When we hear of any new and hot cooling technology that could allow us to use the new four-core processors to their full potential, we listen. With the introduction of “Black Ice” cooling systems into Dell computers, we can see that the full power of a Core 2 is yet to be seen. With rumors and speculation showing that “Black ...
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65nm processors for the Xbox 360 pushed to mid-2007
If you were waiting for the Xbox 360 to drop in price, don’t hold your breath. One way that manufacturers are able to make their consoles less expensive is by reducing the size of the CPU die. Why does this allow for them to lower prices? Because they are able to fit more processors on a manufacturing run. Another small ...
Read More »White PS3 going for $1,500+ on eBay
And you thought that the people getting pink and orange Zunes were lucky… Well, the person who opened their box and found a white PS3 doesn’t really exist, so don’t fret. This white PS3 was homemade, well, home painted is more like it. PS3Center actually took the time to take their brand new PS3 apart, painstaking paint the black components, ...
Read More »Super Mario 1-up Mushroom Scarf
We would totally rock this scarf on the upcoming winter days, if only our relatives were hip enough to understand our inner geek as well as our outer geek. $95 seems like a lot for a scarf, but considering it’s 75″ long and is stylish as hell, we know a lot of people who would shell out the cash. If ...
Read More »One Wii to rule them all…: The Wiimote house controller
Now this is a sweet Wii hack. LiquidIce, master of Wii hacks, has listed an amazingly useful hack for the Wii that makes the game console a electronic control device for your home utilities. It allows you to control your homes temperature, security camera, music playback, Cable DVR, among other household objects. If one wishes to master ones Wii, one ...
Read More »Microsoft listens to customers with 360 extended warranty
More and more companies are wising up to the fact that customer service is what makes or breaks customer loyalty. Microsoft is following suit of Apple and other subsequent companies and extending the warranties on the Xbox 360 from 90 days to an entire year! Jeff Bell, a VP of marketing at Microsoft said, “Customer satisfaction is a central focus ...
Read More »Opera for the Wii is released in public beta
The networking capabilities of the Wii are slowly falling into place. The Opera browser specially designed for the Nintendo Wii has been released in public beta. You can now download the browser for free (because it’s beta), and later it will cost you some Wii points. Opera seems to be making some excellent business decisions lately, with removing the cost ...
Read More »Shuttle SDXI series definately not for n00bs
It’s the quote from the Shuttle web site that best wraps up what this blazing hot computer is: This isn�t your mother�s XPC… Only the 1337 apply. Intimidating? A bit, but you can handle it. This small form factor machine boasts an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor, two AMD ATI Radeon X1950 Pro CrossFire graphics cards, two 10,000RPM Western ...
Read More »Resident Evil 5 details released. You gonna be eated!
The long and successful line of Resident Evil games are looked at one of the most popular game brands of all-time. With the long anticipation of a fifth installment, details are finally starting to me revealed. It is being reported that RE5 will be released in 2008 to both PS3 and Xbox 360. The graphic displays are monumental looking, with ...
Read More »Line Rider, internet craze, coming to Nintendo DS & Wii
Line Rider has wasted more man hours than anything thinkable. Just doing a simple youtube search for linerider gives you some pathetic attempts and some amazing accomplishments of line rider, all of which are wastes of people’s time. There is no doubt about that. Luckily, for all of us, Line Rider will soon be available for us to waste our ...
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