The new Xbox 360 slim has been hacked so that it can play backup disks. The hack has been done before on previous Xbox’s and from what we understand, Microsoft [MSFT] were not happy and basically blocked any hacked console from accessing Xbox Live.

We assume they will follow along and do the same when this hack is released.

The hack is quite complicated at the moment from what we understand and is not ready for launch just yet till it can be made simple enough for average users to use. [Read more…]

Recently, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS is a 3D version of the DS. The interesting thing about this 3D handhled is that it doesn’t require glasses for you to see the 3D effect in games.

Traditionally 3D TV requires that you wear special glasses that are designed to either filter or block out images to each eye (depending on the technology used) and by alternating images at a high frequency it makes it appear that the image being seen on the flat screen is actually 3D.

The Nintendo doesn’t require glasses though and instead of using a regular flat type sreen, the system uses what is called a parallax barrier. The parallax barrier is capable of projecting images out at two different angles. If you look at it from the left you see one image and if you look at it from the right you see a slightly different image. This requires that you hold the 3DS is a “sweet spot” so that you can see both images at the same time with each eye seeing a slightly different image. [Read more…]

Nintendo announced just yesterday that 30 million Nintendo Wii consoles had sold in the US since launch. This number makes it the fastest selling console in the US by about 15 months.

Along with this information, we are now hearing that a Nintendo Wii 2 could be launching as early as next year. The current Nintendo Wii launched in 2006 which would give a gap of about 5 years between the old and the new games console. Upgraded features expected in the Wii 2 console include Blu-ray support and HD support. [Read more…]

Nintendo today confirmed that it has sold 30 million Nintendo Wii’s in the US alone.

This makes the Wii the fastest selling console in the US as it’s the quickest to reach 30 million. The next best console took 15 more months to sell that many units in the US. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] seems to be passing out invites for Xbox Live users to join a Kinect Beta program. The beta program appears to be quite small in that it is only being passed out to a few users.

The invitations were sent out via Microsoft Connect that is normally used to gather information in the form of feedback about various products and services.

No real details are provided in the invitation (as seen below) other than something is happening. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] took the Apple store down briefly earlier today so that the Apple Mac Pro with 12 cores could be added.

The cheapest Mac Pro you can pick up has a starting price of $2,499 (quad-core model) with the 12-core version going up to a starting price of $4,999. For that price you get two 6-core 2.66GHz Intel Xeon Westmere processors along with 6GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive on the basic spec.

If you want to max out the whole order then expect a bill of $25,673.85 for all the available options should you have a bit of spare change in your pocket. [Read more…]

The Microsoft Kinect has been torn down to reveal what’s inside.

The teardown doesn’t go in to the depth that we see with some of the Apple [AAPL] products, but you do get to see how the Kinect is put together and what is used to capture video.

It’s made of two main parts: a projector and an IR VGA camera. The former bounces out a laser (don’t worry, Microsoft insists it’s safe) across the entire field of play, which the camera picks up to separate you from your sofa on what’s called a ˜depth field.’ It’s essentially all the pixels that Kinect gets back as IR noise measured in varying colour dependant on how close they are to the system. That way bodies appear a bright shade of red, green etc, and things further away appear grey.

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EFO has launched the 3rd gen iPazzport keyboard. The small device has a BlackBerry look and houses a small QWERTY keyboard along with a touchpad above that.

The keyboard is wireless and comes supplied with a wireless USB dongle and allows you to use it with HTPC, IPTV or CARPC devices as well as games consoles such as the Xbox 360, PS3 and any other device that can receive text input from an external keyboard.

The iPazzport costs $45 and is available from here. [Read more…]

The sequel to Batman Arkham Asylum has been announced. The new sequel will be called Batman Arkham City and will be arriving on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in the fall of next year.

The new Batman Arkham City is being developed by Rocksteady Studios who say the game is…

Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

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Google [GOOG] has provided a small update to the Gmail service that makes it a little more user friendly. The changes made are related to attachments with the ability now provided to drag and drop files from the web interface on to your desktop.

The service is currently compatible with the Google Chrome browser and lets you drag attachments out of the message to save them locally on your computer.

When you receive an email with an attachment you can mouse-over the file where you are presented with the option to save or drag and drop to your desktop. [Read more…]

Sony has re-released version 3.41 of the latest firmware for the Sony PlayStation 3. The older 3.41 update launched recently and actually caused a problem for those upgrading the hard drive on their PS3 unit.

Some minor changes have been made to the 3.41 firmware to eradicate the problem. The changes to the update were so minor that the company decided to just keep the firmware version at 3.41 which can be downloaded now. [Read more…]

Huawei is launching a new MiFi device that can connect up to HSPA 3.5G networks.

The new WiFi hotspot allows up to five wireless devices to connect up at the same time to share the 3.5G connection. If using the USB port on the device to tether it to a laptop, this allows up to six devices to share the connection. [Read more…]