What is DirectX? by Madison Lockwood
DirectX is a family of "application program interfaces" (APIs) that are designed by Microsoft to make graphics functionality of Microsoft compatible software -especially videogames - function smoothly and at their highest level. There have been DirectX versions 3,5,6,7,8,9 and now, concurrent... With the introduction of each version of DirectX, the video card companies have been forced to produce new cards able to take advantage of the latest DirectX version's new features. ... That means a lot less interchange of information between the computer's central functioning units and the video...

The Top 10 Sports Video Games of All Time by Adam McFarland
There have been hundreds of sports video games throughout the years. In less than forty years we’ve gone from Pong to MLB 2K6 for the Xbox 360. But the evolution of games hasn’t always meant better games. Just because a game has flashier interfaces and better graphics, it doesn’t necessarily... Fast scoring, late hits, and crazy rules like being able to throw multiple forward passes behind the line of scrimmage make this game great. ... This game totally rocked. ... Little League Baseball (NES) - I don't know why this game doesn't get more attention as one of the best NES sports games.

iPod and Pocket PC MP3 Player: Clash of the Titans by Damian Julien
It appears that the Microsoft software company behemoth has been observing the meteoric rise of those pervasive Apple iPod devices. I've already surmised in a recent video iPod article that such an increase can only be to Pocket PC owners' collective detriment. ... On the Pocket PC MP3 player front, however, it at least comes with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile , the latest MP3 software incarnation at the time of this article. ... From some dialogue in the iPaqHQ forums, some folks are even succumbing to a second seductive purchase, limiting their PDA choices to Pocket PC video playback...

Will The Nintendo Revolution Be Able to Out Sell The Xbox 360 And PS3? by Ron Swerdfiger
Despite the fact that many perceive Nintendo to be on the downturn in the video game industry, enthusiasts of the popular company will be happy to hear that the latest news is of exactly the opposite. The latest release of financial statements from Nintendo shows that the company has actually... "Perhaps this will be the last console from [Nintendo]." Will the Nintendo Revolution truly be Nintendo’s last console or are they just ingenious and we haven’t realized it yet? ... However, news like this still doesn’t sway people like the CEO of 3D Realms, Scott Miller, who says, "My...

Custom Gaming Laptops - Five Things You Must Consider When Building a Gaming Laptop by Laura Alter
Gone are the days when you would have been laughed at if you walked into an all-night LAN party carrying your trusty laptop and expecting to hang with the giant computer towers standing at everyone’s feet. The gaming laptop computers of today sport huge, crisp LCD screens, cutting-edge video... A gaming laptop video card must have its own memory on board. ... This presents a major problem for laptop gamers because if they can’t see the images properly, they can’t play the game properly. ... This is important to a laptop gamer because you have to see the game properly -– as it was intended...

Video Card Purchases: The More You Play...The More You Pay by Jason Busch
In case you haven't noticed, the high-end video cards are expensive with every release, and the same high-end video cards disappear from their pole position within 6 months or less due to another model replacing it. There are video card owners who feel betrayed after spending $700 on a graphics... Is buying a $700 video card worth playing your $50 PC game at all your "levels" maximized, when you'll probably finish the game in less than 3 weeks? ... More Video Cards: More Consumer Options While the high-end purchaser certainly takes the highest risk and is on the frontline whenever a new...

Common Woes When Buying Consumer Electronics by Chris Robertson
Never has there been a time like the present, where the consumer electronics department is filled with rivalry and advancement. Consumers are faced with many tough decisions when buying products for audio, video, communications, and other electronics fields. ... They don't have to rush out and buy the latest audio or video product. ... For instance, video games and consoles almost always have a Part 2 and Part 3. ... There's no need to buy the brand new cell phone with all latest features. ... Some sites carry video and audio products, music equipment, communications products such as cell...

Top 10 News for Video Gaming Industry in 2006 by Barry Allen
The world is fast changing a few centuries ago the focus was on nations, economies, and science. With the onset of the cyber world gaming shares a platform along with important happenings in the world today. The year 2006 for avid gamers was full of expectations and excitement. ... Three gaming consoles vied with each other for supremacy and the Xbox360; Sony PSP; and Nintendo Wii set pulses racing with gaming reaching new heights with the latest technology. ... God of War won accolades at DICE where game developers unveiled great plans for 2006.

Why Has The Nintendo Wii Become So Popular In Japan by Darren Lintern
Two weeks after it was released in the US late last year, the Nintendo Wii came out in Japan, and consoles literally flew off the shelves. Reports received from areas such as Akihabara (the major electronics district of Tokyo) and Shinjuku (another massive shopping location) said that it was... The Nintendo Wii makes use of a new remote sensing technology, which means that while playing a game, such as golf you can actually take a swing to hit the ball. ... You couldn't escape the ads for Wii anywhere last year, and it seemed to be all Japanese video gamers were talking about.

How to Upgrade Your Video Graphics Card by Michael Cottier
The video card that is inside of your computer is responsible for what you are seeing on your monitor right now and how good your PC games play. Video cards, also known as graphic cards, can come pre-built into your motherboard or can be an actual card that fits securely into a slot on your... DirectX is the software used to process the graphics information, so make sure you get a video card that supports the latest DirectX version. ... Push evenly on both sides of your video card, to get it securely into the slot.