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Free Promotion with Xbox Live Gold Membership
It is quite obvious that the Christmas spirit is in the air. Microsoft has this new promotion regarding their Xbox Live Gold Membership. For those who don’t have an Xbox Live Gold Membership account or just wants to upgrade their account, Microsoft will give you a gift for signing up or upgrading. How is works [...]
Full StoryR.I.P. VHS
JVC, the developer and distributor of Video Home System tapes, stopped the production of VHS cassette tapes back in 2006 with the film History of Violence. Well a small Palm Harbor company, called Distribution Video Audio, has just shipped its final truckload of VHS cassette tapes. Most likely, these tapes will ship to small mom [...]
Full StoryStreet Fighter IV Collector’s Edition unveiled!
Capcom’s favorite game of all time will be getting a new collector’s edition in February of next year. The highly anticipated Street Fighter IV rollout will be getting more than a just a video game. The collector’s edition is a three-disc box set which includes a Street Fighter CD soundtrack, a Street Fighter anime HD [...]
Full Storyi-Sobot takes Japan’s Robot of the Year Award
In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry presents an annual Robot Award for the best robot of the year. The Robot of the Year for 2008 Award was awarded to Takara Tomy’s Omnibot i-Sobot. What is interesting is that the i-Sobot is available at retail stores all over the United States. Prices range [...]
Full StoryLook what he did with his Nintendo Wii nunchuck controller
The geeks over at Oomlout , the ones who created OAWR and SERB robot projects, have modified a Nintendo Wii nunchuck controller to control a small SERB robot. If you want to get this for someone for Christmas, you can go to their website at oomlout.com and purchase a kit for about $175. Check out [...]
Full StoryMotorola smartphone images leaked
Now we don’t know how legit these images are, but if they are they are looking very sharp. The unconfirmed Motorola smartphone looks like a direct competitor to the Apple iPhone. There were no details given about the leaked images. It just shows that it has what looks to be a touchscreen with a QWERTY [...]
Full StoryBest Buy has been hit by slow economy
Everybody has been hit by the slow economy. I do not care who you think you are, I am certain that you have been hit by the declining economy bug in some way. Best Buy is no different. Today they announced that third quarter earning dropped a whopping 77 percent overall. Because of this, Best [...]
Full StoryHow to download YouTube videos easily
I am pretty sure there are plenty of people who have always wanted to save a YouTube video they absolutely loved. But the problem is they didn’t know how to. Well there is a new simple solution to your YouTube problems. The process is very straight forward. If you are watching a YouTube video and [...]
Full StoryNew Xbox Experience does wonders for Microsoft
The official figures are in. According to Major Nelson, the Xbox loving blogger who has compiled all the official numbers regarding the New Xbox Experience, the launch of NXE has tripled the sales of the Xbox Live Arcade in its first week. Additionally, movie downloads on Xbox Live have increased 49 percent while TV show [...]
Full StoryFirefox beta to have Apple’s multi-touch support
Last Monday, Mozilla released the latest beta version of Firefox 3.1. This new version of Firefox has some new features that include private browsing mode, a faster JavaScript engine, improved rendering, and new technology support. That new technology support is the highlight of the new version of Firefox. When they say new technology support, they [...]
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