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pasmith
Member since: February 2009
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Follow Peter on Google+Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.
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Push aside your Roku, Apple TV and Google TV and make room for the Amazon FireTube.
3 days 2 hours ago
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This isn't an official product yet, but signs point to a near-future release.
4 days 1 hour ago
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We take for granted subscription services for music and video. Now companies like Scribd, eReatah and Oyster are offering similar services for ebooks.
4 days 23 hours ago
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Friday afternoon Valve let loose with a hype-filled announcement about a revolutionary new controller. Since then some game developers with hands-on experience have reported mostly positive experiences with this new gadget.
6 days 1 hour ago
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Nvidia gamers have the GeForce experience, now AMD users have Gaming Evolved.
1 week 3 days ago
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Valve's second announcement this week focused on the hardware that you'll be running SteamOS on.
1 week 4 days ago
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Apparently the Archos GamePad 1 sold well enough that the company is preparing to roll out a new version.
1 week 4 days ago
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Valve has 3 announcements planned for this week. The first is SteamOS, the operating system that will power your Steam Box.
1 week 6 days ago
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It looks like I jumped the gun a bit; here're a few Playstation news tidbits that came out following the press conference we talked about yesterday.
2 weeks 3 days ago
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At a Tokyo Game Show press conference Sony shares sales forecasts for the PS4...and not much more in the way of new info.
2 weeks 3 days ago
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The days of scrounging for an old serial number to let you 'upgrade' Windows will be behind us soon. Also, don't buy an ASUS G10AC computer.
2 weeks 5 days ago
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pasmith wrote Valve's Gabe Newell is talking Linux and gaming again. Is this the return of the Steam Box? There was a lot of excitement about a dedicated Linux gaming system for the living room last winter, but then things went quiet. Now Valve's Newell teases an announcement coming next week.
2 weeks 6 days ago
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Sony's Andrew House spilled some more details on the Vita TV and all of them sounded great except the part about "No Vita TV for you!"
3 weeks 3 days ago
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pasmith wrote Valve announces Steam Family Sharing; share your library of digital games with your friends Sharing your Steam games first leaked back in June, but now Valve has officially announced its plan to allow limited sharing of your downloaded games. Beta starts soon!
3 weeks 4 days ago
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Apple's iPhone event has come and gone and I'm not feeling that new gadget buzz. Is it me or is it them?
3 weeks 5 days ago
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Sony's new set-top Vita console is being compared to Apple TV in some venues, but I think those posts are missing the point.
3 weeks 6 days ago
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Bonus! It could solve motion-sickness due to reading in a car, too!
4 weeks 3 days ago
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Microsoft dropped the original Xbox like a bad habit when the Xbox 360 launched, but the same won't be true this generation.
4 weeks 4 days ago
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pasmith wrote Devs: Microsoft wants your apps for Windows Phone and Xbox One (and Windows tablets and PCs) The theory, at least, is that mobile developers who choose Windows Phone will be able to easily bring their apps to other devices in the Microsoft family, including Xbox One.
4 weeks 5 days ago
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PAX is a gaming show dedicated to the gamers, not the press or the publishers. That didn't stop Microsoft and (more so) Sony from dropping a few tidbits of news, though.
4 weeks 6 days ago
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Move over Ouya, you're about to get more competition. Gamestick is heading to Kickstarter backers and retailers in September.
5 weeks 2 days ago
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The Wii U definitely needed a price cut in order to compete with the PS4 and Xbox One, but this Nintendo 2DS slab handheld came out of left field.
5 weeks 4 days ago
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A leaked email suggests the Xbox One is coming on November 8, but a second source rains on our parade, saying launch will be later. How much later? I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction.
5 weeks 5 days ago
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pasmith wrote Google wants Chromecast "to support all types of apps;" didn't break AllCast on purpose (apparently) A recent update to Google's Chromecast broke, for the 2nd time, an app designed to allow streaming local content. The developer suspects this was intentional, but Google says otherwise.
5 weeks 5 days ago
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It seems Barnes & Noble has had a change of heart when it comes to Nook hardware and a new device will be out for this holiday season.
6 weeks 3 days ago
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