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Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Coming 11/3, Costing an Absurd $100

Want to get your Xbox 360 online using the fastest wireless protocol possible? Get ready to pony up an unconscionable $100 on 11/3, according to GameStop. Seriously, Microsoft? [Gamestop via Joystiq]

Tech News Adam Frucci Oct 5

What a Broken Zune HD Display Looks Like

It’s tough to know just how often this particular problem is occurring, but we’ve heard a fair share of reports on the Zune HD’s otherwise gorgeous OLED display having performance glitches. And needless to say, you’d notice it. Here, the touch controls are 100% intact; the problem is that the bottom majority of the screen…

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 5

Blue Blood 360 Controller Modkit Looks Surprisingly Tasteful

For $30, console mod company XCM will sell you this Blue Blood Xbox 360 controller kit. It includes a new blue shell and D-pad along with a series of glowing LED buttons. Can techno-kitsch be beautiful? Apparently. [TotalConsole via technabob]

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 5

The Future of Mice (If There Is One)

While touring Microsoft’s Hardware division, I saw some concept mice that renewed my faith in the quintessential desktop accessory, ones that had capacitive touch surfaces and cameras that enabled an array of precision multitouch gesture. Take a look: The name of the game is multitouch. The Applied Sciences Group at Microsoft—who helped create with Natal—are…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 5

The Great T-Mobile Sidekick Data Outage of 2009 Could End Monday, Maybe

Apparently, every T-Mobile Sidekick user from sea to shining sea has been without data access on their mobiles this weekend. Unfortunately, word on the wire is access should have returned yesterday (but it didn’t). How do we know this outage is serious business? Because it’s a trending topic on Twitter right now, that’s how. Celebrity…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 4

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Woman Disarms Terrorist With Ax, Then Shoots Him With His Own AK-47…Windows 7 XP Mode Is Ready For Realsies…Skype Rumored To Become Lenovo Crapware…Windows Mobile, Symbian To Dominate World Smartphone Biz in 5 Years??? A 21-year-old woman who lives with her brother and parents on the India side of the disputed India-Pakistani border was in…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 1

Bill Gates Lost $7 Billion Last Year, Is Still Richer Than God

Pity poor Bill Gates! In this terrible economy, he lost $7 billion last year, bringing his net worth down to… $50 Billion. Don’t worry! He’s still the richest man on the planet, but he’s less richer than everybody else than last year. Other losers on this year’s Forbes 400 include Paul Allen, who lost $4.5…

Tech News Adam Frucci Oct 1

Microsoft’s Anechoic Chamber: The Place Where Sound Goes To Die

Yesterday, while touring a new building on Microsoft’s campus, I came across an anechoic chamber: A room designed to eliminate all noise from outside—and in. I spent about 5 minutes locked inside, and man is it freaky. The chamber is actually its own “box-in-box” building, like the Time Warner Center’s Rose Theater. It rests on…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 1

Microsoft’s 224,000 Servers Fit Into 112 Containers and Only Take Four People to Set Up

There are 2,000 in that container. And there are 112 such containers in Microsoft’s $500 million Chicago data center. It may seem somewhat ridiculous, but this container-based data center design is absolutely brilliant (and environmentally sustainable to boot). While we haven’t seen Microsoft’s newest data center, we hear that it has 700,000 square feet of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 30

This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?

If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. Once your signals hit the receiver, you can support Windows, Linux, Mac or Xbox 360, PlayStation 3…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 29

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Is Just the Blunted Tip of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Iceberg

Cast your gaze upon the HTC Imagio: a same-y WinMo touch phone, not unlike the Touch Diamond2, with an aging Qualcomm processor, familiar specs and a manufacturer-designed interface. This, folks, is the new, old face of Windows Mobile. PhoneArena happened upon these shots of the Imagio XV6975, which will allegedly be one of Verizon’s first…

Tech News John Herrman Sep 29

Microsoft’s Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final

The free Security Essentials app from Microsoft just escaped beta, meaning they fixed all the showstopper bugs that would cause users to be irreparably pissed. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-security-essentials-antivirus-software-coden-5295656 Lifehacker says there aren’t a lot of new features since their first look at the software, but it is a free antivirus app, albeit one that might not be…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 29

Courier Tablet Runs Windows 7, Hardware Made By Microsoft

More details on Courier, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley: Most interestingly, her sources say it runs Windows 7 underneath, the same way the Surface runs on top of Vista, and that Microsoft will actually make the tablet hardware. There’ve been questions as to whether Courier is a software platform—meaning another manufacturer would make the actual…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 29

Leaked Courier Video Shows How We’ll Actually Use It

Microsoft’s Courier booklet was surprising, mostly because it was so far outside of what everybody now expects from a tablet. This internal video shows how Microsoft thinks we’ll use Courier. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 Since publishing the first leak, several more people have come forward with details on the Courier project. This video is produced by the same…

Tech News The Paperboy Sep 29

Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60

Two new Xbox-360-related bundles are arriving for the upcoming holidays. And while the Elite will continue going for $300, the Xbox 360 controller bundle balloons the peripheral to $60. Predicted by Ars, the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle includes a 360 Elite, Lego Batman: The Videogame and Pure. It’s available now for $299. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-elite-holiday-bundle-pure-and-lego-batman-5365698 Meanwhile,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 29

Hanvon Slate Packs Windows 7 Multitouch Into a Shiny Aluminum Shell

It may not be the Microsoft Courier or Apple Tablet, but GottaBeMobile’s Xavier reckons the Hanvon is a pretty slick-looking device. The 8.9-inch multi-touch screen supports gestures, and would be great to watch movies or fool about online. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 The prototype was shown at the Intel Developer’s Forum last week, so it probably has an…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 29

The Cheapest Way to Get Windows 7

Newegg has listed prices for OEM copies of Windows 7—technically intended for little computer building businesses, but there’s nothing stopping you buying them. And as long as you understand some mostly-minor limitations, you can save some serious money. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-the-complete-guide-5150298 Take a look at the table—that’s not chump change. Newegg is also taking a further $5-$15…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 29

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Won’t Be Live Until End of 2009

Microsoft just posted an update on their Windows Home Server blog that says Power Pack 3 won’t be “final” until the end of the year, after the community has “validated [their] work.”

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 28

Apple and Microsoft Tablets: Hardware Keyboard or Software Keyboard?

Whether it’s the Microsoft Courier or upcoming Apple Tablet that launches first, the point is clear: tablet are coming. The only question left is how you’re going to interact with them. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 From the concept shots and information leaks, both Microsoft and Apple’s feature on-screen inputs for doing a lot of things, but they don’t…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 28

Elusive “Atomic” Zune HD Seen Prancing About eBay For More Than $2,000

Massive shortages, a slick UI and an elusive “atomic” flavor that’s currently tearing up eBay with a $2,025 bid (as of 9 a.m. Sunday morning)? Sounds like there may be something to this Microsoft Zune HD thing. Updated. Now, whether that “something” lasts for the long run—especially with a definitive lack of apps–is another thing,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 27

Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Coming 11/3, Costing an Absurd $100

What a Broken Zune HD Display Looks Like

Blue Blood 360 Controller Modkit Looks Surprisingly Tasteful

The Future of Mice (If There Is One)

The Great T-Mobile Sidekick Data Outage of 2009 Could End Monday, Maybe

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Bill Gates Lost $7 Billion Last Year, Is Still Richer Than God

Microsoft’s Anechoic Chamber: The Place Where Sound Goes To Die

Microsoft’s 224,000 Servers Fit Into 112 Containers and Only Take Four People to Set Up

This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Is Just the Blunted Tip of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Iceberg

Microsoft’s Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final

Courier Tablet Runs Windows 7, Hardware Made By Microsoft

Leaked Courier Video Shows How We’ll Actually Use It

Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles Keep Elite at $300, Jack Controllers to $60

Hanvon Slate Packs Windows 7 Multitouch Into a Shiny Aluminum Shell

The Cheapest Way to Get Windows 7

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Won’t Be Live Until End of 2009

Apple and Microsoft Tablets: Hardware Keyboard or Software Keyboard?

Elusive “Atomic” Zune HD Seen Prancing About eBay For More Than $2,000

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