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Spring is in the air so you know what that means: the start of the 2012 baseball season. It's also the time of year where two game developers are competing for your hard-earned cash. So what's the best baseball game to pick up this year?

That will all depend on which console you own. Those with a PlayStation 3 have a choice, either MLB 12: The Show or Major League Baseball 2K12. On the other hand, Xbox 360 owners are locked in to only one title to satisfy their baseball itch. Unfortunately for the latter, this year's best baseball game is exclusive to the PlayStation 3.

This year also marks the first MLB game for the Vita, which is mostly a PS3 console port of The Show. We'll be taking a look at each title in the lineup so it's crystal clear how we arrived at our conclusion.

Visual Concepts' Major League Baseball 2K12 doesn't do enough in the way of innovation, something we complained about last year. There's been a noticeable improvements in animation and commentary, but the game is still plagued by a laundry list of shortcomings that fail to create the illusion of a real baseball game. (Credit: Visual Concepts/2K Sports)

Our favorite addition to the game has got to be MLB Today Season mode, where you'll play each game of your favorite team's season as they do in real life. If you miss a game on a scheduled day, the real team's outco... [Read more]

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Spring is in the air so you know what that means: the start of the 2012 baseball season. It's also the time of year where two game developers are competing for your hard-earned cash. So what's the best baseball game to pick up this year?

That will all depend on which console you own. Those with a PlayStation 3 have a choice, either MLB 12: The Show or Major League Baseball 2K12. On the other hand, Xbox 360 owners are locked in to only one title to satisfy their baseball itch. Unfortunately for the latter, this year's best baseball game is exclusive to the PlayStation 3.

This year also marks the first MLB game for the Vita, which is mostly a PS3 console port of The Show. We'll be taking a look at each title in the lineup so it's crystal clear how we arrived at our conclusion.

Visual Concepts' Major League Baseball 2K12 doesn't do enough in the way of innovation, something we complained about last year. There's been a noticeable improvements in animation and commentary, but the game is still plagued by a laundry list of shortcomings that fail to create the illusion of a real baseball game. (Credit: Visual Concepts/2K Sports)

Our favorite addition to the game has got to be MLB Today Season mode, where you'll play each game of your favorite team's season as they do in real life. If you miss a game on a scheduled day, the real team's outco... [Read more]

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The $80 Remee comes in a choice of colors.

The Remee Lucid Dreaming Mask is worn like a regular sleep mask, but it has built-in LEDs that flash in patterns. The idea is that the sleeper recognizes the lights as visual anomalies, realizes he is sleeping, and then takes control of the dream.

Here's what Remee looks like with the lights activated on one side. (Click to enlarge.)

The LED patterns and delay times before the lights trigger will be customizable through a Web site. There's also a dimmer control so the LEDs don't wake you up by blaring through your eyelids.

Remee isn't the first lucid dreaming mask, but it's cheaper than existing options like the $190 REM-Dreamer. Remee can be yours for an $80 pledge on Kickstarter.

My dreams tend to follow along the lines of "Inception." I sometimes wake up in my dreams and then wake up a second time in reality. Fun!

I've managed to pull off lucid dreaming a handful of times, but it's hard to control and never lasts long. I understand the temptation to find a tec... [Read more]

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The $80 Remee comes in a choice of colors.

The Remee Lucid Dreaming Mask is worn like a regular sleep mask, but it has built-in LEDs that flash in patterns. The idea is that the sleeper recognizes the lights as visual anomalies, realizes he is sleeping, and then takes control of the dream.

Here's what Remee looks like with the lights activated on one side. (Click to enlarge.)

The LED patterns and delay times before the lights trigger will be customizable through a Web site. There's also a dimmer control so the LEDs don't wake you up by blaring through your eyelids.

Remee isn't the first lucid dreaming mask, but it's cheaper than existing options like the $190 REM-Dreamer. Remee can be yours for an $80 pledge on Kickstarter.

My dreams tend to follow along the lines of "Inception." I sometimes wake up in my dreams and then wake up a second time in reality. Fun!

I've managed to pull off lucid dreaming a handful of times, but it's hard to control and never lasts long. I understand the temptation to find a tec... [Read more]

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Verizon unveils LG Lucid midrange LTE Android phone
Dialed In No. 217: It's now or never for Windows Phone (podcast)
How an odd dancing movie became a phenomenon
Recharge an iPhone with this plug-in case