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  • Xbox 360 and Windows Vista - Not quite yet...

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Feb 13 2006, 01:23 AM
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    I recently bought an Xbox 360 to use its multimedia capabilities (and become a gamer) with Windows XP Media Center. But also, as I am testing Windows Vista also, I tried to see if my Xbox 360 would connect to a Windows Vista Media Center PC. Apparently
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  • Major Nelson Addresses Xbox Rumors

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Dec 01 2005, 02:39 PM
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    Yeah I know LonghornBlogs isn't an Xbox site - but I feel its very important for people to get the facts regarding some of the rumors flying around the internet regarding the Xbox 360. Major Nelson addresses many of the rumors, setting straight that there
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  • Xbox 360 and Windows Live Messenger

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Dec 01 2005, 01:46 PM
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    Ines from the Windows Live Messenger Team makes a post about the My Xbox Tab in MSN Messenger which will also be in Windows Live Messenger. "Anyways, the reason for all the Xbox talk is to give you a brief snapshot of the Xbox and Windows Live Messenger
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  • Xbox 360 "Zero Hour" Sign Up

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Nov 10 2005, 10:07 AM
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    As Robert mentioned , you can now sign up to win tickets to attend the Xbox 360 Launch "Zero Hour" in Southern California. I've signed up. I highly doubt I'll win anything - my luck sucks big time. But it would be really cool to win tickets and go to
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  • Xbox 360 Gamercard

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Oct 31 2005, 11:20 AM
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    Ok this is awesome! You can now embed your new Xbox 360 gamercards into your blogs or websites for all to see. Click here to view my Gamercard. Robert is going to show me how to embed my Gamercard into my blog here at LonghornBlogs later on so until then
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  • I've played an Xbox 360!

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Oct 31 2005, 09:43 AM
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    My local Wal-Mart has the Xbox 360 kiosk set up and I took some time to mess around with it. I'm most interested in the media aspects of the Xbox 360 of course on top of the the awesome hardware capabilities such as High Definition and so fourth. I can
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  • Xbox 360 and Windows Vista

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Aug 29 2005, 12:09 PM
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    I'm not a gamer (yet) but Xbox 360 has gotten me real excited. The multimedia features alone within Xbox 360 is enough for me to justify owning it when it comes out. And it gets better. According to Planet Xbox 360 , Xbox 360 will run an Windows Media
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  • Xbox 360 Box Graphics

    Posted by Brandon LeBlanc to Sidebar Geek on Aug 17 2005, 12:20 PM
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    As Robert reported below, the pricing and details of the Xbox 360 launch have emerged from Germany today. You can see more of the above graphics for the Xbox packages by going to Major Nelson. Now, I'm not a gamer. I've tried to be, but failed horribly
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