Unlike Sony, whose console does not hinge of the reception of its motion controller Playstation Move, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 future seems to be tied firmly to Kinect, whose specs, now revealed, are wimpy. More »

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Thought to have been brewing for sometime, Hulu has finally unveiled a paid subscription service. “Hulu Plus” charges Americans $10 monthly for access to full seasons of television shows from ABC, FOX, and NBC on your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Xbox 360, PS3, and select Samsung/Sony HDTVs and Blu-ray players. More »

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For a limited time, Dell is slashing prices by upwards of 30% on select products. Save 20% on a white core Nintendo Wii system for $159.99. More »

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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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Enjoy the nearly 10-minute length video teardown of Microsoft’s new shiny Xbox 360. A separate peek by Anandtech into the “Valhalla” motherboard confirms that the “Slim,” using a single chip to integrate graphics, CPU, and eDRAM onto one die, is noticeably quieter (thanks to the removal of one fan), cooler, and significantly more energy efficient than the “Jasper” boards that it replaces. More »

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Solomods is offering the service for $129. Have a gander at what is involved, and you will probably concur with my estimation that the mod is too simplistic to deserve anywhere near the asking price. Basically, the only potential performance boost is the 12V fan –being able to see some of the internals and the DVD spinning is worth over a bill? The new Xbox 360 appears to be as easy to disassemble as the old model. Anyone can do it in under 10 minutes. More »

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Microsoft has dropped the bigger Xbox 360 consoles by $50. On Father’s Day, Walmart is giving an extra $50 eGift Card to anyone who purchases an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle, which includes Banjo Kazooie and Viva Pinata, online. Essentially, for $199, you get an Xbox and $50 worth of games, accessories, etc. 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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Shinier than a disco ball, the new Xbox 360 (not officially given the “Slim” designation) includes a 250Gb hard drive, Wireless N, new integrated 45nm graphics and processor chip that runs cooler, a Kinect port, toslink digital audio output, and perhaps best of all, an internal power supply! 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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To be precise, AU $10,100 is the final amount. Out of 76 bids, the highest belongs to the bidder who will pay nearly 5-figures (USD) for an Xbox 360 that does not even come with any gold, Swarovski crystals, or diamonds! More »

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