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xbox 360

Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update Details

Here's what we just learned from Microsoft in their round-table discussion on Xbox Live and the new Dashboard. First, the impetus for re-designing the dash was that the current content navigation is too difficult. They only planned on a couple hundred/thousand items, but they currently have 20,000+ pieces of content in their marketplace. There needed to be a change, and the change is the streamlined dash. Here's what else we found. More »

6:16 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Jason Chen
19,632 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: Oh great, there goes gameplay for a bunch of my games...boosting will be even easier, and Chromehounds will be completely changed b/c u need to capture combas's in order to keep verbal contact with your squad. Thanks ms for making more »

robots

Flame Bot Has Manliest Walk in Robot Kingdom

Next Friday, a Dutch robotics researcher named Daan Hobbelen at TU Delft will be getting his PhD for building a robot named Flame. What's the big deal? you robo-saturated Giz readers ask. Flame has been built to walk like a man, using human-based principles that strike fear in the hearts of other robotics experts. UPDATE and BONUS VIDEO BELOW!! More »

3:00 PM on Fri May 23 2008
By Wilson Rothman
21,848 views, 44 comments

fall out

Toshiba Is "Quite Surprised" Warner Left Them for That Blu-ray Hussy

Tipped to this during the call with Warner, Toshiba—one of HD DVD's daddies—has released their statement on Warner's Blu-ray defection. It reads like a letter from a jilted lover: "We have long maintained a close partnership with Warner Bros" and "Toshiba is quite surprised by Warner Bros.' decision to abandon HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray." The full screed of woe: More »

7:40 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By matt buchanan
9,492 views, 36 comments

xbox 360

Xbox 360 DVD Player Still Sucks After Update, HD DVD Not Great Either [Updated]

We've known that the Xbox 360 DVD player was asstastic for a while, but surely this latest fall update would have improved things at least a little. No such luck, as the player still only got a 40 out of 130 on the HQV DVD test—which is a non-improvement from before the update. Are things better on the HD side? More »

2:30 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Jason Chen
19,032 views, 52 comments

reminder

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Available Now

The oh-so-hotly anticipated dashboard ("fall") update for the Xbox 360 is fresh out of the oven and ready for you to download. If you only caught the headlines that it'd come with DivX and XviD hotness, have a look back at what else is baked inside. [via Destructoid]

9:45 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Matt Buchanan
25,466 views, 12 comments

divx on xbox 360

Xbox 360 Fall Update Full Details (DivX! XviD!)

Update: Apparently there's actually something good in this update! Too bad they didn't actually include it in the press release, but the Xbox 360 will support DivX and XviD! Hurray! Here's what we got from the Xbox team: More »

12:40 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Jason Chen
41,313 views, 45 comments

lighting

This Is What Lamps Look Like In Hell

Chances are that if you have $45,000 lying around to blow on a lamp, you probably did something shady to get it. So a Fall of the Dammed lamp depicting a Dante-esque decent into hell should be right up your alley. Thanks to a sophisticated laser sculpting process, owners can now enjoy an extremely expensive reminder that when the apocalypse hits, Satan will be there to kick their ass. [Product Page via BLTD]

8:30 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,839 views, 23 comments

fall update

Xbox Downloads on Xbox 360, And More! (But Not Much)

The contents of the Xbox 360's fall update have been revealed to the world. Great! So do we get IPTV now? Uhh, no. Maybe the new Zunes are doing something cool with the console? Not that we've heard. How about downloading old games? Yes! More »

9:12 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
10,800 views, 19 comments

parenting

Xbox 360 Parental Timer Rumors Solidifying

Rumors of the long-expected parental timer embedded in the Xbox 360's impending fall update have been picking up steam in the last week or so, with the latest sort-of confirmation supposedly coming from a Guitar Hero III keychain. The included pamphlet reportedly describes the timer thusly:
A simple tool that lets you manage how much time your kids spend on their Xbox 360. Manage in daily or weekly increments. Easy for parents to suspend and add time. Available in December 2007 only through Xbox Live.
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2:30 AM on Tue Nov 6 2007
By Matt Buchanan
1,875 views, 12 comments

Latest by Jaymez: Great idea. Better idea is not buying your kid the damn video game system to begin with. I won't allow one in my house, period. more »

architecture

Beautiful Japanese Building to be Covered in Puke

Japan is set to launch its first building-mounted free-fall ride in an exterior wall of Osaka's $157 million 12-story namBa H!PS entertainment complex set to open this December. The ride will provide guests with a beautiful view of the city right before it drops them 200 feet down the side of the building at 50 mph. This will undoubtedly result in an all-natural, and rather rancid type of graffiti adorning the building—not to mention one seriously pissed off janitor. [Pink Tentacle]

8:00 PM on Mon Oct 15 2007
By Sean Fallon
7,538 views, 16 comments

Latest by lunarstreaker: Now i understand why the Japanese peeps are so short. Those sudden stops can take their toll, you betcha, by golly! more »

Intel quad-core 45nm Yorkfield chip to launch at 3GHz with 1333MHz front side bus, to be about 10% faster than predecessor [Bit-Tech]

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new for fall

Three New EasyShare Cameras from Kodak Leaked before IFA

A trio of cameras from Kodak, the Z812 IS Megazoom, the V1233 and the V1253 have shown up on the Let's Go Digital website, who apparently got it from the Kodak website. More details and pics about the three compacts below. More »

8:01 AM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,460 views, 4 comments

oh mate, not again!

62-Year-Old Man Attempts Hara-Kiri by Jumping from 25 Miles Up

A 62-year-old Frenchman is giving his attempt on the world free-fall record one last try in the skies above Saskatchewan. Michel Fournier has spent $13.25 million trying to jump from 25 miles above the earth's surface and break the world free-fall record set by USAF test pilot Joe Kittinger in 1960. But first he has to get up there. More »

7:12 AM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By AddyDugdale
19,314 views, 51 comments

Latest by flame500: I'm sure if he fails he will still leave an impressive crater. more »