The guys from Mbed decided to create a DIY controller for Angry Birds
that will let you play the game using a real slingshot, and it features
an accelerometer and can control the game in the same way as the
touchscreen controls.
The video below shows the USB Angry Birds
slingshot in action, and as you can see from the video it certainly
looks like a fun way to play Angry Birds.
You
can find out full details on how this USB Angry Birds slingshot
controller was made, and there are also detailed instructions on how to
make your own over at Mbed.
Earlier in the week Sony announced two new Android devices, the Sony Xperia P and the Sony Xperia U, and it looks like both devices will be available in the UK in April.
One
UK retailer just emailed to let us know that the Sony Xperia P will be
available for £378 SIM free including taxes and the Sony Xperia U will
be available for £238.80 including taxes from the 23rd of April.
The
Sony Xperia P features a 4 inch qHD Reality Display, with a resolution
of 540 x 960 pixels, it also features a dual core 1GHz processor and
comes with 16GB of built in storage, and A
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The other day we heard a rumor that LG may be making Google’s next Nexus smartphone, the most recent one was produced by Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the device comes with a stock version of Google’s Android OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
When
Google produces a new Nexus device, it chooses one manufacturer to make
the device, and in the past it has chosen a different company each
time.
HTC
originally worked with Google on the first Nexus smartphone, the Nexus
One, and now according to a recent report, HTC are in talks with Google
to make the next Nex
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PS3
gamers who have been patiently waiting for the latest Modern Warfare 3
Elite maps to and on PS3 consoles. Will be delighted to know that today
they have now arrived and the ‘Piazza” and "Liberation” maps for Modern
Warfare 3 are now available to download and play.
The "Piazza” and "Liberation” maps for Modern Warfare 3 have been available for Xbox 360
users for some time, and brings a couple of fresh maps to explore.
Watch the trailer after the jump for a run through of what you can
expect from each.
