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G4 has an interview with the lead designer of Gears of War, along with in game footage. That’s right, the footage shown is of the game being played on the Xbox 360 and not on some desktop with “similar” hardware. According to the FAQs in the interview, the video shown at E3 was just the graphics unveiling of the game. This video just gets me even more hyped up about the impeding launch of the Xbox 360 and anxious to see what the PS3 and the Revolution can do.
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| TeamXbox
Sony PS2 Price Cut To Combat 360 Launch?
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360,
Microsoft plans to be king of the consoles by launching their Xbox 360 this holiday season, but this could be easier said then done. Even though the PS3 is not due out until next year, Sony is pulling all the stops to foil Microsoft’s plans for dominance. According to one source, Sony is planning to make a price cut on their slim PS2, bringing it $100, in order to battle Microsoft’s Xbox 360. A very brave move since the consumer will know that what they are buying is essentially an out dated system. Nonetheless, Sony will not go down without trying to do some damage. This is shaping to be a highly competitive holiday season with one clear winner – retail stores.
Read More | SPoNG
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Gamespot: 50 Cent Interview
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Action, PlayStation 2, Portable/Mobile, Xbox,
Gamespot has an interview with 50 Cent where he talks about his upcoming video game, Bulletproof. They also show a bit of the game along with some behind the scenes content. The game is looking very interesting, but I’ll hold my opinions off until we see a demo or the actual finalized game. If you want to be a true gangsta, be sure to have this game pre-ordered.
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Have you ever wanted to make your own web server to host your own site? Be intimidated no more with the help of HowToForge.com and their detailed instructions. Falko Timme wrote up a very informative how to complete with step-by step images. Go ahead and set one up and tell us how it turned out for you.
Read More | HowToForge via OSNews
The apparent rumor floating around that Bill Gates had said future Xbox 360s would pack HD-DVD drives is unfounded. All signs point to Microsoft adopting HD-DVD over Blu-Ray, however, Gates has not said anything to confirm that. The original quote that was chopped up and re-arranged in such a way as to spur this rumor was the following:
“The initial shipments of Xbox 360 will be based on today’s DVD format,” Gates said. “We are looking at whether future versions of Xbox 360 will incorporate an additional capability of an HD DVD player or something else.”
One thing is for sure, next gen DVD support will happen in the Xbox 360, however, just which one or how they’ll go about it is yet to be revealed.
Read More | arsTechnica
Gear Live Podcast: Gear Live Gets Taken Down!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Podcasts,
Yeah, last week we were not able to get a Gear Live Podcast - but that is because of the readers, not us! You guys took us down for a few days, causing us to have to migrate the site to stronger servers. I go it solo in this Podcast, giving you an idea of exactly what happened when Gear Live went down.
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Voices: Andru Edwards
Length: 10:17, 9.45 MB
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The M-AudioMicroTrack surfaced a while back as a rumored portable high quality recording device. On Thursday it went live on their website brining studio quality recording in eitherMP3 or WAV formats with you on the go. The MicroTrack 24/96 features line in recording at up to 24-bit/96kHz audio to satisfy even the most demanding audiophile. It has a built in CompactFlash Type II slot for putting your favorite CF or Microdrive in for storing your audio files. The MicroTrack features both a 1/8” TRS input for use with high quality microphones as well as a S/PDIF coaxial input for digital transfers. Whether you are recording the next killer set down at your club, or interviewing CEO’s for your next Podcast, the MicroTrack ‘s eight hour battery life will keep on ticking - assuming you have the $499 in pocket cash that M-Audio asks for the ultimate portable recorder. Move on over DAT - your match is here.
Read More | MicroTrack via Gizmodo
It seems like every day more and more companies are making skins, decals, and wraps for the iPod line, but every once in a while a truly smash up design comes along. DecalGirl has come up with six delicious retro designs including Iceberg (shown here), Shag Swag, Key Lime, and others. All six of her designs are available for both 3rd and 4th generation iPods, the iPod Mini, and the iPod Shuffle and feature the same removable, reusable peel and stick vinyl technology. Bravo to the designs and to the prices at $3.99 to $6.99 each it’s quick and cheap to protect the finish of your iPod while giving it a stylish new look.
Read More | Decal Girl via TUAW
Last week in Las Vegas, NV Defcon was in full swing bringing with it new world records, creative hacks, and a shameful wall of sheep for those foolish enough to use unencrypted methods to talk to their servers back at home. PT from MAKE has a couple of great entries in their blog covering his experiences there. After seeing these and other posts from the event Gear Live is going to have to head down to Defcon next year and do some reporting first hand. Check out more information after the jump.
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When you think of Home Depot I’m assuming you think of strong masculine things - plywood, tools, appliances. We highly encourage you to think further: Home depot now offers theFurgles, a unique CD and DVD storage solution. An excerpt from the Home Depot website:
Colorful, kooky, comfort-seeking creatures called Furgles! Allergic to fruits, vegetables and all forms of exercise, Furgles feast solely on CDs and DVDs. They’re what we like to call disc-i-vores. This whimsical Belly Case line features three goofy and gullible monsters that store 24 discs inside their bellies.
I don’t know if I could come up with a better or worse description for these myself. Whereas I can see how they manage with the colorul, kooky, CD/DVD feasting qualities of the Furgles I am at a bit of a loss at the Furgles abhorrence of all things good for the kids this product seems to be aimed at. If the Furgles are your thing then head on over to Home Depot and type “Furgles” into the search box on the top right. $9.99 of your hard earned dollars later you can have your own fuzzy friend on it’s way to happily eat 24 of your favoriteCD’s for safe keeping.
Read More | ShinyShiny
