It's not quite a $99
Xbox 360, but if this apparent Walmart scan via
Kotaku is to be believed, that $199 Arcade version is getting a $100 gift card promotion going into effect this Saturday. In real terms, that boils down to a $234 Xbox 360 Pro for first-time buyers, seeing as you'll be needing that $135, 120GB hard drive, too. Also listed are a Sony Blu-ray player for $148 (we're guessing the currently-MSRP'd $199 BDP-S360), and a $298 HP G60-519WM, which touts a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron, 15.6-inch HD display, Windows 7 Home Premium, 3GB RAM, and a 250GB HDD -- not a bad followup at all for that
Compaq CQ60. Some interesting spy shots from the
Slick Deals forum seem to give credence to the scan, although we're still playing wait-and-see -- that $100 gift card with the Xbox 360 arcade is almost too good to be true, even if it is just a clever tactic to clear shelf space in the lead-up to Black Friday.
Update: Sure as the sun, an official ad has popped up on
Yahoo's front page. Screenshot after the break.
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You've already read our thoughts on the
new Xbox Live dashboard update, and now it's time for those who put in their name for the
preview program to join the fun. Microsoft today began sending invites that'll get you set up for the download, so that you can enjoy Avatar marketplace and a slew of new Netflix options (and
irksome restrictions for Starz Play titles). Registration is still open if you still want a shot at nabbing it
before August 11th. Didn't get an email? A second wave of invites is going out tomorrow, but also be sure to check the Connect site you registered at anyway, as Microsoft notes those who opted out of receiving emails will have no other way of confirming.
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Xbox Live dashboard update preview invites begin rolling out originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ever get a sinking feeling in your stomach, like it's
November 2008 all over again? Yes, just like when Sony Pictures
blocked its films from Netflix on Demand for a then-fresh New Xbox Experience update, so too are the
early adopters of the new
Xbox Live Dashboard update seeing select films excluded from the joys of its group sharing "Movie Parties" mode. Our BFFs at
Joystiq have done some preliminary testing on the issue, and it seems the common link is that all guilty videos hail from the Starz Play catalog. In other words, you can all but forget about watching
Pineapple Express synchronized with your Xbox 360-toting friends and family thousands of miles away -- for now at least. With any luck, like the previous issue with Sony Pictures, this problem will eventually fix itself, and with any luck, it'll be smooth sailing by the time the Xbox Live Dashboard update is officially pushed out to the masses
on August 11th. Video proof of the misdemeanor can be seen after the break.
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Xbox 360's new Netflix Movie Parties disabled for Starz Play titles? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Even after five iterations,
Ben Heck's portable
Xbox 360 models are still a spectacle to behold -- he seems to keep outdoing himself every time, both in functionality and style. This latest model has the appearance of an oversized
plastic polycarbonate Macbook when closed, and packs a 17-inch Gateway LCD panel. The big improvements here include the Jasper motherboard, a flush-mount DVD door and side panels, digital potentiometer / button volume controls, and an ethernet port in addition to WiFi. Not everything's been kept, as Heck says he ditched the camera, not seeing a point for it -- but hey, there's still two USB ports if any of his (already spoken for) customers want to add it. Impressive work, indeed. See it for yourself in the video after the break.
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Ben Heck's latest portable Xbox 360 adds sleek white finish, Jasper motherboard originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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