numerous tasks you can gesture control with MYO, like net browsing, gaming, giving presentations and can even control some tech toys toys and robotics. Some of the many gestures that will generate response from MYO include moving your hand up and down for scrolling, swiping with two fingers to turn pages, making a fist to stop playing your tune, pointing a finger and mock-shooting to attach your video game’s target. Developer Friendly Do you think the creators of the device left something out? Thalmic Labs realize that there are developers and super-geeks that could expand on and better the design [...]

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