I don’t need a family of four to see the value in snagging an Xbox Live Gold Family Pack membership this November. For the price of two individual Xbox Live Gold memberships you get four individual Xbox Live Gold memberships. Aside from that, all the parental controls are lost on me, but here they are for your perusal.
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With Apple’s roll out of iOS4 yesterday afternoon, the Webmonkeys have been hard at work deciphering every minute detail of the most recent iTunes and mobile OS update. For many of us, iOS4 means we’ll finally have the ability to run third party apps in the background. We’ll even be able to clump together apps into folders …
Mystery solved.
While it’s still unofficial, the above photo confirms the $150 price point on the Kinect sensor for Xbox 360 that was “leaked” by Gamestop, Best Buy, Amazon and other online retailers last week during E3. Consider this an official reveal from Microsoft.
A couple things I’ve learned about Kinect that I …
Monday, June 21, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Jaws Took A Bite Out Of Movie History 35 Years Ago This Week [via LA Times]
Seven Ways AT&T Is Failing Its Mobile Customers [via Ars Technica]
Pandora Radio Ready For iOS 4 With Multitasking Support [via Mac Rumors]
You’ve Got …
Hmmm, where to find a quick $12,500? Looks like my love for the Settlers of Catan will soon necessitate the purchase of a big, fat, expensive computer-infused table running Microsoft Surface.
According to CNET, an early Surface version of Catan will be shown off at the Origins Game Fair in Ohio this week with the finished version …
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
Electronic Arts
Developer: Tiburon
Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Wii
There are few things in life that I’m as committed to as buying the Wii version of Tiger Woods every year. Since I took my first virtual swing with Wii Sports back in late 2006, I remember thinking …
Every year, the Electronics Entertainment Expo becomes the epicenter for all things video game. With new services, new consoles and new games announced by the boatload, E3 holds tons of dizzying highs for gaming enthusiasts. In fact, we wrote about a few. What sometimes gets lost in all the buzz, though, is all the worrisome evidence …
When it comes to Think Geek and April Fool’s Day, the National Pork Board still isn’t laughing.
Today, the product makers of all things nerd posted of a recent cease and desist letter they received from the NPB for its canned unicorn meat – an April Fool’s Day parody product. (Think: Spam, with glitter.) The board, who owns rights …
We know the Xbox 360 S is incapable of red ringing (RROD) but it wasn’t clear what would happen to the whisper quiet 360s once they started to overheat. Thanks to a NeoGAF member, we now know what happens. Say hello to the Red Dot of Death (RDOD).
Microsoft’s latest 360 will shut itself off automatically when temperatures …
Friday, June 18, 2010 – TGIF
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Another Toy Story Film In 2011? [via Slash Film]
Camping Out For The iPhone 4: The Line Starts Here [via Mac Rumors]
AT&T Beefing Up Coverage Where You Told Them To [via Gizmodo]
Ray Kurzweil Vows To Right E-Reader Wrongs …
Twitter is an unusual tool. We’re able to read and reply to our friends’ quips in real time. It’s a news hub, a land of hilarious viral videos, social activism and Roger Ebert.
So, imagine if you will, the stark contrast that hit me when a friend retweeted Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, moments after he’d given word to have …
Let’s get this out of the way – Sony will dominate the next generation motion control wars.
Calm down, fanboy. I’ve been a long-time supporter of Microsoft’s Xbox platform, so it pains me to say that. But I’ve seen a few things the public haven’t been privy to and spent extensive time with both platforms. While Sony …
