Electronics

The Xbox Kinect, one of this season’s hottest gifts, is continuously being modified in the most creative ways imaginable. Recent hacker Takayuki Fukatsu rigged two Kinect units that manipulate the video in real-time to create an invisibility cloak effect. It’s not Harry Potter, but this little experiment shows how consumer technology is moving closer to Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Ever worry that upon passing, your social media presence would be underwhelming? A new website called 1000 Memories was created to help families and friends share memories of those who have passed away. Who would you trust to be your social benefactor? In other news, The WikiLeaks Continue Reading →

Shelly Talks About Xbox 360 Kinect on Fox 5 News at 10 Continue Reading →

In the 25 days since its release Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect has sold over 2.5 million units. Kinect is a must-have item on many holiday gift lists and the company expects to sell 5 million devices by the end of the year. Back in 2006, Nintendo’s Wii had tremendous success when it was released, and so Continue Reading →

XBox Kinect, PS3 Move, Wii: Shelly talks about what to buy? Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] While Apple devices don’t traditionally attract corporate clients, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is giving iPads to all of its global investment banking employees. Several other corporations are also considering the iPad for business uses. Is this bad news for the BlackBerry PlayBook?  You bet it is!  In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101126_SHELLY_PALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play” dl=”0″] Video game consoles are not just for kids anymore. Nintendo’s Wii console is famous for it’s wand controller, casual games and Wii Fit, a very popular home fitness system. Xbox 360 has a remarkable new controller called Kinect. There are games for dancers and games for racers. There are Continue Reading →

You are the controller. No gadgets, no gizmos, just you! Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways without using a controller. Imagine controlling movies and music with the wave of a hand or the sound of your voice. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. Continue Reading →

I just finished shooting “Shelly Palmer’s High Tech Holiday Gift Guide” for Fox 5 here in New York. It’s going to air December 10th at 10:30pm on Fox 5 and My9. I cover all kinds of great tech gifts in the show, from HDTV to toys. Here’s a quick overview of some small, reasonably priced Continue Reading →

Motion-based gaming is all the rage and Microsoft is jumping in on the action. Microsoft’s controller-free gaming system, Kinect, works with any Xbox console and hits stores this week for $150. Microsoft expects to sell 5 million units this holiday season, which could increase quarterly revenue as much as $750 million. Read the full story Continue Reading →