These companies are really taking the Amazon threat seriously because last year was the first time they have all banded together to try and make
a go out of hardware and digital books.
Not exact matches
«The most interesting applications are not
going to come
out of the individual devices, but how they work with each other,» says Daniel Moneta, CEO
of Toronto - based MMB Networks, which provides manufacturers with connectivity
hardware and software.
Samsung has introduced a new TV they say will be able to have its
hardware updated, making it possible to purchase one TV without worrying about it
going out of date.
Keep it moody with gray or add white to brighten it up a little, and if you're lucky like me, find navy with black metal
hardware which takes the guessing
out of whether they «
go» or not.
I'd been eyeing up a star pattern fabric in the local
hardware store, but when I
went to purchase a length
of it, they had already sold
out!
The nature
of racing games always creates a visual showcase for any piece
of hardware, but Wipeout HD's unique style and blistering pace made it stand
out from any
of its peers, especially when F - Zero
went missing after 2004.
To play the game at 4K 60 FPS, you are
going to need the best computer
hardware out there: i7 6700k, Nvidia GTX 980ti or Radeon Fury X, an SSD and 30 GB in hard drive space and 16 GB
of RAM.
If these leaks turn
out to be accurate, Sony is
going all
out with the God
of War — themed
hardware this season.
Tony Key, a Ubisoft marketing director, stated that that «Rainbow 6 got caught in the transition
of going to next - gen and essentially we're figuring
out «well, are we making the right game for the right
hardware systems?»»
Don't play it for its hokey and forgettable story, but instead dip into Dead Rising 3 whenever you want some mindless, delightfully excessive popcorn entertainment, as Capcom
goes all
out with the (then) new
hardware to offer more elaborate weaponry, over-the-top chaos, and hundreds upon hundreds
of zombies.
now when the nextbox and ps4 come
out we will be relying on devs who want to work on the wiiU for third party games, as the
hardware seems like it's
going to be lightyears apart which devs will want to down grade their game to support a console most
of them don't like working with to start off with.
None
of the
hardware needs to be altered and if I want to
go back to Nook, I take
out the card and reboot.
«They are not completely getting
out of the
hardware business, but they are
going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog
of content,» an unnamed source told The New York Times.
That turned
out to be an impossible task; I'll be
going into the reasons in more detail in an article for Register
Hardware, but essentially a lot
of the books are no longer available to UK readers in electronic format.
Amazon edged
out Kobo with 109 votes to 105, this
goes to show that these two companies are the most popular when it comes to solid
hardware choices and catalog
of e-books.
One
of the last proclamations that former CEO William Lynch made, was that the company was getting
out of hardware, only to flip flop and say they were
going to continue to make e-readers.
Music conglomerates
went out of business when music moved online, and no one seemed to realize (or care) that Apple wasn't making their money selling music — they were making their money selling the
hardware that played the music.
Amazon edged
out Kobo with 109 votes (35.14 %) to 105 (33.87 %), this
goes to show that these two companies are the most popular when it comes to solid
hardware and the simplified process
of purchasing e-books.
Earlier today we broke the news that Barnes and Noble was thinking
of getting
out of the
hardware business and was
going to start licensing
out its apps and ebooks to Samsung and Microsoft.
«They are not completely getting
out of the
hardware business, but they are
going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog
of content,» said this person, who asked not to be identified discussing corporate strategy.
Considering the loss that Amazon is taking on each
of these, basically betting that they'll be able to make a profit off them at some unspecified point in the future (after a few
hardware interations, after they've driven competitors
out (which is unlikely at this early in the tablet market, etc), Amazon is
going to find that it's a bigger liability then an asset.
The only real disappointment we have initially where
hardware is concerned is the lack
of a video -
out — HP's tablet competition is
going to be gunning for the big screen and the TouchPad is completely sidelined with no HDMI port.
That being said, I'm
going to
go out on a limb and predict that with its next round
of e-reader
hardware, Sony is
going to bite the bullet and include Wi - Fi connectivity so you no longer have to make that choice.
Both the Tab WiFi (the Tab 3g uses different
hardware) and the NC use an A8 processor, but B&N has
gone with a slower version to get better battery life
out of their device or so I've read.
Perhaps most
of all, we may finally be learning that the purpose
of the Nexus line
of phones isn't to blow other devices
out of the water, but instead create a balanced harmony between the
hardware and software without having to
go overboard.
«They are not completely getting
out of the
hardware business, but they are
going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog
of content» said the NYT source.
On paper the Barnes & Noble tablet is definitely the slightly better device with more storage, expandable memory, twice the RAM, and otherwise similar
hardware, which means it makes sense to pick
out the one aspect
of the comparison (in this case the price) that
goes against it when determining why the Nook Tablet hasn't done better.
Made from luggage grade materials and bird safe
hardware, your bird can get
out of the cage and
go outside safely.
All
of the
hardware and tools needed for the assembly are included, so you don't have to
go out and buy any special tools or screws.
Fitted with silver
hardware and several internal pockets, this is a piece that will truly never
go out of style.
This video
goes through the current versions
of the four things I played at the Vive preview event way back before the
hardware actually came
out.
As much as I enjoy VR I'm still far from convinced that it's ever
going to become something most people have unless we see large drops in price, both in terms
of the headsets themselves and in the cost
of the
hardware needed to power it., Regardless, though, there's no denying that VR is a stunning experience that captures the imagination and it was a pleasure just to watch other people try it
out for the first time.
They
went out of their way to ensure that this classic would now be played at its full potential, no longer restricted by the boundaries
of its
hardware.
As
of today we have the game up and running on Xbox One (and you may see some video
of that coming
out of our media announcement at the Lab last night, including this bit from Major Nelson), and it already looks fantastic, but we still have a long way to
go to make the visual improvements worthy
of Xbox One
hardware.
The nature
of racing games always creates a visual showcase for any piece
of hardware, but Wipeout HD's unique style and blistering pace made it stand
out from any
of its peers, especially when F - Zero
went missing after 2004.
Anyone else think it's funny that Nintendo
went all in this tablet, effectively forcing us to buy a very expensive controller while putting up with last gen
hardware, and they might switch
out Nintendo Land, which is still the best demonstration
of the controller, for a ten year old game that doesn't need the tablet at all?
Hey look, another promising
hardware story from Sony appears to have leaked
out ahead
of time,
go figure.
Nintendo is the only one that everyone knows isn't
going to bow
out of hardware.
Then I'd start trying to partner with those who do get
hardware right to get my OS on their system / console, such as offering Nintendo a online / cloud solution that is ready to
go out of the box so they could compete with Sony better.
There has to be a bunch
of developers testing
out what's possible on new
hardware and provide feedback to the
hardware creation team working with Cerny and the ICE Team to create the new OS, API and common Engine (next - gen Phyre Engine or whatever it's
going to be called).
After how poor the PlayStation Meeting turned
out, is Sony
going to be able to convince consumers
of the value in their latest piece
of hardware?
To get the most
out of this game you are
going to need to invest in a new piece
of hardware.
At the time I had two years to pull together an Xbox launch portfolio, but was kind
of in a panic trying to figure
out how we were
going to have games at Christmas 2001, for
hardware which at that time didn't exist.
Lets say a more powerful PlayStation 5 comes
out instead
of an evolutionary console, it means that gamers are
going to expect another ramp up in production costs to take advantage
of the new
hardware features, publishers will need to wait for the install base to grow on PS5 and also risk everything on next generation development.
But the thing we must surely focus on is the ways in which developers work around the limitations
of the
hardware, rather than simply pointing
out every time a Kinect game comes in for review that the motion tracking can
go a little squiffy at times.
If these leaks turn
out to be accurate, Sony is
going all
out with the God
of War — themed
hardware this season.
There's an option in the PS4 version
of the game to change the sound profile to Pulse Elites
hardware profile, and it'd be great if the software profile was easier to get to rather than having to
go between the two systems (which also wipes
out any PS4 games you had on there).
Today's press conference also included the official reveal
of what had previously been referred to as the «PS4 Slim,» although it turns
out that the new, streamlined PlayStation 4 will actually be the standard PS4
hardware going forward.
If you would like to play them again, there's no need to
go out of your way and search for the right
hardware; you can pretty easily play them on your current PC by using an emulator.
Or how about «I'm gonna wait a while to buy a next - gen console so they can work
out all
of the bugs and
hardware issues on the launch consoles.»