Every week, there are thousands of tech news and gadget stories. We will spare you the dross and apprise you of the most important information. Here is the filtered version of this week’s happenings. More »

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Fears of “Project Natal’s” high price turn out to be well founded. Ebworld is taking pre-orders for the Xbox 360 motion sensor add-on at $150, which is roughly twice the cost the Playstation Move! Microsoft has announced 15 launch titles, and at least five of them are full priced at $60 per pop. More »

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A few nights before the grandest video games extravaganza (E3) on Earth commences, Microsoft has popped the cork early and unloaded “Project Natal,” now (sadly) named “Kinect,” for a press event. More »

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Via Twitter, Major Nelson has confirmed that Project Natal is officially named “Kinect.” Meanwhile, an Italian website briefly featured an embedded advertisement that shows a redesigned Xbox 360, presumed to the Xbox Slim. More »

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A “trusted” EDGE “source” has tipped Microsoft’s Project Natal for an October 26th (give or take a few weeks) release with a price of $149 and $299 for an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle. More »

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Two Swedish online gaming stores have Microsoft’s motion controller Natal for 1,499 KR, which is the equivalent of about $192. These numbers are several times higher than anticipated. More »

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MVC is writing that a “senior global publishing source” has told the website that Sony and Microsoft are both planning to drop the prices of their respective gaming consoles, possibly by E3 (June 15-17th). More »

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Competition in motion control gaming is waxing hot with Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s Playstation Move about to vie against Nintendo’s Wii. The Playstation Move ad is shot in the same fashion as other recent PS3 commercials, teeming with attempts at humor and sarcasm. Whether it is funny or not is for you to decide. More »

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Some of the prognosticators got it wrong; Ballmer did not showcase Microsoft’s tablet. Instead, he sung praises about Windows 7, which will be powering HP’s upcoming tablet. Focusing on software rather than hardware, Ballmer demonstrated the HP tablet, which will be among the Windows based candidates ready to take on Apple’s anticipated Tablet. The other big news involves Project Natal, which is scheduled to be in stores this Christmas. More »

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Gaming fans will be pleased to hear this, rumors are swirling that a drop in price is imminent for the Playstation 3 and Xbob 360 gaming console.

Arstechnica claims to have inside information about a possible price drop and a PS3 Slim. Whether or not a price drop actually happens anytime soon, there’s more interest in the gaming consoles because of next generation gaming capabilities. Microsoft debuted their Project Natal, a motion sensor gaming system where the user’s every move is visible on the screen. More »

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Microsoft’s highly publicized Project Natal, a hands-free motion-sensitive controller system for the Xbox 360, is being dubbed the next big thing in the video game sector, some going as far as calling it industry changing. Whether or not it lives up to the hype created at this year’s E3, it’s definitely turning heads, as studios are already lining up for it. More »

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