Video game consoles started out originally using game cartridges, commonly referred to simply as carts. They always worked, and the only time you ever had a problem with one is when the contacts physically eroded over time – but it took a long time for that to happen. Heck, there are 25-year-old NES carts even now that still work as good as the day they...

TransferJet is a brand spanking new wireless technology. It’s low-power and can send data at 375 megabits per second. And no, that’s not a typo – it’s fast. (Note: Some other manufacturers are claiming 560 megabits!) When will we be seeing TransferJet tech? February, as in next month. But hang on, don’t go and throw out all your...

The original Sony Walkman is 30 years old as it was originally introduced in 1979. I do distinctly remember these things from my childhood. I never specifically owned a true Sony model (only the cool kids were able to afford one), but the word Walkman was so widely used that it was the standard term used to describe a portable cassette player. In today’s...

When hosting PCMech Live I have been asked more than a few times if it’s possible to run Linux on the PS3. The answer is yes, you can if you use the box as a development environment. Slashdot has an article on how you can put Fedora on a PS3 box with extra tips and tricks to get the most performance out of the unit. Originally it wasn’t easy to get...