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xbox 360 pro 60GB price and release date announced

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Xbox 360 Pricing

Microsoft today confirmed that it is preparing to release a new Xbox 360 model, the Xbox 360 Pro. The console will hit U.S. and Canadian stores in early August, and will be priced at $349…

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posted: July 13th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

nes controller coffee table: drool.

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

NES Controller Coffee Table

This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!

Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems…

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posted: May 9th, 2008 stumble it! 6 comments author: technabob

cool boy game console: call the copyright cops

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Cool Boy Portable Gaming Console

The latest gadget to crawl out from the seamy underbelly of the Chinese gaming underground. Not to be confused with the GameBoy, the Cool Boy is a portable game system that plays a variety of old school 8-bit and 16-bit console titles…

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posted: April 15th, 2008 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

pandora: open source linux gaming handheld

filed under: computing | mobile tech | video games

Pandora Open Source Linux Handheld

While the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS have cornered the mainstream handheld video game market, there’s still plenty of room for systems for those of us who don’t mind getting our hands a little bit dirty. Fresh on the scene is the Pandora, a portable game console that’s designed from the ground up as an open source system…

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posted: April 12th, 2008 stumble it! 11 comments author: technabob

neo geo arcade controller works on wii

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SNK Neo Geo Wii Controller

Fans of the old school Neo Geo console have been getting their fix of their favorite games the Wii’s Virtual Console for a while now. But playing those classic games using a Wii-mote or crummy gamepad controller just can’t compare to the Neo Geo’s original arcade controller…

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posted: April 11th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

classic consoles for really tiny gamers

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Tiny Clay Game Consoles

Check out these tiny little clay versions of video game consoles and their controllers. They’re so small that they’ll literally fit in the palm of your hand.

These tiny consoles may look like the work of Dr. Shrinker (or maybe Dr…

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posted: March 20th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

video game buttons: plenty of flair to wear

filed under: design | video games

Video Game Badges from Prickie

Next time you head to your job over at Chotchkie’s, your boss won’t have anything to complain about since you’ll have tons of these awesome video game badges pinned all over your suspenders…

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posted: March 3rd, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

myracer portable console plays flash games

filed under: media players | mobile tech | video games

MyRacer MF101 Portable Flash Game System Media Player

The latest pocket gaming system isn’t from Nintendo or Sony, but from an upstart little Korean outfit called MyRacer. Their new MF101 portable looks like another media player on the surface, but under the hood, it’s a pocket-sized arcade system…

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posted: February 20th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

px-3600 console fakes xbox, ps2, ps3, wtf?

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

PX-3600 Console Knock-Off

Just the other day, I showed you guys a really crummy PS3 knock-off, but I think this videogaming oddity surely trumps that one. This strange little console can’t decide whether it wants to be an Xbox, a PlayStation 2, 3, or something else altogether…

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posted: January 30th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

mini polystation 3 mocks playstation 3

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PolyStation 3

You’ve gotta hand it to those cheap Chinese knock-off manufacturers. At least they attempt to keep up with the latest gaming consoles when they crank out their crap. Case in point, this awful PS3 copy known as the PolyStation 3…

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posted: January 28th, 2008 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

rare rdi halcyon laserdisc console up for auction

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RDI Halcyon LaserDisc Console

Back in the early 1980s, long before the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 dominated the “next-gen” video game market, a little known console lived on the cutting-edge of gaming technology. The RDI Halcyon was a LaserDisc-based gaming system which was designed to bring the first full-motion video gaming experience to your living room…

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posted: January 26th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

the real gaming medal of honor

filed under: just plain fun | video games

NES Console Wars Medal by Supermandolini

Say you’ve got an Xbox 360 and you want to show off your gaming prowess. You’ve got an online scoreboard to show off your achievements. Sony is working on a similar skill tracking system for the PS3. But until now, Nintendo fans were out of luck…

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posted: January 22nd, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

xbox 360 ultimate in the works?

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Xbox 360 Elite Closeup

Is Microsoft getting ready to announce a new Xbox SKU? The guys over at Stuff.TV are reporting that the company is readying a new top-of-the-line console model called the Xbox 360 Ultimate…

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posted: January 2nd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

gen-x dual station plays sega genesis and nes games

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gen-x dual station plays sega genesis and nes games

Nowadays, you can find many classic Genesis and NES games on Nintendo’s Wii Virtual Console, but nothing beats popping any cartridge you find lying around into a system that’s designed specifically to play those old school titles…

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posted: December 29th, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

psx4iphone playstation emulator for iphone released

filed under: mobile tech | video games

psx4iphone

The first Playstation emulator for the iPhone, psx4iphone has been officially released to the public. Previously available only as a private beta, version 0.1.0 of the emulator is now available for download.

The emulator runs quite a few classic Sony PS1 games, and will run on either the iPhone or iPod Touch (assuming yours has been jailbroken)…

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posted: December 23rd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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