Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
GTA5 has just become The Matrix
A couple of days ago we brought you GTA5 on Oculus Rift but now Virtuix Omni has upped the ante by using its motion control... thingy... to make murdering people even more realistic. Watch the video above to see how fully strapped into the device with a Oculus Rift on their face a player can…
Google changing its search algorithms to prioritise mobile websites
Websites that haven't kept up with the times could be about to see a huge drop in traffic, as Google is to change its search algorithms to prioritise websites that work well on phones and tablets. According to Phys.org, the new formula won't change for users searching on desktops and laptops - but websites that…
Halo is coming to… iPHONE?!
In an unexpected move, Microsoft has announced that a new Halo game will be coming to the iPhone and iPad - as well as Windows for phone and tablets, of course. Here's Spartan Assault's blurb: "Halo: Spartan Strike tells a compelling new story in the Halo universe set during the events of Halo 2 on…
Goat Simulator finally hits the Xbox One
Like a Cold War prisoner exchange, just as the PC has finally got Grand Theft Auto 5, in return the Xbox One has now received GOAT SIMULATOR. The cult ragdoll-physics simulator has been exclusively tied to Microsoft's console - a 360 release will be coming at a later date. And the game can be yours…
WATCH: A SpaceX rocket ALMOST land on a barge
Yesterday SpaceX launched its latest Dragon rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, and after the first stage of the rocket had separated, something rather special happened. Or almost happened, anyway. The plan was to try to land it safely back down on a floating barge - something that has never been done…
Man tries to eat 8 quarter pounders in an hour on Periscope
The Meerkat/Periscope wars continue, and finally someone has discovered a purpose for the live streaming apps: Watching people make themselves sick. Harry Wallop, who writes for the Daily Telegraph, is for some reason trying to eat eight McDonalds Quarter Pounders in an hour. At the time of writing, he is currently five burgers in and…
REVIEW: Amazon Fire TV Stick
The Amazon Fire TV Stick, Amazon's alternative to Google's Chromecast, went on sale in the UK yesterday. James O'Malley gives his verdict The battle for the living room is currently underway, and over the last few years we've seen traditional under-the-tv players like Sky, Virgin Media, Playstation and Xbox forced to do battle with new…
Google Glass meets sports with Recon Jet glasses
Whilst Google Glass never really found an audience, the heads-up technology could surely find use in more niche applications like in industry or, as Recon Jet suggests, in sports. The new eyewear does the sorts of things you might expect a wristband to do - like track your lap times, or distance travelled, but instead…
PS one modded into turntable
How's this for a cool mod? A company called Extreme Consoles has teamed up with Gamesyouloved to turn a PS One - a smaller version of Sony's original console, released a few years after the original, into a DJ turntable. Interestingly to make the conversion, several of the new parts were 3D printed to make…
Yet more Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC on the way
You've got to hand it to Activision - it sure knows how to milk a franchise until its udders are raw and bloody. Check out the above trailer for CODAW's "Ascendance" DLC, which will be hitting PS4, PS3 and PC on 30th April (not Xbox for some reason). Here's how the press release describes the…
