E3

May 12, 2006--GestureTek Inc. announced today that Hasbro, Inc.'s PLAYSKOOL division has licensed GestureTek's comprehensive video gesture control patent and technology to produce the ION EDUCATIONAL GAMING SYSTEM (E.G.S.). Utilizing GestureTek's gesture-based control engine, and their rapid development game production capabilities, the ION E.G.S. will inspire kids to get up and get active alongside characters from some of their favorite TV shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Blues Room, LazyTown and Dora the Explorer from Nickelodeon. The ION E.G.S. will be released later this year and GestureTek is excited to be showing it at the E3 expo, in Los Angeles - California, May 10th - 12th, 2006 - KENTIA HALL Booth #6736. Read more

May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- From E3 2006 today, Verizon Wireless highlighted top phones for mobile games. With hundreds of games in the Get It Now and V CAST catalogues, including sports, strategy, action, puzzle, classic, casino, television and movie games, V CAST 3D games and more, Verizon Wireless offers cool games for anyone with a V CAST or Get It Now-enabled phone. Verizon Wireless' phones put mobile games, the latest wireless services and the nation's most reliable wireless network in the palm of your hand, making it the perfect time to get equipped with a gaming phone. Read more

May 2006 – Football video games just got closer to the field. Motorola, Inc. just unveiled the Motorola Gaming Headset X205. The Gaming Headset X205, which is based on the actual headset worn by NFL coaches, blends authentic design and advanced technology to deliver the maximum intensity of the football video gaming experience.

The Gaming Headset X205 lets gamers call the shots with a noise canceling microphone that supports clear voice recognition commands. With a premium full mono ear cup gamers can easily communicate with others in the room while staying fully engaged in the game. For gamers moving into overtime, the Motorola Gaming Headset X205 features ergonomic design for endless hours of superior comfort and inline mute and volume controls for seamless sound management. Read more

May 10, 2006--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. brings the gaming experience full circle today with the introduction of a 5.1 surround sound speaker system officially licensed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. To match the more than 1.5 million Xbox 360 game consoles already shipped, Pioneer's new high performance surround sound speaker system, the HTS-GS1, elevates gaming from stereo television sound to a high powered, multi-channel home theater audio experience. Read more

May 10, 2006--Best Buy, from the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), today announced the launch of custom gaming PCs online at BestBuy.com. The new program helps customers design their own Velocity Micro computer system to perform to their specific gaming needs and to make purchases directly from BestBuy.com.

"This marks a new era in PC gaming at Best Buy," said Kevin Balon, vice president of Customer Centricity at Best Buy. "We know our customers are always looking for innovative and convenient ways to maximize their gaming experience and these high performance Velocity Micro PCs should help do that for them." Read more

May 10, 2006 - Alienware -- the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center, server and professional systems -- has introduced two new ultra-powerful mobile systems loaded with dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GPUs: the 17" Aurora™ m9700 and the 19" Aurora mALX. As Alienware's most powerful desktop replacements to date, the Aurora m9700 and Aurora mALX provide up to twice the graphics performance of single-GPU mobile systems for a blistering gaming experience, and are the first mobile systems to feature groundbreaking True MIMO™ wireless technology from Airgo Networks for faster, more reliable Wi-Fi performance over greater distances. Read more

May 10, 2006 – Continuing to push the envelope by offering unique content to 18-to-35 year olds, Amp’d Mobile is dedicated to leading the mobile gaming market by providing cutting edge games for Amp’d handsets. At E3 2006, Amp’d Mobile will showcase its latest mobile games and exclusive programs including:

• PhoneTag
• Homeland Security
• Games Connect
• Amp’d Loyalty Rewards Program

Amp’d Mobile, along with partner LivePlanet, will offer gamers an exclusive sneak peak at the highly anticipated game PhoneTag. The first massively multiplayer wireless game (M.M.W.G.) using location based services (LBS), PhoneTag uses wireless technology to pit players against each other in a spy-themed game played in the real world for cash and prizes. At E3, 30 players will compete against each other in a live game where they become both the hunter and hunted. This groundbreaking game will be seen first hand by the masses at E3, with 5 games to be played during the three- day convention. Read more

MAY 10, 2006 – SanDisk Corporation today responded to the growing demand from power users of the popular Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) by introducing a 4-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo Game card that can store up to 64 hours of MP3 music tracks, 20 or more hours of movies/videos/film trailers, 12 hours of game saves, or 4,000 digital still images. The announcement was made at E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where SanDisk is showing its new gaming products in Meeting Rooms 6809 and 6811 in Kentia Hall. Read more

It’s what the world (the video gamers world, that is) has been waiting for: a release date for Sony’s PlayStation3. The PS3 will be released in North America and Europe on November 17th, 2006, and released November 11th, 2006 in Japan. PS3 will run on combined Cell and RSX processors and comes pre-loaded with giga-bit Ethernet and a hard disc drive, allowing users to access, play, and download online games and services.

The PS3 is also compatible with the new Blu-ray technology, playing Blu-ray discs at a bit rate of multiplex 48Mbps—which is the highest of Blu-ray standards. This is perfect for users who want to watch High-Definition movies at home. Read more

May 9, 2006 - Psyclone Gaming Accessories today introduced Nodus, the first-ever high end PSP speaker system. The PSP sound solution, available in late summer 2006, provides users with an unmatched sound quality that for the first time takes the PSP audio experience to a premium level.

Nodus incorporates Sonic Impact's award winning Class TTM Amp Technology. The T Amp utilizes both digital and analog signal processing to maximize all frequencies. The result is powerful, clean, room filling sound. Read more