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The laptop Wired is impressed with the meaty Gateway P-series FX Editionlaptop, spec'd up for the optimum gaming experience with a 1900x1200resolution display, HD DVD drive, Intel Mobile Extreme X7900 processorand 512MB of video RAM. A trial of Call of Duty 4 was totally glitchfree even during heavy scenes, but it's a beast of a machine - heavyand big and with a battery life so bad that Gateway left it off thepress release. It's on sale for $3,000.
The Gateway P-series FX Edition 3D projection goggles I'm struggling to see an advantage in wearable displays, other than the novelty. But perhaps that's enough for some people.
Argo PC/3D Glasses that project the screen in front of you are nothing new, but 22 Moo have added a 3D feature to their Argo model. The screen size is still only 640x480, which, as Wired points out, is equivalent to having a 42" TV screen hovering 6" in front of you.
It's PC and Mac compatible, works with the Sony PSP, iPod andZune and is being aimed at gamers after a 3D experience. But the 3Dfeature will only work for PC users with a NVDIA graphics card, and thegoggles alone cost $550. We want pics of the demo, but you can't haveeverything.
Vibrating game-enhancement - and a half The ButtKicker, on the other hand, might appeal to gamerslooking for a more physically enhanced experience. Bolt it on to yourpreferred gaming chair and it belts you every time there's a bang. Inan effort at market expansion, the ButtKicker will respond to any soundfrom your computer so you could be thumped - or, at the very least,pummelled - along to your favourite tunes.
Engadget said "it tickled us in many nuanced ways," so let's leave it there.
Photo: Engadget The wireless headphones Headphones. Wireless, full-duplex stereo - and perfect forgaming. Creative's HS-1200 is being targeted at gamers but will alsowork for telephony. The microphone switches off when you flip it up andon when you flip it back down, and it connects with a USB transceiverthat doesn't need any installation software. It will retail in the USfor $150 but as CNet points out, one drawback could be the internal battery which might degrade with time.
CNet previews the HS-1200
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