Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hands-on: Spawn HD-720 brings your games to you]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/#comments Now that's it's The Future, we've grown increasingly intolerant of being tied down to any specific location, even when it comes to console gaming. When you can talk on your phone and watch movies on the go, who wants to be tethered to their couches as they explore a post-apocalyptic wasteland? Nobody, that's who.

The Spawn HD-720 from Spawn Labs is designed to fulfill that promise of futuristic mobility by taking console video games and (in technical terms) squishing them inside your computer. We recently went hands-on with "Slingbox for games" to see if the future had truly arrived.

Gallery: Spawn Labs HD-720

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JoystiqHands-on: Spawn HD-720 brings your games to you originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Microsoftslingboxspawn-box-hd-720spawn-hd-720spawn-labsspawn-labs-hd-720Xbox-360Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Spawn Labs HD-720 enables streaming of console games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/14/spawn-labs-hd-720-enables-streaming-of-console-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/14/spawn-labs-hd-720-enables-streaming-of-console-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/14/spawn-labs-hd-720-enables-streaming-of-console-games/#commentsAt the TechCrunch 50 conference, a company called Spawn Labs has revealed its HD-720 box, a device that allows users to stream games from their PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, or Gamecube anywhere in the world, at 30 frames per second in resolutions up to 720p. Basically, it's the Slingbox for your games, or a sort of OnLive that uses your own consoles as the server. Once you've plugged your console into the box, if the thing works like it's supposed to, you can then play your games from anywhere that has broadband access.

The really crazy part is that Spawn Labs advertises the ability to allow other people to connect to your console and play games with you while you play at home, or watch your gameplay. Just like that, couch co-op becomes online play.

The HD-720 costs $199.99, and requires a $30 controller adapter for each variety of console controller you wish to connect -- all of which seems a bit pricey for something that makes it a little more convenient to play the games you already have.

Gallery: Spawn Labs HD-720


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JoystiqSpawn Labs HD-720 enables streaming of console games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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