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Playstation Magazine claims to have some advance info on the upcoming PS3. Of note is that the hard drive won’t be used for games - I’m guessing Tivo/PSP use. The PSP will be able to access media on the PS3 via Wifi. The PS3 will have a TiVo-like accessory so that it will be able to record TV - hopefully in Hi-Definition. The last tidbit surprised me - you will be able to chose to run games at a lower resolution for smoother game-play - the PS3 has enormous amounts of processing power already, do people really think that this thing is going to get maxed out by a lot of games? I sure hope so!
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| MaxConsole via Kotaku
mobiBLU DAH-1500i: iPod Shuffle Killer?
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Portable Audio / Video,
There have been many other flash memory based audio players claiming to be the iPod Shuffle killer, but none have done so yet. However, this portable audio player seems to be very promising. The world’s smallest player at only 1” cube including an OLED display and with a price tag that is wallet-friendly, this player is sure to impress anyone. The features include the following:
- OLED Display
- WMA (DRM)
- FM Radio Receiver And Recorder
- USB 2.0 Flash Drive
- Built-in Voice Recorder
- Five Preset EQ modes plus one User-Set EQ mode
- SRS WOW - Surround Sound
- File Navigation System and Unlimited Folder Capacity
- Easy & Convenient Clock
- Built-In Lithium-Ion Battery
- Resume Function
- Firmware Upgradeable
Most interesting is where you can get one of these players – Wal-Mart.com exclusive. That’s right, this nice and affordable can be picked up at everyone’s favorite “everything’s cheap here” store. At time of writing, the mobiBLU Cube was sold out; however, I’ll definitely be on the lookout for this one.
Read More | mobiBLU Product Page
Buy It | Wal-Mart Page
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Fox has now joined the bandwagon that is Podcasting, or blogcasting. The FOXcasts are narrated by Michael Krogmann, and are free to download. This idea is nice since you don’t have to be tied to a TV set to get an idea of what an episode is about. Only problem is that the site lacks updates, or content for that matter. Hopefully they’ll get on the ball and give us some more.
Read More | FoxCast
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This is a pretty cool photo show on Flickr – The Xbox 360 Faceplates Pool. Twenty-one pages of images of would be faceplates for the upcoming box. Some of them are so good that I wish they are actually real or can be printed from a high quality printer to stick it on the actual product when it ships. Have an image of your own? Show it off on the comments.
Read More | Flickr Xbox 360 Faceplate Show
Many have heard of the awesome new PSP 2.0 firmware upgrade, and are wanting to make the jump. In the US, you have to go through a couple of extra hoops if you want to accomplish this task. Fear not, thanks to this nice step-by-step tutorial. A word of caution: this update is not intended for US PSPs and thusly will not be supported by Sony. Also, if you do decide to do the update, you cannot downgrade to the current firmware release. This means no more emulators, but cool new features such as web browsing. Check it out and let us know how it went.
Read More | AskDaveTaylor via Lockergnome
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.
Read More | 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
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.
Read More | Gamespot
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
