Ultimate Playstation Trivia Book. Vol. 2

We’ve gathered together over one thousand of the juiciest facts, figures and shocks from the world of playstation to educate your brain and tickle your funny bone. Topic 101-200.

101. Final Fantasy VII’s Spanish translation is so bad most of the female characters are repeatedly referred to as men.

102. An early concept for Kratos portrayed him as a slave. The Blades Of Chaos started life as chains that trailed behind him as he jumped.

103. Call Of Duty: World At War re-uses animations, models and dialogue from COD 1 and 2.

Ultimate Playstation Trivia Book. Vol. 1

We’ve gathered together over one thousand of the juiciest facts, figures and shocks from the world of playstation to educate your brain and tickle your funny bone. Topic 1-100.

1. One person designed all 200 dungeons in TES IV: Oblivion.

2. The original GTA started life as a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, an AI glitch created overly aggressive police cars that rammed players off the road. Testers enjoyed the ‘bug’ so much it became a feature and the game was redesigned.

3. Devil May Cry was originally a Resident Evil spin-off.

Expanding The Chromebook

Running Linux on a Chromebook isn't hard, as Chris Salter demonstrates

Introduced in 2011 by Google, the Chromebook was designed as a thin client to run Google web services, such as Google Documents. Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that run Chrome OS, a modified version of Linux with the Chrome browser installed on top. The devices have Google Drive installed on them, allowing users to create files using the offline Google Document editors and have them sync back to Google Drive when connected to the web. Additional apps and extensions can be installed to the Chromebook from the Chrome Web Store that allow the Chromebook to run a variety of programs online and offline. Chromebooks could therefore be viewed as something of a cross between a standard laptop and tablet - the laptop form factor but a restricted number of programs that can be run.

Apple Watch Destined For Failure?

David Briddock compares the Apple Watch with previous Apple failures

In spring 2015, we'll see the first Apple Watches adorning customers wrists. First announced in October 2014, it's Apple's first brand new product line for many years.

As always, the novelty of a new Apple product means initial sales are likely to be strong. But over the longer term, will the Apple Watch be a hit with consumers?

Swann Pan and Tilt Camera

A new concept in wi-fi video surveillance cameras from Swann

Not long ago, a high-resolution surveillance camera would set you back many hundreds of pounds. Only recently have prices dropped to a level that most home or small business owners can afford. This is not the first camera I've looked at like this, but the ADS-446 SwannCloud HD Pan and Tilt Wi-Fi Security Camera with Smart Alerts has features that I've not encountered before.

I guess the clues are in the rather long name: you get cloud access, HD, Pan and tilt, wi-fi and smart alerts. This means that the camera has a resolution of 720p, built in motor control, is fully wireless and capable of alerting you if it detects any movement. Notice I said ‘briefly’; that's because it's actually more sophisticated than that.