New Xbox 360 250GB
MIcrosoft launch their latest version of the Xbox 360 this Friday. So I thought I’d take a look at what’s new in the box (cracking pun there).
Well first stand out feature is that it now comes equipped with a 250GB hard drive. Ideal if your using Zune through Xbox live to download HD movies and also to install games onto the hard drive.
For me personally the built in WiFi is a necessity so you can connect to Xbox live straight away. Without the need to purchase a seperate wireless adaptor or run an ethernet cable to your router. Very important to me personally, especially after my 4 letter swaering fit when I bought my Xbox 360 two years ago only to find out it didn’t have built in WiFi.
However the big talking point of the new console is the Microsoft’s answer to tht Nintendo Wii, the Kinect. Which Steven Spielberg hails as:
“This is a pivotal moment that will carry with it a wave of change, the ripples of which will reach far beyond video games”
So rather than using a remote like the Wii does. The Kinect captures full body body motion using a sensor. An array of games will be available such as Dance Central and Your Shape Fitness Evolved.
One more key point Microsoft has addressed which has been the pain to manyof 360 owners. Is it’s new processor which generates less heat than it’s predecessors. Hopefully this will stop the infamous Red Ring of Death and consoles journey to Stuttgart for repairs. Especially when your console decides to pack in the week before Modern Warfare 2 is released.
In summary I believe the new features will add some new life into the Xbox360 with the new range of games designed for the Kinect. I’m still a traditionalist at heart and I would always take a joypad over motion technology. But this is a great stride for Microsoft to target the casual gamers who have fallen in love with the Wii’s playability.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab
Samsung has become the next to rival Apple as it unveiled its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conferences in Berlin on the 2nd of September. Although Samsung have tried to put their own spin on the Tablet, noticeably by its decrease size ( 7 inch touch screen). In principle it is smaller and lighter than its rival the iPad and it matches the Apple device in almost all functio… Read in full
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Time lapse screen capture of a game being made
This is a timelapse of Nizzotch making Metagun, a game for Ludum Dare 18.
You can play the game here: http://www.mojang.com/compo/metagun/
The song is called Battery, and was made by the author some nine years ago.
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New Apple iPods and Apple TV
Now that I’ve finally been able to brush the cobwebs off from a late night watching Apple’s keynote speech. I thought I best put together a summary of last night events. The trendy ones amongst you may have seen the minute by minute updates I posted on Twitter http://twitter.com/LaskysEzine . Apologies as a lot of what I wrote looking back probab… Read in full
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Watching Home movies in 3D? Impossible…
…Or so you thought, Until Panasonic decided to release the new HDC-SDT750.
So, What is it?
The HDC-SDT750 is like any other camcorder that you’ve used except with an an ability unlike any other that you might have used. The Camcorder features 2 different lenses in the same camera that allows it to compile a double image of the item you’re fi… Read in full
