Tag: Poker

CES 2010: Final Thoughts

The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…

Gerald Lynch 3D TV, Apple, Blu-ray, Broadband, Camcorders, Cameras, Celebrity Gadgets, CES 2010, Computer Security, Computers, DAB, Digital Music, E-Books, Energy & Efficiency, Energy systems, Features, Gadget Shows, Gadgets, Gaming, Google, HDTV, Headphones / Earphones, Home audio, Home cinema, Internet, Interviews, iPhone accessories, iPhone apps, Keyboards, Laptops / Notebooks, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Peripherals, Personal video players, PMP, Projectors, Retro gear, Round ups, Smartbooks, Tablet, Tech Digest news, Top stories, Toys, Travel Gadgets, TVs, Twitter, Vehicles, Virtual Reality

CES 2010: Day 2 Round-Up

It may have gotten off to a dull start thanks to the lacklustre showing from Microsoft, but CES 2010 today threw up some really nice surprises. Keep an eye out for the Light Blue Optic's Light Touch here in today's…

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Take a gamble on the 'Heads-Up Challenge' Poker table

Alright lads, listen up, yeah? Next time you're dahn the boozer, check aht the poker machine what's ready to swallah all ya nuggets, yeah.. Cos, it's diamond, innit.

Right. Enough of talking like I'm in a film by Guy Ritchie. It hurts my head. What i'm trying to say is: If you happen to find yourself having a drink in your local public house, then you should probably look out for the new machine by CosmicVideo Games – the Heads-Up Challenge Poker table. That is, of course, if you like that sort of thing.

Ryan Weir Gaming, Pub Guru, Toys

Computer WINS BIG in poker tournament

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Poker-playing computer Polaris kicked the bottoms of several top poker players last week, raking in a profit of some $150,000 for its developers at the University of Alberta.

The human players, with frankly stupid names like Nick “stoxtrader” Grudzien, Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko and IJay “doughnutz” Palansky, won two games, drew one and lost three to Polaris, which has…

Gary Cutlack Computers, Robots, Science, Software