We couldn't get a word out of Sony regarding their motion controller other than it tracked light in 3D space and would not unseat the Dual Shock as the primary PS3 controller. But Sony recently told developers a bit more.

Broken by Kotaku, Sony met with developers to better explain their motion controller follow E3. Here's what was passed along:

• Spring 2010 release schedule (still no price)
• Four motion controllers can be tracked at one time
• The PlayStation Eye will support voice input/recognition, face/head tracking
• Sony would like to combine motion controller and Dual Shock gameplay
• Motion control sucks some PS3 horsepower, so developers will need to accommodate it

While Sony has been developing all the aforementioned technologies for some time, we can't help but see a few capabilities pointed out here—voice/facial recognition/tracking—that were neglected in Sony's E3 presentation. Is it possible that the positive response to Natal has made Sony reassess which components of their system are most marketable to developers? Possibly. [Kotaku]

According to Bloomberg, TiVo is preparing to make a push into more living rooms, including Time Warner Cable subscribers, now that a federal court ruling backs the company's digital-recording patent.

Because Dish was ordered to pay royalties to TiVo for violating their patent on technology that allows viewers to record and play back video at the same time, TiVo now has major leverage that all but forces other cable providers to do business. Naturally TWC, the nation's second largest cable provider, is top on their target list—and they are said to be in the midst of discussions. Because getting around the patent is no easy task, it seems likely that TiVo will see its market share grow by leaps and bounds in the years to come. [Bloomberg / Image via Jake Ludington]

Network-over-powerline solutions have never been bad—their convenience just came at a cost of speed. That's no longer the case with Belkin's Gigabit Powerline HD.

Reaching data rates of 1000Mbps (over the former speed of 200Mbps), Belkin's new $150 Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit includes one Powerline router and two Powerline adapters, allowing you to stream multiple uncompressed HD data feeds through your home with little issue.

Of course, these are best case scenario numbers. If your old home has lousy electrical, that theoretical spec speed could drop a lot lower. Then again, at the overkill bandwidth of 1000Mbps, it can afford to. [Belkin]

Have you guys heard of this "Will It Blend?" thing? Apparently it's all the rage on the internet! That's why the cutting-edge minds at Olympus jumped on this new fad to make a viral video of their own.

To be fair, it's a clever appropriation of the Will It Blend meme, and it does deliver a whole lot of blending, but it just feels like they may have missed the boat on this being timely by a good year or so.

And yes, we'll still ban you for making a "But will it blend?" comment, even on this post. You've been warned. [Gadget Lab]

We've all underestimated the power of the recent bacon movement. Hop on this meme while it's still hot (and crispy-smokey-delicious) with this $10 shirt from woot!. And here we always thought bacon bits were made of soy. [shirt.woot! via geekologie]

Japan's Selene satellite has been sending us amazing HD footage of the surface of the moon for a couple of months now, but on June 11th, it finally crashed into the surface. And its final video might be its best.

Unfortunately, the crash itself happens just over the line into the dark side of the moon, but you can see its final decent and just how damned close it was to the surface. It's incredible. It seems like its mere feet above the surface, showing a level of detail never before seen. Amazing. [JAXA via Pink Tentacle]

The QNAP SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS is the smallest 8-bay networked attached storage solution on the market. In fact, it's just a hair larger than a 7-inch cube.

How is it so tiny? The SS-839 uses 2.5-inch SATA drives instead of the clunky 3.5s you find in desktops (and most NAS systems).

But beyond its compact 4TB capacity, the SS-839 features plenty of performance enhancers, like a low-voltage Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 2 eSATA ports along with 5 USBs. Fully loaded with 8 hot-swappable hard drives, the system sips on just 34W—a handy side effect of its netbook/notebook components.

There's no word on pricing yet, but QNAP has more networking specifics over at their site. [QNAP and BW]

Cold Souls stars Paul Giamatti playing himself. In it, he discovers a company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people's souls. Unfortunately, it turns out that when you take souls out of the body, a lucrative soul-trafficking business sprouts up.

Sure, it looks like a straight combo of Being John Malkovich and The Simpsons episode Bart Sells His Soul, but hey, I like both those things, so I'm on board. [TrailerAddict]

Android is quickly becoming the go-to mobile OS for augmented reality apps: just days after Layar gave us a realtor's tour of Amsterdam, IBM has released a similar—and more comprehensive—app for attendees of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

The "Seer" app serves the same purpose as any other decent event app (see: Coachella), working as a digital handbook that lists specific locations, facilities and amenities in an easy to navigate interface. What makes this one cool, though, is that it uses your device's GPS and compass to present information as an overlay on your Android phone's camera instead of in a static map. Basically, if you point your phone's camera at a court, restaurant, bathroom or parking lot, Seer should tell you whatever you could want to know about it.

As you can see in the above video, the effect is mostly seamless, though I can imagine the novelty of attending a tennis tournament through the lens of your cellphone's camera getting old fairly quickly. The real promise of apps like this is that they become standardized and universal, so that getting a guide like this is as simple as downloading a new overlay. This isn't a bad start.

Wimbledon starts today, and this particular mobile app—one of many for the tourny—will be available "soon." [Reuters—video from Pocket-lint]

We're totally over the steampunk movement. Seriously guys, give it a rest. But this moisturegoon PS3 is really something special.

Outfitted with a wood veneer finish and brass detailing, this Damnation Timberclad PS3 is clearly a member of the anti-steampunk movement known in some circles as vaporhood, waterprick, condensationjerk or aquaramones.

The modification leaves the system's internals uncracked, meaning that this PS3 has an intact warranty (though mailing it back to Sony in this condition is not necessarily recommended). We'd hate to see them replace the custom ‘Liquid Iron' and 'Liquid Rust' treated disc bay with *shudder* black plastic. [Brass Goggles via bbg]

John Herrman's knowledge of the anti-steampunk movement was critical to this post.