The BBC reports that consumer demand for bandwidth could see the internet running out of capacity as early as 2010.
US analyst firm Nemertes Research predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles to cope with the amount of data being carried on it.
The report says that billions are needed to be spent upgrading broadband networks.
Darryl Linington from Notebookheck writes: "Keebmon is a crowdfunded foldable workstation concept that combines a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 PC, a 13-inch ultrawide touchscreen, and a low-profile mechanical keyboard in a single aluminum device."
Standard controllers aren’t comfortable for everyone…
As an accessibility option for those that need it im all for it. As the standard control for ps6 helllll noo, touch controller would be the absolute worst.
Reading the patent itself this does seem to be intended with accessibility in mind as it attempts to solve comfort issues that some users have with overall size and placement. Im completely fine with the current layout but its nice to know this option is there. It is intended to allow customers the ability to resize the controller to there liking even those the company may not manufacture that size. So, its cool to see they are thinking like this even though this product may not be for me. I would still love to see it release and see the potential use cases.
This is interesting not only for accessibility reasons, but as a way to give players more control over their in game characters for core gamers.
I remember seeing the Tactus pop up buttons at CES 13 years ago and I was excited for the technology but I am not aware of any devices that used it.
The way gaming controllers are presented today is great, but I will always advocate for innovation in giving players more control and increased immersion.
Terrible idea. For most games, you need to feel the physical buttons because you're not looking at the controller. I hope they aren't serious.
Unless they've worked out a way for tactile feedback so you can feel them. Perhaps little air bladders that could inflate when a button is placed in that position, placed under a flexible screen? Maybe it wouldn't be the best controller for all of us, but I know people who have medical conditions that make holding traditional controllers very uncomfortable with their default button layouts, this could help them.
More accessibility options is never a bad thing, but man I hate that all electronics seem to be pushing touchscreen controls on everything.
They are just garbage
We are at the point in time when touch screen controls are cheaper to make than physical buttons. Just look at modern cars. More and more system controls are moved to the central screen now that all new cars come with screens. It's downright ironic too, considering just not that many years ago, people were warn to not use their phone while driving. Now all controls are moved to the central screen that you can't help but looking at screens while driving.
EXCEPT trying to connect your phone, lol. They make you stop to do that. But the big screen that is every bit as distracting as a phone, it's cool.
GAIME review - The G'AIM'E console is shipping now! MP1st spent some time with it & have our review ready. Is lightgun gaming back for modern displays?
In the UK an how...but that could be because I'm on orange.
At lest this gives reasons as to why there is a market for HD disks.
I swear everywhere I turn someone is sprading the "doom and gloom" Just like how all these "experts" say our oil is going to peak in 2010, to the "experts" who say that the world is coming to an end in 2012 and that we're all going to die a fiery death. Then theres all of those other "predictions" from scientists who claim such things as the ocean is going to fart one day and we're all going to die, to a massive eathquake that will kill us all. And all of these scientists are convinced that it will be their prediction that will kill us, not anything else. I get tired of it all, we're all going to be fine. Internet isn't running out. Just like we're not running out of oil, either.
I KNEW IT.....THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!!WITHOUT OUT PROGRAMMERS AND OTHER NERDS BEING ABLE TO GET THEIR DAILY FIX OF I-NET PORN...THEY WILL REFUSE TO WORK...AND PRODUCTION WILL COME TO A STAND STILL