http://www.xbox360blog.com All the latest news and updates on the Xbox 360! Sat, 13 May 2006 14:31:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GestPoint has some cool gesture recognition going on with two of the upcoming Xbox 360 Eye-Toy cameras. Using two instead of one, they can detect motion in 3d space, in a sort of Wii-controller like fashion. Using your finger or other body part, you can direct a sword or other ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=40 Classic titles mentioned in the article Ms. Pac Man PaperBoy Dig Dug Sonic the Hedge Hog Root beer Tapper Interesting concept, but I’m not buying an Xbox 360 to play classic games. Give me new games with amazing graphics and game play. Save the classics for the portable systems. Microsoft wants you to feel young ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=43 A flaw in the Xbox 360 DVD firmware may allow hackers to install their own custom firmware, unchecked. This allows the drive to boot backups of original game DVD’s by flashing a self built firmware which ignores the mandatory Xbox 360 disc signing. How close is the Xbox 360 to ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=38 Microsoft released a statement with specifications showing the foil found on the Xbox 360 GPU heatsinks is part of the assembly process and aids in thermal transfer. This apparently is not the source of any Xbox 360 overheating. Microsoft Responds to Foil on Xbox 360 GPU Heatsink http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=39 Great write up over at UGO. Check it out as it is really well written, concise and to the point. It covers everything you need to know about your Xbox 360 Xbox 360 Owner’s Guide http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=36 In Yahoo’s top product-related searches for 2005, Sony’s came in at sixth place overall. The Xbox 360 came in seventh overall. The Nintendo Revolution and Sony PS3 were not searched for enough in 2005 to earn a spot on this year’s rankings. Only one other electronics device (the iPod) outranked ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=30 The Xbox 360 being liquid cooled will be on display at CES by CoolIt Inc. at booth 70556 “The display will feature a side-by-side comparison of the CoolIT MTEC liquid chilled Xbox 360 to the standard Xbox 360 to demonstrate superiority for temperature, noise level and ultimate performance.” The Microsoft ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=31 Nissan is introducing a new concept car that will feature the Xbox 360 as a standard option. Looking to attract younger customers, the Xbox 360 will be playable on a 7 inch flip down screen. The good news is it only works when the car is parked. ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=34 Even with all the hype, it seems Microsoft has only managed to sell 1.2 Million Xbox 360’s. I’m sure that number would be a lot higher had they not had supply issues. The previous estimate was 2 million over the Holiday season. Might not be a bad thing for ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=32 This may be tough to do with the new PS3 coming out. The original Xbox was only profitable in one quarter, the quarter Halo was released. This may be different as they have learned from the original Xbox and have more experience marketing and producing the Xbox and ... http://www.xbox360blog.com/?p=35