Developed by the Graffiti Research Lab a division of the Eyebeam R&D OpenLab, LED Throwies are an inexpensive way to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. A Throwie consists of a lithium battery, a 10mm diffused LED and a rare-earth magnet taped together. Throw it up high and in quantity to impress [...]

While touch sensing is commonplace for single points of contact, multi-touch sensing enables a user to interact with a system with more than one finger at a time, as in chording and bi-manual operations. Such sensing devices are inherently also able to accommodate multiple users simultaneously, which is especially useful for larger interaction scenarios such [...]

From Interconnected:Apple’s PowerBook laptops now have a little accelerometer inside that’s used to protect the hard drive if you drop it (it notices the sudden speed increase and parks the drive heads). This guy has found a way to tap into the sudden motion sensor, and Timo was just round my house with his brand [...]

US-based publisher confirms plans to cut 20 per cent of workforcePublisher Atari Inc has announced that it is set to cut its staff levels by 20 per cent in an attempt to control costs and meet its obligations to its creditors, in a move which could see up to 80 jobs being lost worldwide.Described as [...]

Following the news that Atari intends to sell off its internal development studios, Shiny Entertainment founder Dave Perry has resigned from his position as head of the company.Speaking to the Orange County Register, Perry said he took the decision to resign because he wants to focus on finding the ideal buyer for Shiny.‘Atari can go [...]

OCR announces new interactive media qualification :
UK educational awarding body OCR has announced the launch of a new nationally recognised qualification in interactive media, designed to provide the required skills for employment in digital media and gaming.The OCR iMedia qualification has been specifically created to meet the needs of students and young professionals seeking a [...]

Former SCEE Chairman and CEO joins UK developer/publisher; Benchmark Capital Europe increase stake…
Codemasters continued transformation took another twist today with confirmation that Chris Deering has joined the company’s Board of Management as non-executive Chairman.
Having recently stepped down as President of Sony Europe Consumer Electronics Division, as well as Chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment [...]

According to Next Generation EA and Ubisoft Canada are in a legal battle over the recruitment of new talent.
EA Montreal GM Alain Tascan has sent a letter to Ubisoft Montreal boss Martin Tremblay which criticizes the company for requiring employees to sign non-compete clauses.The non-compete clause restricts former Ubisoft members from working in other [...]

Games could become a regular feature on BBC programme
The executive producer of BBC 2’s The Culture Show has spoken to “I would stand by the view that, for many people – who might be young and might not be gallery goers or great fans of opera – in important and valid ways, a videogame is [...]