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Scott asked:


Hunt for Playstation 3

www.huntforps3.com

Over the next week, this site will document our inevitably successful attempt to obtain a new Playstation 3! This docu-adventure will be captured with video and audio clips of eager people waiting in line, angry customers that don’t receive the “golden” ticket, and the looks of satisfaction on those that succeed! Plus, a bulletin board filled with the latest & greatest stories and strategies with regard to the “Hunt for a PS3″!

We encourage you to actively participate in this adventure and post your humorous stories about how you got your Playstation 3. Any tips or tricks you want to share with those in other cities, or just any information about your adventure. Not to mention this will be a community for discussion about Playstation 3 games, news releases, where to find them and sneak peaks on upcoming games.

I WILL HAVE MY PS3, WILL YOU?

Regards,

Huntforps3.com



Roberto

dylan asked:


The world of mobile phones is an exciting one where possibilities seem unending. With the number of mobile phone users gradually increasing, mobile phone makers have also taken a giant stride to pull the best in technology. As a result, mobile communication is getting bigger and better each passing day. Unlike yesteryears, we can now use the mobile phones for many a purposes. Right from a music device to a imaging tool, from a connectivity contraption to a web explorer, mobile phones work under all dimensions.

The sudden spurt in the mobile phone world owes a lot to the Internet. Internet making everything possible, we have also got the power to make our choice online. The emergence of a number of online mobile phone shops has even made the scenario more tempting, more exciting. These online mobile phone shops have got huge online inventories featuring a variety of mobile handsets. Mobile phones in all shapes, colours and sizes are easily available these days.

That is not the story about this fascinating communication world. Online mobile phone shops are even providing a good number of mobile phone deals that carry along them several tools to cut short your mobile expenses. These deals also bring along them a number of free gifts as well. These free gifts include include laptop, LCD TV and PS3. You can also win attractive Xbox 360, Nintendo gaming console as well as iPods with these mobile phones. But one thing for sure that all the deals always don’t come with the same types of mobile gifts. Gifts vary from deals to deals, from model to model like mobile phone with laptop free deals.

With Christmas coming soon, online mobile phone shops will surely add newer items to their mobile inventories and you will get Christmas Mobile Phone Offers. So, what’s the wait for? Buying a mobile phone with free gifts or at cheap rate is definitely a great move from a user’s perspective.



Mack

Mark Hirst asked:


Mobile phone companies are now expanding its consumer base.  It is no longer limited for adults and those who are professionals and has jobs.  They now consider the young generation as a possible source of profit.  It is really a wise decision because the youth is actually the majority of the population.  To tap on that possible resource alone is enough to initiate and plan a good promotion.  Giving away a free PS3 would really make the youth avail of the services of the mobile phones.  Nobody could possibly pass this chance especially teenagers.  PS3 is the most popular game console in America and the world.  Offering this kind of free product would really attract young consumers right away. 

                The problem with this kind of promotion is that teenagers do not have a stable income.  Would they be able to maintain having mobile phones?  Majority of them could not make the payments without asking their parents for money.  Part time jobs do help but using a mobile phone at times is really expensive.  The youth are most of the time compulsive.  They make phone calls like they are using a landline.  In the end the expenses accumulated would be too much to handle.  They do not realize that they used to much call time.  It is a good effort trying to attract younger generations but subscriptions from the youth could not be considered stable.  Knowing the attitude of teenagers they are not mature enough to be responsible enough to pay monthly dues consistently as adults do.  



Bryon

Shaun Parker asked:


If you have The PlayStation console from Sony chances are you are going to want to get some accessories. But what is available to increase the power of your next-gen console? We check out three new gadgets.

Sony PlayTV

The PlayTV is the product that will turn the PlayStation 3 into a fully-fledged digital or personal video recorder. The PlayTV, due out in September, gadget will boast dual TV tuners, so all current Freeview channels will be available, and offer a 7-day EPG.

Programmes will be recorded to on the hard drive of the PS3 to be watched back when it suits you. The PlayTV will cost 7 GBP and be a one-off purchase cost, with no monthly subscription fees.

Bolt-on controller keypad for PS3

Following the bolt-on keyboard offering from Microsoft, Sony has launched a keyboard offering for the PlayStation 3 controller allowing gamers to more easily type in information.

Coming the US in America in late November and the rest of the world before the end of the year the wireless keypad fits the standard PS3 controller and allows gamers to type far quicker than using the rather pathetic on-screen keyboard as they have been forced to do since the dawn of time.

Equipped with Bluetooth functionality, the Wireless Keypad can be paired to PS3 by simply connecting the keypad to the USB cable that comes bundled with the PS3 system.

Rather than just offer a bunch of qwerty keys, Sony has added a Communication Button and a Message Box Button in for good measure allowing, you guessed it, users to jump to pre-set features on the XrossMediaBar menu system such as Friends and Message Box during game play.

Additionally, a Touch Pad Button allows PS3 users to use the entire surface of the keypad as a touch pad, allowing them to easily manoeuvre the pointer while web browsing, simply by sliding their finger on the keypad surface.

Logitech launches diNovo Mini

The diNovo Mini is the first palm-sized cordless mini-keyboard from Logitech that allows you to control your television and PS3 from the sofa.

Devices are controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology that will operate from up to 30 feet away. It uses an integrated, dual-purpose ClickPad, which serves as a touch pad, to point, scroll and click, and as a directional pad to navigate menus and make selections to control the PS3.

The diNovo Mini is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion batteries, which provides up to a month of battery life. It costs around 99 GBP.



Sung

The video game industry is on a boom. There are fortunes invested in the manufacturing, transportation and retailing of the video games. Thus it is necessary to check the quality of the product before they are released in the market. Many a times video games are dumped by the gamers, on the grounds of the quality of the game or sometimes the nature of the game. Here comes the role of a game testers. Testers are the people who gets to play the games before it is released in the market. The tester then prepares a report on the quality of the game and the necessary changes to be made in that particular game.

Generally the software professionals who develop the games are not gamers themselves. Thus it is very difficult for the developers to know the psychology of the gamers. It is very necessary to know the popular choice among the gamers to make the video game a commercially viable product. The video game tester very well understands the requirements of a particular game. The video game tester represents the point of view of the end user. Games generally follow a particular storyline that unravels itself with the advancement of the game. The nature of the video games should be as such that it is capable of holding the interest of the gamers. This is the main factor that decides upon the success of a video game. Thus, the need of testing the game before its release has increased the manifold.

How it is done

Generally the to-be video game testers post their application online. Then these game testers are appointed through series of online tests by a video games manufacturing company. After the job of the video game tester is fixed he gets access to the cheat code of few of the unreleased video games. These cheat codes are meant to protect the video games from piracy. The tester then plays the game and comes up with his valuable reviews. Based upon the reviews forwarded by the game tester the manufacturer makes improvisations to make it suitable for the market. Game testing is every gamers dream job. I mean who doesn’t want to get paid for playing games? You are going to do it all day long anyway so not get paid? Game testing is cool!

Games are similar to any other work of art. Thus video game testing is an integral part of the business to manage the creative perspective of it.



By: Ty Wagner

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Following on from Manhunt 2 getting the ‘ok’ for release game ratings are coming under increasing scrutiny. Manhunt 2 will carry an 18 certificate after a nine month battle between rockstar gaming and BBFC over the release. The game release comes just as the gaming industry is awaiting the results of the Bryron review into the impact of technology on Children.

A Private Members Bill proposing more government oversight of the BBFC was tabled last month but eventually talked out. Julian Brazier, Conservative MP for Canterbury and Whitstable, who originally introduced the bill, had said he wanted to “legislate against video nasties”. Writing on his blog before it was talked out, he said: “My bill aims to make the British Board of Film Classification accountable to Parliament.

“It would give a Parliamentary committee the power to review and veto key appointments and the guidelines the BBFC works to.”

Mr Brazier then told BBC News: “The problem is that the Video Appeals Committee needs sorting out: it always sides with the industry and only the industry itself can appeal.”

Dr Tanya Byron is due to deliver her review into the internet and video games and their effect on children at the end of March.

Games consultant and former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson said the Manhunt 2 overruling came at a bad time for the BBFC. She said: “Whatever the merits of this specific decision, what’s frustrating is that the BBFC’s system remains a very robust approach to classifying games, in that it’s based on an independent party viewing and playing the game, and taking into account context and tone.”

She added: “I still feel the BBFC sets a world-wide gold standard of game certification.”

She said that the BBFC’s system was superior to the European voluntary approach of Pegi, which runs in parallel to UK-specific classification.

“Compared to the Pegi system, which is based on a questionnaire filled in by the game publisher, the BBFC system is clearly a more sophisticated and nuanced approach.”

She added: “As games become more complex, and start to tackle more diverse and challenging themes, we need an intelligent, sensitive ratings system which is alert to the fact that games can and do have a subtext to what they portray, just as film and television can.”

Ms Robertson said that a much wider debate was needed about how the BBFC was run and how much oversight was appropriate for government.

Only a small percentage of games, those that contain violence or sex, are referred to the BBFC.

A spokeswoman for the BBFC said the body continued to work to the rules laid down by the 1984 Video Recordings Act.

She said there had been no suggestion from government that its role as a video games classifier was about to change.

Developer David Braben, head of Frontier Games, said self-certification of games by developers was a potential solution.

“We’ve heard reports that the Byron Review will say that the classification system is not entirely working.

“The law is a very blunt weapon. The real problem is that games are quite complicated and are a non-linear media, and are therefore much harder to rate.

There is strong argument for self ratings. For me, the Pegi system has worked well.

“Developers intimately know the content - whether its cartoon violence, nasty violence, or has sexual elements - and can apply ratings directly.

“The issue is almost whether you need something above 18, which Americans have as ‘Adults Only’, which is used for **** and cannot be on public display.”

He added: “We need a system that is very clear to all of us. At times I fear the BBFC feels it is powerless.”

Richard Wilson, chief executive of Tiga, the national body which represents the commercial interests of developers, said members were seeking consistent standards for games, films and TV.

He said: “The whole ratings system is going to be under review because of the Byron Review.

“Whatever was going to be the outcome of this particular case with Manhunt 2, the government has initiated the Byron Review and that will supersede that decision

“We feel that the same standards that apply to films and TV should apply to games.”



By: Chris Marshall

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Howard

What do cell phones, mp3 players and “as seen on TV” products all have in common? The answer, they are all products that stay on the cutting edge of technology. The fact that a footwear company and a computer manufacturer would team up together is astonishing. Nike and Apple joined forces together in 2006 to create the Apple+Nike shoe. This shoe fused Nike’s design technology with Apple’s innovative iPod. A Nano is contained in the shoes sole. With Apple selling over one million iPhones and over 3 billion songs on iTunes, you can see how Apple is leading the pack in developing technologically advance products. This is only a portion of what they have going on in the field of technology.

Blu Ray Technology

The blu-ray was developed by several consumer electronics groups including Apple, Hitachi, HP, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Samsung, and Thomson. There has to be a union amongst companies before new products can be made. Each company stands to make money from the various components that often compliment technology products. Blu Ray disk would be useless to produce without a compatible television that could deliver the quality that blu ray offers. Panasonic is now turning out blu ray recorders in addition to its plasma televisions.

Camera Phone Technology

Cameras technology has advanced past a professional level where consumers can produce the same traditional picture quality as photo studios. The Nikon D90 prosumer DSLR camera for instance can create stunning still pictures in addition to High Definition (HD) video. Nokia’s N85 Mobile Phone includes games, music, gps and a camera. Samsung’s G810 camera phone technology features wifi, gps and TV output settings. The i8510 by Samsung is a prime example of several technologies being incorporated into phones. According to Samsung’s Electronics sales and marketing assistant manager Philippe El Nakour, The Samsung Innov8 uses the latest in imaging applications, such as smile shot, blink shot, and face recognition.

Video Game Systems

Out of all of the video game systems on the market, Nintendo’s Wii is by far the most compact in size. This compact video game console with its Wi-Fi Connection allows users from around the world to compete against each other. Other features include two slots for memory cards and a 20GB hard drive on basic models. With the introduction of the Xbox 360 to the market, players were introduced to quite a few unique features with this console.

There is a marketplace were games and other entertainment content can be purchased. The technology that drives this generation of gaming systems is the online capabilities. They blend the standard game play with all of the latest computer technology has to offer. Cd and DVD play along with video games and USB 2.0 ports make this system a hot item. Sony’s PlayStation 3 incorporates the same blu ray technology mentioned above in its disc formatting. The PS3 was the first console on the market to offer a 2x speed Blu-ray Disc drive. In less than two years on the market, the PS3 has established itself as one of the best selling consoles out.

Whether it is blu ray, camera phones or video game systems, technology driven products are readily available to consumers at low rates. In fact, technology and knowledge are growing so rapidly that the market price quickly drops soon after they are released.



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Joaquin Reveron asked:


Video games wholesalers are now numerous in numbers providing video games online retail outlets with current wholesale list of the latest in video games. If you are an online video game retailer, surely you have your own video games wholesaler distributor whom you have been depending on for your source of the latest video games and even accessories.

The explosive growth of the video gaming industry became more evident with the onset of the internet. Online gaming and the business of selling video games online enhanced more the growth of this industry. Retailers selling video games online proliferated.

Makers of video games soon realized the need to increase more the volume of their production due to the ever increasing demand for their product enhanced more by online retail business. Offline wholesalers of video games supplying the needs of offline video game retailers soon recognized the online opportunity for increased business.

Thus, in a matter of time, the triangular relationship between makers of video games, online video games wholesalers and online video games retailers came into being to serve the demand of online video games clientele. This business arrangement made the retailers depend on wholesalers for their supply of video games through their updated wholesale list of video games product.

If you are new to video games retailing business and you would want to find dependable video games wholesalers, it would be more advisable to learn first from those who are already there, meaning from owners of online video games retailers themselves. This is the safest way of going about looking for dependable video games wholesalers. This advice is simply due to the fact that because of the increasing popularity of this kind of online business, scammers like flies, are attracted to them.

So, beware. Another way would be to join discussions on the same eBay where you can ask for advices as to the legitimate and dependable video games wholesaler distributors. Options of Places You have for trading your time for a potential long term successful venture with the wanted source for your business necessities:

Article Directories: One place you can do well to accumulate information about useful and helpful sites that can assist you in your video games online retail business is an article directory. Article directories are now the in thing when it comes to looking for supplier of goods and services.

This is where most wholesalers, distributors, suppliers and even retailers would talk about their products and how you can benefit from them. If you happen to be looking for the kind of products or services they are writing about, you can then follow their link found below their articles.

There are surely many more ways. You need to keep doing your diligence with the correct information sources in order to rise up and beat your competition. Not only it is fun when you know what your results will be, you should also profit from the sale of your wholesale video games accessories. So make sure to treat your video games wholesalers well so you can also reap the rewards this holiday season no matter how slow the economic is for many.



Geoffrey