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30 November 2005
Microsoft Obviously Knew Of Xbox 360 Glitches Before Launch
The guys SmashMyXbox.com who’ve waited 3 nights before the launch in front of a Best Buy store to purchase an Xbox 360 to be destroyed released the video footage of the whole event on their site.
In a part of the video hours before the launch, a Best Buy employee asks the peoples who’ve spend the effort and determine to buy the Xbox 360 to reconsider their decision because of glitches known to Best Buy employees on display units well before the launch. It seems the 2 display units that Best Buy got both have different glitches. One unit totally scratched a Madden DVD while the other unit froze frequently.
Microsoft apparently chooses to sell known defective units to curb shortage. Users who’ve gotten defective units might have gotten one from the same early batch of Xbox 360s sent to major stores as display unit. If defective units continue to appear on the market, it could be that one of the contracted factories fabricating Xbox 360s having some serious QC problems. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 7:39 PM 0 comments links to this post
Copyright 2005 SmashMyXbox.com
The guys SmashMyXbox.com who’ve waited 3 nights before the launch in front of a Best Buy store to purchase an Xbox 360 to be destroyed released the video footage of the whole event on their site.
In a part of the video hours before the launch, a Best Buy employee asks the peoples who’ve spend the effort and determine to buy the Xbox 360 to reconsider their decision because of glitches known to Best Buy employees on display units well before the launch. It seems the 2 display units that Best Buy got both have different glitches. One unit totally scratched a Madden DVD while the other unit froze frequently.
Microsoft apparently chooses to sell known defective units to curb shortage. Users who’ve gotten defective units might have gotten one from the same early batch of Xbox 360s sent to major stores as display unit. If defective units continue to appear on the market, it could be that one of the contracted factories fabricating Xbox 360s having some serious QC problems. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 7:39 PM 0 comments links to this post
24 November 2005
Patience 360: Reasons to Wait
Imagine you being a diehard gaming fan, waiting in line in freezing temperatures outside your local store for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 since 8 p.m. It’s almost 12:00 a.m. where most stores carrying the initial launch batch open to sell the new machine. Most gamers like you sacrifice all their time and resource to get a premium package with a hard disk drive but at the counter you are enraged by the fact that you’ll have to settle for a lesser version without the hard disk drive. Due to shortages which Microsoft was reported to be aware of the shortage, members in the queue began losing their cool and rowdy crowds started shoving and shouting.
Ok, although it is a cheaper version you got, you can still use the extra money for more games to play with. Having that on your mind, you return home happily while a bit unsatisfied with your first next generation gaming system. Upon arriving home at 2 a.m. you nervously plug your new Xbox 360 to your projected TV and pop in “Project Gotham Racing 3”. After playing a few tracks the screen suddenly “froze” with lines of pixels on screen resembling those you see in the days when you pull out the cartridge on a Nintendo Entertainment System while running a game. You figured it could have been some random error so you reset the machine and start playing again.
Its 4.30 a.m. you’re furious in disbelieve, none of the games you bought played more than half an hour without crashing. By now you’re seen numerous variation of frozen and crash screens, including the infamous BSOD (Black Screen of Death). Having no one to contact at such hours, you try surfing online to verify if the problem if widespread. Expectedly numerous users have been posting similar and even more devastating stories. There were overheating problems, some machine scratches the disk, some refuses to read disks while some "froze" while logging in the Live service. You join the batch of unfortunate Xbox 360 owners expressing your dismay and grief on community forums into the morning.
Its 10 a.m., after a night without sleep, you called Xbox support. For almost an hour the support officer goes through with you the many ways you could have misconnected something on the Xbox. Finally he I gave up at convincing you that it was your fault and asks you to send in the machine for a replacement in 6-8 weeks. At that moment, all you’ve been through, the anger, the uncertainty, the restlessness, you felt the slightest hint of fainting. Hanging up the phone, you fell on the nearest couch, starting up the ceiling. Remembering how another guy on the internet smashed his Xbox 360 after buying in at the store, you had the urge to do the same. After a deep breath, you realize the only thing you can do now, is ask for a replacement for the defected unit for the store you brought from as you’ve heard that store will get weekly supplies of Xbox 360s and sell the replaced Xbox 360 at Ebay at a higher price due to the shortage. You think about what other things you can buy for this Christmas with the money after the horror with your first Xbox 360. Slowly, you doze of on the couch. Unfortunately you’re awaken in 45 minutes from a bad nightmare.
Links -
Crash Video
Crash Photos
News -
Users report Xbox 360 “crashing like mad”
Xbox 360 Very Unstable
Some Xbox 360 buyers reporting problems
Xbox 360 Crashing Like Mad?
Xbox 360 'Overheating' Problems Emerge
Xbox 360 Crashes, Defects Reported
A bumpy start for the Xbox 360
Shortages spoil Xbox 360 launch
Forums with crash cases -
POLL: Xbox 360 - is yours defected or just fine?
Xbox 360 Crash =(, Crashes on every game
The Xbox 360 defect thread
My Xbox 360 wont work! Help! by 鬼徒二等兵 at 6:01 PM 0 comments links to this post
Imagine you being a diehard gaming fan, waiting in line in freezing temperatures outside your local store for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 since 8 p.m. It’s almost 12:00 a.m. where most stores carrying the initial launch batch open to sell the new machine. Most gamers like you sacrifice all their time and resource to get a premium package with a hard disk drive but at the counter you are enraged by the fact that you’ll have to settle for a lesser version without the hard disk drive. Due to shortages which Microsoft was reported to be aware of the shortage, members in the queue began losing their cool and rowdy crowds started shoving and shouting.
Ok, although it is a cheaper version you got, you can still use the extra money for more games to play with. Having that on your mind, you return home happily while a bit unsatisfied with your first next generation gaming system. Upon arriving home at 2 a.m. you nervously plug your new Xbox 360 to your projected TV and pop in “Project Gotham Racing 3”. After playing a few tracks the screen suddenly “froze” with lines of pixels on screen resembling those you see in the days when you pull out the cartridge on a Nintendo Entertainment System while running a game. You figured it could have been some random error so you reset the machine and start playing again.
Its 4.30 a.m. you’re furious in disbelieve, none of the games you bought played more than half an hour without crashing. By now you’re seen numerous variation of frozen and crash screens, including the infamous BSOD (Black Screen of Death). Having no one to contact at such hours, you try surfing online to verify if the problem if widespread. Expectedly numerous users have been posting similar and even more devastating stories. There were overheating problems, some machine scratches the disk, some refuses to read disks while some "froze" while logging in the Live service. You join the batch of unfortunate Xbox 360 owners expressing your dismay and grief on community forums into the morning.
Its 10 a.m., after a night without sleep, you called Xbox support. For almost an hour the support officer goes through with you the many ways you could have misconnected something on the Xbox. Finally he I gave up at convincing you that it was your fault and asks you to send in the machine for a replacement in 6-8 weeks. At that moment, all you’ve been through, the anger, the uncertainty, the restlessness, you felt the slightest hint of fainting. Hanging up the phone, you fell on the nearest couch, starting up the ceiling. Remembering how another guy on the internet smashed his Xbox 360 after buying in at the store, you had the urge to do the same. After a deep breath, you realize the only thing you can do now, is ask for a replacement for the defected unit for the store you brought from as you’ve heard that store will get weekly supplies of Xbox 360s and sell the replaced Xbox 360 at Ebay at a higher price due to the shortage. You think about what other things you can buy for this Christmas with the money after the horror with your first Xbox 360. Slowly, you doze of on the couch. Unfortunately you’re awaken in 45 minutes from a bad nightmare.
Links -
Crash Video
Crash Photos
News -
Users report Xbox 360 “crashing like mad”
Xbox 360 Very Unstable
Some Xbox 360 buyers reporting problems
Xbox 360 Crashing Like Mad?
Xbox 360 'Overheating' Problems Emerge
Xbox 360 Crashes, Defects Reported
A bumpy start for the Xbox 360
Shortages spoil Xbox 360 launch
Forums with crash cases -
POLL: Xbox 360 - is yours defected or just fine?
Xbox 360 Crash =(, Crashes on every game
The Xbox 360 defect thread
My Xbox 360 wont work! Help! by 鬼徒二等兵 at 6:01 PM 0 comments links to this post
13 November 2005
P970, Rumored Light Version of P990
Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson has identified another rumored Sony Ericsson cellphone. Discovered at NetEase, a Chinese webpage with an image of what could be the stripe down version the P990. Believed to be P970, the website mentioned the phone will have a 1.3 mega pixel camera while lacking Wifi, WCDMA 3G support and no QWERTY keyboard. Screen size, Symbian 9.0 and UIQ 3.0 support will remain.
The webpage however did mention skepticism of the source image, suspicious of the image as being “civilian self designed” This report fits well with earlier rumors that Sony Ericsson will be releasing 2 other lighter featured versions in the P series after the P990. This lighter featured P970 could be a great seller as it would cost a lot less than the P990. Assuming the P970 debuting around RM1999, its capabilities will still surpass other smartphones in the market up to late next year. Let’s see what other news might be coming out tomorrow at Hong Kong where Sony Ericsson is expected announce new low end phones, Z300, J220 and J230. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 7:11 AM 0 comments links to this post
Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson has identified another rumored Sony Ericsson cellphone. Discovered at NetEase, a Chinese webpage with an image of what could be the stripe down version the P990. Believed to be P970, the website mentioned the phone will have a 1.3 mega pixel camera while lacking Wifi, WCDMA 3G support and no QWERTY keyboard. Screen size, Symbian 9.0 and UIQ 3.0 support will remain.
The webpage however did mention skepticism of the source image, suspicious of the image as being “civilian self designed” This report fits well with earlier rumors that Sony Ericsson will be releasing 2 other lighter featured versions in the P series after the P990. This lighter featured P970 could be a great seller as it would cost a lot less than the P990. Assuming the P970 debuting around RM1999, its capabilities will still surpass other smartphones in the market up to late next year. Let’s see what other news might be coming out tomorrow at Hong Kong where Sony Ericsson is expected announce new low end phones, Z300, J220 and J230. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 7:11 AM 0 comments links to this post
11 November 2005
Xbox 360 fulfilling the Dreamcast prophecy
1up.com came up with a list of eerie parallels between Xbox 360 and the Sega Dreamcast. It’s a funny list where you find the same guy marketing both products and over shadowed by Metal Gear Solid before launch. Enjoy.
by 鬼徒二等兵 at 6:05 PM 0 comments
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"Black Screen Of Death" Only on Xbox 360
A perfect definition of the picture above from a comment by Pete at Engadget's "This season black is the new blue (screen of death)":
Microsoft has been familiarizing Windows users every day with the Blue SOD for years now. Most people in this IT age can get accustom to this new Black SOD without hiccups. Potential buyers should wait for Xbox 360 SP1 from Windows Update. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 4:59 PM 0 comments links to this post
A perfect definition of the picture above from a comment by Pete at Engadget's "This season black is the new blue (screen of death)":
You're watching BSOD in high definition
Only on Xbox 360
Microsoft has been familiarizing Windows users every day with the Blue SOD for years now. Most people in this IT age can get accustom to this new Black SOD without hiccups. Potential buyers should wait for Xbox 360 SP1 from Windows Update. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 4:59 PM 0 comments links to this post
10 November 2005
A Logo for Tech N Tools
I just spent an hour designing this simple logo for Tech N Tools. Please drop me some comments please. Would like to hear from you.
Update: Internet Explorer can't render the transparent part of the png image file properly causing users of Internet Explorer seeing a brown box on the TNT logo. This "box" effect however in non existent on FireFox. The Tech N Tools logo looks great on FireFox. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 10:04 PM 4 comments links to this post
I just spent an hour designing this simple logo for Tech N Tools. Please drop me some comments please. Would like to hear from you.
Update: Internet Explorer can't render the transparent part of the png image file properly causing users of Internet Explorer seeing a brown box on the TNT logo. This "box" effect however in non existent on FireFox. The Tech N Tools logo looks great on FireFox. by 鬼徒二等兵 at 10:04 PM 4 comments links to this post
