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The New Xbox 360 Slim, Australia’s best preorder price

June 17, 2010

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The future is here with the new Xbox 360 Slim. It’s a leaner machine in an all new black gloss finish now with a 250 gigabyte hard disk as standard.  The biggest feature for me is the fact that it is RROD Free – That’s Right! no more Red Rings when you are in the [...]

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Cheapest online xbox 360 Elite Australia.

October 9, 2009

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Cheapest online xbox 360 Elite Australia.

Online game shopping in Australia has never been simpler, or cheaper.  Fishpond again have an excellent deal on the Xbox 360 Elite package.  It is just $420.97 including delivery.

The Xbox 360 Elite is the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, [...]

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Windows 7 and Vista Audio Changer

October 8, 2009

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Windows 7 and Vista Audio Changer

I have recently updated my main HTPC to the RC of Windows 7 and unlike Windows XP, it is not currently possible to set the default sound output device for the entire system through software.
With my previous HTPC build, My Auzentech DTS X-Plosion card would encode DTS on the fly for stereo sources and was [...]

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Zune HD available for preorder, What about Australia?

September 10, 2009

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Zune HD available for preorder, What about Australia?

The ZuneHD is one sexy piece of hardware but unfortunately if you live in Australia, don’t expect to get your hands on it any time soon.  Microsoft will be releasing the new HD version of the Zune media player in the Stateson September 15th with the Zune Marketplace becoming available on Xbox Live in the [...]

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Find $10,000 with Microsoft IE8!

June 18, 2009

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Find $10,000 with Microsoft IE8!

In a refreshingly to the point Internet Explorer 8 promotional stunt, Microsoft has buried $10,000 somewhere on the internet.  Be the first to find it and you keep it.
How?
Visit the IE8 $10,000 competition website and follow tengrand_ie8 on Twitter.
But you will never find it using old Firefox. (So get rid of it, or get lost)

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Xbox 360 “Project Natal” motion controller

June 2, 2009

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Microsoft have finally unveiled their take on gaming motion control with the very impressive Project Natal.  The following video shows some degree of lag, probably more so than the Wiimote in a standard configuration – though ultimately more impressive based on potential capability.
What does the future hold for gaming?  Interesting times indeed.

Unveiled for the first [...]

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Zune HD officially announced, What about Australia?

May 27, 2009

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The ZuneHD is one sexy piece of hardware but unfortunately if you live in Australia, don’t expect to get your hands on it any time soon.  Microsoft will be releasing the new HD version of the Zune media player in the States this Autumn with the Zune Marketplace becoming available on Xbox Live in the [...]

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