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Xbox 360 Mod Gives Keyboard and Mouse Support At Long Last [Mods]

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:45:00 +0000

I know that no matter what controller I use, I’m awful at video games not involving Mario or Karts, but XIM’s new mod’ll surely be of interest to hardcore Xbox 360 gamers.

The XIM 2 gives Xbox 360 owners the ability to use a plug-and-play keyboard and mouse with their console. It’s available from XIM’s site for a steep $180, but then, the ability to shoot more things even faster and more accurately has to be priceless to somebody, right? It’s available to order from their website, though you’ll have to wait a bit for shipping. [Engadget]

Xbox 360 Tricks for the Power User [Xbox 360]

Mark Wilson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:45:00 +0000

The Xbox 360 is a powerful gaming system and media player, but few people know all of its ins and outs. Techradar publshed a “10 Tricks” article on the console, and while most of the information will not be news to the average Giz reader (OMG THE XBOX PLAYS MY IPOD!!), we found two tricks that we hadn’t seen before. First, you can play online without a LIVE gold account by fooling your Xbox into thinking it’s on a LAN with XLink Kai. The other tip is that you can reset your video settings to factory default by holding “Y” while booting the system. Hit the link for the rest of ‘em. [Techradar via Kotaku and image]

The Xbox 360 DRM Transfer Tool Is Here [Xbox 360]

Jason Chen — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:35:41 +0000

You know that problem of having to be signed into Xbox Live after you transferred your content from your old, broken Xbox 360 to your new, slightly less broken Xbox 360? The one where you can’t play your old stuff on your new machine without having an active connection? They’ve got a fix out now called the DRM Transfer Tool that solves just this issue. The whole thing takes “less than a minute,” and transfers your license for the content between machines so you can watch/play it without being signed on. Hit up the link to do it to yours. [Xbox via Gamer Score Blog]

How To Repair Your Xbox 360 In 4 Easy Steps [Red Ring]

Mark Wilson — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:30:00 +0000

1. Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX
2. Demand your reference number ASAP.
3. Call escalated support at 866-506-3826.
4. Speak to someone who can actually help.

Make sure to write this down. You’re gonna need it. [consumerist]

Stream Music and Video to Your Xbox 360 From Your Mac Slightly Better With Rivet [Software]

Jason Chen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:45:00 +0000

Connect 360’s been out for a good long while, allowing you to stream music, movies and photos from your Mac to your Xbox 360. Why would you go with Rivet, an app that does just about the same thing but only costs $1 less? Mostly for its folder organization, which allows you to browse your files as it exists on your Mac, instead of in one gigantic list you need to scroll through. Other than this, there’s not a whole lot of huge difference between the two programs, but sometimes $1 is the difference between not having some Pocky and having some Pocky. [Cynical Peak]

Xbox 360 Update Patches Exploits, Kills Linux and Pirated Games

(author unknown) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:00:26 +0000

Microsoft’s finally patching the wicked s’ploits on the Xbox 360, which have been around since November and demoed in December, with a somewhat mandatory patch. They’re pushing the update as an update instead of a security fix, and is “pulling a Sony” and including the update in all games that are published after February 20. Sounds just like the PSP to us.

What does this mean? Well, unless you’re one of the handful of people who are using the 360 to run Linux or to run burned games, you’ll be fine. For the rest, you’ll probably need to get a new Xbox 360 to play newer games or else run the risk of not being able to play any of your old pirated games. â€“ Jason Chen

Microsoft patches Xbox 360 [News.com]