By Redmond Gadgets on
12/30/2006
Just a little bit ago we had the young girl who received a Zune loaded with porn. Now the AP is reporting a story about Kolton Mahoney; a 14 year boy who received porn loaded on a factory sealed Madden NFL 07 game.
"This is definitely not Madden," Mahoney said recalling his first thought.
More can be found at one of the AP outlets.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/28/2006

Every gamer's dream is playing Halo while driving on the highway, okay just let me know the road their on so I can take an alternate route.
Suzuki launched their new 2007 line-up and also unveiled their SXBox which one of the company's new "Suzuki LIVE Series" concept vehicle.
The SXBox also is equipped with an impressive, high-performance wheel and tire package, providing gamers with the means to get to the nearest gaming competition. When parked, the SXBox's pearl white exterior is illuminated courtesy of a green LED accent kit ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/27/2006
According to a recent article on Variety, Microsoft's Xbox Live service is outselling other online retailers in online video sales. One of the driver factors behind this is that the Xbox is directly connected to the consumer's TV rather than using the PC like Amazon.com's digital downloads service.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/22/2006
Microsoft announced today that the warrenty for the Xbox 360 would be extended from the current 90 days to one year; it applies to both would-be purchasers and those who already have Xbox 360 and are still within their first year of ownership.
Effective today, the one-year warranty is now the standard for the Xbox 360 console. Customers who experience hardware issues with their Xbox 360 within one year of purchase can have their consoles repaired at no cost. Moreover, the new warranty policy is retroactive, so consumers who may have already paid for an out-of-warranty Xbo ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/21/2006
Chris Lewis, the European Xbox chief was recently interviewed by TotalVideoGames.com here are some the highlights:
- "Games for Windows" a new strategy for PC games, one feature is to certify that the game is compatible with the Xbox controller.
- Considering gaming for the Zune in addition to the current music offerings.
- Movie adaption for the popular Xbox game: Halo.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/21/2006
Here's a good article by Kemp Powers at Reuters on how Microsoft is trying to expand their Xbox Live to a wider audience. They're doing this by offering other services than just online game play, one feature mentioned is by offering video downloads of ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/20/2006
Those games that you can buy from BK for only $3.99 with the purchase of a Value Meal have made it the monster smash level. 2 million of the games (Big Bumpin, Pocketbike Racer and Sneak King) have been sold since the November 19th launch.
That's a lot of ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/20/2006

This monitor from MojoPlay fits right on top of your Xbox 360.
One of three new displays from MojoPlay for 2007, the new 9.2" MP-920XB features a sleek mounting system that seamlessly integrates onto the Xbox 360 without affecting the cooling vents on the top of the console. Featuring 800 x 480 resolution and built -in stereo speakers, it can do justice to even the heartiest single person shooter games. The mounted display travels easily to a friend or relative's house to keep the kids (and adults) entertained during the holidays while freeing up ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/20/2006

Yeah, I know everyone makes mistakes, even Redmond Gadgets blog. But we had to point out the Target Xbox deal. You can get an Xbox with a 20MB hard drive. 15 years ago this would have been a steal.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/19/2006
A great place to keep up to date on what's going on at the Redmond campus is reading the weblogs at http://blogs.msdn.com, Redmond Gadgets' sister site wwwCoder.com provides a full text search on all the weblogs at blogs.msdn.com as well as other development weblogs. This is where we get much of our information about what's going on with our favorite gadgets.
One weblog to read is the Microsoft ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/19/2006

The XCM XFPS 360 was announced a few weeks ago it now available for pre-order, this will enable you to add a standard keyboard and mouse to your Xbox 360. As you can see from the picture is has multiple ports for Xbox and PS2 controllers. In addition, it will enable auto fire, and it might be able to use on Halo 3. Not much more information is available from the website other than it's still in prototype and will be available soon.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/19/2006
A Murrieta, California teen was recently awarded $250,000 for playing Halo 2. Read this story on professional gaming and 18-year-old Ben Jackson.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/18/2006
Capcom(R) today announced that the single-player and multiplayer demos of Lost Planet(TM): Extreme Condition, exclusively for Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft have been downloaded over one million times by the global Xbox community.
"Xbox players have now had two opportunities to try Lost Planet since the first demo was released in May, and they have in huge numbers," said Charles Bellfield, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment, Inc. "Since we made the multiplayer demo available through Xbox Marketplace, there have been hundreds of thousands of hours spent playing the game, which is a great testament to the quality of Lost Planet. ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/17/2006
Here's an in-depth analysis of the Xbox 360 and the PS3. The article covers various technical specifications on the capabilities between the two consoles. For those who want to do their homework.
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/16/2006
Local6.com in the state of Florida is reporting that a Gamestop there had thieves burrow a tunnel through a wall and into the game store to steal 13 Xbox 360 game consoles.
With the amount of effort it took to dig the hole, they appear to have enough energy to get legitimate employment. At least then they may be able to get medical coverage in case an accidental shovel hit them in t ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/15/2006
Encode360 2.0b3 is released which will allow you to encode any video type into the WMV format for your Xbox or Zune playback.
It has some great features including:
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Uses Windows Media Encoder as a base, so it’ll create 100% Microsoft compliant WMV’s
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Automatic re-scaling of video sizes to match your TV resolution or Zune screen. This prevents nasty stretching and artifacts
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Encode as WMV8, WMV9 or ultra high quality WVC1
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Encode with CBR ( ...
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By Redmond Gadgets on
12/15/2006
No need to head to Ten Forward or to Quark's for entertainment, just go play STAR TREK: Legacy for your Xbox 360. Bethesda Softworks announced that the game will be shipping to North American retailers today.
STAR TREK: Legacy places you in the Admiral's chair to command the fleet for battle. You can command Federation, Romulan, Gorn, or Borg fleets, this real-time combat game provides a strategic and tactical experience as you battle across vast sections of space.
Th ...
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