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OrionnoirO

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Most realistic cardboard Halo Battle Rifle you'll see today

Feb 16th 2009 8:17PM (Joystiq Xbox)
That is pretty amazing to be all made out of cardboard.. I would love to buy it ;p

In other news, that stupid ad I keep seeing "Moms return to online schools", she looks like a crackhead on speed, typing one-handed while writing a shopping list then picking up the phone to get her next hit... All the while her techno-gadget laptop is scanning her pointy boobs... Yes it got my attention, but no, it would NEVER sell me on something, other than a wtf...

Brick by brick preview of Halo Wars Mega Bloks

Feb 12th 2009 11:21AM (Joystiq Xbox)
Dont worry, judging by your icon you won't remember much for long ;p

Halo 3 Sandbox toolkit revealed, golf clubs included

Feb 11th 2009 1:10AM (Joystiq Xbox)
Shows how much you know before commenting more...

Death Tank, Minesweeper, Cellfactor spotted on Xbox.com, releasing soon?

Feb 10th 2009 11:18PM (Joystiq Xbox)
Death Tanks looks cool, I too loved scorched earth and think this looks nice :) Not too into Minesweeper, so meh, but Cellfactor looks like it could have potential for some good fun :D

Halo 3 Sandbox toolkit revealed, golf clubs included

Feb 10th 2009 10:50PM (Joystiq Xbox)
Yeah, this looks like it could be very cool :) I hope they can include more cool little things to play around with, I mean, if they are going to the extent of adding golf clubs and golf balls, anything is possible at this point...

Ask Joystiq Xbox: Orbital Drop Sticker Shock edition

Feb 10th 2009 5:00PM (Joystiq Xbox)
Figured I would also mention that the ones I tried were Airlink brand, 85mbps capable, HomePlug 1.0 compliant.

Ask Joystiq Xbox: Orbital Drop Sticker Shock edition

Feb 10th 2009 4:58PM (Joystiq Xbox)
Graeme Q - Just an fyi, HomePlug 1.0 is not the end-all answer for everyone. I just tried a set out (they have them on sale at Fry's for 24.99 each, so $50 for a pair) and they performed poorly on my apartments wiring, delivering speeds 1/4th of 802.11g with network interference... Yes, it could have been because they were cheap, but I am not willing to dish out 90-100$ for HomePlug when I was able to get an 802.11b/g/a/n router for 69.99 that lets me do wireless HD video just fine with no problems (With the official MS 360 network adaptor, which just an fyi, GameStop sells them used off and on when they get them in for $60ish, which is far more reasonable and why I got one instead of continuing to use the XBOX Orig. one I suggested to the other person, I now use it on my Orig. Halo XBOX :) ).

Ask Joystiq Xbox: Orbital Drop Sticker Shock edition

Feb 10th 2009 4:46PM (Joystiq Xbox)
Diamntes - Bungie has already said that the "Install to Hard Drive" feature of the new dash should *NOT* be used with Halo 3 as it caches its data already on the Hard Drive, so installing it just makes it have to load redundant data again, thus slowing it down much more over just running from disc. There are a few other games that behave this same way as well.

Ask Joystiq Xbox: Orbital Drop Sticker Shock edition

Feb 10th 2009 4:44PM (Joystiq Xbox)
http://shop2.frys.com/product/5478789

The price online seems higher than the in-store pricing, so I would check your local store first, or other places, but this shows what I was talking about for the MS XBOX WiFi Ethernet Bridge.

Ask Joystiq Xbox: Orbital Drop Sticker Shock edition

Feb 10th 2009 4:42PM (Joystiq Xbox)
In regards to D Boy Flex, you can also find a much easier solution by going to your local Fry's Electronics (or searching online, ebay is another cheap route) and getting the Original XBOX WiFi Ethernet Bridge. It tends to sell at Fry's for $25-30, is 802.11b/g , and is completely compatible and configurable from the 360 itself just like the $100.00 Microsoft Official 360 one. So, if you don't need 802.11a, and don't mind having a little black box instead, go grab one as it is identical in every other aspect. (Not to mention, it can also be hacked with firmware from a D-Link version of it that supports other features, and still allows configuration from the dashboard.)

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