Logitech Harmony Xbox 360 remote reviewed
Krunker has a
review of the Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote for Xbox 360, which they find to work superbly. The feaures we're interested in include:
- <LI class=MsoNormal>Simple One Touch Activity Control – You can control your entire home theater system including the Xbox 360 using user defined preset activities such as “Watch My TV”, and “Watch a DVD”. Each activity is actually a macro of events that get fired by the remote control to access different components in your home theater setup.
- Built for Xbox 360 – includes all the important controls for the Xbox 360 game console including the Y, X, A, B functions and Windows XP Media Center PC control
They praise the design of the unit, the comprehensive device support, and the software configuration (it even works on Mac OS!). For around $100
online, it seems like a great deal if you're in the market for a fully programmable remote that plays nice with your newest bit of gear.
More Bill Gates interview goodness
Everyone's favorite billionaire sat down to chat it up with the Official Xbox Magazine the other day. They got to see what's on his noodle by asking all sorts of "vital questions about Xbox 360 and the future of gaming."
Among the topics of discussion is the jump into the market with the initial Xbox and how they implemented what they learned into their next-gen console. And for the record, two of Bill's favorite features for the 360 are the three processor cores from IBM and, of course, the innovation behind Xbox Live.
Read on to see what else he had to say.
eNCHANT arM makes it into one disc
There was some confusion as to whether or not
eNCHANT arM would manage to fit on one disc or not; that the size limitations of DVD-9 were being pushed immediately in the next-generation. As it turns out,
eNCHANT arM, like
Oblivion, fits fine onto one disc. Its unclear if this has to do with increasing familiarity with the Xbox 360 hardware, better compression techniques, or if it's all much ado about nothing.
This is the first RPG title to launch in Japan, and it sort of snuck up on everyone. Gamer Andy has this "mini Summation review based on other people's reviews: Well the graphics aren't awe inspiring but still the best looking JRPG on the market. Lots of different attacks in the battle system. Story and pacing is very good, but the tactical approach to the battle system is tasteless and very repetitive. The cutscenes are a mix of realtime and CGI, very nice."
Unknown if it will make its way outside Japan, but if you're still interested check out
Xboxyde to see the first ten minutes of the game.
Take a look at TimeShift profiles
Here's a chance to get down and personal with a handful of studs from Atari's first person shooter,
TimeShift. They've released some interesting character profiles that give you a wealth of information about their history and significance. If you're curious about some of the story behind the game, check it to learn more concerning Colonel Michael Swift, Professor Ivan Krone (pictured), Jasmine Lin, and General Mitchell.