Sony PlayStation 3 Is Not Just for Playing Games

The Sony PlayStation 3 - It Only Does Everything

One could say the PS3 is a game system that does almost everything. The Sony PS3 has been setting standards in at home entertainMent since its introduction! Instead of buying multiple media systems, the PlayStation 3 does it all! From stunning Blu-Ray movies to remarkable gaming adventures, there's never a dull moMent in a PS3 household!

Sony PlayStation has taken gaming to a whole new level! With a library stretching far into the thousands of disc based games, Sony has been leading the pack of the entertainment platforms for quite some time!

Their console PS2 has been out for a decade and games are still being purchased and PRODUCED!! Having gone through 4 of them myself, I made the decision to toss my final broken one and vowed to not buy another PS2. I had to make myself promise.

Looking Inside the Sony PS3

Lifting the hood of the PS3 reveals an IBM "Cell" processor and a co-developed NIVIDIA graphics processor that together allow the system to perform two TRILLION calculations per second!

With HDMI support and an engine like that, it's no wonder PS3 supports Blockbuster title games such as God of War, Uncharted, LA Noire, and Dead Island! Let's see what else the Sony PlayStation 3 has to make your PS3 gaming experience one of a kind:

A Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller

The Dualshock 3 Wireless controller puts the action into your hands! Feel every scene and battle! The PS3's controller sports a remarkable pressure sensitive button system to know the amount of pressure the user applies to each button.

Want to walk, lightly hold 'X', to stride, press and hold 'X', and to sprint, MASH 'X'!! That combined with its ultra-sensitive Six axis motion sensor technology takes things like flying an American Fighter Jet to a whole new level!!

The wireless controller uses Bluetooth technology to connect you to your PlayStation 3. Last but not least is the Dualshock 3's rumble feature. Feel your controller shake and quake as you battle your way through endless stories and fantasies!

Connect on the PlayStation Network

Playing with your self can be fun, but playing with others can be even better! Log on to the PlayStation Network and unlock a vast community of gamers! Find out what games are in, download demos to games you want to play, even download games straight to your PS3!

The PSN is like the online mall to everything games and gamers! Plus find a community of people playing games just like you! Collect Trophies and compare your Trophies to others!
Use the PlayStation 3 to Watch Blu-Ray on Your Hdtv

Playstion 3 offers the greatest viewing experience on your television by utilizing Blu-Ray high definition. Enjoy movie theater quality in your living room! PS3 supports most disc based formats including CD, DVD, CD-RW, DVD-R...you get the picture! And clearly so does Sony.

There's no need to buy a separate Blu-Ray player anymore. If you like to play games inbetween your movies then the Sony PlayStation 3 is a great choice. It's capable of playing Blu-Ray movies and 3D Blu-Rays right out of the box. Once you start Watching movies in high definition you'll have a hard time Watching movies any other way.

The PS3 is a Fun System for Games and Media

There seems to be almost something for everyone to do on the Sony PlayStation 3. There's no need to be a serious gamer anymore as with the PS2. There's alot you can do with the PS3 that you can have fun with for a long time without playing very many games at all. Sony has done a great Job making the PS3 and all in one solution for gamers and media lovers and is very adaptable to whatever you like to use it for.

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NBA 08 Review - Same Game With A Different Name

NBA 08 Review - Same Game With A Different Name

NBA 08 is a PSP, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 exclusive video game. The game makes another return and set up a similar trend from 07 last season in the NBA this is not necessarily a positive view of the fact that NBA 07 is abysmal. The game is by all means a simulation of basketball and not coincidentally is a.

In terms of gameplay, there's plenty to enjoy in this game. This year's iteration of the game you'll earn points that can increase your attributes playprogression system. There are online support 08 in the NBA, but you do not see anyone in line, because it will be busy playing NBA 2K8. The game mode has a full season with the playoffs and mini-games (like target practice). Unfortunately, a franchise mode is missing in action. If a player manages to finish the full season mode, then he or she will receive nothing in return.

I would expect at least be able to see a presentation trophy, but I was wrong. To make thingsWorse, there is no vacancy and projects in this game. At one point I even saw Steve Nash dunk the basketball. When did you ever soaked basketball in the NBA? The game's controls are not bad. You can use the six axis controller to keep the basketball from the defenders during the offensive, and vice versa, allows players to use the six axis controller block shots on defense. It 'was fascinating to Watch a sports video game of the impleMentation of six-axis controller, and I felt like I was with the six-axisController was responsive.

The AI ​​behaves like a group of pampered athletes. We recomMend not endless dubious things together as a double of mediocre players and take bad shots. Why the hell out of AI, a player like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James would open is beyond me. There are movements, you can run (dribbling wing cross), which make the game easier, but the game is not hard. It was quite obviousthat little to no time was spent on the animations and collision detection because anyone can easily score points in this game.

I learned that there is no need to use any exotic plays because you can just teleport through the defense without any resistance. It was almost like the defense was holding up a sign that read "I concede, so let me help you win this game by escorting you to the basket."

The graphics in the game is just as horrible as the gameplay. None of the players look like their real life counterparts. Identifying a player can only be done by reading the name on the back of his uniform. Every intricate detail was phenomenal in NBA 2K8. You could even see the stitching and designs on the uniforms in that game. Regrettably, NBA 08 does not even come close to the attention to detail presented in NBA 2K8. I cannot think of any players that are accurately represented in this game. Maybe this was a glitch, but I saw Kevin Garnett wearing pink socks.
Kevin Garnett is known for wearing white socks. Things like that have made this game deplorable.

Do not even get me started on the audio in this game. The commentators are saying lines as if they are reading from a script; moreover, this is exacerbated by the fact that the commentating is redundant.

Overall, this game is lackluster. There is a updated roster for the 2007 to 2008 NBA season, but that is not enough to overcome the myriad of flaws associated with this game. I have had more fun Watching a San Antonio Spurs game that playing this terrible excuse for a video game. The game has an immensely rudimentary NBA basketball gaming experience and lacks the immersion that made NBA 2K8 incredible. Do not be fooled into thinking that this game is worth playing because Amare Stoudemire is the cover athlete. As spectacular as Amare Stoudemire might be in the NBA, there is nothing he nor the game developers could have done to make this game enjoyable.

final verdict 5 out of 10

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10 Children's Books That Should Be on Your Child's Bookcase

10 Children's Books That Should Be on Your Child's Bookcase

One of the alarming trends of the modern world is increasingly declining level of literacy among school children. Given the choice, if you read a good book, Watch TV or play the latest PSP game there is no competition. Reading a good book will be the end of the list. So what can you do to be to convince children that reading is fun?

It must begin at home. Parents must do more to encourage reading. Many years ago when I was a student traininga teacher, I remember saying that the first step is to read the reader in his. How true! Children need to order books from a very young age to be introduced. There are board books available for young children and a pretty good selection of picture books for the preschool child.

But I'm going to concentrate on books for eleMentary school children. What books should every child be exposed? What books should be in the library of every family with school-age children?First let us ask ourselves what the primary purpose of reading is. I believe that first and foremost, reading should be for enjoyMent. The child who reads for the love of it will be the child who reads often. The child who reads often will be the child who reads well. And the child who reads well holds the key to knowledge in his hand.

Keeping the focus on reading with enjoyment, I have compiled a list of the top ten books which every child should read.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

This thought-provoking book is set during the time of the holocaust when Bruno, the young son of the Commander of Auschwitz, notices that everyone in the next garden is wearing 'striped pyjamas'. He is curious as to why this should be and decides to find out more. He meets a young boy his own age, also wearing 'striped pyjamas' at the fence between Auschwitz and his own garden. He befriends the little boy having no idea of the terrible plight of the people on the other side of the fence. A very moving story with a twist at the end which will give every child a clear understanding of the harsh realities of war.

Boy - Roald Dahl

The autobiography of his childhood is both funny and shocking in true Roald Dahl style. He describes his boyhood in graphic terms with amusing stories of the pranks which he and his peers got up to. The dead mouse in the gobstopper jar and the goat dropping tobacco, to name just two, followed by vivid accounts of the often painful punishments which followed these misdemeanours. A delightful book which will be enjoyed not only by children but adults as well.

The Wickedest Witch in the World - Beverley Nichols

I cannot help but include this book in the list (if you can get it) for sadly it is out of print. But it is perhaps one of the most enjoyable books which I read as a child and which I also always read to the children in my classes, to have them clamouring for more! A tale of the battle of good and evil where good ultimately prevails.

Waiting for Anya - Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo has written several excellent books, but in my opinion this is one of his finest. The story, set in a village in Nazi occupied France, revolves around a young boy, Jo, who stumbles onto the fact that Jewish children are being smuggled out of France across the border into Spain. An old widow and her son-in-law live in constant danger as they are instrumental in saving the lives of countless children. All the while the son-in-law is waiting for his daughter to be returned to him. Waiting for Anya. And while he waits, the danger increases and the net of evil draws ever closer around him. Eventually the enTire village, at great risk to themselves are drawn into the intrigue as they desperately strive to get all the children out of the reach of the Nazis. An exciting but sad story which deals honestly with the grim realities of war.

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mary Lennox from India finds herself alone and orphaned during the cholera epidemic. She is sent to live with her uncle who lives on a large estate in a remote part of Yorkshire. For the first time thin, pale, sickly Mary, without the ever-present ayah at her beck and call, is forced to do things for herself. Bored, she wanders into the garden and discovers the locked garden for which there is no key, the secret garden which no one will talk about. Mary is determined to find a way into the garden and with the help of a robin she does. Constantly out in the fresh Air, she becomes stronger and healthier. But what lies behind the many locked doors of Craven Manor and what are the strange sounds of a child crying that she hears at night? This children's classic is a must read.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

This is the first in the Chronicles of Narnia series in which four children discover a wardrobe which leads them to the imaginary land of Narnia. The land of Narnia has been ruled for too long by the wicked white witch. The children help Aslan, the lion save Narnia from the witch and so end the winter which has reigned for a century. The theme of good versus evil is continued in the following six books with different children visiting Narnia and doing battle against evil. These books have been hugely popular over the years and are a combination of adventure and fantasy which will delight every child.

Carrie's War - Nina Bawden

This is the story of Carrie and her younger brother, Nick who were evacuated to a Welsh mining town during World War 2. The experience is a one of mixed emotions for the two young children. They live with the village grocer Mr Evans and his sister Auntie Lou. Mr Evans is a bully whom the children fear and dislike but Auntie Lou is kind and helps to make the experience more positive for them. They meet other characters from the village who also help to make the experience less daunting. An excellent book which paints a vivid picture of the life of the evacuees during the 2nd World War.

My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell

A hilariously funny book about the adventures of the author when, as a young boy, his family moved to the Greek island of Corfu during the 1930's. His fascination for natural history and his investigations into the habits of all the creatures of the island make for entertaining and informative reading. A book which is read and enjoyed by children and adults alike.

The Borrowers - Mary Norton

The story of a family of little people who live beneath the floorboards, making use of various items which they 'borrow' from the inhabitants of the house. They have a golden rule of never being seen by the 'human beans', whose houses they live in, so what happens when one of them is seen? The reader is drawn into a series of adventures as the borrowers are forced to move from one place to another. A truly delightful story.

Charlotte's Web - E B White

This award-winning novel is about a pig named Wilbur who is destined to be slaughtered but is saved from that fate by a very clever spider named Charlotte who creatively weaves messages about him into her web. The pig's life is spared when these messages persuade the farmer that Wilbur has special qualities.

While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give some idea of the many and varied books to be enjoyed by young readers, and highlights some of the classic books which have been read and enjoyed by generations of children over the years.

The best 3D games

The best 3D games

PC games have come a long way from simple 2D graphics to 3D graphics rich and complex. With the gambling industry is booming with the exciteMent of 3D games, is a challenge for the best 3D games happy! If all you want is best for PC gaming, as you can not go for that trendy and cool 3D games! 3D games for children, new 3D games, the choice is enormous, as we look forward to a unique gaming experience.

I tried, Top 10 3D games for you to choose from the list. Some ofThese games are new, and some are dominant in the market for some time. All those PC games have one thing in common is that the graphical interface. The three-diMensional character and background, you get very involved in the world of virtual reality, stay days. However, you must have a 3D game set-up to play these games.

Prince of Persia

All-time favorites. Today, old, but high on the ladder of popularity. Texturegraphics, there is much more to the game as the fantastic story and exciting challenges. And Watch out for the stunning cinematography. It will only add to the fun in this game.

Mass Effect 2

If you are looking for a new 3D game, I can only advise you to go for Mass Effect 2. A game to Watch, video camera for his amazing, beautiful and interesting features. Change your weapons and explore the place on the cool roomShuttle ... made with all the action and adventure in the intensity of playing

Beowulf

Some may disagree, but to destroy your enemy is the emotion and the leader of a band has its own magic. All, action and adventure and excitement, takes you into a world of Beowulf fantastic graphics and a storyline fantabulous.

The Lord of the Rings Conquest

One of the best multiplayer games is the game around the plot of 'Lord of the fabricHistory of the Rings'. The best of this game can only be realized when played on 3D player. The graphics are fine and good camera work is what makes this game special.

Avatar

One of the newest on the market, dominate the world of Avatar is a 3D game with fantastic graphics and textures. As you must understand now, the game follows the plot of the film "Avatar." Attention to the magical land of "Pandora" and its people. Must-play gamesPlayer.

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Can an old, but has never failed to inspire the players. The incredible graphics and a rich graphics, is fun for you right to the islands, protecting them from enemies, and conquer territories. Let the fun of it, as the game with his real life character representation.

Resident Evil 5

One of the favorites is working with 3D players, the fifth version of Resident Evil the best on the PC. The incredible story andMystery involved in making the game a fun experience for players. The fear of graphics, incredible graphics, a copy of this game, to enjoy the best.

Batman Arkham Asylum

One of the best 3D games of all time, has the best Batman Arkham Asylum graphics, superb graphics, amazing activities and adventures, and a brilliant display. Some say that this game is the best 3D game of all time, which is a superhero.

Assassins Creed

If your expectationsfrom a 3D action, adventure and fantastic graphics, just go for Assassins Creed. A brilliant and exciting storyline absorb graphics definitely make your day.

World of Warcraft

A must game, World of Warcraft is magical. The graphics are stunning and captivating story to bring you into a world of action and adventure. Try it, the best 3D gaming experience.