Video gaming computers and video game consoles available today typically contain a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics. However, the unit's highly parallel structure also makes it more efficient than a general-purpose central processing unit for a range of complex calculations important to defense applications.

Four percent of all children suffer from amblyopia, better known as "lazy eye syndrome." Traditional treatment for the condition requires the use of an eye patch, often for months at a time, before the eye is corrected. This can lead to social stigma during a formative part of childhood, and worse, it's not 100% effective.

Project Natal, which is going to work with all current and past versions of Xbox 360 seems to be taking shot at Wii Fit. You play project natal hands free.

Xara's announcement about the slashing of prices is no April Fool's joke. Xara really have slashed the price of Xara 3D6.

Besides sheer processing and graphical prowess, one of the things the Nintendo Wii has lacked is system storage. It doesn't have huge quantities like the PS3 or Xbox 360, and that limits what you can get through WiiWare. On Wednesday, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, Nintendo said your problems are over (more or less).

German retailer Galeria Kaufhof is pulling violent films and games from its store shelves, starting in April, in the wake of last week's tragic school shootings at Albertville Secondary School.

Can researchers study the populations of online video games, like Everquest 2, just as they study traditional communities like Miami, Pittsburgh or Minneapolis?

The »iPoint 3D« allows people to communicate with a 3-D display through simple gestures – without touching it and without 3-D glasses or a data glove.

Long expected Halo Wars Demo is already released to Xbox. The release date and time of the Halo wars demo was early this morning at 2AM Pacific time on February 5th.

Fellow Zunie Zac Altman has started up his own (un)official Zune Wiki, an encyclopedic guide to the world of Zune along the same vein as Wikipedia.

World famous game producer, Capcom, has followed through on their promise to post the demo of the newest installment of the Resident Evil series on Xbox Live.