Wallmart Release For Wii and PS3

Wii:

• Software and accessories are not street dated, stores can put those out upon receipt

• Price is $249.24 (75 cents cheaper and matches NeoGaf poster price)

• 11/16, Wii product will arrive direct to Wal-Mart stores. Same day, the accessories for Wii will be set out
  

• 11/18, at 10PM, tickets will be passed out for midnight sales

• Start selling Wii on 11/19 at 12:01AM
  

• Our tipster said he had 50 Wii tickets, but the actual amount of units arriving is unknown.
  

PS3:

• Software and accessories are not street dated, stores can put those out upon receipt

• 11/9, PS3 peripherals will start shipping to stores

• 11/11, PS3 interactives (kiosks) will be in final install stages at stores

• 11/14, PS3 software will start to ship

• 11/16, PS3 arrives in stores

• At 10PM or earlier on 11/18 [sic] (we are guessing he meant to write 11/16) employees will pass out tickets for midnight sales. There are 50 tickets for PS3, but actual units arriving is unknown.

Source: Joystiq

Chemists build the world’s smallest auto dealership

The most prolific car manufacturer on the planet resides in a Rice University laboratory in Houston, where chemist James Tour and his colleagues have built one trillion trillion nanoscopic cars. The tiny four-wheeled vehicles are only four billionths of a meter wide—25,000 of them parked side by side would be about as thick as a piece of paper. Not just another nano-gimmick, Tour’s cars could one day carve tiny channels in silicon, creating more-powerful computer chips.

Although other groups have made nanocars that slip or slide across a surface, Tour’s team is the first to construct ones with actual rolling wheels. To get the cars moving, scientists either heat an atomically smooth gold roadway (the temperature difference incites the wheels to spin) or use a scanning tunneling microscope to emit a beam of electrons that drags the car along by static electricity. In the future, Tour hopes to install an active propulsion system. “What we want to do now is put an internal motor in there and drive the thing,” he says.

Several different motors are in the works, including a photon-powered version [see illustration below]. Tour is also fine-tuning new 2006 models, including a nanotruck capable of transporting molecules, such as oxygen. Before long, he says, “we’ll have a little Daytona 500.”

Inside the Nanocar:

1. Engine: Some cars will use light-powered motors. Photons strike a paddle-wheel-like molecule in the chassis, creating a reaction that turns the wheels.
2. Suspension: The wheels are made of carbon spheres known as buckyballs. Hydrocarbon axles rotate perpendicular to the ground so the wheels can ride over bumps.
3. Trunk space: The truck model will include a molecule in its center that acts as a cargo bed to transport other molecules.
4. Road: A heated gold surface enables the carbon wheels to rotate freely.

Source: popsci.com

Cheoptics360 = 3D TV

Revolutionizing new product for showing products and films. Cheoptics360 XL display revolving video images that can be viewed 360° under all ambient light conditions.

The unit is made for indoor or outdoor use in sizes from 1,5m – 30m, capable of visualising cars and humans in scale 1:1.

The shape and form of Cheoptics360 XL can be customized to integrate with any branding and environment. The unit can be suspended from buildings and structures or used free standing.

Product Website

Download New Black Windows Theme From Microsoft!

In the waiting of the release of Microsoft's Zune MP3 player, Microsoft released a black Windows XP theme that looks like Vista's for the Zune. I really like the orange start menu they put in there as well. What makes it really sweet is it is a Microsoft made theme, meaning it will work well with all your programs being run.

What do you think of the new theme?

Download it here, or Visit the website

YouTube Video Of The Nintento Wii Interface!

Check out this video from IGN that shows off the features of the Nintendo Wii console! November 19 is going to be a good day!

Add-Ons For Internet Explorer 7 Page

Why should Firefox be alone with browser improvements? Internet Explorer 7 has them now too! Check out Microsoft's official Internet Explorer 7 add-on page, and check it out for yourself. I wont be one to ridicule a new idea, but i think there is still some room for improvement for additional add-ons to be developed for IE7.

Xbox 360 Fall Update Tomorrow, 85+ Tweaks!

Complete Dashboard Update Feature List

New Features

• HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables.
• Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player support.
• Stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11, Zune software, or Windows Media Connect.
• Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc.
• Play video from CD or DVD data discs.
• Xbox 360 Wireless Headset support, including battery level indicator in the Xbox Guide.
• Video support for 50 Hz HDTV modes (DVD and HD DVD only).
• Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel support.
• Set up automatic downloads of newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games.
• Support for upcoming release of XNA Game Studio Express (separate download and subscription required.)
• Stream music, pictures and video from a Zune device.

Xbox Live Arcade

• Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.
• Find games quickly with two new sort options: Recently Played and By Category.
• Have all new Xbox Live Arcade games at the ready with auto downloads. Auto downloads optionally adds newly released trial versions of games to active downloads when you enter Xbox Live Arcade.
• View full achievement info in Xbox Live Arcade, including icons, achievement point details, and descriptions.
• Friends leaderboard: Compare yourself with friends and view leaderboard details right from the Xbox dashboard.
• Tell a friend: Send a message to a friend about your newest favorite Xbox Live Arcade game.

DVD Player

• Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies.
• Improved support for audio streams on incorrectly authored DVDs.
• Better handling of unreadable discs.
• Updated count-down timer.
• HD DVD player support.
• Added zoom support for non-anamorphic content.
• Added support to Family Settings to block Unrated Content

Video Player

• Improved support for extended all black scenes in WMV content.
• Added support for Windows Media Video 9 Advanced profile video.
• Screen saver now becomes active when videos are paused.
• Now shares UI and player controls with DVD player.
• Improved video playback while downloading from Xbox Live.
• Added skip controls (forward approx. 30 seconds, back approx. 7 seconds).
• Improved messaging around unplayable video content.
• Added time elapsed and time remaining displays.
• Improved playback of high bit-rate HD content on fragmented hard drives.
• Improved visual quality of video playback.
• Added selectable display modes: default and letterbox zoom.

Localization

• New locale setting for China
• Improved German translations in console settings.
• Improved German translations in memory area.
• Improved Japanese translations in Family Settings.
• Added localized text for all supported languages in pictures area
• Improved Spanish translations in camera effects.
• Improved locale-specific decimal denominators.
• Added localization support for title menu and main menu in the DVD player.
• Added localization support for “Attempting to Read Media” system message.

Memory Area

• Added support for Xbox 360 HD DVD Player content..
• Added new page for viewing content size by category.

Other System Improvements

• Updated support for new Daylight Savings changes coming in 2007.
• Improved support for games to better handle host migration in multi-player matches.
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support for changing room lighting while zooming.
• Background downloaded videos appear in video area
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support while using VGA.
• Playing photo slideshows from PC now maintains picture folder hierarchy.
• Improved user experience when playing and deleting videos from the Games or Media areas.
• Improved handling of invalid characters during Xbox Live signup.
• Better handling of watermarks in gamer cards.
• Improved text for Windows Media Connect..
• Improved UI performance in Media Center Extender
• Improved connection support for Buffalo WZR-G108 wireless router when using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Redownload of deleted Arcade Games no longer re-enumerates all games on the Arcade page.
• Improved visual display of text in themes.
• Improved support for CD playback after signing up for Xbox Live and losing network connectivity.
• Improved support for long names of items memory area.
• Improved handling of gamer pictures downloaded from Xbox Live.
• Improved background download notifications when downloading many small items from Xbox Live.
• Improved support for custom backgrounds after returning to the Xbox Dashboard from the Account Management area.
• Improved network reliability between Windows Media Center Extender on Windows Vista and Xbox 360 consoles using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Improved voice chat quality in Xbox Dashboard and in-game chats.
• Improved messaging when failing to connect to Windows Media Center Extender.
• Improved USB keyboard support when using a USB hub.
• Improved consistency of user experience when deleting various types of content.
• Improved handling of low storage space for background downloads.
• Improved handling of Picture streaming from attached Digital Cameras over MTP protocol
• Improved error messaging for optional iPod support download when storage devices are full.
• Improved handling of multi-key repeating for USB keyboards.
• Expanded Family Settings to include support for blocking unrated DVDs and videos.
• Added ability to clear space from storage devices in download areas.
• Added support for low-speed and full-speed USB keyboards.
• Improved CapsLock behavior for USB keyboards.
• Improved look and feel in Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade areas.
• Added redeem code option to Xbox Live signup.
• Removed system message at the start of new downloads. Messages will be displayed for completed items.
• Added support for CCV credit card validation field in Xbox Live Marketplace purchase areas.
• Updated “More Information” instructions in the Xbox Dashboard for connecting an Xbox 360 console to a Windows PC to stream digital media content.
• Added auto-scroll to long text descriptions in Xbox Dashboard UI.
• Improved support for DVD insertion while playing a video file.

Source: Xbox.com

Download Windows Media Center Theme For Reqular XP Home/Pro

There has been lots of interest around the internet surrounding a theme that was officially made by Microsoft for Windows Media Center Edition, but you can run it on your regular XP computer as well. It is much better than running a separate 3rd party program to change your theme, and its pretty good to note that its actually designed by Microsoft. Click the link below to download it if you are interested in changing your boring XP theme.

Download here

MySpace Accounts Compromised by Phishers!

Be careful the next time you log into MySpace.com. The site has been compromised and MySpace knows about the flaw, but has not fixed it yet.

The hackers have engineered a fake login form on MySpace's own web site. Netcraft has notified MySpace of the issue, although it currently remains live. Because the fraudulent login page is hosted on MySpace's own servers and does not exhibit any signs of external content, such as cross-site scripting or open redirects, it is convincing and even security-conscious users are at risk of becoming victims. The attack is launched from a profile page, where the username is login_home_index_html, and uses specially-crafted HTML in order to hide the genuine MySpace content from the page and instead display its own login form.

Netcraft Claims, however, that if users use their browser toolbar, they will be safe from this specific attack.

Sources: Slashdot, NetCraft