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Archive for November 2006

Warioware: Smooth Moves in Action

Check out this footage recorded from the video game nostalgia level from the upcoming Wii title, WarioWare: Smooth Moves…

The level features motion-controlled tributes to classic games ranging from Super Mario Brothers to Starfox to Pong. Past WarioWare games have been a blast, but I’m thinking with the Wii-mote controller,…

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November 30th, 2006 by: Technabob

Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 Console Sales Numbers Compared

The guys over at nexgen wars are compiling up-to-date statistics on console sales to date for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii…

At this time I wrote this article, the Xbox 360 was clearly in the lead with 7.7 Million+ consoles sold, compared to 687k+ Nintendo Wii consoles, and…

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November 30th, 2006 by: Technabob

Netstreams Doorlinx: the Mp3 Doorbell

Netstreams DoorLinX MP3 Doorbell

Mobile phones proved that people were sick and tired of the old standard phone ringer, so why don’t people feel the same about their doorbells?

The NetStreams DoorLinX lets you upload your favorite (non-DRM’ed) MP3 track to your doorbell via WiFi, and replace the classic “ding dong” sound with any…

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November 30th, 2006 by: Technabob

Linutop: Another Tiny Linux Pc

Linutop Linux Micro PC

If you think that smaller is better, you might want to check out this wee (not wii) PC for your desktop.

The Linutop is a compact, disk-less workstation which runs an embedded Linux OS on its AMD Geode CPU. The system features 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, USB and…

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November 30th, 2006 by: Technabob

Directv Goes Portable

DirecTV Sat-Go Portable Satellite Receiver

Satellite provider DirecTV has revealed a design for a portable satellite receiver/tv combo, known as the SAT-GO.

Little is yet known about the product and whether it is simply a prototype or a product that will hit the market soon. The SAT-GO will be featured at the upcoming CES show…

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November 28th, 2006 by: Technabob

A Quick Fix for the Xbox 360 Red Rings of Doom

Some crafty Xbox 360 owner in Brazil has come up with the Occam’s Razor approach to fixing the console’s “red rings of doom” failure.

When in doubt, the simplest solution is usually the right one… simply smack the crap out of your hardware. Perhaps Microsoft will begin recommending this to…

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November 28th, 2006 by: Technabob

Dream Arcades 100-Inch Home Gaming System

Dream Arcades 100 Inch Arcade

If you love classic arcade games and you have to have a big screen, you’ll love the new Dream Arcades 100-inch Home Video Arcade Center.

The system features a 100-inch diagonal screen and a 2000 lumen DLP front projector, running at 1024×768 (XGA) resolution. An Athlon 64 CPU powers the…

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November 27th, 2006 by: Technabob

Retro NES Skin for the Nintendo Wii

NES Wii Skin from DecalGirl

If you’re feeling nostalgic for the game systems of the 80′s, but still want all that the latest consoles have to offer, look no further than the Retro Revolution skin for the Nintendo Wii.

DecalGirl’s 8-bit NES skin for the Wii is made out of vinyl and features a protective…

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November 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

USB Bowling Ball?

USB Bowing Ball

A day doesn’t seem to go by without another silly USB device. Today’s useless invention: The USB Bowling Ball.

Just try and lug one of these around the next time you need to store something on a flash drive. As a matter of fact, I’d think it would be impossible…

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November 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

Gold USB(Ullion) Hub

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Here’s another in a long line of wacky USB devices: the gold bar USB hub from Thanko Japan.

The USB 1.1/2.0 gold bar hub features 8 powered USB ports in a mock-gold style befitting storage in Fort Knox. Thanko has even gone the extra mile to weigh down the block…

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November 24th, 2006 by: Technabob

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