Welcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review! Lots of cool stuff last week, the VAIO E notebooks went official with bright colors and 14 or 17-inch screens. The rigs can be had with various Intel CPUs. MEDL Tech unveiled a cool portable display with a 13-inch screen. The little display is perfect for notebook users on the go thanks to an internal rechargeable battery.
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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 13 2010
Leaked Xbox 360 “Slim” board tips incoming refresh?
In our collective haste to pester Nintendo about the next-gen update to the Wii, we sometimes forget that Microsoft's Xbox 360 is beginning to look a little long in the tooth too. A new image purported to be of the refreshed Xbox 360's mainboard has emerged, and most obvious is that Microsoft have put the console on a diet - it's considerably smaller than the current 'board in use.
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Nintendo DS2 details leak: bigger, higher-res screens, accelerometer, late-2010 launch?
Nintendo's DSi XL isn't even on US shelves yet, and already gamers are prodding developers to find out details about the next-gen handheld. News on the Nintendo DS2 was top of the list for RPad.TV when they hit up GDC 2010, and they've managed to extract a few choice nuggets in the process. The DS2 - the official name of which nobody would, or could, spill - will apparently keep its dual-displays, but the panels will be larger, higher-resolution and have so minimal a gap between them that titles will be able to in effect use them as a single, big screen.
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Sony tells PS3 gamers to turn off their consoles
Got a first, second or third-generation Sony PS3? Step away from the console, unless you want to run the risk of permanent data loss; that's the message from the official PlayStation blog, who are addressing the persistent PlayStation Network issues affecting all but the PS3 Slim. If you're seeing 8001050F errors, along with messages warning of being unable to sign into the PSN, unable to reset the clock or unable to play back rented movies, you could run the risk of losing your hard-earned trophies.
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Apple TV will become games console predicts analyst
For a "hobby" project, we certainly seem to be talking about Apple TV a lot lately. Even before the new Boxee Beta landed on the set-top box, Apple were decrying plans to integrate the Apple TV into a full HDTV; instead, reckons at least one analyst, they're intending to develop it into a "serious gaming" platform. According to Michael Patcher, at Webush Morgan Securities, the obvious path for Apple to take is into gaming hardware, albeit relying on third-party developers for actual titles.
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Sony PS3 blocking PSN access: clock issue to blame?
Trouble is afoot with the first through third generation of PS3 consoles - basically all of them bar the newest PS3 Slim - as what appears to be a date-related issue blocks access to the PlayStation Network. Those gamers attempting to access the PSN are unable to sign in, nor play games, use dynamic themes or view and/or synchronize their trophies; meanwhile the PS3's clock is reset to 12/31/1999.
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New Sony PS3 Slim consoles get FCC tested
Sony have attempted to discretely push two new PlayStation 3 Slim variants through the FCC, under the auspices of their Sand Design Enterprise cover company. The CECH-2101A and CECH-2101B represent a minor SKU tweak over the current-gen CECH-2001A and CECH-2001B, and of course the FCC filing is singularly unhelpful in describing what exactly the changes are. WiFI b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are both onboard, just like the current consoles.
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Pandora gaming handheld enters production
It's taken a while, but the Pandora open-source handheld has finally been given the production green-light. After many months of prototypes and design tinkering, according to the project forum the team have given the go-ahead to their Chinese production partners to begin the initial run.
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Neonode zForce eReader platform turns up in Koobe Jin Young Reader
Last week I mentioned a new eBook platform from Neonode that promised to bring touchscreen eReader tech to market at a low price called zBook. The zBook tech has the Neonode zForce touchscreen technology at its core. The company has announced today that the zForce tech from its eBook platform has landed in a new reader.
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Wireless PS3 Portable mod [Video]
Even in its most recent Slim incarnation, the PS3 doesn't exactly lend itself to portable use. Rather than attempt to squeeze the whole console into a handheld form-factor, modder BronckartN took a more roundabout approach: his Wireless PS3 Portable is actually a display-equipped remote controller, meaning the console itself can stay put while you play it elsewhere.
Video demo after the cut
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Nintendo Wii “has long life in front of it”; HD upgrade unlikely
Nintendo's will-they-won't-they plans for an HD version of the Wii have kept the company regularly fielding speculation and rumors, but the recent announcement that Netflix on the console will be in standard- rather than high-definition has reignited questions about whether a graphics update is - or should - be imminent. Unfortunately, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, we still shouldn't expect any significant upgrades any time soon.
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Sony PS3 250GB hits Japan February 18
Sony Japan may have released the first PS3 with a 250GB hard-drive - in the shape of the Final Fantasy XIII limited edition back in September 2009 - but until now they've not had a mainstream version; that's all changing as of February 18th. The company have announced that the Sony PlayStation 3 250GB will arrive in Japan for 34,980 yen ($382).
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