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Xbox 360 Controller Mod Has Duplicate Buttons in the Rear

HG, or Head in the Game Controllers, had a brilliant idea to mod Xbox 360 controllers by duplicating some front face buttons onto the back. Why would you need this? So you won’t have to move your thumb away from the stick—which usually controls aiming or camera movement—in order to hit the action buttons. This…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 12

SeXBox Gets Core Version, Plus Wiin Now Available

Is the SeXbox 3600 too much SeXbox for you? Now there’s a slightly cheaper version available in Japan that strangely mirrors the jump from the real Xbox 360 Premium to the Xbox 360 Core. Here’s how we figure. https://gizmodo.com/sexbox-3600-10-times-the-sexy-time-of-an-xbox-360-344437 The 3600 comes with a roter (vibrator), lotion, and a costume. The Core comes with the…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 8

Earnings Report: Go Ahead, Call Microsoft “M$”

Apple wasn’t the only one balling this quarter on the back of new computer sales. Microsoft’s profits were up a huge 79 percent against last year to hit $6.48 billion (on record revenues of $16.37 billion), mostly thanks to people snapping up Vista-loaded computers (whether they want the OS or not). https://gizmodo.com/holy-crap-did-bill-gates-just-say-windows-sucks-342920 Almost unbelievably, Vista…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 24

Wii60 Controls an Xbox 360 with a Wiimote

This was built a few months ago, but we just heard about it today courtesy of Jean-Luc Picard’s ancestor Steve. The guy who made this hooked up an Xbox 360 to one of those XFPS adapters that let you use a mouse and keyboard on your 360, then hooked it up to a custom microcontroller…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 23

Major Nelson Xbox Live Status Updates Silenced by BS Lawsuit

Alright, so even though Microsoft is giving everyone a free Xbox Live Arcade game because they feel bad about the outages—or want to stem a bubbling revolt—a trio of Texan greedmongers sued over it. Result: No more Xbox Live status updates from Major Nelson, whose mouth has now been covered with legal red tape. Guess…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 14

Complete Uncut Gizmodo Bill Gates Interview

Click to viewWe’ve shown you snippets throughout the week, but we wanted you to have access to the full 20 minutes, too, so you can catch every little nugget from the conversation, and see how the chat evolved to the point where Bill could be frank and open about all things Microsoft. It’s in YouTube…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 11

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support

With the HD DVD ship sinking fast in the fickle minds of press and public, the assumption is that everyone left on board is lining up to jump. Reuters had a story that played like Microsoft—one of HD DVD’s biggest backers—is on the verge of doing so, based on a quote from Albert Pennello, marketing…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 10

Guitar Hero Guitar CES Craptacular

Guitar Hero is wicked popular so it is not surprising that numerous companies here at CES are piling on the guitar controller bandwagon. It is also not surprising that many of these controllers blow goats. In case you were unsure, hit the gallery and lay your eyes on the “Shredmaster” and the “Shredmaster Jr.” In…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 8

Bill Gates on Playing Both Underdog and Corporate Villain

Click to viewIn our second Bill Gates interview segment, we are surprised that the question about Bill’s changing image leads to a brief amusing history of Microsoft. Note the none-too-subtle hint that the Google boys should take a bit of perspective from his tale. Don’t miss Part 1 of the Bill Gates Gizmodo Interview: Bill…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 8

Bill Gates Explains the Difference Between Microsoft and Apple

In the first segment of our Bill Gates CES 2008 interview, we asked the difference between Apple’s approach and Microsoft’s approach when it comes to product releases. Apple steers clear of products that might be iffy in their first iteration—portable music rentals; DVR—whereas Microsoft rolls out stuff that may not be quite ready. Bill’s response…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 7

Bill Gates Farewell CES Keynote Cheat Sheet

Right this minute, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is taking the stage to face the adoring throngs at CES for the last time. Before he moves on to the greater task of solving the world’s problems, he will look back on his previous keynotes, talk about where Microsoft is headed, and make a few final announcements.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 6

Microsoft Says “I’m Sorry” for Xbox Live Outages With Free Live Arcade Game

Okay, hackers with Cheez Whiz in their veins apparently aren’t behind the Xbox Live outages. We are. Record signups and numbers of people are online, so “as a result of this massive increase in usage,” the service got all wonky, sez Live’s General Manager Marc Whitten. But they’re super sorry, and to make up for…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 4

Xbox Live Sickly Again, Hackers to Blame for Extended Downtime?

Hey, guess what? Xbox Live is sorta puking again (maybe due to Windows Live Data Authentication says the Pirate King) after briefly recovering from its holiday cold. Nasty weather to blame for the long illness? Nope, rumor has it greasy hackers are the reason I’ve had problems getting online to snipe your face off in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 3

Gizmodo’s Illustrated New Year’s Workout for Geeks…With Nothing But Gaming Gear

Does the image above remind you of this past New Year’s morning? Have you made a resolution to get back in shape this year? The press loves to talk about a Wii Workout as if all it takes is a shudder of the Wiimote to make a gamer’s gut melt into nothingness, which isn’t true.…

Health Sean Fallon Jan 3

Rumors: Microsoft to Offer Refunds Over Xbox Live Downtime?

It’s just a rumor, but bitbag got an unofficial quote from a Microsoft rep stating “…we will definitely be doing something for our Gold members that weren’t able to get online over the last week.” [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/339342/microsoft-to-compensate-customers-for-live-downtime

Tech News Brian Lam Jan 1

Question of the Day: What Consoles Do You Own?

To go along with our official game console flamewar thread, we present today’s question of the day: what consoles do you own? Some of you probably scored a Wii this Christmas, so feel free to tick that box really, really hard to show everyone how lucky you were (we didn’t score one). Only the latest…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 26

Xbox Racing Games To Combat Real-Life Drunk Driving

The country that invented Scotch is paying to have virtual billboards implanted in Need for Speed: Carbon, Project Gotham Racing 4 and other titles, telling 15-to-24-year-olds not to drink and drive. At least not in real cars. It’s probably okay for them to drink and drive virtual cars, because all they risk there is hitting…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Dec 26

MadCatz HDMI Conversion Kit Brings HDMI to Premium, Core Xbox 360s

The last time we saw HDMI cables for the Xbox 360 it was from the now out-of-business Lik-Sang. This HDMI Conversion Kit however, is from MadCatz, who have brought interesting and innovative products to market without going arse up. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-hdmi-cable-announced-sorta-173678 The concept is simple. Plug this into the back of a Core or Premium machine—the…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 24

Microsoft Launches Microsoft Point Gifting at the Last Possible Holiday Shopping Moment

Good news procrastinators and slackasses! Have you still not bought The Orange Box or another appropriately awesome game for your best bud with an Xbox 360? No worries, just give them a shitload of Microsoft Points from the comfort of your lonely computer chair. As of yesterday, you can gift points from the Microsoft Points…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 24

Xbox 360 PC Case Mod Puts Your RRoD’d Console to Good Use

Why ship your RRoD Xbox to Microsoft for free repair, when you can sink more money into it and use it as PC case? But all joking aside, Tech E Blog has a nice feature on this casemod, which features a 3.0 GHz intel processor, 60 GB HDD, 8 USB ports and a red fan…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 22

Xbox 360 Controller Mod Has Duplicate Buttons in the Rear

SeXBox Gets Core Version, Plus Wiin Now Available

Earnings Report: Go Ahead, Call Microsoft “M$”

Wii60 Controls an Xbox 360 with a Wiimote

Major Nelson Xbox Live Status Updates Silenced by BS Lawsuit

Complete Uncut Gizmodo Bill Gates Interview

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support

Guitar Hero Guitar CES Craptacular

Bill Gates on Playing Both Underdog and Corporate Villain

Bill Gates Explains the Difference Between Microsoft and Apple

Bill Gates Farewell CES Keynote Cheat Sheet

Microsoft Says “I’m Sorry” for Xbox Live Outages With Free Live Arcade Game

Xbox Live Sickly Again, Hackers to Blame for Extended Downtime?

Gizmodo’s Illustrated New Year’s Workout for Geeks…With Nothing But Gaming Gear

Rumors: Microsoft to Offer Refunds Over Xbox Live Downtime?

Question of the Day: What Consoles Do You Own?

Xbox Racing Games To Combat Real-Life Drunk Driving

MadCatz HDMI Conversion Kit Brings HDMI to Premium, Core Xbox 360s

Microsoft Launches Microsoft Point Gifting at the Last Possible Holiday Shopping Moment

Xbox 360 PC Case Mod Puts Your RRoD’d Console to Good Use

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