SMK-Link are claiming to have the first universal remote on the market that fully incorporates the Playstation 3.
According to the manufacturer:
Blu-Link supports more than 400 brands of standard and HDTV television and flatscreens, 150 VCR brands, 200 Satellite Receiver models, 100 Cable TV Receiver brands, 50 DVR models and 200 home theater surround sound systems
With a set of dedicated PS3-buttons (triangle, square, X, select, home and start), the Blu-Link could be a good way to better integrate the PS3 with the rest of one’s entertainment equipment.
The one thing that sucks about games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band is the amount of plastic peripherals that one tends to accumulate just to play them; which makes the idea of a retractable guitar controller a very good one.
The NEXiLUX controller can be broken down for storage and plays nicely with Wii, PS2 and PS3. There is no word on pricing, availability or whether they will bring out an X-Box version as of yet.
If there was one thing that held the original Gran Turismo and its many sequels back when it came to their incredible realism, it was the lack of car damage. Sony appears to have put a stop to that with GT5. There are also rumblings crash physics might allow for vehicle rollover, and head-tracking via the PS3 Eye. (more…)
Any serious Tekken player will know that the biggest challenge in jumping from the gamepad to the arcade stick is the size of the keys. It is pretty hard to bang out ten hit combos when you switch up to something that requires hands instead of thumbs. So on that grounds, an arcade stick is probably a worthy investment, but $150 for a game and the stick is just a little too rich for my blood, but it is wireless – so I could probably be persuaded. (more…)
GavinTats a tattoo artist and case modder has produced this incredibly awesome Alien PS3 case mod. The effect was created by sculpting epoxy putty which was then covered in black paint.
[Llama's Forums via Technabob, DVICE]
