Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 1:21pm
We've all been there, whacking that button that promises to change the traffic light in our favor so we can cross. So why not channel some of that "energy" into playing Pong instead?
Pong stories
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 7:30am
Not too long ago we saw Pong played with cars? You didn't think Pong could get more interesting than that right? Wrong. Now we bring you a research team that has invented a way to play it with just your eyes and some $30 glasses.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:45am
How do you create a giant game of Pong? With the steely resolve and mad skills of some average drivers, and two cars rigged up to control two digital cars on a giant screen. By driving forward and reversing, the players controlled their avatars to keep the ball bouncing back and forth.
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 8:13am
For many of us, Pong was the first video game we ever played. The simple game of stopping a ball before it hit that wall was the start of something big. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of thegame classic, Atari is asking indie developers to take a stab at a modern remake for the iPhone and iPad.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 2:58am
If you've been playing Pong since 1972 with just two players, prepare yourself for another 39 years of fun, because now there's a new version that lets you play with up to four players.
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 4:06am
Well, here's a design we've instantly fallen in love with. It's the Monochron, a Pong-playing clock by engineer and retronaut Limor Fried of Adafruit Industries. The Monochron comes as a kit you put together yourself, and after some simple soldering...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:59pm
You're already familiar with the classic game, Pong: there are two paddles, one on each side of the screen, and you try to keep the ball that bounces between them from flying off your side. Well, a chap by the...
Monday, February 2, 2009 - 3:51am
Here's a robot that knows its Pong, and goes about playing it as a wizened old master would chess — in no hurry. It uses a webcam-head to watch the ball travel between the paddles, and uses solenoid fingers...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 9:13am
There was so much coolness at the Museum of Modern Art’s Elastic Mind exhibit, it was hard to absorb it all in one shot, but look what else was there: It’s a Pong table, updated to incorporate the physical...
