Steve Schardein

As gimmicky as it probably sounds, we have to admit that we came away from the appointment with Sharp at least mostly convinced that the fourth yellow pixel in the QuadPixel superfecta really made a difference in terms of color gamut.  Yes, it’s rather subtle, but the color simply seems to be richer and truer than many competing televisions.  Again, it could have simply been the color settin...[Read More]

One of the hottest topics of this year’s CES was, as I’m sure you’re aware by now, the advent of 3D television, movies, and games.  Although we’ve been seeing this sort of thing on the brink for years, it seems manufacturers are now ready to make that big push that will be required to start landing the units in consumers’ homes.   We actually witnessed the first ̶...[Read More]

We met with Dell today, and they had a bevy of products to showcase.  In addition to a number of items we can’t yet discuss, we witnessed some truly sweet stuff arriving in the Alienware line of products.  Chief among these is the much-heralded M11x (basically a netbook-sized yet reasonably powerful laptop), which many have read about but almost no one has seen up close or in high definition...[Read More]

Well, seeing as you guys are pretty hardcore, I’m sure you’ve all seen the leaked list by now.  I just wanted to pitch in here and say that Capcom specifically requested that all press keep the names secret.  It’s clear that one such outlet elected not to honor that request, and as a result, we now all know who they are. Nevertheless, as the Mega Man Network and other s...[Read More]

This was really freaking cool… just thought you’d all enjoy it. {hwdvs-player}id=954{/hwdvs-player}

Earlier we posted up a short compilation video featuring Nyko’s upcoming Wii products.  Now we’ve got the PS3 accessories all nicely consolidated to this one HD streaming clip for you. The PS3 Slim Media Hub with remote is sexy stuff.  Enjoy! {hwdvs-player}id=953{/hwdvs-player}

Question: how much alcohol can a man drink without paying for it? Answer: at least $100, because we all did tonight.  And that’s to say nothing of the food, which was nothing short of stunning and delectable in every sense of the word.  Look behind you, there’s a guy with Kung Pao Chicken.  Not just Kung Pao Chicken, mind you, but the best Kung Pao Chicken you might have...[Read More]

Hey all, We’ve received a few messages from readers about how they are unable to seek around within our CES 2010 videos we’ve posted.  We have discovered the problem is with our video encoder and have since corrected the issue.  The previously posted videos will not be fixed, but all future videos should work fine. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks to everyone who gave ...[Read More]

Nyko, the major third-party gaming accessories manufacturer, had quite a few cool items to show off at this year’s expo.  During our meeting, we threw together a few quick product tours for you. Here’s the first of the three–this one’s centered on the Wii accessories: {hwdvs-player}id=952{/hwdvs-player}

What’s worse than a clown? How about a wheelchair-bound (gay?) clown who berates random women and pushes candy? Thank God what happens in Vegas… well, you know the rest. {hwdvs-player}id=950{/hwdvs-player}

I don’t think there’s any company out there who is better suited to reenter the 8-bit classic gaming design arena than Capcom. Having said that, here they are positing to us that they’ve found some sort of “lost” code that amounted to a game which was never released in the 80s called Dark Rift. Even PR has been told to feed this line to the press jokingly and with a very heavy dose of sarcasm, whi...[Read More]

If you loved Mega Man 9, you’ll feel right at home with 10. At least, that’s my initial impressions based on the 75% of one new level I played today at our private Capcom meeting at CES. Although I’m forbidden from disclosing the name of the boss’s level I played through, I can provide video of the level and give you my brief thoughts on how I thought it felt. Well, it felt like Mega Man. And that...[Read More]