Microsoft to Pay For XBox 360 Repairs
During the first few months after the launch of the XBox 360, there were countless stories about major hard drive crashes and overheating issues.
Well, nearly a year after the fact, Microsoft has finally owned up to the problem.
“As part of our standard and ongoing process of analyzing repair data, we recently noticed a higher than [...]
The Remember Ring
The Remember Ring promises that you will never forget a wedding anniversary thanks to it’s “Hot Spot” technology.
The ring is programmed to heat up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 seconds every hour beginning 24 hours before your anniversary. A not so gentle reminder that you should get off your ass and start planning a [...]
Mini Gas Turbine Powered Battery
Researchers at MIT have a product in development that is a tiny gas turbine engine that can produce up to 10 Watts of power. String some together and you can run laptops with that kind of power. One of these 10 Watt engines is just the size of a quarter. So what you are left [...]
Microsoft Cuts Zune Price
Despite the fact that the Zune hasn’t even been released yet, it appears that Microsoft has already slashed the price.
According to Gizmodo, Microsoft intends to drop the price to $229 in response to Apple’s move to lower the 30GB iPod price to $250. This comes only a day after Wal-Mart leaked a $284 Zune pricepoint.
Furthermore, [...]
Guitar Hero to Go Multi-Format
Activision has confirmed that the popular Guitar Hero franchise will be available on “every significant new format” starting in 2007.
However, the upcoming Guitar Hero 2 installment will remain a PS2 exclusive.
This is good news for all of the non-Sony console owners out there considering that the original Guitar Hero is quite possibly the best music [...]
Confirmed: Wii Not Region Free
A little under a week ago Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo’s Vice-President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, inexplicably told Wired that the Wii would be region free.
Wired: Will the Wii be region-free?
Kaplan: Yes. Like the Nintendo DS, the Wii will be able to play games from other regions, such as Japan, without any restriction. Kaplan implied [...]
TGS: XBox 360 To Add 1080p Support
Today at the Tokyo Game Show Microsoft announced that the XBox 360 will be supporting 1080p resolution via an upcoming software update.
While Microsoft has no plans to develop games taking advantage of this ability, the move does mean that XBox 360 owners will be able to play current games at the new resolution and upscale [...]
Video Conferencing Half Suit
This just caught my attention. Hang out in your underwear while working at home, and slip on this half suit to attend those video conference calls in comfort. Now some might say why even bother to buy a half suit when you could just wear a shirt, tie and jacket and get the same effect. [...]
Government Anti-Drug Videos on YouTube
The US Government is posting it’s already aired anti-drug commercials onto YouTube. They claim this is a free way for them to get their message out. I can’t argue that it is free. However, I doubt that anyone searching YouTube for drug related videos is looking for an anti-drug commercial. It would seem more [...]
Tickle Me Elmo…To the Extreme!
Ha Ha Ha…annoying.
Today Fisher price took the wraps off the top secret T.M.X. Elmo project (the X stands for extreme) in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the original “Tickle Me Elmo” release.
Sufficed to say, Elmo’s movements are a cut above where they were a decade ago. Now the laughing has Elmo slapping his knee, [...]
