The Linksys Powerline AV 4-Port Network Adapter Kit (PLSK400). (Includes one 1-port powerline adapter and a 4-port powerline adapter) This kit is ideal for the home media room where users can connect a TV, game console, media server and networked DVD player.

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But now, NeuroSky (a fab(u)less startup of US chip designers and Russian neuroscientists chillin' in NorCal) claims a "breakthrough" in non-invasive neural sensors allowing low-cost, dry (no contact gels) neural mapping solutions to be applied to those things you'd most like to mind control (spouse, voters, TV, game console, cellphone).

ENGADGET: NeuroSky to offer thought control without those pesky brain implants

Each game in the Wii U Virtual Console library has been developed to include off-TV play on the Wii U GamePad controller, customizable controls, Miiverse community support and the ability to instantly save game progress.

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Game play from an NVIDIA GRID server feels like that from a console next to a TV.

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"LG is very impressed by the capabilities of NVIDIA's GRID Platform to deliver high-quality game streams directly to LG Smart TVs without a game console, " said Bae-Geun Kang, vice president, head of Software Development Group, TV Research Lab, LG.

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