Geekstir
Geekstir
November 21st, 2008 by Mathue Shell | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

It’s a fear that all Xbox 360 owners have. You Xbox works flawlessly, then your warranty expires. The very next day…you pop in your favorite game, only to be greeted with the RED RING OF DEATH!!! Fear no more, this video will teach you how to break your Xbox before the warranty expires, so you can get a new one, for free!


November 19th, 2008 by Mathue Shell | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Before you watch, I warn you, it’s pretty nasty. Nothing too bad, no sex or gore. Still, what the hell were they thinking? How could this ad possibly make anybody want to go out and buy a Zune?


November 19th, 2008 by Mathue Shell | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

So, if you’ve already turned your Xbox 360 on today, you’ve probably already downloaded and installed the update. If you haven’t, do it. The new dashboard definitely looks good, and there are a lot of new things to explore and check out.

First thing, when you update your Xbox, you’re prompted to make a customized avatar, which is sort of like your Mii if you own a Nintendo Wii. There are actually a lot of different things you can do, hair, make up, facial hair, clothes, accessories, and even changing the types or nose, lips, chins, etc…

After you’ve created your avatar, it’s time to check out the new features. Good luck checking them out though, word is, the Netflix streaming is not working for a lot of people. I’m on of those people. I couldn’t even get into the Netflix part, I got an error when I clicked it.

Other than Netflix, there is photo sharing, video chat, and there are some games you can play with your friends, using your avatars. The Netflix is really the only part of the update I was interested in, as well as the new dashboard. So, the update looks great, and the features sound good, but Microsoft needs to fix some things.


November 17th, 2008 by Mathue Shell | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

This is the video we’ll see when we update our Xbox 360s with the “New Xbox Experience”. The NXE is a graphical dashboard update, as well as new features like Netflix streaming, photo sharing with friends, customizable avatars, and a few other things. The update will be available on November 19th, this Wednesday.


November 11th, 2008 by Mathue Shell | Tags: , , , , , , ,

IGN gives us a very detailed look at the avatars in the New Xbox Experience. The NXE update comes out on November 19th, next week.





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