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My name is James Newton, and this is my website - a collection of my writings about
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Date archives for January, 2011
January 6th, 2011
17:01 at twitter.com
Loving Robyn's new album even though I've been listening to it in bits for months and months. Sounds great through my new Sennheisers too!
DanceDanceRevolution Gets New Moves in Europe in March
17:00 at movemodo.com
PS3 title on the way
DanceDanceRevolution has been out in North America for a while now, but European fans of the dancing series were clueless as to when or if the game would make its way to the continent. Until now, that is, with Konami renaming the game DanceDanceRevolution New Moves and bringing it over in March 2011.
MadCatz Gets In There Early with 3DS Accessories
17:00 at nintendolife.com
Introducing "MicroSuede"
New consoles and accessories go together like Mario and Yoshi, so it's no surprise that MadCatz already has a range of 3DS peripherals designed, priced, named and described in intricate detail.
Kinect Destroys Sales Predictions to Rack Up 8 Million Sold
16:30 at kinectaku.com
Back-patting all around
Microsoft's early prediction that it would sell 5 million Kinect sensors now looks almost reserved, as the company announced at CES it's shifted 8 million of the things to retailers in two months.
Namco Bandai Partnership Bringing Yoostar2 to Europe in Q1
15:00 at kinectaku.com
Movie karaoke game gets distributor
We played Yoostar2 when we visited Blitz Games Studios for Movemodo in October and rather enjoyed its unique mixture of movies and karaoke, so it's good news all-around that the game will reach a sizeable European audience thanks to a distribution deal with Namco Bandai Partners.
Control Hulu Plus and Netflix with Kinect in Springtime
10:30 at kinectaku.com
Xbox, play
Chatting with friends in Avatar Kinect not your cup of tea? Would you prefer to sit down and watch a film or some TV with your Kinect? You'll be pleased to know that Netflix and Hulu Plus are both destined to receive Kinect support this Spring, as announced by Microsoft at CES.
Namco Bandai Partnership Bringing Yoostar2 to Europe in Q1
10:20 at movemodo.com
Movie karaoke game gets distributor
We played Yoostar2 when we visited Blitz Games Studios in October and rather enjoyed its unique mixture of movies and karaoke, so it's good news all-around that the game will reach a sizeable European audience thanks to a distribution deal with Namco Bandai Partners.
3DS May Be Beneficial to Young Players’ Eyes, Actually
09:45 at nintendolife.com
Could help with diagnoses
Nintendo's no doubt covering itself with its recommendation that kids under 6 don't play 3DS, but the American Optometric Association has issued a press release stating the machine could actually have benefits.In fact, optometrists, professional health care providers committed to children's vision and eye health, say 3D viewing may actually help uncover subtle disorders that, left uncorrected, often result in learning difficulties.Of course, the association still advises moderation and correct supervision of children while using the machine in 3D mode, but it's still encouraging to hear that the 3D effect isn't going to blow kids' eyes up as soon as they look at it.
New Hand-Held 3D Gaming Devices May Help Uncover Undiagnosed Vision Problems
Avatar Kinect is Online Chat with Avatars Pulling Faces
09:15 at kinectaku.com
Rumour comes true
Remember the sneakily snapped photo from CES the other day that showed a photo of Avatar Kinect? Microsoft's on-stage event just closed a few hours ago, so now we know Avatar Kinect is very real and is an online chat space for your Avatars.Items of Interest
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