Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundle for Xbox 360 Review

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The Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundles for Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 have been shipping since the end of October. The Limited Edition Tekken 6 bundle contains a wireless fight stick crafted by Hori and collectible Art book in addition to the Tekken 6 game.
Futurelooks has tested the Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundle for Microsoft Xbox 360 and published this review.

Quote from the review: "It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of fighting games and 2009 has been a good year for fighting game fans. We’ve been treated to Street Fighter IV, King of Fighters XII, Blazblue, and more. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MIT Develops Witty Robot Sidekick (For Your Car)

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Finally. Since I was a kid I've longed for a super-smart robot sidekick to be my best friend and come with me on my adventures. MIT's Affective Intelligent Driving Agent isn't quite that awesome, but it's a big step in the right direction. The AIDA is being built as a smart driving assistant that will make people safer and help them to find more efficient routes.

Essentially an adorable little robot that sits on your dashboard and talks to you, the AIDA is being built to recognize human facial expressions and emotional queues. Basically, they're creating a robot that knows to shut up and back off when you start to get angry at it. If some stupid dashboard droid started criticizing MY driving in the middle of agonizing gridlock traffic, I'd be sorely tempted to bludgeon it to death with my laptop bag.

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:11:19 CDT | by Robert Evans

Mitsubishi Electric Announces New 12.1-inch TFT-LCD

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Mitsubishi Electric has announced that it will be selling a new TFT-LCD panel module internationally. The new screen is 12.1-inches in size and has XGA resolution with full color. The big selling point of the screen is that it is 10% smaller with a reduced frame width.

The screen is model number AA121XL01 and has up to 1000 cd/m2 brightness and longer backlight life thanks to white LEDs. The new features of the screen will reduce the size and weight of the device. The product will be available starting February 1, 2010 and will ship globally at 52,500 yen or equivalent. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile Project Dark Unlimited Plans Details Leak

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On Friday an ad leaked that is believed to be related to the rumored T-Mobile Project Dark. The ad showed two plans dubbed Even More and Even More Plus.
BoyGeniusReport has now published a set of internal slides detailing these new T-Mobile plans. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:00:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T Go Phone Gets New Unlimited Talk and Text Package

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Pre-paid mobile phone providers are offering lots of new mobile phone plans of late that offer everything for a price lower than what you can get the same features for on post paid plans. AT&T is the latest to offer a new and relatively cheap plan for pre-paid users that offers Unlimited Talking and Texting. The new plan is called AT&T Unlimited Talk and Text.

The monthly cost for the pre-paid plan is $60 and it will launch on October 12th for GoPhones. The plan will allow users to text to Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries around the world. Users can also send unlimited IM, picture, and video messages as well. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Unveils Envy 15 Beats Limited Edition Notebook PC

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Digital music fans listen to track son their computers almost as often as they listen to music on portable devices like iPods and other MP3 players. HP has teamed up with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine for a special limited edition Beats HP Envy notebook computer.

The notebook is clad in a shiny piano black finish with the signature Beats design found in the Beats by Dre headphones. The notebook has a high-performance Beats audio system built in designed for optimal listening through headphones or external speakers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile Project Dark Is $50 Everything Unlimited Plan?

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Yesterday we reported about a rumor that T-Mobile USA has something big coming up on October 25th called Project Black. Apparently it is really called Project Dark inside T-Mobile.
BoyGenius got some info from a Tipster that cannot be verified, but it sounds interesting. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:59:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New aXbo Single Limited Edition Sleep Phase Alarm Clock

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The innovative aXbo Sleep Phase Alarm Clock from Austria is on the market already since a couple of years. The company is now offering a aXbo Single Edition in black with a limited of 2,000 units starting mid-October.
Every aXbo Single can also be easily updated with a new sound package of six waking sounds and three chill-out sounds using the enclosed USB cable.
And if you find another bedfellow, the aXbo Single can be easily upgraded with an additional sensor for a second person. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:47:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

8-Bit Oven Mitt Is A Must Have For Video Gaming Chefs

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Cooking can be fun, but can also be like a video game when wearing the new 8-bit Oven Mitt from ThinkGeek. The awesome looking oven mitt has a pixelated white hand like from the old days of video game sprites.

The 8-Bit Oven Mitt is of course heat-safe and fits any hand. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tekken 6 Limited Edition Including Wireless Hori Fight Stick Ships October 27th

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Tekken 6 is going to be released for the Son PS3 and the Xbox 360 on October 27th. To really play Tekken in style you need a Hori Fightstick resembling the arcade controls for Tekken.
The Limited Edition Tekken 6 is containing besides Tekken 6 game also a wireless fight stick crafted by Hori and collectible Art book.
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Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Life Imitates Jetsons: The Cocoon Cooker

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In the future, supposedly, we'll be able to store any number of delicious meals in the form of tiny, dehydrated pills. With a little water and heat, they'll pop into full sized gourmet meals, fit for the table of a king!

Okay, so that's probably just a ridiculous sci-fi nerd dream. But, according to the Daily Mail (via Gizmodo) we're closer than ever thanks to Electrolux. They're working on a project called the "Cocoon Cooker" which would be able to 'grow' meat and fish by heating up animal cells to 'clone' larger quantities of real meat. You'd start with a small, dehydrated chunk of the product, stick it in the cooker, and find yourself with a fresh slab of salmon, beef or, chicken.

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:56:33 CDT | by Robert Evans

MIT Heals The Blind

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Let's forget about consumer gadgets for a minute. Netbooks and RAmos Android MIDs and smartphones and gaming consoles are awesome, but every new release in the last year pales in comparison to what MIT has just cooked up. WIRED reports that a team of researchers at the institute have created a microchip that, when properly installed in the eye, will allow the blind to see.

Patients will recieve a microchip implant, and also be asked to wear a pair of glasses with a tiny camera attached to them. The camera sends images to the microchip in the eyeball which transmits them to the brain. This invention won't fully restore normal vision, but it will allow a blind person enough sight to navigate a room, recognize faces, and engage in other normal social tasks.

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:12:27 CDT | by Robert Evans

Xbox 360 Elite 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Available For Pre-Order

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The 250GB Xbox 360 Elite is official. AT the end of August a Forza Motorsport 3 250GB Xbox 360 Elite bundle leaked in Germany. Now Microsoft unveiled an Xbox 360 250GB Elite Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition in the United States.


The Xbox 360 Elite 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition features a custom Xbox 360 Elite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game, and 2 wireless controllers.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitek Mobile Receipt App Makes Expense Tracing Easy

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Keeping track of receipts for mobile workers who need to turn in expense reports can be a huge pain. If you are particularly busy and do a lot of things in one day, there can be a large number of receipts to keep track of.

A new app for the iPhone called Mobile Receipt from Mitek has been unveiled. The app uses the camera of the iPhone to take pictures of receipts that can be automatically inserted into the expense reports of the person for reimbursement. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony Announces Limited Edition Gran Turismo PSP Pack

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Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced the pending launch of a new limited edition PSP pack to go along with the launch of Gran Turismo on the PSP. The limited edition pack will launch on October 20th and retail for $199.99 in the U.S. and Canada.

The entertainment pack will feature a copy of the Gran Turismo game, a download certificate for a white Corvette ZR1 only available with the pack, a Mystic silver PSP-3000, a downloadable movie voucher, 2 GB memory stick, and a music voucher for ten free songs from Sony music Pass. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Mitsubishi Laser TV Price Drops By $1,000; New Model Around The Corner?

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Back in July the price for the still unique Mitsubishi Laser TV LaserVue dropped for the first time since introduction by $500. Now Amazon and other retailers offer the Mitsubishi L65A90 65-Inch LaserVue HDTV for only $5,999 cutting a cool $1,000 off the price.

The first Mitsubishi Laser TV went on sale in November of last year. Is it time for a new Laser TV generation? We did not even get the larger brother of the L65A90 yet. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:29:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bokode the Future of Barcode: An Interview with MIT Media Labs

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Last month I wrote an article about bokodes, an interesting new technology that could revolutionize everything from barcodes to street signs. I recently had an opportunity to interview Quinn Smithwick, a member of the Camera Culture Group at the MIT Media Lab. His answers give us an idea of where MIT hopes to take bokodes in the near future, and the impact this new technology could have upon our daily lives.

Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Edition for Xbox 360 available for Pre-Order

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On October 27 Forza Motorsport 3 will launch in North America, exclusively on the Microsoft Xbox 360. With more than 400 cars on over 100 tracks, the next game in the Forza series will be the biggest and most vividly realistic console racing title launching this holiday says Microsoft.

Forza 3 for the Xbox 360 is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. But if you are a real Forza fan you want to get the Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Collector's Edition (LCE) only available on GameStop. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:02:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Limited Edition Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Sony PSP Pack comes November

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Sony is launching the new Sony PSP Go on October 1st, but is still pushing out new Sony PSP bundles featuring the current PSP-3000 console.
Yesterday Sony detailed the new limited edition Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines PSP Entertainment Pack.
The new PSP pack contains a sexy white PSP-3000 console, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines PSP game, a UMD movie (title not announced yet) and a 2GB Memory Stick. Read more

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:28:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Laser TV drops in Price for the first Time

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I am not sure what is going on with the Mitsubishi Laser TV LaserVue. Somehow it got rather quiet despite some recent manufacturing woes around the Laser TV technology. In the meantime Samsung hammers LED TV Technology into our heads and we are almost forgetting the cool Laser TV technology. Afterall Laser TVs give us twice the color, are energy efficient, 3D ready and can be housed in a thin canvas.

I was monitoring the prices on Amazon for the Mitsubishi L65A90 65-Inch LaserVue HDTV and now Amazon is selling it for $6,499 instead of the $6,999 price the unit has had since introduction last November.
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Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MetroPCS: Unlimited International Calls, $5

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MetroPCS just dropped one hell of a bomb on the mobile carrier market. If you're in an area covered by MetroPCS you're now eligible to get unlimited international calls to over 100 countries for just $5 a month.

I'd compare this to some other long-distance plan, but quite frankly no one else's plan compares. Five bucks a month for unlimited calls to (pretty much) anywhere in the world is a deal of singular excellence. To take advantage of this service you'll have to be on one of MetroPCS's service plans. That's not really much of a caveat, considering they don't require a contract and give you your first month of service free.

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:00 CDT | by Robert Evans