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NASA eyes waypoint near moon, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers not in plans ... yet Feb 14th 2012, 12:37 Not content with its Foursquare badge from the International Space Station, NASA is now setting its sights closer to the moon, with plans for a deep space outpost near our celestial neighbor. NASA is looking at setting up an outpost near the recently filmed far side of the moon that could serve as a jumping point to other more exotic destinations like lunar space, asteroids and Mars. The waypoint could even serve as a place for assembling and servicing satellites and large telescopes, as well as robotics research on crashed Transformers. The leading location so far is "Earth-moon libration point 2," a more gravitationally stable area in space that serves as an ideal parking spot for space craft. Echoing recent talk by Russians about a joint moon base, NASA also hopes to get by with a little help from its friends -- well, actually a lot of help from the international community -- by using the partnerships it has formed through the International Space Station. NASA eyes waypoint near moon, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers not in plans ... yet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  SPACE.com  | Email this | Comments Nintendo brings Mobiclip on board to help with Wii U development Feb 14th 2012, 11:44 Nintendo beefed up its proprietary arsenal yesterday, with the acquisition of Mobiclip -- a Paris-based video codec provider. As Gamasutra reports, the deal was actually finalized back in October, but only became public this week, when Mobiclip confirmed its new ownership on its website. The company already has a history with Nintendo, having lent a hand with video rendering and playback on the DS and Game Boy Advance. Now that it's officially under its wing, Mobiclip will reportedly collaborate with Nintendo on its forthcoming Wii U, as suggested by a recently posted job listing for a "console software engineer." Nintendo brings Mobiclip on board to help with Wii U development originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Gamasutra  |  Mobiclip  | Email this | Comments HTC phones getting PlayStation Suite certification in 2012? Feb 14th 2012, 11:21 Anonymous sources have told Pocket-lint that Sony will be allowing rival smartphone maker HTC to have PlayStation Certification for its devices. An official announcement is expected at MWC at the end of the month, with devices able to play PSOne games and access to the Android-flavor of the Sony Entertainment Network. Former SCE Chairman (now company president) Kaz Hirai introduced the program open to non-Sony devices at AsiaD last year, possibly to the raised eyebrows of those in the company's revamped mobile division. HTC phones getting PlayStation Suite certification in 2012? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Pocket-lint  | Email this | Comments

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