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February 27, 2005
Someone with lots of time on hand, or a great love for the Xbox 360 AKA Xbox 2 has created a mockup on the next generation console compliments of a photo editor. It is pretty and that as far as it goes. Microsoft if you were planning anything close to this, please return to drawing board.
Seen at Gizmodo ( Source
update : designed by Rune Larsen using 3DS Max
The Real Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system places you at the center of the experience. Available this holiday season in Europe, Japan, and North America, Xbox 360 ignites a new era of digital entertainment that is always connected, always personalized, and always in high definition.
Xbox 360 gives you access to the games you want to play, the people you want to play with, and the experiences you crave—when and where you want them.
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Loudspeaker manufacturer Mission, has partnered with product designer Seymourpowell to create the very stylish M-Cube, a 5.1 home theatre system. The M-Cube consists of five individual cubed 'satellites' and one discrete subwoofer. Two satellites can be mounted on a one metre high tapering stand, while three further satellites come with adjustable brackets for wall mounting.
The M-Cube is available in white ('ivory') and black ('midnight'), with further color provided by a wide central fabric strip, which wraps completely round the speaker.
The M-Cube is out now and retails at 1,199 pounds.
via WallPaper
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After years of taking the back-seat to Sony and Nintendo in the Japan Game Console Market, Microsoft has announced a new hire for the next generation Xbox console, that is hoped to bring them at least to the passenger side.
Since launch in February 2002 Microsoft has sold 19.9 million Xbox machines worldwide, the company said, but sales have been especially sluggish in Japan, home of Sony and Nintendo Co Ltd, Microsoft hopes to change this by bringing "Final Fantasy" franchise creator Hironobu Sakaguchi on board to develop role-playing game (RPG) video games exclusively for the next-generation Microsoft Xbox video game platform.
The "Final Fantasy" franchise, has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, I can only imagine Microsoft hopes to recreate that success.
The original Xbox was not the blockbuster, Microsoft dreamed of in Japan due to the lack of RPGs for the Xbox, according to Microsoft; they don't want to make the same mistake again. Sakaguchi will lead a development team on two new role-playing games to be released for the new console.
"Sakaguchi-san has taken role-playing games -- traditionally a niche market -- and introduced them to a broad and diverse audience across the globe," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing at Microsoft. "We are ecstatic to work with Sakaguchi-san and celebrate what this news means not only for Xbox, but for gamers worldwide."
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Stockist - AudioCubes is offering the Kondo KHR-1 Robot, touted as one of the best and coolest fighting human robots in Japan for $1500. You do the program, you do the control. KHR-1 Robot acts like a human and with 17 adjustable joints, it is capable of doing back flips and cartwheels. Comes with a very simple application program also allows you to design your own moves such as special kicks and poses. Ultra stylish design like no others. Tools are not included. Check out KHR-1 Robot's video
Specifications
Size: 340(H) x 180(W) mm
Weight: Approximately 1.2kg (with batteries)
Joint: 17 (Neck 1, one arm 3x2 book and one leg 5x2 book)
Connection type: RS-23C2C
OS: Windows2000 and XP
Recommendation CPU: Pentium cIii above
Recommendation memory: 128MB above
Colors available: Silver
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Sprint has introduced their first digital quad-band phone aimed at business traveling users; the Sprint PCS IP-A790 AKA the Samsung A790 phone that features both GSM and CDMA technology to enable users to roam in over 130 countries.
Features include voice recognition, 256k-color TFT main display, and a second 65K-color display on the outside cover. The phone will also support Sprint's PCS Vision Multimedia Services which include video mail, picture mail and text messaging.- Price $549.99 - Via Mobile Mag
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A Limited Edition of the iAUDIO U2 1GB will be sold in Japan - two colors: Silver and Pearl white. Only 1000 units will be manufactured. via ubergizmo
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Panasonic, Japan has announced the addition of two new models to its "TOUGHBOOK" range of sturdy notebook PCs that can survive a 90 cm fall when powered off.
The "29 Series" (13.3" LCD) and "18 Series" (10.4" LCD with 180 degree rotation) will go on sale from 7 March. A saltwater corrosion-resistant version of the "29 Series" will be released on 7 April.
The standard 29 Series (CF-29JC1AXS) is expected to cost 450,000 yen while the corrosion-resistant 29 Series (CF-29JC9AXS) should go for 500,000 yen, the 18 Series (CF-18GC1AXS) should go for around 350,000 Yen.
Features include magnesium alloy main body components, HDD protected by special damping material and enclosing it in a metal case, when not operational, the new models can apparently go from a drop from 90cm on to plywood or concrete. - More at TechJapan
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February 26, 2005
Samsung Electronics, has announced the development of a working PTA (Push-to-All) solution. The demonstration of the PTA solution proto-type took place at the company's Telecommunications R&D Center in Suwon, Korea.
This total mobile communications solution incorporates the existing PTT (Push-to-Talk) one to multi-user voice technology with the one to multi-user video conferencing ability of PTV (Push-to-View) and multimedia file sharing function of PTD (Push-to Data).
The core benefit of PTA handsets is their synchronous video conferencing ability. Similar to a walkie-talkie with video capabilities, the speaker's image appears instantly on the handset screen of the user or multiple users on the call. It is a convenient and time-saving function that allows people in multiple locations to easily conduct virtual meetings. In addition, the PTA handset allows one to send image, video clip and music contents to multiple users through one simple operation on a mobile device at one time.
Samsung Electronics plans to offer a commercialized PTA solution handset using not only EV-DO technology but also EDGE, UMTS, and WiFi standards.
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Dell has announced the XPS Gen 2 and the Inspiron 9300 laptops.
The XPS Gen 2 is Dell's new gaming laptop that features NVIDIA's new GeForce GO 6800 Ultra graphics card which features 256MB of video ram, a 17-inch widescreen display, Intel Pentium M 2GHz processor, and can be customized for up to 2GB of ram (512MB standard). The laptop will start at a base price of $2,749 US and is available now on Dell's website.
The new Inspiron 9300 features a 17-inch widescreen display, 64MB video card (upgradeable to 256MB), and up to a 2.1 GHz processor
Via Mobile Mag
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