Apple iPod touch 16 GB (2nd Generation) NEWEST MODEL

The iPod touch has always been an amazing iPod. And with its groundbreaking technologies--including a Multi-Touch screen, the accelerometer, and 3D graphics--and access to hundreds of games, iPod touch puts an amazing gaming experience in the palm of your hand. It comes in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB models with new volume controls and a built-in speaker. Play hours of music. Create a Genius Playlist of songs that go great together. Watch a movie. Surf the web. View rich HTML email. Find your location and get directions with Google Maps. Browse YouTube videos. And shop the App Store for games and applications.

Technical Details :
* This player is the iPod touch, not the Apple iPhone.
* 16 GB capacity for 3,500 songs, 10,000 photos, or 20 hours of video.
* Up to 36 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged.
* 3.5-inch widescreen multi-touch display with 480-by-320-pixel resolution.
* Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG.



Apple iPod Touch Highlights :
- Music : Music on iPod touch not only sounds amazing, it looks amazing, too.
* Touch your music : Just turn iPod touch on its side and flick through your music to find the album you want to hear. Tap the cover to flip it over and display a track list. Tap again to start the music. Even view the lyrics while you're listening.
* A Musical Genius : The new Genius feature finds the songs in your library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. You can listen to the playlist right away, save it for later, or even refresh it and give it another go.
* Fill It Up : Fill up your iPod touch with audio and video from your iTunes library.
- Movies and TV Shows : Movies and TV shows have never looked this good on a portable device.
- Games : With its groundbreaking technologies, iPod touch puts an amazing gaming experience in the palm of your hand.
* Get in the game.
* Fingertip control.
* Tilt, Turn, and Go.
* The App Store.
- iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store : Discover new music anywhere.
* Buy on the fly.
* Sync it back.
* iPod touch at Starbucks.
- Home Screen : Get instant access to whatever you need on your iPod touch.
* Customize Your Home Screen.
* Go Home.
* Add Apps, Web Clips, and More.
- Safari : iPod touch features Safari, the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device.
* Browse Anywhere.
* Search and Find.
* Zoom with a View.
* Clip it.
- Mail : Email on iPod touch looks and works just like email on your computer.
* See it all.
* Access it all.
* Send Fast.
* Type Smart.
- Maps : When you're connected via Wi-Fi, you can get directions, find local businesses, and check traffic.
* Find Yourself.
* Get Directions.
* Enjoy the View.
* See Traffic.
- YouTube : Love to watch the latest YouTube videos? iPod touch gives you all the fun of the web's best videos--pocket-size.
* Share from Anywhere.
* Watch What You Want.
- Photos : Carry up to 25,000 of your favorite photos everywhere.
- Calendar : With iPod touch, it's easy to make plans and stay on schedule.
- Contacts : Put names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more at your fingertips.
- Stocks, Weather, and Notes.
- Calculator : iPod touch's calculator helps you settle the restaurant bill or keep track of your budget.
- Multi-Touch : iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone.
- Accelerometer : iPod touch responds to motion using a built-in accelerometer.
- Wireless : Connect iPod touch to the Internet anywhere there's a wireless network.

Hits :
+ great display
+ good audio
+ gesture-based interface
+ accelerometer for controls
+ great integration with your music library (via iTunes)
+ long battery life
+ wireless music store
+ wireless App store (killer feature)
+ Speaker for gaming
+ Mail, Calendar and Address book with Push
+ WiFi Internet (killer feature)
+ Remote App (free) for your PC/Mac's iTunes/AppleTV
+ SDK freely available for anyone
+ Microphone and remote support
+ Nike + iPod without dongle

Misses :
- incompatibility with 'made for iPod' devices (bad, bad, bad)
- stainless steel backplate (fingerprints and scratches easily)
- no wireless synching
- no wireless playback of streamed iTunes content (an Appstore application can stream unprotected content, though)
- no visualizer
- no search function
- no playlist groups
- no GPS nor FM radio
- Notes not synched with MobileMe
- no hard drive mode
- no synching documents (except third party Apps)
- downsampling of photos
- currently tops out at 32GB (would have preferred 64)
- no bluetooth

SONY PSP 3000 Console-Pearl White

Light, slim enclosure; screen offers better color reproduction than that of earlier PSP models; improved AV output for video and game playback on TVs; built-in Skype with onboard microphone; retains all of the impressive media and online features of earlier PSP models; deep lineup of great game titles that offer better graphics than Nintendo DS games.
The latest update to the PSP includes a brighter, less reflective screen, and an in-built mic that can be used for Skype calls, and you can even use it as a satnav with the right add-on. It's not a great leap from the PSP Slim & Lite, but it's still ace.



Technical Details

* Lighter and slimmer enclosure.
* Screen offers better color reproduction than that of earlier PSP.
* Improved AV output for video and game playback on TVs.
* Built-in Skype with onboard microphone.
* English Interface.

Gears of War 2

The wait is over, Gears of War 2 has arrived. Ever since the original was released, fans have clamored for this sequel. Developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 by Epic Games, Gears of War 2, which has already garnered several awards, picks up six months after the events of the blockbuster original Gears of War. Players are thrown back into the role of Marcus Fenix, leading the battle for humankind's survival against the Locust Horde. With innovative third-person tactical action gameplay and unsurpassed high-definition graphics, Gears of War 2 is a must-have game for the Xbox 360.

Product Features:
* Award-winning sequel picks up six months after the events of the blockbuster original.
* Innovative third-person tactical action gameplay; Xbox LIVE delivers online multiplayer (up to 10 simultaneous players) and cooperative action.
* Unreal Engine 3 delivers jaw-dropping graphics; new effects include ambient occlusion, dynamic shadows, advanced destructible environments, and more.
* Winner of several awards at E3 2008, including Overall Best Shooting Game, Overall Best Graphics Technology, and Best Action Game.
* Original cast of characters returns, including Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, as well as several newcomers.



HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Huge Environments, Bigger Gameplay.
2. Jaw-Dropping, Realistic Graphics.
3. Immersive, Gripping Story.
4. More Characters, Upgraded Vehicles, Badder Weapons.
5. Multiplayer Action with Xbox LIVE!

Players:
Offline: 1-4
Online: 10
Gameplay Modes:
Single player, competitive multiplayer, cooperative multiplayer, system link multiplayer, online multiplayer with voice support.
Format:
16:9 Widescreen on HDTV 480p, 720p, and 1080i.

PROS: This is all about game play and the feel of the game. Even on top of all the additional features and improvements, it is still undoubtedly Gears of War. The controls remain very intuitive and easy to learn. It's easily one of the best 3rd person shooters out there.
CONS:Storyline could have been a lot deeper. May be they are saving this for Gears of War 3. Violence may be a little too much for the unprepared.

FINAL VERDICT: A. This is a very well-made game. I have the tendency to buy games and sell them back when I'm done. But I think GoW 2 will probably be a mainstay in my library.

Franklin SDU-320 Sudoku Puzzle

The Franklin SDU-320 Sudoku Puzzle provides millions of Sudoku puzzles, the game that has swept the nation. Sudoku is a game similar to a crossword puzzle that uses numbers instead of letters. No math is required and the game is simple to learn; anyone can pick it up and start.
This handheld device features a touchscreen display and a stylus, for easy input. Millions of computer generated puzzles are included. Additionally, there are also handcrafted puzzles by experts that enrich the experience by creating interesting solution processes for the puzzle enthusiast. You can choose from three different skill levels, and the device also features a puzzle builder and solver. The Franklin SDU-320 Sudoku Puzzle requires two G13 batteries (included).



Technical Details:
- Electronic device will carry millions of Sudoku puzzles in your pocket
- Touchscreen display and stylus for easy input
- Three skill levels
- Includes handcrafted puzzles by experts, for enriched puzzle experience
- Measures 4.3 x 0.86 x 3.15 inches (WxHxD)

Customer feedback:

1. I did a lot of research before buying an electronic version and this game and this one seems to be the best one. Other than no backlight, which I don't really care about anyway, this one is great. The game is all controlled with the stylus. Just touch the empty slot with the stylus and touch the number you want in the slot. It's that simple. It has three levels of play with an endless supply of computer generated puzzles. It even has 400 pregenerated unique puzzles. And an added bonus is that you can take a puzzle from a newspaper or some other source and enter it into the game to solve electronically.

2. This particular unit has been around awhile (I also have one from London branded "number puzzle"), now rebranded by Franklin for an American release.
First, there is no backlight.
Second, some of the puzzles end where two answers are both correct, which drives some Sudoku purists nuts.
But these are the Only drawbacks.
The unit fits well in the hand, and is easy to use. You can put in your own puzzles, pause, Undo, and toggle sound.
I cannot imagine having a Sudoku handheld game whose screen isn't fully a touchpad, and which doesn't have the ability to put in puzzles from your favorite source! And I can't imagine I'm the only one either!

Illuminated Mega Sudoku Puzzle Game

Prepare to be obsessed. Try the addictive puzzle game, Sudoku, on this new easy-to-use, extra-large touch screen. It features over 2 million world-class computer-generated puzzles, eight levels of difficulty to challenge your logic skills and a tutorial mode for beginners. There's even a Sudoku Solver that lets you input puzzles from your favorite source to solve or play. Plus, it's fully illuminated, so you can play anytime, anywhere. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries, included. Measures 4.25"W x 5.75"H.

Product Features:
- New, larger screen
- Includes over 2,000,000 puzzles.
- Backlight feature
- Notes feature
- Puzzle input and solve feature



Customer feedback:

1. Have owned this item for over 2 years. It has had no wierd functioning problems; when the buttons don't seem to do the pause or input , it is time to change the batteries! mine has worked very well and i have tried them all! i even refuse to use the other 3 kinds that i own. this one is perfect. i can use it at night, i can turn off the sound, and it has the biggest screen that i have seen which is nice when one is older. One review said that they did not like the fact that it was awkward trying to input all number options before one knew what the number was and altho i agree, that is just how it is with the electronic games, one gets used to it! i would much rather use this and not the books with the pencil and the light. this comes with its own light and stylus and it is easy to just grab it at night and play it till your eyes get bleary and then go to sleep.. mine worked fine after a couple years but the screen got a little scratched from abuse and i misplaced it... i can't get to sleep without this toy.! I had to but another one! Definately the best one that i have tried on the market.

2. I have had this product for well over 2 years. I have dropped it, gone through multiple batteries, and I love it. The backlighting makes it the easiest to use of all the electronic sudoku games I have tried, and haveing 2 modes (one that shows you a wrong answer) is great. I play this before bed or in the dark when I am outside on my balcony at night...absolutely love it. My dad gave it to me for Christmas that year...and this year he is getting one for his birthday! lol

HT-ZS11 - ZOpid Electronic Sudoku with Touch Screen and Back Light

** Touch panel function
** Large LCD screen with backlight, suitable for day or night use
** User selectable Easy, Medium or Hard modes
** Each mode can automatically generate thousands of puzzles
** Game automatically enters sleep mode if not used for 10 minutes
** Resume Function: Continue game where you left it the last time
** Submit button allows you to check your results
** 9 hints available for every game
** Reminder function for wrong answer
** Uses 2 "AA" batteries (not included)
** Display size 52 mm X 63 mm



Customer feedback:

1. I really liked this ELECTRONIC SUDOKU game. The screen is easy to read thanks to the backlight. The only thing that I don't like is the very high sensitivity of the screen: you barely touch it, and you might end up selecting a game of a difficulty level that does not suit you.

2. Considering the cost of Sudoku puzzle books, the price is a good deal. It has a few places where you really have to push and push to get the number in the square. The instructions could be better. Scoring is a bit strange, and your stuck with a puzzle once you start it. But, over all, it is a handy toy. The backlight is good, and the size and shape are nice on the hands. Gives three levels of difficulity, hints, answers, and pause button. Have enjoyed the entertainment.

NY Times Touch Screen Sudoku Handheld Excalibur NY53

Try out the logic game that has swept the world! This New York Times Touch Screen Sudoku game comes in a handy, ergonomic design with over 800 puzzles selected by world famous puzzle expert Will Shortz. You can choose from beginner, intermediate, advanced, or expert puzzles, or input your own from books and magazines. Touch Screen Sudoku saves your puzzles to complete later, provides hints if requested, and times games if you wish to compete with friends.

Product Features:
- Contains 835 puzzles
- Measures 4''L x 4''W x 1-1/8''H (10cm x 10cm x 2.7cm)
- Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included)
- Model NY53

Excalibur NY21 The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Crosswords

One thousand of the greatest crosswords, all from the world-famous New York Times collection, are packed into this elegant, high-tech computer. Lightweight metal stylus and touch screen technology make it easy to use anywhere. Multiple levels of difficulty. A touch of the stylus gives clues or checks spelling. Get hints for a single letter, a word, or solve the whole puzzle with a touch. Keeps track of the time you take to solve a puzzle so you can compete against yourself or others.

Product Features:
- The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Crosswords
- 1000 of the greatest crosswords
- Elegant, high-tech computer/easy to use anywhere
- Lightweight metal stylus and touch screen technology
- Multiple Levels of Difficulty/a Touch of the stylus give clues or checks spelling



Customer feedback:

1. I bought this for my husband for his birthday. It is alot of fun to use and has great features. Perfect for use at home or while traveling.
The puzzles are quite challenging - even the 'easy' level and if you want to, it is easy to cheat - answers are just a click away.

2. I bought the NY Times electronic crossword puzzle for my eighty year old grandmother who is always carrying around the paper crossword puzzles. She thought it was a great concept, but it took three of us to figure out the easy level crosswords! I can't imagine the higher levels of difficulty on this little machine! My grandmother said she was used to having a crossword puzzle that already had some letters in the boxes to help here solve the puzzles quicker and easier. Overall, it is a good product and if you have a problem solving one of the crosswords, you can push a button and it will solve it for you! I would recommend it because it is a great brain exerciser!

Xbox 360 Console

Xbox 360 sets a new pace for digital entertainment. More than just a cutting-edge game system, Xbox 360 also integrates high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, and online connectivity into one sleek, small tower.
Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor 10 MB of embedded DRAM. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games in standard TV definition, and even better thanks to built-in support for HDTV 1080i televisions. It also supports the widescreen 16:9 format.
The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. For game-save and media storage this console package includes a 120GB hard drive. Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with part of the existing Xbox game library.



Product Features
Edition: Elite 120GB w/ Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones

* Premium black finish
* 120GB hard drive
* Sleek black finish wireless controller
* HDMI lets you get HD video (up to 1080p)
* Includes 2 games - LEGO Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda

Customer feedback:

1. For me, new owner, the first thing was the large 120gb HDD. I'm a moderately hardcore gamer, and don't want to have to think twice about space left on my hard drive. However, now there is the 60gb version which should be great for most people. But if you look at the price of the 120gb HDD alone ($150), the Elite is a much better deal.
The HDMI output was the second major deciding factor for me as I wanted the best possible picture from my games and movies. Plus my TV has more HDMI ports than component cable connections.
Also, right now the Xbox Live network is by far the strongest online gaming network. The others might and probably will catch up in the future, but right now Xbox live is the top online gaming network. So being able to play online with family and friends right now was important. Not many people have a PS3, which means that A: play games offline, or online by yourself; or B: make new online friends in a small gaming network. I chose the Xbox.

2. Overall, the system is great--they did much better this time around when compared to the original Xbox. There are tons of great games, and you can download all kinds of demos, stream Netflix movies, and harass your friends online. I do have a few qualms though, which are mostly related to the greediness that I perceive Microsoft to have. I was really excited about the fact that the Wii had a built in wireless networking card (though the online options for that system are scant at best). Nonetheless, I thought that it was a great move, particularly having grown up in the time of the original Nintendo that came packaged with a few controllers, a light gun, the system, all of the necessary cables and a couple of games. That was awesome, just to be able to get the basic package and have an awesome time with it out of the box without having to drop a few hundred dollars more. While this bundle aimed to do this to a degree, it fell short in a few other ways: I had to drop $90 on a wireless network adapter, another $36 on a second controller, $40 on an Xbox Live membership, etc. Sure, I'm a big boy, and I make enough money to buy my own toys now, but I had to spend more than $150 beyond the cost of this bundle just to be able to play with friends (both locally and remotely).

Hexoku.org

Something different, but looks similar. If you have tried Sudoku, here is something that looks similar - called Hexoku.org

Hexoku uses the hexadecimal (hex) numeral system (with a base of 16).
It uses sixteen distinct symbols: 0-9 to represent values zero to nine and
A, B, C, D, E, F to represent values ten to fifteen.
The rules are simple:
- enter digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F into the blank spaces.
- every row, column and 4x4 square must contain one of each symbol.
- you can change the puzzle difficulty by selecting easy, medium or hard

PuzzleFactory

People are constantly searching for new games and puzzles. Here is one more, with this site (link) allowing people to play single-player or multi-player games. Some of the games available include Chess, Marbles, Pool Zapak, Checkers, Backgammon, Tic Tac Toe, Four in a Row, Darts, 8-Ball, Reversi, Sudoku, Poker, Mahjong Dynasty, etc.

Lost Pig Game

Lost Pig is a text adventure game (also known as "Interactive Fiction") about an orc named Grunk and a pig who would much prefer to remain lost. The story is told entirely from Grunk's perspective, in his own words (just words — no pictures), so the player gets to experience the world through Grunk's unique point of view. It's entirely up to you to figure out how he's going to find that pig and get it back home. Along the way, you'll get to discover a lost underground shrine, solve a few puzzles, practice your conversational skills, and maybe even learn a thing or two about alchemy. So enjoy the ride!
Read more and download at this location.

uVme.com - Games

Join uVme for FREE today and play all the games you like for free. You even get your own blog, instant messenger, access to tournaments and the ability to wager real money on challenges and tournaments.

Get games at this location

Little Fighter - Free Game

Little Fighter 2 (LF2) is a popular free PC fighting game. The game supports upto 4 human players on 1 computer, and a total of 8 characters using online play or computer-controlled opponents.

Available from this link.

Alphabetical list of open source games

Open source games are computer games assembled out of, and are themselves, open-source software and open content; public domain games are also listed.

Lots and lots of games listed here. Get them and enjoy.

Website.

GeoGames - A game that teaches geography

“GeoGames” is a free online game that teaches geography concepts in a fun, interactive way.

In 2003, Reach the World and Dr. Susan Lowes of Teachers College, Columbia University set out to study the question, “How do children gain their understanding of world geography?” Three years later, with the sponsorship of the National Geographic Education Foundation, Reach the World began to build GeoGames.

GeoGames is based on the findings of Dr. Lowes’ research. GeoGames teaches geography in an entirely new way, focusing on cognitive concepts such as spatial relationships (where the continents are in relation to each other and to the oceans), nesting (how a city is a unit within a country, a country is a unit within a continent, &etc.), and how countries, continents and oceans have vastly different sizes (scale). GeoGames offers all teachers the chance to teach geography in an entirely new, more deeply cognitive and fun way.

Available at this link.

Jigsaw puzzle game trial

Jigsaw playing has never been so cool! The game will bring you lots of fun and pleasure completing hundreds of stunning jigsaw puzzles. Test your eye for tons of picture sets and a varying number of pieces for you to select. You can choose any level of difficulty, from a quick and simple puzzle of 24 pieces, to a challenging 1040 piece cut. Besides that, you can enter your own digital pictures of friends and family as puzzles!
Features

* 400 unique levels;
* 10 stripes (4 classic and 6 arcade);
* Pieces rotation and arcade color rotation;
* Auto Load/Save each game;
* Tuneable game field and Fun and Lite interface;
* Load Jigsaw from user image (support all formats);
* 40 pieces to 1000 pieces puzzles.

Available at this link.

Basically the site has a game giveaway every day.

Simple to play game: Brainstorm v. 1.2

This is a game and a maths puzzle, and something that you can easily download and play.
A little funny puzzle game where your goal is to find all the turtles
hidden behind the cells, exploring digits.
You play against an opponent (human or computer bot).
It's not just a math puzzle, this game has an RPG elements, such as:
Experience, Level, Skills and Skill Power.
It's not like minesweeper, it's much more difficult.