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Hello: A Busy Weekend for Xbox, Nokia, and a New Writer

Hey there. The weekend was kind of…hectic. Jason Chen’s visiting family in Taiwan, and Mark Wilson, weekend editor was away. That left Travis, Matt and me working hard. Luckily, Saturday and Sunday had interesting news drop about the beautiful hardware you see above. On Sunday, after numerous leaks cough*gamespot*cough, Microsoft ended our wondering by unleashing…

Tech News Brian Lam

Xbox Spring Update: Holy Hardware QWERTY and Fresh Firmware

Yo! That’s not fan fiction rendering, that’s straight from Microsoft: An honest to God QWERTY that slaps underneath your Xbox controller. Why do you need that? Well, you might have heard some rumors about the Xbox Spring Update over the weekend. Those were true. So, the QWERTY isn’t coming ’til Summer, but it’ll make text…

Tech News Brian Lam

Low Tech: Xbox 360 Easter Egg

No fancy tech stuff here, just a plain chicken egg and paint. Granted, it’s much cooler than the pink and purple pastel eggs we used to get when we younger, so if we could get those matching Wii and PS3 eggs to boot, we might just spare the Easter Bunny. This year. https://gizmodo.com/officially-a-rumor-xbox-360-to-get-msn-messenger-chat-250517 The Xbox…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Officially a Rumor: Xbox 360 to Get MSN Messenger Chat, Jedi Sleep Download Mode

Friends at Kotaku and Engadget are claiming this unconfirmed video is of the XBox 360 Spring Update. There’s lots of detail here…unconfirmed detail…but the most important unconfirmed tweaks are: •Unconfirmed integration with MSN messenger by way of friends list and on screen chat pop ups •An unconfirmed live download mode that puts the console into…

Tech News Brian Lam

Microsoft Claims its 120GB Xbox Drive is Worth $179

Nowadays external hard drives ain’t that expensive. You can easily find an external 120GB HDD for around $90. So what’s up with MS charging $179 for their Xbox HDD? If you compare what we are offering with a real plug-and-play drive, the closest thing would be to take a 120-gig self-powered external PC drive, and…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Best Buy’s Xbox Elite Street Date – Accessories For Sale Early

A tipster just sent in some details on Best Buy’s sale of the Xbox 360 Elite. The street date will be April 29, and all stores are mandated to hold all stock until that date. Of course you’ll get the one or two who “forget,” but that’s pretty much when you’ll be able to get…

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft Doesn’t Jump On Motion Control Bandwagon … Yet

The motion-controlling Wiimote and SIXAXIS seem to be taking the console gaming world by storm, but they are weaksauce, at least according to Microsoft. I’ll just let Microsoft’s Chris Satchell do the talking: One thing I’m not certain of is that third parties are super-excited about that motion control—or at least they’re not showing it…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo: Xbox 360 HD DVD for $130 or $149

Or? Yes. Select Sam’s Clubs are selling the Xbox 360 HD DVD drives for either $130 or $149, depending on where you look. We’re not sure this is worth getting a Sam’s Club membership for—especially if you’re like us and already shop at Costco instead—but if you’ve already got one, hop on down and see.…

Tech News Jason Chen

Wireless Xbox 360 Rock Band Guitar Controller Coming?

EBGames is great at letting people in on unreleased accessories. Last time, it was the Retro Joystick from Mad Catz. This time, it’s a wireless guitar controller for Rock Band, the upcoming game that lets you be Guitar Hero with 2 guitars, a drum set and a mic. The ship date is 11/1, which should…

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft Updates Xbox 360 Warranty Again

Following up on the previous warranty change that extended everyone to a year of coverage (up from 90 days), Microsoft’s just revamped it yet again for the good of mankind. Here’s what’s new: https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-warranty-extended-to-365-223852 • Free shipping and free postage paid container • If your box is still under warranty, they will extend your coverage…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dealzmodo: Guitar Hero II for 360 With Free 1600 Microsoft Points

Hey rockers! Did you know that if you get your Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 tomorrow at Circuit City you’ll get a free points card worth 1600 Marketplace Points? That’s $20 right there, which is enough to pick up the handful of great original Guitar Hero 1 songs you can download from the marketplace.…

Tech News Jason Chen

Rosetta@Home Distributed Folding Coming to Xbox 360?

Click to viewLast week I asked Microsoft to bring Folding@Home to the Xbox 360 to add a boatload of computing power to the Alzheimer’s fight. Well, Folding@Home isn’t the only distributed protein-folding program around, don’t-cha know. There’s also Rosetta@Home, a program that happened to receive over $10 million from the Gates Foundation for HIV research…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Xbox 360 Elite: The Video

Take a look at on10’s video with Albert Penello, Director of Global Marketing for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Some good views of the new Xbox 360 Elite, and also of sweet gaming journalist Tina Wood. After you watch, read our interview with Penello, where we actually ask him some real questions. – Charlie White Exclusive Video:…

Tech News Charlie White

100% Official: Xbox 360 Elite Moves from Fanboy Wet Dreams to Reality [Updated Photos]

Microsoft officially announced the Xbox 360 Elite, a black version of its gaming console that has an HDMI port, a 120GB hard drive, as well as a black wireless Xbox 360 controller and a black Xbox live headset. Most of this, faithful readers, you already knew about as we chased the rumor all the way…

Tech News Charlie White

Xbox 360 Elite: Interview with Microsoft’s Albert Penello

Just before today’s launch announcement, we interviewed Albert Penello, Director of Global Marketing for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, and asked about the processor inside the Xbox 360 Elite, upcoming partnerships for the Marketplace Live download service, and future plans for IPTV. Most of our conversation was about denying 65nm process chips and quieter disc drives, but…

Tech News Charlie White

Is This the First Pic of the Xbox 360’s 120GB Hard Drive?

Here’s a tiny picture to add to all the rumor and speculation about the Xbox 360 120GB drive, and this one is allegedly a promotional poster from videogame retailer GameStop, showing the first shot we’ve seen of a 120GB “hardrive” that would be on the Xbox 360. The only problem with this is, we’re not…

Tech News Charlie White

Rumor: Xbox 360 Elite IPTV Capable Out of the Box

While old school Xbox 360s will probably require a firmware update of some sort to get its IPTV on, Dean Takahashi at Mercury News says that the totally unconfirmed but widely expected Xbox 360 Elite will come IPTV-ready right out of the box. https://gizmodo.com/the-real-deal-on-xbox-360-iptv-with-pics-and-video-227911 This jibes with what I was told back in January when…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Xbox 360 May Support Blu-ray Someday [Updated: Whatever]

I don’t know if this is a tragic sign of Microsoft giving in, but the Xbox UK head Neil Thompson said that Microsoft is opening up the possibility of supporting Blu-ray on the 360 someday. Thompson told the BBC: Whatever format wins it is highly likely we will offer a solution. The only debate is…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

Walt Mossburg said in his review that “Apple TV’s most formidable competitor is the Xbox 360 game console from Microsoft, which, in addition to playing games, can also play back content from Windows computers on a TV.” The Times’ techmeister David Pogue also calls up the 360 Media Extender in his review, as well some…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Hands-On Impressions: Streaming YouTube and Google Video to the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3

If you’re not familiar with Orb, it’s both a streaming and a broadcasting solution to get audio and video onto your TV. They’ve just introduced a new version of Orb MyCasting that works with the Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3 game consoles. This means you can now play back pictures, music, and movies sitting on…

Tech News Jason Chen

Hello: A Busy Weekend for Xbox, Nokia, and a New Writer

Xbox Spring Update: Holy Hardware QWERTY and Fresh Firmware

Low Tech: Xbox 360 Easter Egg

Officially a Rumor: Xbox 360 to Get MSN Messenger Chat, Jedi Sleep Download Mode

Microsoft Claims its 120GB Xbox Drive is Worth $179

Best Buy’s Xbox Elite Street Date – Accessories For Sale Early

Microsoft Doesn’t Jump On Motion Control Bandwagon … Yet

Dealzmodo: Xbox 360 HD DVD for $130 or $149

Wireless Xbox 360 Rock Band Guitar Controller Coming?

Microsoft Updates Xbox 360 Warranty Again

Dealzmodo: Guitar Hero II for 360 With Free 1600 Microsoft Points

Rosetta@Home Distributed Folding Coming to Xbox 360?

Xbox 360 Elite: The Video

100% Official: Xbox 360 Elite Moves from Fanboy Wet Dreams to Reality [Updated Photos]

Xbox 360 Elite: Interview with Microsoft’s Albert Penello

Is This the First Pic of the Xbox 360’s 120GB Hard Drive?

Rumor: Xbox 360 Elite IPTV Capable Out of the Box

Xbox 360 May Support Blu-ray Someday [Updated: Whatever]

Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

Hands-On Impressions: Streaming YouTube and Google Video to the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3

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