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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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.

Liberation Elite Drop 1 map ... Read more »