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Stream any PC game to your PS3 with no lag

noreply@blogger.com (hamsterlicious88) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:21:00 +0000

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=KeBtgPeul3Y[/youtube]

Got Linux on your PS3? Don't want to sit in front of your computer anymore, but still want to play those PC games you know and love? The tutorial video above lets you figure out how to do just that. The company behind the magic, StreamMyGame, deserves props for figuring this out. What's interesting to note is that lag isn't an obstacle (not even if you're streaming Crysis) because the streaming is on a home network and not the internet. Internet plans are in the works, though. But really, that's just icing on this sweet cake.

InFeCtuS Time Attack PCB Released and Final Picture

noreply@blogger.com (...BeAkEr...) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:16:00 +0000

Team InFeCtuS announced their 'Time Attack PCB' is now available (RRP 9,90Eur). Together with the InFeCtuS1/2 chip this PCB will allow you to perform the 'Timing Attack' on your Xbox360 and downgrade your kernel. This allows you to go back to an exploitable hypervisor and run Linux on your Xbox360, extract CPUkey and change keyvault (KV) stuff like DVDkey and game region.
They also released a picture of the final/retail build of the 'Time Attack PCB'.

http://infectus.biz/

Source: xboxscene.com

Xbox Live currently down, engineers investigating

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:07:00 +0000

Xbox.com currently states that users may not be able to log into Xbox Live right now. Their engineers are looking into the problem and are trying to resolve the issue at the moment. Hopefully things will be running smoothly soon.

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:48:00 +0000

Following on from his finger tracking and digital white board projects, Johnny Lee has now created another very interesting Wii remote product - a head tracking application for desktop VR displays. Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment.

WidowPC Ships Sting 517D2 Notebook with Nvidia 8800 GTX GPU

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:51:00 +0000

WidowPC announced today that it is shipping its first notebook based around NVIDIA's 512MB GeForce 8800M GTX GPU.

The new Sting 517D2 pairs the GeForce 8800M GTX GPU with a 17" (WSXGA+ or WUXGA) display. Intel's Core 2 Duo processors power the notebooks and up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and 1GB of Intel TurboMemory can be added to enhance the gaming experience.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10098

Nero 8 update offers Blu-ray and HD DVD authoring

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:49:00 +0000

Popular multimedia management software Nero's newest version, Nero 8 has been certified for authoring and playback of writable Blu-ray Disc Multimedia Video (BDMV) in addition to HD DVD content authoring on DVD-R/W.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Nero_8_update_offers_Bluray_and_HD_DVD_authoring/1198089954

Backwards compatible Xbox games showing up on Gamercards

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:46:00 +0000

Knuckles Dawson informed Xbox 360 Fanboy that backward compatible Xbox games are now showing up on Xbox 360 Gamercards after the Fall Update. The games do not appear on Xbox.com Gamercards, only on the 360 itself (under the Games Played tab in the Games blade.) The games are listed with the notice "0 of 0 Achievements." Also, only games you've played since the Fall Update will show up.

http://knucklesdawson.com/epic/2007/12/back_compat_titles_in_gamercar.html

XP SP3 Performance Claims Further Harm Vista

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:44:00 +0000

Word is Windows XP Service Pack 3 is shaping up to be a lot more interesting than Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Unlike Microsoft's latest and not-yet-greatest OS which will see a myriad of bug fixes and security holes patched with little visible benefit to the end user, Florida computer reseller Devil Mountain Systems is claiming SP3 will be a "must-have update" with up to a 10 per cent performance boost over SP2.

"Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix/patch consolidation release - unlike w/Vista SP1, Microsoft made no promises of improved performance for XP - the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus," said the company on its blog.

"Of course, none of this bodes well for Vista which is now more than 2x slower than the most current builds of its older sibling," it added. "Suffice to say that performance-minded users will likely choose to stick with the now even speedier Windows XP - at least until more "Windows 7" information becomes publicly available."

Now while I again stress caution/wait for Release Candidate builds, etc - DMS does have hands-on experience with SP3 and it is sounding a mighty good offering.

Is Microsoft actually stitching up Vista by making XP ever more appealing? Maybe, but then again it should have just built a better replacement OS in the first place...

http://www.trustedreviews.com/software/news/2007/11/27/XP-SP3-Performance-Claims-Further-Harm-Vista/p1

Toshiba to launch 128GB SSD in May

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:39:00 +0000

Toshiba will be jumping into the deep end of the pool, joining several other companies that have announced new solid state drives.

Toshiba is unique, however, by announcing that it will produce a 128GB SSD drive that will be launching in the May 2008 time frame, while the flash memory that is being produced for the drives should start rolling off the line some time in March 2008. In other to reach the 128GB drive capacity, Toshiba will be using 56nm density NAND flash with multi-level cells, which was key in being able to reach this size.

Toshiba will be offering the drives in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The drive will feature a SATA 2 interface and will be available in both the 1.8” and 2.5” form factors, which will make it not only ideal for laptops (which normally use the 2.5” form factor), but other devices that normally use drives in the 1.8-inch form factor. The SSD drives are said to be rated at a blistering 100MB per second for reads, and a reasonable 40MB per second for writes. The drive will carry an operating life of about 1,000,000 hours.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=36

Porn Coming to Blu-ray

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:36:00 +0000

The porn industry, having steered clear of Blu-ray and successfully put out titles on HD DVD for the past year, has decided to give the competing HD format a shot. Digital Playground has plans to release Pirates, an adaptation of Treasure Island as I understand it, on BR as its first foray into the format.

http://gizmodo.com/336286/porn-coming-to-blu+ray-ps3-owners-jason-chen-very-excited

Sony offering free PS3 with every full HD Bravia TV in Australia

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:33:00 +0000

Sony is spruiking PlayStation 3 consoles with every Bravia full-HD 1080 LCD TV model bought between 21 December and 28 January, as part of a marketing campaign to encourage users to make the switch to HD.

Windows XP SP3 RC Is Now Available For Public Download

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:07:00 +0000

Microsoft had just added the much anticipated Service Pack 3 Release Candidate ( The closest stage of software development to the final version) for the Windows XP Operating System ( OS ) to their download center last night. The Windows XP SP3 RC is now available for all Windows XP users, and it seems that even those with ehem…. ” Un-Genuine ” Windows XP OS installed in their systems can also download and install the RC

http://www.xuecast.com/?p=391

Intel to delay launch of three 45nm quad-core CPUs because of poor AMD performance

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:04:00 +0000

Intel has recently adjusted its product strategy and will postpone three 45nm quad-core CPUs that were originally scheduled to launch in January next year, according to sources at motherboard makers.

Intel has already notified its partners that it will push back the launch of the three CPUs to February or March next year, depending on AMD's schedule for triple-core and the upcoming Phenom CPUs.

Launching the CPUs now will not benefit Intel much in its battle with AMD, while they could cause damage to Intel's 65nm quad-core CPUs, therefore the company has decided it is in no rush to release new products until AMD is able to present more of a threat.

The three CPUs that Intel plans to delay are the Core 2 Quad Q9300, Q9450 and Q9550, added the sources.

Intel commented that its launch of 45nm quad-core CPUs for desktops is on track for first quarter 2008, but declined to disclose a specific time-frame.

http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071218PD212.html

AMD to focus on multi-GPU cards for the high-end market

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:02:00 +0000

At the recent Analyst Day conference, AMD noted that it will focus on technology to put multiple GPUs onto a single card to form its new high-end graphics products.

AMD has already started working on the technology in its Radeon HD 3000 series, according to sources at graphics card makers. The first product will be the Radeon HD 3870 X2 which will feature two RV670XT GPUs and will launch in January 2008 with a price set between US$299-349, noted the sources.

http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071219PD206.html

300 movie rental going cheap on Xbox 360

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000

On December 28 for a 24 hour period all Xbox LIVE members will be eligible to download a rental version of Zack Snyder's 300 in high definition for the bargain price of only 100 Microsoft Points.

The cheap rental is being offered as a way to encourage Xbox 360 users to begin using the newly launched Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store, currently home to a growing selection of movies available in standard and high definition.

http://www.videogamer.com/news/19-12-2007-7142.html

Wi-Fi Army: first Google Android game announced

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:57:00 +0000

With everyone shouting about the potential for iPhone games and whether the new N-Gage platform is going to be any good, the prospect of Google's forthcoming Android operating system being a viable gaming platform is a notion that's been somewhat lost in the noise.

But W2Pi Entertainment has begun development in earnest of a very unique sounding location-based FPS game for Android, called Wi-Fi Army.

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Wi%2DFi+Army/news.asp?c=5230

Bomberman blowing up iPod

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:54:00 +0000

Everyone's favourite bomb plopper Bomberman is heading to iPod.
That's according to Japanese magazine Famitsu, iPod Bomberman images from which have been posted onto the internet for the world to see.
Yesterday it emerged that Sega has released the original Sonic the Hedgehog for iPod, and it's yours £3.99 from iTunes.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=177935

Wii Opera SDK now open to the public

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:51:00 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: Wii Opera SDK Now Open to the Public

The popular Wii Opera SDK has been opened to the general public by popular demand, allowing anyone with knowledge in HTML and JavaScript to take on the task of creating homebrew games and software for the Wii’s Internet Channel. Previous to this release, the Wii Opera SDK was only available by request.

For the past eight months, this software library has grown from a simple Wii Remote reader to a full-blown package that allows 3D and texture-mapped graphics and multiuser communication in the Opera-based Web browser known simply as the Internet Channel. In addition, the Wii Opera SDK was the first such software library of any type which read from all four Wii Remotes and the Nunchuk attachments for the second through fourth Wii Remotes. It was also the first to include limited motion sensing based on the pointer control.

Although its main focus is the Wii, everything in the SDK, with the exception of the Wii Remote interaction, will work in any modern Web browser that supports the canvas tag, meaning games and software can be developed and used by millions more!

The first game playable by the general public that makes use of the Wii Opera SDK is HullBreach Online, which is showcased at http://hullbreachonline.com, the SDK’s home site. Several viewable demos and the SDK itself can be found at http://hullbreachonline.com/wii/sdk.html.

http://gonintendo.com/?p=31868

R4 DS Firmware v1.14 released

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:46:00 +0000

The R4 team has released a new build of their firmware - the new build is now at v1.14 and solves the 1834 problem.

Hackers believe new PSP model is in the works while working on new M33 firmware

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:42:00 +0000

PSP hacker Mathieulh has some kind of 'proof' that a new 3rd generation PSP is in the works from Sony, speculating that it could be another lighter PSP slim which is hack proof or the new PSP phone. The reason for his hunch comes from working on the next M33 v3.8 firmware and they found an interesting string in the IPL's playload: "/kd/pspbtcnf_03g.bin".

"While working on the future 3.80M33, we found a VERY interesting string in the IPL's playload: "/kd/pspbtcnf_03g.bin"
For those who do not understand here is a bit of history:
since 2.71 and especially in 2.80, we could see a string refering to pspbtcnf_02g which suggested the support of a new hardware or at least of a new operative mode. Later with the slim release we found out that the slim's codename was this infamous 02g (proably standing for second generation) and that it used the _02g modules as well as pspbtcnf_02g
.bin. It means that they worked on slim firmware/kernel for months before the actual hardware was announced/released.
We believe it is the same with the 3rd generation hardware which they are now preparing for sure. Will it be yet another lighter (and pandora proof) psp or will it be the new psp phone ? Time will tell"

http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1580

Microsoft Unbanning Wrongfully Banned 360s?

noreply@blogger.com (jonlewi5) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:23:00 +0000

"The other day I reported that I was getting emails in from disgruntled Xbox Live users who had been banned by Microsoft for allegedly connecting to the online service using modded consoles even though the consoles were totally unmodified. Today I'm hearing that some of those affected are finally getting somewhere with tech support.Initially, Microsoft's response had been that the process used to identify modded consoles (a process that would allow the console to play backed up game) was 100% accurate and that there was nothing that Microsoft or users could do other than buy a new console. At the time Microsoft wouldn't even take the consoles in to be checked or repair. Now is seems that things have changed. I'm still waiting for official word from Microsoft but according to several affected gamers that I have spoken to, Microsoft is now backing down from the initial stance and some consoles are being unbanned and others taken in for repair."

*source : xbox scene*

Screen Digest forecasts 3-D boom - HD DVD vs. Blu-ray battle will also be decided

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:57:00 +0000

Next year promises to be the year when 3-D pics go through the roof, the format battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray will be decided and Sony's PlayStation 3 will hit back against the successful Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360, according to a report by U.K.-based media research firm Screen Digest.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977872.html?categoryid=20&cs=1

Hot new PSP functionality: PS1 Games (Discs and PSN) Playable on PSP via Remote Play

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:52:00 +0000

You can now play your PS1 downloadable titles via remote play. You can also play your PS1 discs via remote play!! This is HUGE news!

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psnetwork&thread.id=166903&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

Nvidia Hybrid SLI chipset is named Geforce 8200

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:49:00 +0000

Nvidia is working hard on Hybrid SLI whereby you can combine the power of chipset and discrete graphics. Theoretically, it should help you run your games faster but it looks like it will be able to boost your games by 15 to 30 percent.

Nvidia even has a name for its new chipset. MCP78PV will be commercially known as Geforce 8200 and naturally, it will pair with 8400 and 8500 cards to give you more performance.

The new chipset comes in Q1 2008 and it looks like it might even be ready for early February. Naturally if you combine the power of 8200 graphics and 8800 GT you won’t get much of a performance boost, but you might save some power as the Hybrid SLI can shut discrete graphics off and let your Windows work on chipset graphics only.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4771&Itemid=37

Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV create studio to develop videogame properties

noreply@blogger.com (360housecat) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:46:00 +0000

MTV has forged an exclusive pact with Jerry Bruckheimer to produce videogames -- the first such deal any film or TV producer has made in the vidgame world. The accord also marks the first major move in the vidgame space for MTV since it released music title "Rock Band."

Bruckheimer and MTV will create a co-owned gaming studio that will develop videogame properties. It's not expected to develop games based on films Bruckheimer produces, as the interactive rights to those are typically owned by studios.

MTV will own and publish games developed by the studio, with the name of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "CSI" exec producer prominently featured, just like on his movies and TV shows. Partners are surely hoping Bruckheimer will become a brand in the videogame world the way he already has in movies and TV.

Bruckheimer's extensive connections and influence in showbiz will likely be utilized as well, since he can help bring in creatives from traditional media to work on his vidgames. "When I moved to TV, I got people from features (i.e., movies) to join, and I plan to rely on the same talent pool and marry them with the gaming community," he told Daily Variety.

Since the partnership was just formed, MTV and Bruckheimer haven't yet identified any projects they will develop. MTV exec veep Jeff Yapp noted there are no particular genres in mind and that they may work on virtual worlds and casual, downloadable games as well as major console releases.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977949.html?categoryid=20&cs=1