I was never fan of the PS2 EyeToy, so I barely blinked at the announcement of the new HD "Playstation Eye"... but I really started blinking when I saw the Eye of Judgement. Regular readers will recall my fascination with video games in Japan that allow you to interaction using playing cards -- one in particular allowed you to control the movement of your forces by moving your card for that force across the table. That technology, I'm assuming, was RFID-based.

The Eye of Judgement, if I'm interpreting the screenshots correctly, recognizes your playing cards using the EyeToy and then superimposes 3D animations on top of them. It's like Battle Chess for the 21st century. I still won't buy a PS3, but I might marvel at what I'm missing.