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Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime squashes Wii HD rumors... again
Oh, brother. Here we go again. Just over a year after Nintendo's own Reggie Fils-Aime denied the existence of a forthcoming Wii HD, the bigwig is having to make that very same denial again. Naturally, a few new rumors of an HD-enabled Wii have surfaced since that fateful day in October of 2008,...
Xbox 360 802.11n adapter rebirths on Costco site, ships November 10th for $88
You can't keep a phoenix down and this Xbox 360 wireless n adapter seems to be a bird of similar feather. After discretely showing up on US retail sites and subsequently managing to drop off into internet obscurity, the 802.11n-compliant peripheral has returned to the scene via Costco's si...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Xbox 360 Wireless N adapter disappears from the internets
Today's the day that a GameStop listing had Microsoft's Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter going live for retail. So how's that $100 worth of throughput treating you? What's that... it's not actually for sale? Indeed: the entry has been pulled from GameStop and a Google Shopping search r...
Wednesday, Oct 28
The daily roundup: this is, in fact, the DROID you are looking for
Motorola Droid Motorola DROID first hands-on! (update: video, impressions, more pics)Motorola Droid unboxing!Motorola DROID official on Verizon: $199 on contract, coming November 6th (video)How-to: hack your own DROID dock with magnets and cardboardMotorola DROID spotted in f...
Netflix streaming purportedly hitting Nintendo's Wii next
Mmhmm. We see precisely where this is going. First came Microsoft's Xbox 360, then came the PlayStation 3. Now, the beast that is Netflix's "Watch Instantly" is coming to Nintendo's Wii... or that's the scuttlebutt, anyway. According to StreamingMedia, an undisclosed source close to the proj...
Microsoft temporarily suspends Sky Player for Xbox 360
Very fast," "a dream," "fantastic." It looks like you can add "on hiatus" to the list of superlatives -- at least for the time being. That boffo Sky Player that Microsoft debuted for the Xbox 360? "Suspended." Why, you ask? "Due to an unforeseen technical issue." Luckily for Britons and ex-pat...
Friday, Oct 16
CE-Oh no he didn't! Part LXIV: Microsoft's Greenberg says Xbox will outsell PS3 for 'entire generation'
Didn't think Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg could top himself after saying that Hulu on 360 was like "asking out a really hot chick on a date?" Well, think again, 'cause Greenberg recently sat down with GameInformer for a fairly wide ranging interview, and he took the opportunity to toss...
Friday, Sep 4
New study finds close to one quarter of Xbox 360s fail within two years
Sure, it's not exactly news to hear that the Xbox 360 is the most unreliable console of the big three, but just how unreliable is it? Now there's a point of contention. The good news for Microsoft, of sorts, is that a new study from SquareTrade found that just 23.7% of Xbox 360 consoles failed wi...
PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware sales jump last week amid price cuts, both beat Wii for once
If you're sick of hearing your grandmother brag about how popular her chosen console is while she rocks your world in Wii Sports Bowling yet again, maybe this news will finally shut her up. Last week, thanks to a flurry of price cuts and slimming waistlines, the other two players in the conso...
Thursday, Aug 27
The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed
It's smaller and lighter, yes, but how has Sony's Blu-ray-playing console evolved -- or regressed -- over these past few years? The entry-level Arcade will remain at $200 while the top end Elite will drop to $300 from $400.Other news of import Verizon launches FiOS TV Online trial
PlayStation 3 Slim review
Even before Sony's big unveil earlier this month at Leipzig GamesCom, it felt like we already knew the PlayStation 3 Slim quite intimately. A leak from back in May gave us a glimpse of every angle of the hardware's exterior, and even the final retail box. At that point, we didn't know what to ma...
Tuesday, Aug 25
The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed
Xbox 360 Pro and Elite price cuts confirmed in Target ad for next week As has been heavily rumored, the Xbox 360 60GB Pro system will be cut to $250 while the 120GB Elite will drop to $300.Other news of import PlayOn for Wii beta to be announced tomorrow
New Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite boxes shot once again in the wild, spelling doom for the middle sibling
Come on Microsoft, just fess up. We know you're killing off your middle Xbox SKU, you know you're killing off your middle SKU, so let's drop this pretense of secrecy, alright? The latest in this overwhelming heap of proof comes from tipster David R., whose local Best Buy had the two new Xbox 36...
Wednesday, Aug 19
Editorial: A slimmer, cheaper, better PS3. Was that so hard?
I've wanted a PlayStation 3 since forever. It plays Blu-ray movies, it has some great exclusive titles, and it looks like it could beat somebody up without breaking a sweat across its glossy matte brow. But it's always seemed out of reach price-wise. As my desire grew stronger over recent mon...
Tuesday, Aug 18
Survey finds Xbox 360 is played five times as often as Wii, five times more likely to fail than PS3
Ready for some numbers this morning? Some scary, scary numbers for Xbox 360 gamers? Game Informer, current king of the smoldering ruins of the print gaming magazine empire, polled about 5,000 of its readers to get a feel for their gaming experiences, including just how many of them had un...
Tuesday, Aug 11
IntensaFIRE chip adds programmable / rapid fire modes to Xbox 360 controllers
The hardcore modders in attendance need not apply unless they're looking for a quick jaunt down easy street, but those terrified of solder guns, glue and screwdrivers best listen up. A newly formed company, BGRMODS, has just introduced its very product, and it's pretty much a must-have f...
Wednesday, Aug 5
Upcoming Xbox 360 Netflix update is still gimped, Microsoft thinks you want it that way
If you haven't been lucky enough to preview the upcoming Xbox Live dashboard update like we did, there's a good chance you're eagerly awaiting its August 11 release so that you can finally modify your Netflix queue straight from the box. If so, prepare to be disappointed... or, uh, thrilled wh...
Friday, Mar 27
Engadget Podcast 139 - 03.27.2009
00:03:15 - OnLive killed the game console star? 00:17:50 - Nintendo launches Wii System Menu 4.0, including SD card WiiWare playback 00:25:35 - 'Resident Evil 5' Xbox 360 unboxing 00:27:25 - Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i now official (and that article Nilay was talking about)
Thursday, Nov 27
Apparent Xbox 360 "Jasper" spotted in the wild
Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Apparent Xbox 360 "Jasper" spotted in the wild Filed under: Gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Oct 30
Engadget Podcast 116 - 10.31.2008: Terrifying Halloween edition
Thanks, Jacob and HB for the image] 00:01:08 - New Xbox 360 Experience hands-on and impressions 00:31:54 - Week of Netflix 00:51:39 - HP Mini 1000 hands-on 01:02:16 - Windows 7 details galore
Sunday, Jun 15
Price cuts and 60GB Xbox 360 rumored for E3
Today we've got a pair for Microsoft. No, not another Blu-ray Xbox 360 whisper. Rather, we've got a resurrection of the 60GB Xbox 360 courtesy of Trusted Reviews as well as a US hardware price cut (and a nod towards a new SKU) according ...
Thursday, Apr 10
The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love
Rewind back to late 2006. The PS3 was launching alongside the Wii and geeky editors like ourselves were having a field day. We'd already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of time before we started brainstorming...
Wednesday, Jan 9
Engadget Podcast 111 (the Xbox 360 episode) - 01.09.2008
We've wanted a long time to get our old pal Major Nelson on the Engadget podcast, and what better occasion than CES? Ok, maybe E3 -- but there's been no dearth of 360 news at and prior to the show, and no shortage of questions we've been dying to have answered on the air. If you're not down with the...
Tuesday, Jul 17
Xbox 360 hack changes DVD key, game region
Filed under: GamingA clever gent who goes by the name SeventhSon (we hope in reference to the totally ripping Iron Maiden record Seventh Son of a Seventh Son) has discovered a method to alter both the DVD key and game region code on Microsoft's Xbox 360, at least for the Hypervisor exploita...
Monday, Apr 30
Engadget Podcast 108 - 04.29.2007
01:07 - Xbox 360 Elite coverage roundup -- are you getting one? 19:58 - Sony, Immersion in talks to get SIXAXIS rumbling 22:32 - Fuh Yuan retracts $299 Wal-Mart HD DVD statement 28:27 - AT&T botches Nokia N75 launch, pulls from site 35:49 - The Engadget mascot contest: win a Wii!
Friday, Apr 13
Engadget Podcast 106 - 04.13.2007
01:26 - 20GB PlayStation 3, RIP: 2006 - 2007 06:28 - Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update 13:07 - How-To: play DivX and Xvid on your Apple TV 17:14 - Apple's Leopard delayed to October, iPhone blamed 24:16 - Apple sells 100 millionth iPod, deems experiment a success
Friday, Mar 23
Engadget Podcast 104 - 03.23.2007
Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Solvent - Instructograph (Ghostly International) Program: 00:35 - Apple TV coverage roundup 12:42 - Xbox 360 Elite: new, black limited edition Xbox with HDMI and 120GB drive 17:39 - Folding@home PS3 hands-on 22:52 - Engadget gets a BlackBerry massage
Tuesday, Mar 6
Microsoft thwarts Xbox 360 hacks with sneaky "update"
Filed under: GamingSo, Microsoft is officially striking back to halt recent Xbox 360 hack-tivity after having been alerted to recent breach methods of the system's non-privileged memory areas, allowing users to run their own code. With potential homebrews beginning to surface, Micr...
Monday, Feb 5
Team Xecuter posts Blaster360 firmware flasher install guide
Filed under: GamingIn a shot across Microsoft's bow, Team Xecuter has released a how-to for the installation of its yet to be released Blaster360 firmware flasher. There's a range of different motivations behind wanting to flash your Xbox 360, the most obvious being the ability to updat...
Friday, Jan 26
Hack lets you swap 20GB Xbox 360 drive with... 20GB drive
Filed under: StorageWe suppose it's the principle of the thing, and on principle, TheSpecialist's new HDDHacker v0.5B really does let you use your very own HDD in lieu of Microsoft's $100 add-on number, but since Microsoft has firmly set the add-on HDD cap at 20GB (for legit Xbox Live-rel...
Tuesday, Jan 9
More details about IPTV on Xbox 360
Filed under: CES, Gaming, Home EntertainmentDoug Anderson chatted with Microsoft yesterday and managed to scare up some interesting new details about that new IPTV service that is due out for the Xbox 360 later this year. Seems that their partner here in the US will be AT&T (no surpri...
Monday, Jan 8
Engadget Podcast 096 - 01.08.07
02:26 - Live from the Sony Keynote 09:10 - Sony announces "BRAVIA Internet Video Link" for HD content 12:30 - Xbox 360 IPTV interface gallery 20:44 - Wireless HDMI over UWB? Heck yes! 21:33 - Microsoft announces the HP TouchSmart PC 22:12 - Live from the Bill Gates keynote
Wednesday, Dec 6
Latest Xbox 360 update causing problems for some
Filed under: GamingWhile Xbox 360 users with 1080p displays enthusiastically greeted last week's dashboard update, it seems some folks are finding that the update is causing more problems than it fixes, with reports of random crashes, bricked consoles, and various display issues fi...
Saturday, Nov 25
Get your skins on: Wii, PS3, Zune, Xbox 360, PSP
P.S. -Big ups on the Xbox 360 and Eames-inspired PS3 and Wii skins above. Read - PS3 skins Read - Wii skins Read - Zune skins Read - PSP, Xbox, etc. "skins" Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Finally, on the fly WMV transcoding for the Xbox 360
Filed under: Gaming, Home EntertainmentWe realize the fall update's only been out a few weeks, but it seems like an eternity for those of us that have been waiting since last November to stream media to our Xbox 360s without the need for a Media Center PC. A new TVersity patch allows users to t...
Tuesday, Oct 31
Engadget Podcast 093 - 10.31.2006
Filed under: Announcements, Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Podcasts, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Transportation, Wireless Producer: Trent Wolbe Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Saturday, Oct 21
Microsoft to start its own chip design lab for new Xbox
Filed under: GamingAh, Wintel. The mere convergence of the words "Windows" and "Intel" harkens back to a simpler time (call it the 1980s and 1990s), when Microsoft and Intel were literally joined at the hip. Microsoft provided the software, and Intel brought the brains. Today in the aught d...
Thursday, Oct 5
Sony busts down mod-chip retailer with $9 mil. lawsuit
Filed under: GamingEverybody's favorite far-reaching, possibly free speech-infringing law, the DMCA, is being put to use again for busting down on Divineo, a seller of mod-chips. Sony has slapped them with a $9 million lawsuit for selling the chips, along with HDLoader, which allows a...
Wednesday, Sep 27
Black Xbox 360 rumors abound
Filed under: Gaming When the rumor mill gets a'turnin' you're bound to have a few false-starts, and it seems the new black Xbox 360 meme is no exception. The snazzy "black Xbox" seen above might look quite black and Xboxy, but we're sorry to report that it's just a developer box, plenty of whi...
Sunday, Sep 24
The return of the black Xbox 360 rumor
Filed under: GamingFor the second time since the console's launch, rumors are circulating that Microsoft is working on a black Xbox 360 design, with the source this time being a banner advert from Best Buy depicting what appears to be a matte black console. The low resolution picture, cou...
Thursday, Sep 21
Engadget Podcast 089 - 09.21.2006
Welcome to the new Engadget everyone! We're sure you've all gotten well acquainted with the new site by now, but if you're at all interested in hearing Pete and Ryan ramble on about the back story and new features, you've come to the right podcast. Oh, but there's news, too. Puh-lenty going on...
Sunday, Sep 10
Ben Heckendorn's Xbox 360 laptop: best mod ever?
Every so often a mod comes along that's so intricate, so amazing, so over the top, that words simply don't do it justice (but we'll try anyway). Ben Heckendorn's Xbox 360 laptop is one such mod. Having garnered no small amount of fame from previous portable projects like the nPod, PPS2, and N6...
Saturday, Aug 26
Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price to £199 in UK
Filed under: GamingIt's not a huge price drop, but reports are starting to come in that Microsoft's turning up the heat in Europe on the price of their Xbox 360 Core console. Apparently retailers in the UK are beginning to drop the price on the console from £209 to £199, nearly a $20 US price cu...
