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July 10th, 2007, 14:04 Posted By: bandit
In addition to releasing a WiiFree Kit, Team Xecuter has been revamping the Wiip Open Source modchip. They have now revealed the final design of the Wiip v2.
We have finished the design for the Xecuter Wiip v2 modification for the Nintendo Wii.
The Wiip open source community has garnered some amazing support over the last month or so and we can see this being the definitive upgrade to any Wii console.
We are currently in the final stages of testing the USB programmr and then it will be released. RRP has been set at NO MORE than $39.95 - however that may change and could be cheaper depending on demand.
Here are some new pictures to show you how the design has developed since the debug prototype we posted a couple of weeks ago.
  
Source: Team Xecuter
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July 7th, 2007, 01:10 Posted By: bandit
Yes, its another one of those wacky 3rd party peripherals. But this one is not that wacky.
Convert your Wiimote to a Fishing Pole. Enchance the joy of playing - increase the realistic of the game. - Convert your Wiimote to fishing pole
- Enchace the fun of playing the game
- Steady hold
- Retractable - convenience to store
- Max. Length - 130cm
- Min. Lengh - 53cm
 
 
Item retails for $19.00.
Source: Brando
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July 6th, 2007, 19:58 Posted By: bandit
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will expand its global Xbox 360 warranty coverage. Any Xbox 360 customer who experiences a general hardware failure indicated by three flashing red lights will now be covered by a three year warranty from date of purchase. All other existing Xbox 360 warranty policies remain in place.
As a result of what Microsoft views as an unacceptable number of repairs to Xbox 360 consoles, the company conducted extensive investigations into potential sources of general hardware failures. Having identified a number of factors which can cause general hardware failures indicated by three red flashing lights on the console, Microsoft has made improvements to the console and is enhancing its Xbox 360 warranty policy for existing and new customers.
Microsoft stands behind its products and is taking responsibility to repair or replace any Xbox 360 console that experiences the "three flashing red lights" error message within three years from time of purchase free of charge, including shipping costs. Microsoft will take a $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion pre-tax charge to earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 for anticipated costs under its current and enhanced Xbox 360 policies.
"The majority of Xbox 360 owners are having a great experience with their console and have from day one. But, this problem has caused frustration for some of our customers and for that, we sincerely apologize," said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division. "We value our community tremendously and look at this as an investment in our customer base. We look forward to great things to come."
For any customer who has previously paid for repair expenses related to the three flashing lights error message on the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft will retroactively reimburse them.
Source: Xbox IGN / Warranty FAQ (Microsoft)
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July 6th, 2007, 19:55 Posted By: bandit
A PS3 price cut rumor spread like wildfire across the Internet this afternoon when several sites spotted a new advertisement from Circuit City. The ad as seen on Kotaku lists the PS3 console at $499.99, $100 less than its current price.
It wasn't clear at first if this ad was a special deal specific to the electronics retailer or if it's indeed a retail-wide price cut instituted by Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). As it turns out, a merchandising manager (who wished to remain anonymous) at one of the world's biggest retailers has confirmed to GameDaily BIZ that the price drop is indeed retail-wide and it's scheduled to take place on July 12, although the first wave of ads to promote the PS3's new price won't kick in until Sunday, July 15.
Many analysts have speculated that Sony would drop the price on the expensive console this year, and some even predicted that it could happen this summer. It's starting to look like they were right. We're sure to find out much more next week when Sony holds its press conference at E3.
SCEA when contacted for confirmation declined to comment.
Source: Gamedaily BIZ
**UPDATE**
Despite denials, Sony has made official the new $499 price point for the PlayStation 3 that we've started to see appear in retailers across the US. The 60GB model's new price point will indeed be $499, with a new 80GB model going on sale for $599 in the US and Canada in August. As a small bonus, the 80GB version will include a "free" copy of MotorStorm. So there ya' have it kids: in one quick swoop, Sony has made the PS3's price a whole lot more competitive.
Source or press release is to come. For now, source is from KOTV.
**UPDATE #2**
Video of SCEA President & CEO Jack Tretton announcing the availability of a new 80GB PS3, and a price drop for the 60GB PS3.
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July 6th, 2007, 19:51 Posted By: bandit
Nintendo is to roll out a camera specifically for use with the DS/Lite in Japan on August 2nd. The first piece of software to use it is Otona no DS Kao Training (Adults' DS Face Training.) In fact, the camera is called the Facening Scan.
Facening is a regime of facial stretching designed to reduce wrinkles and sagging, and to make your face appear smaller.
The camera slots into the GBA, Slot 2 part of the DS and is included with the software, as is a DS Lite stand.
Source: Touch-DS (Nintendo)
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July 5th, 2007, 13:31 Posted By: bandit
Divineo China now has available to buy a 7'' TFT LCD monitor add-on for the Wii priced at $89.95. The monitor boasts support of a high resolution image, built-in stereo speakers, sensor bar, dual headphone jacks and volume control. Further to this it is powered by DC 12V and can even be used in a car.
Source Divineo China
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July 2nd, 2007, 03:37 Posted By: bandit
The SuperCard Team has called out Team Cyclops and is calling them FAKES! They feel that Team Cyclops is an exact duplicate of SuperCard's own products and that the fakes will damage your data.
All CYCLODS Fake SuperCard have common features:- The Fake will corrupt your SAVE DATA.
- The Fake is very hard to insert and plug out.
- CYCLODS microSD/MiniSD/SD version can only use our SuperCard SD version firmware and software, it can not use SuperCard Lite version firmware and software.
- Play a lot of DS games will white screen. Especially the 0094 -- Akumajou Dracula - Aoitsuki no Juujika (v01) (JP).
- CYCLODS microSD version can NOT totally insert into SLOT 2 of NDSL.
This is the package of CYCLODS.
 
CYCLODS microSD version can NOT totally insert into SLOT 2 of NDSL.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGE
CYCLODS microSD version has a battery. Original SuperCard Lite do not need a battery.
CYCLODS micro version menu only change the down screen picture, actually it use our SuperCard SD version software.
Source: SuperCard
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July 1st, 2007, 22:19 Posted By: bandit
XCM Bestilt Controller Mod
Manufacturer: XCM
Site: Buy from TotalConsole (white) / Buy from TotalConsole (black)
Price: $37.99
 
Overview : 360 Elite has a HDMI port, its only missing motion sensing. XCM Bestilt is a simple to solder, bottom half of the 360 controller pad shell with a MOTION SENSING feature built-in. You can turn the tilt feature ON or OFF. See the video for a preview.
With an easy installation that requires only 5 wires, and a supplied bottom wireless controller plate, you will be able to enjoy motion sensitivity gameplay for a new sensation on Xbox 360.- Available in Black or White color
- On/Off Switch to enable/disable the tilt function
- Bottom wireless controller faceplate included
Quality/Usability : The Xbox 360 came out a year before the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3. With the release of the Wii and PS3, both nex-gen consoles feature motion sensing controllers except for the Xbox 360. Microsoft has not addressed this issue but 3rd party peripheral manufacturers have and have stepped up to fill in the void.
Team Xtender aka XCM is first out of the gate with their Bestilt. It is available in two colors, white and black to match whatever colored controller you own. Each Bestilt includes a Xbox 360 backplate with the chip already on the backplate with wires attached. It would have been nice if they had included a torx screwdriver to help assist with opening the back of the Xbox 360 backplate.
Performing this modification will require some soldering experience. If you do not have any experience with using a soldering iron, its best to have someone who does help you. That is of course, unless you dont care on spending additional money on another controller if you mess up. Hey, at least its a $50 or so controller rather then a $400 system.
The Bestilt requires you to solder 5 wires to 5 points on the Xbox 360 PCB board on the controller. Of the 5 points that needs to be soldered, 3 of them are fairly easy as they big enough to solder to. The other 2 however are fairly small and near each other. I actually have no experience with soldering so I took a shot at this. I messed up my controller when I went to solder the two small points. So I went out and bought another controller in hopes that I wont mess this controller up as well. Being more careful the second time around, I was able to soldering the wires successfully. Once the wires have been soldered on, its smoother sailing from here.
After closing up the controller, its time to test out the Bestilt. The switch to turn ON and OFF the motion sensing is located on the case but where the battery is located. Honestly, this is a very bad location. Each time you want to turn it ON or OFF to switch between motion sensing and analog, you must take the battery out. Of course, if you're using a wired controller, you do not have to deal with the battery. Trying to access the switch will require a pen or something sturdy to be able to flip the switch unless you have long nails or very skinny fingers.
Having tested the Bestilt with Blazing Angels, the controlling was smooth and pretty accurate. It may take a little practice getting use to the motion sensing controller as pressing a button to fire will cause the controller to move which in turn, moves your character or vehicle. I also tested the controller mod with Project Gotham Racing 3. Again, the controller faired well and the game responded very well with the controller.
You can view a video of the Bestilt in action:
Conclusion : Overall, the Team Xtender Bestilt Controller Mod is a very unique product. Xbox 360 owners can no longer be felt left out when it comes to motion sensing. Unfortunately, since this is not an Official Microsoft product, developers do not have plans of developing games that uses motion sensing like the PlayStation 3 or the Nintendo Wii. The procedure to get the Bestilt working can be troublesome to those who do not have the soldering experience. What would of been nice was the ability to customize settings on the Bestilt such as instead of having to press a button in PGR3 to accelerate, just tilting the controller forward to accelerate or tilting the controller back would brake would of been great.
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June 30th, 2007, 04:25 Posted By: bandit
Sony PSP Chotto Shot Go!Cam Camera
Manufacturer: Sony
Site: Buy from Goldenshop
Price: $49.99
Overview : Using the PSP camera, Chotto Shot lets you edit photos and movies by adding background music, effects, and a variety of other options. Chotto Shot requires a firmware of 2.80 or above.
CAMERA FEATURES:- Digital zoom.
- Swivels to face user or away from user.
- Mic on the side of Camera.
PHOTO FEATURES:- Night mode.
- Photos can be taken in 340x240, 480x272, 640x480 or 1280x960 resolution.
- There are 5 sound effects for when snapping a photo: the standard camera sound, a gunshot sound, some weird cartoon-like sound, a sound ressembling the uncorking of a bottle, and a sneezing sound.
- Can have a "Narrator" I guess you could say countdown how much time you have left until your automatic photo will be taken.
- "Dogwatch" feature. When set in "Dogwatch" mode you can set the camera in a desired place and when something passes it it automatically takes a photo.
VIDEO FEATURES:- Night mode.
- Option to automatically take a photo every .5, 1, 10, or 30 seconds. It then compiles these pictures into a 15 second video.
- Option to let you take 450, 90, 15, or 4 pictures whenever you want no time limit then it compiles them into a 15 second video.
SLIDESHOW FEATURES:- Has a calander.
- 3 backround music's. Able to listen to while viewing photos or videos in slideshow.
- 4 special ways to go from pic-to-pic / movie-to-movie such as fade out or fade out and spin. No special way is also an option.
- 4 different times in which the photo's switch. 5, 15 seconds or 1, 10 minutes. No time is also an option.
- Option to display date when photo was taken.
Quality/Usability : This review is based off of the Japanese Chotto Shot. Sony has the European version in Europe. Those who have imported the Chotto Shot and does not speak Japanese fluently can go to http://www.yourpsp.com/goedit (I believe has other European languages as well) or see update below to download the English software (79MB). (You will be asked to register and enter PSP model number and serial number before downloading software)
The PSP Chotto Shot is one of Sony's USB peripheral device for the PSP. Their other peripheral was the Sony PSP-290 GPS Receiver. The Chotto Shot is a 1.3 mega pixels portable digital camera that was originally released in Japan and is now available in Europe under the name of Go! Edit. There is no current plans or date to release this camera in North America. By inserting the camera at the top of the PSP, you can take pictures and videos in no time. The Chotto Shot also includes a UMD software known as EDIT. The software is in Japanese. Go!Cam in Europe is in English.
With the PSP turned on, under the PHOTO XMB, you will see an option for Camera. Without the camera attached, you will be given an error message asking you to connect the camera. With the Chotto Shot attached, you can now use it. Upon selecting the Camera menu, the Chotto Shot will automatically turn on. There is a red LED next to the camera that will flash to let you know that it is on. There is no flash so you will need to be in a well lit area. You can use the Chotto Shot either with or without the EDIT UMD in the PSP. If you have the EDIT UMD in the PSP, you are given more choices and flexibility when using the camera such as timer, countdown, etc., as well as the annoying character helper on every screen but luckily you are able to turn it off. Without the UMD, you are only given the basic features.
Considering the Chotto Shot is only 1.3MP, it is on par with those of camera cell phones. Pictures are grainy when in a low light area but with a well lit place, the pictures are pretty good. You can take pictures in 320x240, 480x272, 640x480 and 1280x960. Again, quality of pictures are dependent on how well lit the subject and area is. You are able to zoom x2.0.
In Movie mode, you can record videos in 320x240 (15fps), 320x240 (30fps), 480x272 (15fps) and 480x272 (30fps). You are able to zoom x1.4. You can record as long as you want depending on the size of your memory card and how much free space is available. The bigger the card and more space you have, the longer you can record. With the announcement of the new line of Pro Duo Memory Sticks (Pro-HG): 8GB (late 2007) 16GB (2008) and 32GB (2009), the sky is the limit! That is if the PSP's firmware allows such a big card to be read and written to.
The Chotto Shot allows you tinker with the Shutter Sound as it offers you 5 different sounds and the folder number just like on a digital camera. Like camera cellphones, you have to ability to ZOOM -/+. Image quality for both camera and movie is FINE and STANDARD. You are also able to play around with the WHITE BALANCE and EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT. Under the PHOTO mode, you are given an extra option, EFFECT which lets you play around with some effects such as SKETCH, TOY CAMERA, DISTORTION, etc.
Pressing the R trigger allows you to record movies or snap photos depending on the mode you are currently on. If you have taken any pictures or videos, pressing the L trigger will let you review your images and videos that you have taken. Pressing SELECT will swap between PHOTO and MOVIE mode.
With the EDIT UMD inserted into the PSP, you are given a few extra options. Here is a translation (taken from English Go!Cam):
MAIN MENU
VIDEO
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[ ] for replay of last video. R to record. X to stop.
The option list:
SAVE
CANCEL
PREVIEW/REPLAY
CONTINUE/RESUME
SELECT for option menu
Row 1:
1. Intermittent photo - 0.5 1.0 10 30 OFF - Takes pictures at set intervals
2. Time-lapse photo - 450 90 15 4 OFF - Each shot combined into video
3. High Sensitivity - Night mode
Row 2:
1. Show help
2. Show robot
3. Show date
PHOTO
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SELECT for Option Menu
Row 1:
1. Frame - TRIANGLE to activate
2. Watchdog - There 3 different type of dogs, and it watches differently. When activated, it requires different things to take picture
Lazy Dog: Detects Sharp, loud wacking sound, any short and sharp sound, and take a picture (A painful dog sound will be heard - like being wacked)
Old Dog: Detects fast motion, and takes a picture (A growling angry dog will be heard - as if the dog is biting something angrily, and swinging it here and there)
Good Dog: Detects any movement that moves, and takes a picture. Very sensitive to motion. (A bark - like a normal watch dog)
3. Timer
4. Timer Sound
5. High Sensitivity - Night mode
Row 2:
1. Sound FX
2. Show Help
3. Show Robot (helper)
4. Show Date
5. Picture resolution
ALBUM
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TABS - ALL, GROUP, VIDEO, PHOTO
SELECT for Option Menu
1. Show help
2. Show robot
3. Repeat
4. Play bar
TEMPLATE
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Choose video
Option
1. Template select (with confirmation)
a. Pixelated sound and video
b. LIVE NEWs footage (war zone)
c. MAMBO!
d. Surreal photo?
e. Reversal World
f. Japanese EDIT
g. Thunder & lightning storm
h. Cloud hell
i. TV Sitcom
j. Weird metal/goth
2. Preview
3. Save (save new file or overwrite)
SELECT for option menu
1. Top status bar (tooltips) toggle
2. Toggle helper
3. Loop video toggle
4. Timeline toggle
Conclusion : Overall, the Sony PSP Chotto-Shot Camera is a nice peripheral but will never replace a real digital camera. To get the best quality from the camera, you'll need to be in a well lit area or outside in the daylight. This is for fun, giggles and playing around with. Unfortunately, if you dont live in Japan, you'll have to import this. No release date or official announcement of any release outside of Japan. I personally prefer just inserting the Chotto Shot onto the PSP and snapping pictures. Hardly did I have the need to use the EDIT UMD and its special features such as timer and what not. If you dont know Japanese it will take some trial and error to understand what menu and button on the EDIT UMD does (luckily I provided a translation above).
*UPDATE*
Those interested in getting the Go!Cam English version can get it by following these steps:
1. Download the program zip file. (79MB)
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy UCES90027 folder into the GAME directory.
(File provided by PSPFanboy.com)
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June 29th, 2007, 15:29 Posted By: bandit
Since we announced the Xecuter Wiip2 project (finished design should be next week) we have had many requests to make an easy to install kit for the excellent WiiFree project that was cheap, reliable and good quality.
This kit will come in 2 flavours with and without a PIC programmer. Both kits will include a blank 12F629 PIC of which we have secured 10,000pcs at an excellent price.
Here are some pics. The low price will be confirmed in a few days.
 
 
We'll try and bring a full review to see the comparision with the WiiFree Easy Connect.
Source: Team Xecuter
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