Technabob » red rings of death http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Easiest Xbox 360 Achievement: Rrod http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/01/xbox-360-achievement-rrod-t-shirt/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/01/xbox-360-achievement-rrod-t-shirt/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:34:09 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=19280 Based on personal experience, I would have to guess that most of us have already completed this Xbox 360 achievement at some point in the last couple of years.

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This Red Ring of Death achievement T-shirt is bound to draw a few chuckles from your gaming buddies, and maybe a few sobs from the ones who’ve lost a console or two to the dreaded RRoD over the years. And when you’re not wearing it, you might be able to use it to sop up your console’s excess heat in place of the old towel trick.

You can grab one of these T-shirts over at ThinkGeekfor $15.99 to $17.99 (USD), depending on your shirt size.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/01/xbox-360-achievement-rrod-t-shirt/feed/ 1 Microsoft Offers Free Repairs for Early Xbox 360 Consoles http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/21/microsoft-offers-free-repairs-for-early-xbox-360-consoles/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/21/microsoft-offers-free-repairs-for-early-xbox-360-consoles/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:47:26 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/21/microsoft-offers-free-repairs-for-early-xbox-360-consoles/ redring360I guess good things come in threes from Microsoft. First, the Zune was revealed to be just $229.99, then the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive announced for under $200, and now they’re offering to repair any Xbox 360 manufactured prior to 1/1/2006 for free by extending the warranty on those machines by an additional year (over and above the orirginal 90 days.)

If you have a defective 360, you’ll just need to contact 1-800-4my-xbox for customer support.

Should you have a 2006 Xbox 360 that dies, I feel for you, but my old launch day 360 will be going back for repair now that this has been revealed.

If you have already spent money to have your pre-1/1 Xbox 360 repaired, they’ll even refund the money you paid (you should receive a check from Microsoft in the next 5 to 8 weeks).

[via Official Xbox Forum viaDailyTech]

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