Mark stopped by AMD’s booth to talk to Bob Sison about what AMD was showcasing this week at CES. AMD announced their Mobility Radeon Premium graphics in laptop PCs – supporting DirectX 11. Check out the video:
Did you know AMD has shipped 2 million of its DirectX 11 capable graphic processors?
Three years after being unveiled at CES, Microsoft’s Mediaroom software is finally coming to Xbox 360 (in the form of Mediaroom 2.0) “later this year” thanks to AT&T’s U-verse service. But, that’s all the details we had. Until today, when we spoke with Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg as well as a Mediacenter spokesperson on the show floor who, between the two of them, managed to answer most of our questions.
First, we asked Greenberg to explain the three-year delay between the technology’s 2007 debut and this announcement. “Well, the technology that we showed [in 2007] was brand new and showing that it worked,” Greenberg said. “What we then did was we went out to the IPTV content providers and said, ‘Hey, now this is an option for you.’” And that option was, of course, to use the Xbox 360 to deliver IPTV content. Greenberg said, “So the technology works … the Xbox 360 can serve as a set-top box, be a DVR, and run Mediaroom.” But not so fast! We got a tour of the service and found a few disappointing shortcomings to that nominally appealing feature-set.
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Details, limitations of Xbox 360 Mediaroom 2.0 IPTV support originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Entertainment Division President Robbie Bach revealed a tantalizing statistic at its CES presser today, highlighting the key fact that 39 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide. Out of the entire install base, 20 million have connected to Xbox Live. While a complete breakdown of tiers was not given, [...]
Peripheral manufacturer Razer is dipping its shaved toes in the console market, announcing “preliminary approval” from Microsoft to produce an Xbox 360 controller and headset. The $50 wired Onza — that’s the controller — will have Razer Hyperesponse technology that’ll “give faster actuation and a crisp, tactile feel.” What’s that now? Oh, oh, we pressy the buttons and they make the things happen? Gotcha! Why not just say that? That’s what we want from a controller.
The Razer Chimaera headset, which will retail for $130, features 5.1 channel virtual surround sound. The headset also allows “multiple Razer base stations to be connected to create a direct, private communication channel for in-game team conversations” — or the rest of us can just start a party chat? Best part, though, the “circumaural design of the headset allows for optimum noise isolation for long-hours of comfortable gameplay.” Thus allowing gamers to totally tune out their parents, spouse, or crying and hungry child.
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Razer wants cut of Xbox 360 peripheral business originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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On the heels of its CES 2010 keynote speech, Sony released a chest-pounding press release declaring worldwide sales “exceeding 3.8 million” of the PlayStation 3 during the 2009 holiday season. According to the company, “during the five weeks following the last week of November 2009″ (ending on January 3, 2010), the console sold more than during any previous holiday season — a 76 percent increase over last year’s numbers.
Alas, the PSP and the PSP Go were neglected a mention in the presser, though Sony did reiterate the 38 million PSN user number we’d heard a bit earlier. We’ll have a clearer picture of what exactly the sales shook out to for North America when the latest NPD numbers arrive next week.
Sony PlayStation 3 sales ‘exceed 3.8 million’ worldwide over the holidays originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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