http://www.zerodivide.org/tags/video_games The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-Custom http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/katie_aliferis/wiis_best_kept_secret <p>Technology gets cooler - the Nintendo <a href="http://www.wii.com">Wii</a> allows users (gamers) to keep track of the real world while gaming: you can follow the news and weather on the Wii system. In addition, you can even surf the web through the Wii console. This might sound like a systematic combination of technology features (similar to PS2 users being able to play DVD&#39;s on that system) however, I see this as a handy tool that will allow users to stay connected to the real world. </p><p><a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/katie_aliferis/wiis_best_kept_secret">read more</a></p> http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/katie_aliferis/wiis_best_kept_secret#comments access internet news nintendo video games weather wii Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:14:30 +0000 Katie Aliferis 810 at http://www.zerodivide.org http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/see_video_games_can_save_lives <p>This is crazy. You can now <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/ps3-folding-update-coming-maana-adds-more-speed-255396.php">use your video game platform</a> (Sony PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360) and help Stanford University researchers decipher the structure of proteins through the <a href="http://folding.stanford.edu/"><strong>Folding@Home</strong></a> project. Each video game that signs up gets assigned a portion of the data calculation&#8212;collectively it becomes a huge distributed super computer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/see_video_games_can_save_lives">read more</a></p> http://www.zerodivide.org/blog/eugene_chan/see_video_games_can_save_lives#comments folding research sony ps3 stanford video games xbox360 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:35:36 +0000 Eugene Chan 802 at http://www.zerodivide.org