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Final Fantasy XIII Bundle for Xbox 360

Rafael — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:35:48 +0000

One month from now, the much-awaited Final Fantasy XIII will be available in North America, Europe, and Australia. With two consoles competing for attention, bothPlayStation 3 andXbox 360 offer custom-design consoles featuring the lead character Lightning. Although the PS3 version is only available in Japan, the exclusive official Final Fantasy XIII bundle for Xbox 360 is available for the rest of the world to enjoy.

The bundle includes a 250GB HDD, two controllers, a standard edition of FFXIII, and exclusive avatar downloads. Users can also avail themselves of limited-edition faceplates created by Tetsuya Nomura, the games lead character designer.

The FFXIII bundle from Xbox 360 will hit the stores beginning March 9, costing US$399.

Foozball Tables with a New Look

Rafael — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:35:45 +0000

Foozball has become a timeless game that people do not seem to get over. For those who've never heard of it, foozball is also known as "table soccer" in some parts of the world.

It is that unique looking gaming table that has handles on the sides and a football field for a table top lined up with little pieces moved by the said handles. Recently, this timeless game has been given somewhat of a makeover.

People from GRO Design and Tim modelmakers has recently come up with "11", a foozball table oozing with style. It is quite a departure from your usual table soccer tables which becomes eye sores from years and years of wear and tear.

The "11", it seems, is the most stylish and polished foozball table to date. It consists of chrome polished player pieces and is housed in an aesthetically appropriate design for a table that would even make the design and style conscious crowd take a second glance.

Although not yet available for purchase, it has already made its way to several design exhibits to try and catch more people to take a different look at a timeless game known as foozball.

Portable Game System Concept

Rafael — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:35:43 +0000

There is a new concept in gaming and phone connectivity in the market. The iWish Portable Game Console is a very interesting idea these days. It is about combining the Sony PSP and the Apple iPhone for fun gaming and instant connectivity. It is a pity however that this will not be going in the market. Or at least will not be in the market for now? Let us stay in tune with this.

Razer Aurantia Gaming Keyboard

Rafael — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:35:40 +0000

Razer is renowned as the creator of some of the best gaming peripherals for PCs. The California-based company is famous for revolutionizing the computer game industry by creating cutting-edge gaming peripherals that give gamers competitive edge. Razer is also known for its gaming keyboards Tarantula and Lycosa, with their blue backlights.

Razer will be releasing its latest gaming keyboard called the Razer Aurantia. Though it still bears an arachnid's name, it is not destined to go down its predecessors' path. For one, it's not going stateside like the other famous Razer gaming keyboards. This one's East-bound - it will be available only in China. For another, it has red backlighting - which is very appropriate where it's headed.

The Aurantia is reported to be ultra-portable. It's dimensions are 446 x 205 x 29 mm or 17.56 x 8.07 x 1.14 inches with the removable wrist rest attached.

Razer Aurantia Features

can record macros
store 10 game profiles on-board
can disable Windows key for gaming

It's not hard to see why there's a possibility that the Aurantia will one day turn up in the U.S. considering the keys are in English.The Aurantia will be available in China in mid-July packaged with a Razer Salmosa mouse for RMB 399.

Dell Founder

Rafael — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:19:19 +0000

Michael Dell revolutionized the personal computer industry by skipping the middle man and selling directly to the customer. He also innovated PC manufacturing by developing a process to mass-produce individually made-to-order computers. He then enabled customers to order these personalized computers directly online. His innovations in manufacturing and distribution have made him one of the most successful businessmen of our time, always buy from the Dell site for more details.

How It Started:

Michael Dell, born February 1965, started the road to success out of his University of Texas dorm room in 1984 with just $1,000 and an idea to provide affordable personal computers to college students. Dell is now Chairman and CEO of his company with a net worth of over $30 billion. Dell sells primarily direct to the customer to avoid middleman mark-ups.

Dell Computer Corporation:

Dell is the world's largest PC manufacturer, growing from $6 million annual revenue to over $40 billion in only sixteen years. It employs over 40,000 people in over 170 countries worldwide. Dells product line has diversified to includes not only PCs and network servers, but storage systems, printers, hand-held computers, MP3 players, and televisions, plus a wide selection of computer services. Dell is the largest online computer retailer, selling an average of $30 million a day.

Lenovo LePhone Makes Keyboard an Option

Rafael — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:03:28 +0000

While the rest of the world was excited over the release of Google'sNexus One, China is set to get giddy over its most anticipated smartphone handset for 2010: TheLenovo LePhone.

Contrary to popular belief, the LePhone is not named after "The Phone" in French but rather "Happy Phone" in Chinese. Set to be available in May 2010, the LePhone has a 3.7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen and is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset on the hardware side and Android 1.6 OS at the software front. It also includes cameras on both sides (3 megapixels at the back), A-GPS, WiFi, 3.5mm headphone jack, a 9-pin dock connector, and accelerometer-based controls.

If you like a physical keyboard without the bulkiness that goes with it, LePhone has solved that problem by offering an optional snap-on keyboard highlighted by a circular directional pad at the center.

To target the Chinese smartphone users, LePhone comes preloaded with the most popular apps in China and can download more apps that are fine-tuned for the phone.

No word on the price range and exclusive carrier (if there is any) as of this posting, but we will sure hear more from Lenovo about their LePhone in the coming weeks.