..well not quite but its a small piece of beauty ,made from a quad bike.nice job .
Category Archives: mods
nxe dashboard roxxors so far – review of features prior to 19th
nxe
one word, sweeeeet! its slick and quick to browse your 360 now…
Even though using this prior to launch stops the live connection(unless you are on the public preview list which is now closed) no ban as far as all are concerned sharing is caring says microsoft ..but you can still see the install features which greatly reduce the noise of the dvd drive when preloading areas in games ..so much quieter now in fact playing midnight and i cant recall a time when it made that typical spinning up roar!
Talking of Midnight club, it loads that little bit quicker at launch and during the race meetups (and only takes about 4/5 mins to install) gta4 next ..:)
You also get a new hdmi colourspace option which is a bonus, only other system having such tech options is the ps3 superbright white mode options etc and rgb mode but this nxe update brings it now:
- Auto: Automatically use RGB or YCbCr based on HDMI recommendations for resolution and content type
- Source- Automatically use RGB or YCbCr based on game or video source
- RGB-Always display games and videos in GRB format. RGB is supported by all HDMI- compliant displays
- YCbCr709- Always display…. YCbCr709 is typically used for HD movies
- YCbCr601- Always display……YCbCr601 is typically used for SD movies
Good stuff at least you now have some options if you colour levels or look of your hd films (if you still use the addon) doesnt look right you can now output the colourspace to match your screen type.. hdmi 1.3 set owners should be able to use these extended ranges ..and get better colour matching to their hd tv (use a calibration disc to make sure its all good btw if your really interested in this; I’ve used this DVE HD calibration bluray disc on my homesetup with myps3 but you can also get the hd-dvd or dvd version if you wanted to try it through your 360)
Also the blades are still there but in mini form when yoo press the guide light button you get most settings you had before in mini blade mode..but comethe 19th the avatars and all live features will kick in but till then you can search on torrentz for example for a xbox nxe dash file!…put in on a usb or burn to cd the one folder and load it up! bring it.
MS surface with a twist
read the article here
NXE nov19th(or earlier for those lucky ones..)
engadget have a review of the new system dash..one point I picked out which for me is important , is the potential ‘ 7db reduction in noise’.. due to the new feature or ‘cached install of games’ .. anything to help that bloody noise from the highly spun drive unit is a great addition! And also could they not make the hardrive upgrade a little more simple and accessible like sony’s ps3 hardrive bay? It’s too expensive for one, no ones buying those upgrade packs MS surely?!! and two, more offerings of large demos and cheap arcade units really doesnt pull the wook over our eyes.. we still need a big hardrive regardless and when you can get a 320gig drive for your ps3 for alot less , its just becomes a problem which lingers in the air like a dodgy burnt RROD stench ..its silly.now..! allow usb drives or a way to upgrade any drive please via an adapter case which slots in like the current model… click pic to read they’re review.. sounds like many xbox360 owners will enjoy its fast fluid apple esque dash with a sprinkle of wii mees ..
nintendo ds controlling a canon dSLR mod via devkitpro!
[sneakerskin], art for your old trainers! how refreshing
cool idea , reuse your old sneakers(trainers for the non US folk) by slapping your own design or one of many pre designed(ie purchaseble) funky stickers which should hug those shoes tight and stretch as if it were made by the manufacturer themselves
from the site:
We’ve developed a revolutionary new sticker application for sneakers. Sneakskin™ is an exclusive, superthin, flexible, durable and waterproof graphic film that can be applied to white, light coloured or metallic shoes. It’s also a temporary application that can be peeled off and changed as often as you like!
pico-hydro system by sam redfield
dead xbox360 fixed:how to >>
thanks llama.com for the deets on how to repair the xbox (3redringofdeath)in a simple manner .. if you dont already have the tools or parts just order a kit from their site and your good to go..
In my fix I added some of my own mini heatsinks for the ram/otherchipsets ,tightened the new screws and bobs your uncle after 10 mintues of cooking.. it booted. click pic to jump to mod page
£1.50p = piklz’s fix.
microsoft fix = $1.000.0000 +?
lightbox updated(click on cat to demo!)
just click on cats to see lightbox at work(pixelpiklz is now a picture-slick enabled!) .a nice bandwidth friendly viewer of photos(and also will be enabling slickr the flickr addon!will post links to all this lateron)
plugin homepage here
light box : download
autolightbox plug: download
(autoligthbox adds the code for you when you post your blog very handy just paste script into plugin dir)
slickr : download
(same but if you like to have it comign from your flickr albums as well :needs lightbox plugin)
putting a wireless cam to good use
Canadian autumn from VRflyer on Vimeo.
nintendo ds homebrew physics fun
if you have an r4 ,g6 or m3 equivalent homebrew cart then load this onto it,have some with physics- its a port from erin cattos box2d physics solver ..
how much for the electric windows?…wot now?
“…psp dead, gameover man”.Mr Hudson chillz its all okaiz..
ok, I was bored so I bricked my phat psp while playing with the flash 0/1 area
basically the green light stays on and theres no life …until you make a jigkick battery and memory stick that is !! Pandora software to the rescue ..So I hacked my orig 1800 mAh battery into a pandora battery and proceded to make the pandora mem stick to run recoverymenu/cemetario v3 !.. I have taken pics and deets on how I got on with it – just so that I dont forget how I did it !
When you see my batt you’ll realise I’m very lucky not too have blown up my face considering sony’s track record with batts lol …lol what do you expect doing this s*** @ 3am! Continue reading
resurrecting consoles from the dead – zombie style! coming soon
More to come on my succesful bringing back to life of the consoles I have broken, I mean my DS was fried, found three spots to fix – only needs a new power switch now but I may add a touch button instead! Its all about the modding !..
p.s my ps2 I will post on also maybe even my xbox360 too (which had the 3rings of death issue) if i have the time; now the ps2 was really really dead , can I hear “no spindle motor working”? oh yeah ” what no laser firing!” oh yeah baby, you know dead like a Britneys spear’s music career kinda dead !coming soon…