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speakers

Wii-styled 2.1 Speakers Are the Ultimate Nintendo Fanboy Accessory

Spotted on the floor of CES by Kotaku, Fenda's "On Play" 2.1 speaker system has speakers that resemble a Wii Nunchuk and a subwoofer that looks like the Wii itself. In addition to having a dock for the Wii to sit on, Kotaku's Michael McWhertor says the speakers sound pretty good and will only cost around $50 when they come out later this year. [Kotaku]

4:00 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Adrian Covert
6,211 views, 14 comments

Latest by thechansen: I love the hand written CES booth notes. Have companies really gotten this lazy? I guess you either have a bitching power point and printed materials or a working product and something that an 8th grade class can more »

new ps3 firmware

PlayStation Firmware 2.1 Brings Blu-ray 1.1, DivX and World Peace


According to the UK PlayStation page, new firmware 2.1 could be hitting tomorrow (technically their lead is "An update to the PS3 system software was released on December 18, 2007") and it's brought treats for everyone in the class. First and foremost, we finally get Blu-ray Profile 1.1, otherwise known as the "final standard profile." Among other things, it means that picture-in-picture will now work on PS3 Blu-ray. More »

11:06 AM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Mark Wilson
26,808 views, 46 comments

Latest by techni: @Rexplex "Blu-Ray 2.0 will require internet connectivity - yet another feature that HD-DVD has madated since the beginning." Then why doesn't the 360 HD DVD player support it? more »

upgrades

New Zune Software and Firmware Available

To all of the Giz readers who own first gen Zunes, your Zune 2.0 is available for download now. For a less cryptic version of exactly what we mean, hit up our hands-on with Microsoft's free upgraded Zuneware. For everyone else who doesn't care, we are so, so sorry for distracting you from what looks to be an otherwise productive workday. Did you make those little post-it airplanes? Nice. [zune.net via gadgetlab]

10:16 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
9,145 views, 16 comments

The Bluetooth SIG group just approved Bluetooth Core Spec Version 2.1+EDR, which brings easier pairing and enhanced power optimization. [Bluetooth]

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peripherals

Logitech X-240 Low-End Speakers With iPod/Zune Dock

The Logitech X-240 may look similar to their pricier cousins, the Z10s, but the fact that they are 2.1 speakers and are made by Logitech are practically the only things they have in common. The X-240s ditch the fancy LCD and onboard playback controls for ease of use and a music player dock. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Jan 4 2007
By Jason Chen
1,820 views, Comment