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Monthly Archives: September 2010
British Company Battles Microsoft Over Xbox 360 Controller
Back in April, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against a British peripheral manufacturer called Datel for selling an unauthorized Xbox 360 controller called the TurboFire2.
The game pad, which closely resembles official Xbox 360 controllers, connects to your console without a dongle. It can also be connected to your PC to download custom button maps and settings – including things like rate of fire, recoil, and even macros.
Considering that they’re cheaper than the official Microsoft controllers and they give you a serious (and extremely unfair) advantage on Xbox Live, I can see why Microsoft is angry.
The 96MPH Riding Lawn Mower
Bobby Cleveland reclaimed the world record for fastest riding lawn mower from Don Wales this past weekend, clocking in at 96MPH. Wales had knocked down Cleveland’s previous record just a few months ago by taking his mower up to 87.8MPH.
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Sony Ericsson LiveView
The Sony Ericsson LiveView is an odd but incredibly useful looking device.
It’s basically a wristwatch that connects to your Android smart phone, giving you access to media player controls, Twitter, Facebook, RSS headlines, and more. It also tells you when you have an incoming call and it’s even wired to find your phone if you misplace it.
Not bad considering that it’s only a 1.3″ screen displaying 128×128 resolution.
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Spider-Man Falls Flat
I was not expecting that outcome. I laughed for a good couple of minutes.
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Origin EON17
Although they’re far from the first company to install a desktop CPU in a laptop, Origin PC is certainly the first company to pack an Intel Core i7 980x into a portable enclosure. In fact, their new EON17 packs not only the i7 but also a pair of GeForce GTX480M graphics cards, up to 24GB of DDR3, and as many as three hard drives for a total of up to 2TB of storage.
Not bad considering that it starts at just $2,499.
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Assassin’s Creed II Now Available Via Games On Demand
Microsoft just added Assassin’s Creed II to its list of titles available through the Games on Demand service on Xbox Live. It’s priced at $40, which is about par with what you can expect to pay for a brand new copy of the game in-store.
You can, of course, find a hard copy on the used games market for cheaper.
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