[Xbox360] Gears of War : Act1-8 (JPN Ver)

Gears of War in Japanese, I really like it. Makes me think of an old Ikira Kurosawa film. It would be awesome if they updated the US version with this audio track (because it sounds cool - ok jer) with English subtitles. That would be more encouragement to play through the story once again.

Update: Changed the wording a little so my buddy would be happy and to let you know that GOW was #7 in terms of sales in Japan last week. This is a good sign for Xbox 360 in Japan, since it doesn't do very well there.

Ghostbusters

This is a new Xbox 360 game, the developers are trying to work out the licensing to produce it, so we will have to wait and see if it comes out. I loved playing Ghostbusters on my Commodore 64 back in the day, so an updated game to a great 80's movie would be most appreciated.

Macworld 2007

Steve Jobs released a couple of very exciting products yesterday at Macworld in San Francisco. The big announcement was the iPhone, 1/2 iPod, 1/2 phone, and 1/2 internet browser. It is super sleek with no buttons with a touch screen. There will be 2 versions a 4 GB ($499) and the 8GB ($599) and only available through Cingular. I have to say that you must check it out because when the iPhone comes out in June, it is going to be very popular. The next product is called the Apple TV formerly known as the iTV. It is a box the size of the Mac Mini with a 40 GB HD with an assortment of outputs, HDMI, component, optical, and standard audio. It will stream anything from iTunes from a Mac or PC up to 5 computers in the house for the cost of $299 and will be available in February. The final product is a redesigned Airport Extreme (February $179), similar in shape to the Apple TV, which is an update of the original with 802.11N (faster than A/B/G). Another nice feature is that it has an USB port that you can plug in a printer or what I really like is you can now plug in a USB hard drive and share the drive on the network. I am really excited about these products, but I was hoping for a new 23 HD monitor with a HDMI input, but maybe next time.

Imogen Heap

I can't get enough of this artist, the band Imogen Heap is my latest addiction. I have my buddy Jeremy to thank, he sent me this video that is on youtube and I kept playing it over and over. Then the other day I went to Bestbuy to look for it, but no luck. Then Jeremy and his wife found it and he dropped it off for me to hear. I really can't get enough of it, so I recommend you checking out the video on Youtube and let me know what you think and if you purchase the CD too.

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R.I.P. Xbox 360

On December 19, 2006 my Xbox 360 froze when I went to play Saints Row. I just turned it off and turned it back on again. It booted up and then made this weird sound that came through the speakers and froze, so I turned it off again and on again. It gave me 3 blinking red lights. Once again I did the same thing over and over and still the same blinking red lights. I panicked and went to the support page on Xbox.com and to my surprise I saw the 3 blinking red lights at the top of the page. It told me to do all of these test and if it still didn't work to call Microsoft. I called and they had me do all of the test again. After a few minutes customer service told me that I was gonna have to send in my machine. I asked how much this will cost me and she told me that it was still under warranty. I was like OK, since when I purchased it the 360 only came with a 90 day warranty. After I sent my machine off I read that Microsoft had just extended everybody's warranty to 1 year and after a quick calculation I realized my machine was about 363 days old. Lucky for me. I hope my machine wasn't jealous of my PS3 or Wii because I don't plan on getting rid of any of them soon. I do hope it gets back to me soon, since for Christmas I got a couple of things for my 360 that just have to sit there.

12/29/06
Update: My Xbox 360 arrived at the repair center 12/28/06 and today I got an email telling me that my deck is on its way with a UPS tracking #. Either they are sending me a new machine or a refurbished box for it to ship that fast. Anyways I will be happy to have it back and it most likely will come with a new 1 year warranty.

1/4/07
Update: Got my 360 a day early and I have no time to play it, but I made time to hook it up and fire it up. I haven't put my custom face plate on yet, so it doesn't seem the same yet, but I hope that changes once I play G.O.W and Saints Row. One thing that I have noticed is that it seems louder than my original one. It could be that I am not used to it again or that I have been playing with the PS3 and Wii that are much quieter. I'm pretty sure I got a refurbished unit, since it has a manufacture date of April 2006, whereas my unit was November 2005. I will keep you up to date.

Christmas lights - THX style

The Audience is Listening!