DIY Xbox 360 RROD Coasters: Housewares for the Ten-Year-Old Inside You

These RROD coasters are clever, sure. But anything with Perler beads is about as classy as black velvet Elvis paintings or those creepy ceramic dolls your grandma collects. Translation: save these for D&D games in the basement. [GamerGrrlz via...

10:00 PM on Mon Jun 22 2009, by Adrian Covert, 5,243 views, 9 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5300324/diy-xbox-360-rrod-coasters-housewares-for-the-ten+year+old-inside-you

RRoD Xbox Turned Into the Stupendous Arcade Stick

When one gamer's Xbox 360 went RRoD, he didn't just give up. Instead, he gutted the system and transformed his dead Xbox 360 into a functioning arcade stick. Keep fighting the good fight, Seppun. [TechEBlog]

7:00 PM on Wed Apr 15 2009, by Mark Wilson, 11,095 views, 26 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5213506/rrod-xbox-turned-into-the-stupendous-arcade-stick

Microsoft Offers Comfort, Warranty Coverage To Xbox E74 Error Victims

For dazed, RRoD-weary Xbox users, hearing that there's one more way that your console might die on you was almost too much to bear. Thankfully, Microsoft has announced that these latest victims are covered, even retroactively.

7:18 AM on Tue Apr 14 2009, by John Herrman, 12,494 views, 74 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5211201/microsoft-offers-comfort-warranty-coverage-to-xbox-e74-error-victims

Ballmer, the Evil Cylon, Finally Revealed

Boing Boing Gadgets discovered the best way to tell whether you're talking to real Ballmer or his (slightly more) evil Cylon clone in their neat RROD photoshop. It's in the eyes. [BBG]

8:00 PM on Mon Mar 23 2009, by Jason Chen, 8,850 views, 42 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5181072/ballmer-the-evil-cylon-finally-revealed

Vote Which Tokyoflash Concepts You'd LIke to See for Real

No, it's not one of Adam's Photoshop contests (but the premise could work). Tokyoflash has sent us twelve Bluetooth necklace concepts, and they'd like to know which three they should put into production.

2:20 PM on Fri Mar 13 2009, by Mark Wilson, 10,361 views, 62 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5169456/vote-which-tokyoflash-concepts-youd-like-to-see-for-real

Microsoft Skimps on Shipping Boxes For Owners of RRoD-ed Xboxes?

It's bad enough going through the hassle of shipping your Xbox 360 off to customer support, but now Microsoft won't even give you the box to ship it in. Updated.

3:14 AM on Wed Mar 4 2009, by Elaine Chow, 18,727 views, 84 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5164058/microsoft-skimps-on-shipping-boxes-for-owners-of-rrod+ed-xboxes

Image of the Day: If Microsoft Ever Bought Target

Some Halo player imagines what it would look like if Microsoft ever purchased Target. Hah. [Halolz - Thanks Marco!]

9:20 PM on Fri Jan 23 2009, by Jason Chen, 37,428 views, 84 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5138377/image-of-the-day-if-microsoft-ever-bought-target

A Call for Revolution Against Beta Culture

11:20 AM on Fri Nov 21 2008, by Jesus Diaz, 58,715 views, 185 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5083371/a-call-for-revolution-against-beta-culture

Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?

When I went to vote this afternoon, I was kind of disappointed to find that my location was using paper ballots. Not that I have anything against that really—other than the waste of paper it is actually pretty hard to screw up as a voter...

7:00 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008, by Sean Fallon, 4,195 views, 84 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5076337/question-of-the-day-do-you-prefer-a-paper-ballot-or-a-voting-machine

QOTD: How Many Times Has Your Xbox 360 Gone Down With a RRoD?

Earlier this month we learned that a California man has decided to sue Microsoft over RRoD issues claiming that the company knew around 50% of the consoles shipped were defective (some claim the figure could be as high as 68 percent.) As you know,...

5:00 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008, by Sean Fallon, 9,642 views, 140 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5071084/qotd-how-many-times-has-your-xbox-360-gone-down-with-a-rrod