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rock band on your ipod, sorta.

media players | video games

Rock Band on iTunes

Now you’ll notice that I didn’t say you could PLAY Rock Band on your iPod. But if you’re willing to shell out some serious dough, you can now pick up the entire library of tracks from the hit game over in the Apple iTunes store.

There are currently 74 tracks available in the collection, and at 99 cents each, you’re looking at a whopping $73.26 to pick up the entire set…

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February 15th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

xbox 360 to get classic xbox downloads

video games

Xbox 360 and Xbox Side by Side

Kotaku is reporting that the upcoming Fall update for the Xbox 360 will include support for downloading classic Xbox titles over Xbox Live.

According to an article in the latest Official Xbox Magazine, 360 owners will be able to download a number of original Xbox titles for 1200 Microsoft points each ($15 USD)…

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November 13th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

haier ibiza music player gets wi-fi rhapsody store

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Haier Ibiza Media Player

The new Ibiza media player from Haier starts off with many of the same features you’d find in a iPod or Zune. But the big difference with the Ibiza is that it comes with a built in live download integration with Rhapsody’s subscription service…

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October 31st, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

ipod and itunes to go wireless soon?

media players | mobile tech

Apple September 5 Invitation

The news of Apple’s upcoming September 5th press event has the world abuzz with rumors and speculation of what new goodies will be coming from the iPod folks.

MacDailyNews claims that a reliable (single) source says that new iPods will be including Wi-Fi capabilities, and that Apple could possibly roll out their oft-rumored wireless iTunes store…

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August 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

bioshock demo on xbox live tonight

video games

Bioshock Screenshot

Big news tonight for Xbox 360 fans… A demo of the anxiously anticipated FPS, Bioshock has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace tonight.

The demo weighs in at a hefty 1.3 gig, so you’ll probably end up leaving your console on overnight (like me) to grab the full download…

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August 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

ps3 1.80 system update adds upscaling

home entertainment | video games

Sony PlayStation 3 Vertical

Whee. Sony is rolling out yet another firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3 console.
The impending version 1.80 upgrade adds a couple of new features, but the most significant one purportedly adds upscaling of DVD, Playstation and PlayStation 2 games to as much as 1080p resolution…

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

ps3 1.60 update adds background downloads, more

home entertainment | video games

Sony PS3 Closeup

On Thursday, March 22, the Sony PlayStation 3 will be getting a much-anticipated upgrade to its system software. The 1.60 update will add the ability to queue downloads for background processing, rather than the arduous “wait and pray” download method that the console currently offers…

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March 20th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

sony ps3 background downloads coming in march

video games

PS3 Vertical

While the Sony PlayStation 3 certainly hasn’t yet lived up to original expectations, there are still several million of us who did buy the console, and would like it to become part of our regular gaming regimen.
Sure, many of us are annoyed by the frequent system updates that we’ve had to sit through, but most of the downloads have improved the console in some way…

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February 11th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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