A website is putting together a variety of info including rumors of a new slim Xbox 360 motherboard, USB HDD support and previous MS practices to conclude that MS will drop the 360's price down to $149 at E3 and also announce a $199 Xbox 360 Slim. Would be great if true, but we can't see it happening, what do you think? Based on the information we have so far, we're looking at a liquidation of the current model Xbox 360s for $149. This will open up retail space for the Slims

USB format won't offer true HDD alternative, though...

USB format won't offer true HDD alternative, though

Microsoft may be planning to issue a firmware update to Xbox 360s that would allow the console support the use of external hard drives. 

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CPU & Motherboard

- Asus P7H57D-V EVO @ X-bit labs
- MSI 890GXM-G65 AMD Motherboard @ OCIA
- Asus P6X58D Premium @ Overclockers Club

Memory

- Patriot Gamer-Series DDR3-1600 Memory Kit @ Benchmark Reviews
- Patriot Viper II Sector 5 2000MHz 4GB Memory Kit @ Legit Reviews
- Kingston LoVo: Power saving 1.25V DDR3 RAM @ bit-tech

Storage

- Plextor PX-128M1S 128GB SSD @ BCCHardware
- Synology Disk Station DS410j NAS @ HardwareHeaven
- Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6G HDD @ HotHardware

Graphics cards

- Radeons HD 5770: A Hawk Versus Arctic Ice @ InsideHW
- XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD) @ Bjorn3d

Enclosures & PSUs

- Corsair TX950 PSU @ Rbmods
- Fractal Design Define R2 Silent Chassis PC Case @ Overclockers HQ
- Azza Helios 910 Case @ Hi Tech Legion
- Aerocool PGS Qx-2000 Cube Case @ ThinkComputers
- NZXT Tempest Evo Crafted Series Case @ ProClockers
- Cooler Master USP 100 case @ PureOC

Displays

- Samsung LN46B550 46inch LCD TV @ CCE Reviews
- Panasonic Viera TX-P37X20B 37in Plasma TV @ TrustedReviews

Cooling and modding

- CoolIT Systems ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
- Akasa Orion Notebook Cooler @ HardwareHeaven
- Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU cooler @ UMLan

Peripherals

- SteelSeries 7G Gaming Keyboard @ XtremeComputing
- Razer Abyssus High Precision Optical Gaming Mouse @ Hi Tech Legion

PCs & Macs

- Samsung NB30, MSI Wind U135 and Packard Bell Dot S2 @ TechRadar
- Advent CBE1401 Centurion - AMD Watercooled Gaming PC and ViewSonic ViewBook Pro VNB131 - 13.3in Laptop @ TrustedReviews

Photo and video cameras

- Canon LEGRIA HF S21 camcorder @ TechRadar

Sound

- Able Planet True Fidelity NC300B Active Noise Canceling Headphones @ Tweaknews

Other

- Epson WorkForce 610 All-in-One Printer @ Hardware Secrets
- Digiquest 8600CI Digital TV receiver @ TechRadar
- CiragoTV Pro CTP1000 Multimedia Player @ Test Freaks

Are we gazing onto the cusp of a new horizon, one where our Xbox 360 storage needs aren't shackled to overpriced proprietary hard drives? Probably not quite. Our best friends at Joystiq have managed to obtain documents (corroborated with multiple sources) showing that the folks in Redmond are mulling over an option to enable USB mass storage support for its game machine. To elaborate, that means downloaded Xbox Live and Arcade games, DLC, other associated game files, and even installed disc-based games can be saved to an external HDD of your choosing. The documents further elaborate that the storage device itself must be 1GB or more; a system partition of 512MB is required, and by default beyond that the consumer partition (i.e. your games and the like) will occupy the remainder of the drive or 16GB, whichever is smaller -- and unfortunately, that's as much as you're gonna get. This could be another way for Microsoft to, alongside the rumored Valhalla motherboard, trim some fat for a slimmer future... but given the size constraints, we're guessing it's more likely to be a more spacious alternative to Memory Units than the main HDD itself. Word has it the feature will be rolled out in a Spring 2010 firmware update -- that is, if Microsoft keeps to its paperwork here. Excited? We are. Read the full documentation over at Joystiq.

Xbox 360 getting USB storage support in Spring 2010 firmware update originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Japan has not yet officially jump into the Digital area and while we still have 9 month left before being unable to watch analog programs on TV, there is apparently a lot of people who still own a non Digital Capable TV. And apparently many of them are not even planning to dump their old school TV to a shiny new LCD or PDP one...

Now for these Old School folks, Toshiba is releasing a new Digital TV Tuner in Japan the D-TR1 that is capable to record 1Seg programs on a SD card to be later on watched on a mobile phone as well as record HD programs on a HDD via USB.

Mouse computer a annoncé ce matin la sortie d’une nouvelle série d’ordinateurs portables, les NEXTGEAR-NOTE i910. Tous sont équipés d’un moniteur Full HD de 17.3’’, ainsi que d’une carte graphique GeForce GTX285M avec 1Go de VRAM.

Selon le modèle choisi, Mous Computer propose un processeur Core i7-720QM, un Core i7-820QM, ou un Core i7-920XM, 4 ou 8Go de RAM (PC3-10600), un large choix de HDD ou SSD + HDD avec entre-autres un SSD Intel X25M de 80 ou 160Go, et un disque dur de 500Go, un lecteur Blu-Ray ou DVD, et enfin, Windows 7 Home Premium, ou Professionnel dans la version 64bit.

Niveau prix, il faut compter entre 209 790 Yens, soit 1040€ et 369 600 Yens, soit 1830€.

Mouse Computer Japan today announced a new series of NEXTGEAR-NOTE i910 notebooks all featuring a nice 17.3” Full HD monitor and a GeForce GTX285M video card with 1GB of VRAM.

Depending your model of choice Mouse computer will offer you either a Core i7-720QM, a i7-820QM or a i7-920XM CPU, 4 or 8GB of RAM (PC3-10600), a choice of HDD or SSD+HDD with either an Intel X25-M 80 or 160GB SSD and 500GB of HDD, a DVD super Multi or a Blu-Ray driver and finally either Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional in both 64bit version.

As the price is concerned, you should expect around 209,790 to 369,600 yen (1,040€ a 1,830€).

Lors de notre test du Utgard, ici même, nous avions relevé quelques défauts, comme l'absence de rondelles en caoutchouc dans la cage HDD, de patins sous l'alimentation, ou encore de filtre pour l'emplacement 120/140 mm dans le fond. Ces défauts étaient principalement du à notre boitier livré en Pré Sample.

Nous vous le disions tout à l’heure, Le Core i7-980X Extreme Edition étant sorti, les fabricants japonais se sont empressés de mettre leurs machines à jour.
Ainsi, outre Epson et son Endeavor Pro7000, Mouse Computer Japon nous propose toute une ribambelle de nouveaux PCs avec :

Deux PC orientés professionnels
Les Lm-i900X2 et MDV-ADG9120X, commercialisés respectivement à 199 500 Yens (1600€), et 259 980 Yens (2100€) embarquent bien évidemment, un processeur Intel i7-980X, mais également 12Go de RAM (PC3-10600), 500Go de disque dur, une GeForce GTS250 (1Go de VRAM), un lecteur DVD Multi, et Windows Home Premium 64bit pour le Lm-i900X2. Le MDV-ADG9120X, lui aura droit à 1To de HDD, une GeForce GTX285 (1Go de VRAM), un graveur de Blu-Ray, et Windows professionnel 64bit.

3 PC orientés Gamers
· NEXTGEAR i710GA1-MAMB avec un processeur i7-980X Extreme Edition, 6G de DDR3 PC3-10600, 2 SSD Intel X25-V de 40Go en RAID 0, 1To de disque dur SATA II, un lecteur de DVD Super Multi, une carte GeForce GTX285 (1Go de VRAM), et Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit pour 259,980 Yen, soit 2100€

· MASTERPIECE i1500BA6 avec un processeur i7-980X Extreme Edition, 12Go de DDR3 PC3-10600, 2 SSD Intel X25-M de 80Go en RAID 0, 1To de disque dur SATA II, un lecteur Blu-Ray, 2x GeForce GTX285 (1Go de VRAM) SLI, et Windows 7 Home Professional 64Bit pour 389,970 Yen, soit 3130€.

· MASTERPIECE i1500BA6-ATI avec un processeur Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, 12Go de DDR3 PC3-10600, 2 SSD Intel X25-M de 80Go en RAID 0, 1To de disque dur SATA II, un lecteur de Blu-Ray, 2x ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1Go de VRAM) CrossFire, et Windows 7 Home Professionnel 64Bit pour 379,980 Yen, soit 3050€