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Xbox 360 Gears of War Faceplate Hands-On

Remember all the accessories MadCatz was making for Gears of War? Here’s a shot of one of them. It goes on pretty smoothly—like most 360 faceplates—and isn’t garish at all. Quite nice, and definitely matches the game Gears of War better than my old FIFA 06 faceplate. https://gizmodo.com/madcatz-offering-xbox-360-gears-of-war-accessories-211737 One bonus pic after the jump. Product…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PlayStation 3 Unpantsing

The Wii got it, now it’s the PS3’s turn. Oh baby. You’re so heavy.

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PS3’s Charge Cable vs. Xbox 360’s Charge Cable

How long is the PS3’s charge cable compared to the Xbox 360’s? Well, watch the video to find out. Ok, done? As you can see, the PS3’s cable is only five feet long, not nearly far enough for anyone to use while playing. It’s only a “charge” cable—unless you want to sit up close and…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PS3 Vs Eye Chart: Menu Hard To Read on Small HDTVs

The PS3’s menu fonts are almost impossible to read from more than 6 feet away on a 37-inch LCD running at 1080p. Most 1080p displays are larger, and most people who can afford this console at $600 bucks will have a large TV. But I think that most kids and lower end gamers who are…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 11

PlayStation 3 1.10 Update Released

Looks like even though we can’t connect to the PS3 network to grab the update (locked down until launch), we can grab it from online and update it via removable memory. Some updates from the 1.00 version (which couldn’t access the PlayStation Network) are added screensaver options, PlayStation Store access, and online manuals. We’re going…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PS3 Timesaver Tip: HDMI Not Enabled At First

Here’s a tip to save all you new PS3 owners more than a few minutes of confusion. Even if you go out and buy the HDMI cable (not included) to use on your PS3, you’ll still have to use the composite AV cable to set up your console first. Make sure to set your video…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PS3 SIXAXIS Controller’s Battery Is Kinda Replaceable

Even though Sony’s said that they will replace dead SIXAXIS controllers once the battery life is gone—there’s actually a note that the battery has a limited life-span in the manual—they also give you a method for removing the battery. All you have to do is unscrew 5 screws on the back of the controller, pull…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PlayStation 3 Media Interface HD Video

Click to view We talked about how the getting the PS3 to play back media was a bit complicated last night, but here’s a video of the photo browsing and viewing area of the PS3 interface. This is in the traditional slideshow view, and not in the photo album view (we’ll post that later), but…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 11

PS3 Slideshow Video: 3D Photos Are Wonderful

I’d mentioned that the PS3’s 3D slideshow was wonderful. Here’s a video clip of it in action…as soon as youtube gets its ass in gear. Go Web 2.0 monkey! –Brian Lam PS3 Media Playback: Complicated [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/ps3-media-playback-complicated-214111

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 10

PS3 Media Playback: Complicated

So the PS3 will playback JPG photos, Sony’s own music format, ATRAC, MP3, AAC, and MPEG-4. By far the coolest thing is the 3D slideshow view for photos. You can zoom in and out, and it even makes little negative strips from your images. Hot. But at first, we couldn’t get it to read any…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 10

PS3 vs. Wii: Console Contents

Does the PlayStation 3 or the Wii ship with the better included content? Both ship with a controller and composite cables (even though one of them stresses its HD content), but what about media? The Wii comes with Wii Sports, a game that shows off the Wii’s Wiimote functionality, but is also a great party…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 10

Nintendo Delivers Wii In Ice Cream Trucks

Nintendo just dropped off their spanking new Wii console to Gizmodo’s San Francisco HQ in an Ice Cream Truck. Sony’s press events have been going on for a couple weeks now, but Nintendo’s is just revved up. As Brian and I were unboxing the Wii and PS3, Nintendo dropped the bomb on us. A bomb…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 10

Nintendo Wii First Startup + Surprise!

Here’s what the Nintendo Wii looks like the first time you start it up. Enter in the time, date, name, and what language you speak (I had problems with that one). One cool detail is how the controller vibrates when you scrub over various clickable UI elements. The surprise? Nintendo calls us to tell us…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 10

Wii and PS3: Complete and Synchronized Unboxing

An event that happens less than Neptune colliding with Uranus: two consoles arriving on our doorstep simultaneously. Actually now that we think about it, it’s only happened once…ever. The Wii and PS3 have landed, and only Gizmodo has the exclusive unboxing of both next-gen devices. This is the retail PS3, which unlike the test PS3…

Tech News Brian Lam and Jason Chen Nov 10

Taito’s Wii Controller Lets You Play Conductor

It’s not clear what game(s) will make use of this contraption, but our eagle-eyed brothers at Kotaku have spotted Taito’s upcoming Wii controller for train sims. We can’t imagine a train sim being all that exciting (unless it lets you operate a NYC subway), but looks-wise that is one cool controller. A Wii Controller For…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Nov 10

Nintendo Sales Graph, How Low Can You Go?

According to Nintendo data, this is their track record of worldwide sales over the last four generations of consoles, and it isn’t good. Obviously the GameCube hasn’t done as well as Nintendo hoped, and handhelds make up a huge amount of Nintendo’s marketshare, but who knew that their home console sales had declined so drastically?…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 9

Atari Father Takes a Poo on PS3

The godfather of the video game industry, Atari-creator Nolan Bushnell, has taken sides with Microsoft and Nintendo in the next gen gaming console wars. In an interview with Red Herring, Bushnell went on record saying “Sony shot themselves in the foot” with regards to the PS3. Adding insult to injury, he also talked smack about…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 9

Pinball Goes High Tech With HDTV Makeover

Nothing ruins the day quite like finding an OUT OF ORDER sign tacked to the front of our favorite pinball machine. Here to put OUT OF ORDER signs out of business forever is the Ultra Pin (Global VR). Where old-school bumpers, ramps and bonus whirly things would normally be, the Ultra Pin has a 32-inch…

Tech News Scott Jones Nov 9

The Loop: Motion-Controlled Point & Click For Your TV

It looks like the bandwagon has officially commenced for the Nintendo Wii. Case in point, the Loop. A new ring-shaped remote control concept that’ll be coming out sometime in 2007. The Loop lets you use hand gestures and a scroll wheel to navigate through channels. So pointing and clicking on the movies tab will give…

Gadgets Blongo3 Nov 9

Secret Wii Warehouse: Nintendo Ready for Retail

At Nintendo’s secret North Bend facility…whoops…the elves are readying the willy Wiis for ship, along with copies of zelda. The creates are marked “DO NOT SELL BEFORE NOV. 19th” and signed Ganon. There are photos of the trucks being loaded up, too, so here they come, here comes the thing I want most this year.…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 9

Xbox 360 Gears of War Faceplate Hands-On

PlayStation 3 Unpantsing

PS3’s Charge Cable vs. Xbox 360’s Charge Cable

PS3 Vs Eye Chart: Menu Hard To Read on Small HDTVs

PlayStation 3 1.10 Update Released

PS3 Timesaver Tip: HDMI Not Enabled At First

PS3 SIXAXIS Controller’s Battery Is Kinda Replaceable

PlayStation 3 Media Interface HD Video

PS3 Slideshow Video: 3D Photos Are Wonderful

PS3 Media Playback: Complicated

PS3 vs. Wii: Console Contents

Nintendo Delivers Wii In Ice Cream Trucks

Nintendo Wii First Startup + Surprise!

Wii and PS3: Complete and Synchronized Unboxing

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Nintendo Sales Graph, How Low Can You Go?

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The Loop: Motion-Controlled Point & Click For Your TV

Secret Wii Warehouse: Nintendo Ready for Retail

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