Articles on Microsoft Xbox, Game Console

The shrinking game console: A history - Aug 25, 2009

Features Every few years video game consoles get smaller and more advanced. We track some of the more notable shrinkage in the last 20 years. Read story »

Music streaming service coming to Xbox 360? - Jul 14, 2009

Crave You can expect more multimedia content coming your way from Xbox Live if Microsoft's new venture materialized soon. The Redmond software giant is on track to debut its music streaming service ... Read story »

Nintendo to cut prices for Wii? - Sep 15, 2009

Crave With Microsoft and Sony both slashing prices on their respective consoles, it's no surprise that Nintendo appears to be following suit. Last month we explained why we think the Wii ... Read story »

"Upsized" game consoles the next big wave? - Sep 18, 2009

Features A 250GB Xbox 360 Super Elite is officially announced for the UK, while a comparably sized PS3 Slim has been spotted in the US. Read story »

Hands-on: New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nov 17, 2009

Crave Sales of the Nintendo Wii have been flagging lately, and the number of quality titles coming out for this generation's bestselling system seems to be getting thinner every month. What better ... Read story »

Konnet Power Pyramid charges PS3 and XBox controllers - Jul 27, 2009

Crave Konnet makes a few versions of its Power Pyramid charging docks, including one that's designed to charge four wireless Xbox 360 controllers at one time and one that charges four ... Read story »

Gaming and computer tips for TVs - Dec 16, 2008

Features DVDs aren't the only non-TV content that's likely to be shown on the tube. Here are a few other pointers on what to look for in a television that'll do multimedia duty.  Read story »

Report: Wii may stream movies - Mar 16, 2009

Crave Nintendo's Wii may follow Microsoft's Xbox and Sony PS3 into the film market. Recently entertainment trade publication Variety reported that an executive from film studio Lionsgate said the Wii could be ... Read story »

R2-D2 console droid for all your retro gaming needs - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Behold! The retro gaming force is strong with this one-of-a-kind R2-D2 replica by PopSci reader Brian De Vitis. The Star Wars droid was meticulously built from a cooler and houses ... Read story »

SITEX 2009: Gizmos - Nov 25, 2009

Features You don't have to wonder anymore which are the coolest gadgets at SITEX this year. We round up some of the crushworthy stuff you can get at the annual tech extravaganza. Read story »

Xbox 360 to be lowest-priced next-gen video game console - Sep 4, 2008

Crave One of the the biggest selling points of Nintendo's Wii video game console since its launch nearly two years ago has been that it was the lowest-priced of the trio of ... Read story »

MCE Tunes: iTunes content in Windows Media Center - Mar 6, 2009

Crave Despite the fact that iTunes has been getting so bloated with so many features and functions, it's arguably still the best software to manage your music. And now there's a ... Read story »

Sacrifice ye olde electronics for Earth Day 2009 - Apr 22, 2009

Blogs Some of your electronics may be so old that they have lasted you through college, first job, marriage, child birth, etcetera, but it's time to get rid of them despite the ... Read story »

Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Israeli VR firm - Feb 18, 2009

Crave The ZCam, from 3DV Systems, which is rumored to be in acquisition talks with Microsoft. Microsoft hopes the acquisition of a virtual reality start-up will give it another trick up ... Read story »

The Nintendo Wii is a treehugger like you and me - Feb 2, 2009

Blogs So, I was jogging around Wii Island and can't help noticing that there is a windfarm on it. How cool is that?!  Incidentally, the Nintendo Wii is also the greenest gaming ... Read story »

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