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The next wave of game accessories

Jul. 5, 2009
The E3 video game conference last month gave gamers a glimpse of new peripherals and accessories that promise to make gaming more natural, engaging and realistic. The peripherals build off the success of the Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing system and Guitar...
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler