Razer Shows Some Love With New Aluminum Ironclad Mouse Mat

Gamers love Razer for their awesome gaming accessories, especially their huge gaming mats. Razer are finally selling an all new solid anodized aluminum gaming mouse mat called the Ironclad. As you would expect from Razer, the Ironclad has an ultra smooth, sandblasted surface so that your mouse will easily glide across. The aluminum construction is durable so that wear and tear are a thing of the past.. The Ironclad is pretty massive at 320mm x 270mm and it's 2.5mm thick. Now Mac users will have a matching gaming accessory! The Ironclad mat is now shipping for $59.99.

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iOS 4.1 Available for Download

 

Well iOS 4.1 is finally here after Steve Jobs announced it's new features last week at the annual Apple music event in San Francisco. Mr Jobs announced many things in iOS 4.1 including bug fixes to do with the proximity sensor and iOS 4 running incredibly slow on the iPhone 3G. But the main features of the new update are HDR photos and the debut of Game Center, Apple's version of Xbox Live. 

HDR photos basically takes  3 photos, one over exposed, one under exposed and one that is normal. It then combines these and takes the best parts of each of the photos, i.e. the details in the shadows and the brightness of the sky to make a very detailed photo.

While Game Center is Apple's take on Xbox Live. There are many similarities to Xbox Live, such as Achievements and online multi-player with other iOS users. There are no games available that are combaitable with Game Center as of yet but expect them soon. Also, feel free to friend me on Game Center, my user name is patrickrigby01.

It is available for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 2nd gen, iPod touch 3rd gen, and the iPod touch 4th gen, so go download it now if you already haven't!

Nintendo 3DS Announced

 

Today at E3, Nintendo announced the 3DS. The newest portable gaming device from Nintendo can now deliver 3D content without the need to wear glasses. Just like on the previous DS's, there are 2 screens, but on the 3DS, there is a 3.5" which when placed at a certain distance from your eyes gives the optimum 3D experience. Alike the older DS, there is a resistive touch screen at the bottom of the device and the front-facing camera. However another feature is the dual camera system on the back of the main display which allows users to capture 3D images. There is also a Analog stick, D-Pad, WiFi, a Gyroscope and a motion sensor. The price and the release date was not announced.

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New Xbox 360 Slim Specs

The new Xbox got announced yesterday at the Microsoft Press Conference at E3 and here are all the specs of the new Xbox from Engadget.com

"Xbox 360 250GB

Form Factor: Sleek, lean and gloss black finish with chrome accents. Place vertically or horizontally in any living room entertainment center.

Touch Sensitive Buttons: Turn the Xbox 360 video game system on/off and eject a disc with the swipe of a finger.

Whisper Quiet: Whether you're playing a DVD disc or from the hard drive, or navigating the dashboard, with the all-new and much quieter Xbox 360, the only noise you'll hear is your own laughing, cheering and playing. 

Wi-Fi: Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi for fast, easy connection to your friends and entertainment on Xbox LIVE. 

Hard Drive: 250GB internal, swappable hard drive for even more storage. To access, remove the bottom panel by pushing the small tab toward the front of the console. 

Kinect-Ready: Custom Kinect port on the back of the console that directly hooks up to the Kinect sensor for controller-free fun. 

USB Slots: Five USB ports; three in the back of the console and two in the front for easy plug and play. 

AV Connections:

AV Cable included for standard definition TV connection.
HDMI port for high definition TV connection. 
Optical Audio out port integrated on back of console for AV system connection.

Power Supply: Smaller and more efficient. Xbox 360 250GB and Xbox 360 Original power supplies are not interchangeable.

Wireless Controller: The award-winning Xbox 360 Wireless Controller matches the console in all black with color-matched thumsticks and directional pad with a touch of gloss and chrome to complete the look.

Backwards Compatible. Your favorite accessories and games will work with Xbox 360 250GB. (Xbox 360 External Hard Drives and Memory Units are not compatible.)

Accessories. Customize your Xbox 360 250GB with matching black accessories, including favorites such as Controllers, Wireless Headset, Chatpad, Quick Charge and Play & Charge Kits and more. Get a look at a few of these today.

Key Internal Components Changes:

Fan: Moved from two small fans to one larger fan for improved acoustics.
Chipset: 45 nanometer and integrated CPU and GPU.
Wi-Fi: Integrated wireless capability."

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New Xbox 360 Slim 250GB Gets Unboxed

 

The first unboxing of the new Xbox 360 Slim is underway. Engadget has posted pics and also a video of the unboxing. It looks like the huge and chunky power brick is still with us. Unboxing video will be up shortly.

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Microsoft Kinect For Xbox 360 Available November 4

 

Microsoft recently announced the new Xbox 360 Slim at E3 as well as the new Kinect motion control. Both now have the same glossy black finish. The new Kinect will be available on November 4 with matching game titles:

• Kinectimals - Nintendogs but with wild and impossibly cute animals
• Kinect Sports - Soccer, bowling, track and field games, a bit like Wii Sports
• Joyride - "Thrill of high speed kart racing, with the joy of controller-free gaming"
• Kinect Adventures - Jumping around and stuff
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved - most amazing looking fitness game we've seen yet, from Ubisoft
• Dance Central - an actual, honest to gosh dance game without stupid pads -- from Harmonix

The new Kinect will be priced at $149.99. Available for pre-order on GameStop right now.

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New Xbox 360 Slim Features

Today at the E3 Conference, Microsoft announced a redesign to the Xbox 360. It is now called the "Slim" The main features of it are that it is smaller, quieter, it has built-in WiFi and a 250 GB hard drive. The wait for the new Xbox 360 Slim is very short as it is shipping today and will be in stores later this week. The new Xbox 360 Slim costs $299, the same price as the existing 250 GB model. 

The new Xbox 360 Slim is mainly glossy black and seems to have more vents for better heat dispersion and it has a sharper indent than the current hourglass design. 

Update: Now with video.

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Source Engadget