Gamers spend $3.4B on all types of games in Q1

July 2, 2012 9:12 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Gamers spent $3.4 billion on both physical and digital games in the first quarter, according to market researcher NPD Group.

Consumers spent nearly half of that amount, $1.5 billion, on PC and console games in physical stores. Meanwhile, they spent …

Artificial Muscle’s touch sensors can deepen the bass in headphones (exclusive)

May 30, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Haptic feedback, or touch vibration sensors, have been built into game controllers for years. But now they’re also being used to improve the quality 0f bass sounds in high-end audio headphones.

Artificial Muscle is unveiling the audio application for its …