Operation Gadget

Category: Gaming Gadgets

  • WSJ Article on VoIP Focuses on Embedded Voice in Applications

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI forgot to mention that yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a free article called Talk of the Internet that surprisingly focused on computer applications that support voice communications between users. The article begins by describing how users of Battlefield 2 from Electronic Arts can communicate with each other via a Voice over…

  • Forbes Explains How Madden NFL 06 and Other EA Sports Games are Licensed

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteForbes Magazine has an article in its June 20, 2005 issue about the value that Electronic Arts has created in its EA Sports brand through exclusive licensing. It tells the story of the how they created Madden NFL 06, the edition of the Madden NFL game series for the forthcoming season,…

  • Radica 20 Questions Handheld Game Looks Like Fun

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteKevin Kelly of the Cool Tools website wrote a review of the 20 Questions Handheld Game from Radica that’s definitely worth checking out. He says this is a slightly scaled-down version of the 20q.net website, which is a neural network designed to play a game of 20 questions against a visitor…

  • 1up.com Brings Us the 50 Most Important Computer Games of All Time

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m impressed with 1up.com’s Essential 50, a list of what they consider the 50 most important computer games of all time. The authors have a good sense of history for placing games such as Spacewar from the PDP-1, Pong, Space Invaders, and Adventure at the top of the list. All of…

  • EA Sports Platinum Series is Worth Buying for NHL ’95 Alone

    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife gave me EA Sports Platinum Series Controllers from Jakks Pacific for Valentine’s Day. For some reason, Amazon.com‘s catalog says this controller set has three games built in, but it actually has only two games: Madden ’95 and NHL ’95. This was a nice gift for me because enjoyed playing NHL…

  • Glofun RayGun is an Interesting Game that Can Help You Stay in Shape

    Reading Time: 4 minutesGlofun RayGun: a Java-based, GPS-enabled game coming soon for the Motorola i710 and i730. [ Graphic: GloVentures LLC ] I finally got the opportunity to put a new mobile phone game called Glofun RayGun to the test, and I was pretty surprised at the workout I got. Glofun RayGun is advertised as…

  • Glofun Raygun Game Coming Soon For Nextel i710 and i730

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlofun RayGun: a Java-based, GPS-enabled game coming soon for the Nextel i710 and i730.[ Graphic: GloVentures LLC ] GloVentures sent me a Nextel i710 mobile phone with a Java-based, GPS-enabled game called Glofun RayGun installed on it. Glofun Raygun is expected to be available early in 2005, initially for Nextel i710…

  • Game Boy Helps Reduce Anxiety in Children Before Surgery, Study Says

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey performed a small study indicating that pre-surgery anxiety in children between four and 12 years old was reduced when they were given a Game Boy to entertain themselves. The study results will be presented by Dr. Anuradha Patel at a…

  • Offbeat Nintendo DS Review from BargainPDA.com

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNintendo DS Gaming System: Killer feature set includes Wi-Fi and dual processors. Did I mention you can play games on it?[ Photo: Amazon.com ] Leave it to BargainPDA.com to use a review of the Nintendo DS gaming system to prod PDA manufacturers to incorporate more cutting-edge technology. They point out that…