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Windows Phone 7 to be Integrated with Xbox 360 | Posted on: 29/09/2010 @ 19:24

Microsoft has annouced that its Windows Phone 7 OS will be able to intergrate with the Xbox 360. Vesa-Matti Paananen, a Microsoft Business development executive from Finland said, “The idea is not to make a mobile version of Halo as such, the idea is to extend gaming to … [visit site to read more] Windows [...]Windows Phone 7 to be Integrated with Xbox 360 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

SimpliSafe Security System Review @ DIY-Guides | Posted on: 29/09/2010 @ 3:12

http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-simplisafe-security-system/ (http://www.diy-guides.com/review-of-simplisafe-security-system/) Quote: Today for review I’ve got a great product to help protect you and yours from a company called SimpliSafe. It’s an alarm system (http://www.simplisafe.com/wireless-alarm-system) yes, but it’s unique in that it doesn’t use phone lines but cellular ...

Xbox 360 Sky Player to Recieve Kinect Support | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 18:48

The Sky Player on Xbox 360 is due to receive Kinect motion sensor support on November 10th. This finally means the joy of flailing your arms will get a response from your TV to change channels or go through other … [visit site to read more] Xbox 360 Sky Player to Recieve Kinect Support is [...]Xbox 360 Sky Player to Recieve Kinect Support is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

EA See Sony’s Playstation 3 Potential to Beat Microsoft’s Xbox 360 | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 18:12

With games console sales as they are right now, you would think that Microsoft’s  Xbox 360 is going to be staying ahead of the game against Sony’s Playstation 3 in the UK. However, EA’s European senior VP Jens Uwe Intat seems to think otherwise, seeing the potential of the powerful Blu-ray console for catching up [...]EA See Sony’s Playstation 3 Potential to Beat Microsoft’s Xbox 360 ...

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player Unboxing Video | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 17:48

Today we are unboxing the Today we are unboxing the Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player. This media player comes in a brown and red box showing you what the product would look like including details of the files supported. It also informs you that it works similar to a NAS box and lists the [...]

No New Xbox For You: Says Microsoft UK Boss | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 8:00

Original Xbox 360 is nearing its 5th anniversary, which makes it a senior citizen in the gaming world. However, if you areexpecting to lay your hands on new Xbox hardware any time soon, then you are in for big disappointment. Stephen McGill, the Director of Xbox UK, … [visit site to read more] No New Xbox [...]No New Xbox For You: Says Microsoft UK Boss is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Cyber-Stalking guidelines to be issued by CPS | Posted on: 23/09/2010 @ 21:24

More than a million women and 900,000 men are stalked every year, but that does not include ‘cyber-stalking or online harassment.’ The police and CPS are concerned that there is a wide spread problem of cyber-stalking which the Police define as “unwanted … [visit site to read more] Cyber-Stalking guidelines to be issued by CPS [...]Cyber-Stalking guidelines to be issued by CPS is a post ...

SlingBox PRO-HD: Slinging HD TV anywhere | Posted on: 23/09/2010 @ 18:24

Sling Media unveils Slingbox PRO-HD: Watch High Definition content wherever you want it Enables high quality content delivery to compatible SlingPlayers London, UK — 23rd September 2010 — Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), today announced the UK launch of Slingbox™ PRO-HD, a new addition to the award winning Slingbox [...]

Microsoft will not add Blu-Ray to next-gen Xbox | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 21:00

Not that we ever expected anything different but Microsoft has re-iterated its non-Blu-ray stance this week, explaining in an interview that the hi-def disc format favoured by Sony and its PS3 is ‘being passed by.’ Microsoft has always defended its decision to not add a costly Blu-ray … [visit site to read more] Microsoft will [...]Microsoft will not add Blu-Ray to next-gen Xbox is a post ...

XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply Unboxing Video | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 16:24

Today we are unboxing the XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply. This power supply is a modular power supply with support for the latest technologies including nVidia SLI and is perfect for both AMD and Intel based systems. The box gives lot of information on the outside including the DC and AC figures and [...]

Intel starts MARC project with 48 cores MIC processor | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 2:00

Intel celebrated its 10 year anniversary årsjubileum for the research and development center in Braunschweig, Germany, and took the time to introduce thr new MARC initiative (Many-core Applications Research Community). The MARC program is intended to promote the development of multi-threaded applications focusing on Intel's SSC platform.

Halo Reach - Xbox 360 | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 22:36

Is Bungie's final Halo game a fitting tribute to the multi-million selling franchise?

Fractal Design Tesla 650W Power Supply Unboxing Video | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 20:48

Today we are unboxing the Fractal Design Tesla 650W Power Supply. The box is quite simple and stylish in black with the Fractal Design logo and a clear picture of what the product looks like. It also has some bold claims about how silent the unit is, as well as graphs and lists of features [...]

First Look: Gmail’s Priority Box | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 19:25

With gmail's priority box, you will be able to see the important emails right at the top of your gmail inbox and the rest of your messages under your priority box. You can add messages which you think should be in your priority box and take away messages which should. This is good to do as you're training it to know what emails should be in the priority box or not which means you won't have to ...

Updated Intel Overclocking Guides | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 19:25

Overclockers' own Miahallen has published the latest edition of his popular overclocking guide including guidance for prospective buyers as well as a heightened level of detail for specific Intel microarchitectures.Updated Intel Overclocking Guides is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Intel to Restrict Overclocking on Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 ...

BenchTec Toolbox: Wprime, PiFast and SuperPi Tweaker | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 19:25

What started off as a fairly simple program soon snowballed into a full-on collaboration between us to make an AIO system tweaker. This system taker took us over a month of solid work, adding features for every conceivable tweak on each OS (either XP,Vista or 7). This led to a plethora of updates and beta testing stages before we released it to the public.BenchTec Toolbox: Wprime, PiFast and ...

Futurelooks Guide to the Best Back to School Video Games for Making New Friends | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 13:36

Nokia N8 Unboxing and Review Video: Will it be Brenda, Ryan or Suzy? | Posted on: 16/09/2010 @ 20:48

Just when we thought Nokia had lost their fighting power in the smartphone war against the likes of Apple and Android, it would appear that they aren’t giving up that easily especially with their recent announcement of their 3 new Symbian smartphones. Although, we like the sound of them all, it is the Nokia N8 [...]Nokia N8 Unboxing and Review Video: Will it be Brenda, Ryan or Suzy? is a post ...

Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-TD 500 TV Tuner Card Unboxing Video | Posted on: 16/09/2010 @ 19:12

Today we are unboxing the Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-TD 500 TV Tuner Cardy. The box is quite simple in white and yellow giving you all of the relevant information that you need, including pictures of the product and the type of connection that it uses. The sides of the box lists the main features of the tv [...]

The Boxee Box by D-Link announced | Posted on: 16/09/2010 @ 10:48

THE BOXEE BOX BY D-LINK, NOW WITH THE INTEL® ATOM™ PROCESSOR INSIDE D-Link Selects the Intel® Atom™ Processor CE4100 to Power the Boxee Box San Francisco, Calif. (Sep 13, 2010) — Today at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), D-Link and Boxee announced the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link is now powered by the Intel® Atom™ processor CE4100. [...]

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Unboxing Video | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 6:24

Today we are unboxing the Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory. The box is very standard featuring a recyclable brown box with a crucial sticker on it acting as a security seal. We have been informed that Crucial have since changed their packaging and improved on it. Opening up the box, we can see two [...]

Xbox 360 Dashboard Gets Leaked on Youtube | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 5:24

There are some lucky ones who received Kinect beta program invites and   managed to have a peek at new Xbox 360 dashboard. But now, here is a chance for everyone. Thanks to two videos uploaded on Youtube, now you too can get a sneak preview of the things to come. As expected, the new interface [...]Xbox 360 Dashboard Gets Leaked on Youtube is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Boxee Box : The Inside Story | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 21:36

Boxee and D-Link announced the availability of the Boxee Box for pre-order on Amazon today. At CES 2010, they demonstrated the Boxee Box with the Tegra 2 SoC inside. The press release today brings the news that the Tegra 2 has been replaced by Intel’s CE4100. This is one of the first mainstream products in the market to incorporate an Intel x86 based SoC. What happened behind the ...

Sony’s Playstation Move Takes a Swing at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect with Yaybuttons | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 18:12

Sony has launched its latest attack on Microsoft in its ongoing battle between the Playstation Move and Xbox 360’s Kinect. The Sony-made website Yaybuttons simply displays a giant interactive Move controller on your screen with clickable … [visit site to read more] Sony’s Playstation Move Takes a Swing at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect with Yaybuttons [...]Sony’s Playstation Move Takes a ...

Review: Connect 4×4 (Hasbro Family Game Night) @ Xbox360Digest | Posted on: 12/09/2010 @ 21:36

http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/11/review-connect-4x4-hasbro-family-game-night/ (http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/11/review-connect-4x4-hasbro-family-game-night/) I’ve got the last of three arcade games that EA sent me over. I’d like to say I saved the best for last but I didn’t. Up tonight is the Connect 4×4 for review, and I have to say I just don’t like it at all honestly. ...

Review: Pictureka (Hasbro Family Game Night) @ Xbox360Digest | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 19:12

http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/10/review-pictureka-hasbro-family-game-night/ (http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/10/review-pictureka-hasbro-family-game-night/) Today I’m back with another of the Hasbro Family Game Night games, this time it’s Pictureka. This game is a fast paced version of I Spy really. One of my son’s favorite books is I Spy so I’ve got quite a bit of ...

Apple relax app guidelines. | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 18:48

Totalitarian Apple have finally relaxed it’s app guidelines after being widely criticized for its dogmatic approach to developers. Apple has changed its guidelines for developing apps on its iOS. In a statement, … [visit site to read more] Apple relax app guidelines. is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site [...]Apple relax app guidelines. is a post from: UK Gadget ...

AOpen B200 BTX Computer Case Unboxing Video | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 16:00

Today we are unboxing the AOpen B200 BTX Computer Case. The box is very standard for a product of this nature with very little information printed on it. As with all computer cases, it is packaged very well but nothing out of the ordinary Opening up the box, we can see the packaging and unwrapping [...]

Review: Hasbro Family Game Night: Jenga @ Xbox360Digest | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 4:48

http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/09/review-family-game-night-jenga/ (http://www.xbox360digest.com/2010/09/09/review-family-game-night-jenga/) Quote" Jenga (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410981/) for Xbox 360 is the classic re-imagined in digital format, and oddly I find it more enjoyable than the real-world version. The arcade Jenga has two ...

Review: Logitech Squeezebox Touch | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 15:48

The Squeezebox Touch is nothing less than an absolute bargain. There is truly little else to say about this incredibly easy to set-up and enjoy network player. It crams a shed-load of technology into a 150mm by 110mm enclosure, which is just 10mm deep – albeit increasing to 40mm at its base to accommodate its connection sockets. The player delivers internet radio along with music streamed from ...

Zotac bakes Blu-ray player into ZBOX mini-PC | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 1:12

Zotac likes the smaller systems. The latest ZBOX Blu-ray mini-PC will be the first of its kind with the minimal measurements of a mini-PC, but the power and possibility to play Blu-ray movies. Thanks to an integrated Blu-ray player and ION 2.

IFA 2010: Google TV, Sony 3D Projector, Sharp Quattron 3D TV and Toshibe Regza | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 21:24

With Europe’s largest consumer electronics show IFA drawing to a close today, we thought we would give one more round up featuring Google TV, Sony 3D projector, Sharp Quattron 3D and a rather cool looking Toshiba Regza. Google were on hand to show-off their new Google TV in a demo at … [visit site to [...]IFA 2010: Google TV, Sony 3D Projector, Sharp Quattron 3D TV and Toshibe Regza is a post ...

Xbox 360 Slim 250GB Kinect Bundle to be Released in UK November 10 | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 19:00

Microsoft has announced its second Kinect and Console Bundle that will be released the same time as the previously announced 4GB console and “Kinect Adventures!” game bundle, which will be November 4 in the USA and November 10 for those of us in Europe. The new bundle will come with the 250GB slim console, a [...]Xbox 360 Slim 250GB Kinect Bundle to be Released in UK November 10 is a post ...

Patriot Memory Box Office Video Player | Posted on: 07/09/2010 @ 9:48

While strolling through the PAX 2010 show floor, I came upon a row of vendors that will be very familiar to the faithful readers of OCModShop: namely Zalman, InWin, Cooler Master, Kingston, and Patriot Memory. Patriot has been known for their DDR memory and flash storage devices , and it appears they are branching out into multimedia appliances as well. Mary Phuong showed me to a small ...

Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11-U Next-Generation ION Nettop | Posted on: 06/09/2010 @ 17:24

Today we assemble and test the Zotac ZBOX not-quite-a-barebones mini-PC and see how it performs and how it works.

Lian-Li Pitstop T7 Mini-ITX Test Bench Unboxing Video | Posted on: 06/09/2010 @ 17:12

Today we are unboxing the Lian-Li Pitstop T7 Mini-ITX Test Bench. The box is quite slim, which all of the necessary information printed, as well as clear and concise pictures, informing you of the main features. Opening up the box, reminds me of Ikea products, laying flat packed in its packaging, but adds to the [...]

X Factor Karaoke Party Box will let you show the world you’re better than those posers off the telly… | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 17:48

Gear4 have teamed up with online karaoke specialist Lucky Voice to provide a streaming service for X Factor fans featuring classics from the show. The X Factor Party Box plugs into your computer, and can stream up to 7500 available songs from the X Factor Karaoke website. X Factor Karaoke Party Box will let you show the world you’re better than those posers off the telly… is a post from: UK ...

IFA 2010 Exclusive: Epson Launch their New 2010 Projector Range | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 19:36

Gaj-it was at a special Epson event in Berlin yesterday for the world launch of their new 3LCD Reflective panel projectors. With four new projectors on show ranging from family friendly entry-level editions to full cinema level projectors – they had something for … [visit site to read more] IFA 2010 Exclusive: Epson Launch their [...]IFA 2010 Exclusive: Epson Launch their New 2010 Projector ...

New Xbox 360 controller to feature twisty d-pad | Posted on: 01/09/2010 @ 21:12

Not content with the current state of your Xbox 360 controller? Well Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed a new slightly-tweaked official controller design fresh from ‘the lab’. The new controller has taken on a monochrome look with some minor … [visit site to read more] New Xbox 360 controller to feature twisty d-pad is a [...]New Xbox 360 controller to feature twisty d-pad is a post ...