By @edent · gadget review xbmc xbox · 1,450 words · read ~1,727 times.
A few days ago, I posted about my quest to find a decent HDMI cable for my original XBox. The good folks at Kaico Labs were kind enough to send me a demo unit of their new Xbox to HDMI + Optical cable. I agreed to give them feedback - and they were happy to […]
Continue reading →By @edent · xbox · 1 comment · 900 words · read ~1,171 times.
I know what you're going to say - the Xbox has HDMI. Well, modern ones do. The Xbox 360 and its successors all have crisp digital outputs. But I'm talking about the original Xbox. This bad boy: Mmmmm! Chunky! The OG Xbox's AV connector is... Let's be charitable, a bit weird. The console was released […]
Continue reading →By @edent · hack hacks hardware NaBloPoMo Raspberry Pi xbox · 45 comments · 150 words · read ~115,303 times.
I like to tinker. My wife picked me up the new Raspberry Pi Zero. It's an ultra small and ridiculously cheap computer. How small and cheap? They give it away free on the cover of magazines... In related news, @summerbeth is the best wife of them all! #PiZero pic.twitter.com/utsF2m13jo — Terence Eden is on Mastodon […]
Continue reading →By @edent · games microsoft portal Star Wars usability xbox · 2 comments · 1,750 words · read ~585 times.
After an entertaining discussion at BarCamp Berkshire about video games, I decided to treat myself to an Xbox 360. After several happy years with a Nintendo Wii, I was keen to see what the new state of the art was. I picked the current top pick console and, I must say, while the games are […]
Continue reading →By @edent · mobile Windows Phone 7 wp7 xbox · 6 comments · 2,000 words · read ~453 times.
I've just come back from a chat with Paul Foster of Microsoft. We were discussing Windows Phone 7 - its promises and its problems. I remain convinced that Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will be a hit. There are so many delightful touches in the operating system that I won't be surprised if it is ripped […]
Continue reading →By @edent · android Apple iphone microsoft mobile ui ux windows Windows Phone 7 wp7 xbox · 8 comments · 800 words · read ~423 times.
I'm not the biggest fan of Microsoft. Both my original Xboxes now run Linux, I've converted my laptop and computers to Ubuntu, and I generally laugh in the face of Microsoft's increasingly desperate attempts to stay relevant. So it was with great mirth that I went along to a BizSpark event a few weeks ago. […]
Continue reading →By @edent · NaBloPoMo xbmc xbox · 2 comments · 300 words · read ~414 times.
For the last four years, I've been using a chipped XBOX as my media centre. Running XBMC, it has managed to play everything I've thrown at it. Recently, though, it has had a real problem playing standard DVDs. Aside from percussive maintenance, the only way that I know to fix something is to crack it […]
Continue reading →By @edent · debian NAS rtorrent samba xbox xbox linux xebian xNAS · 11 comments · 950 words · read ~5,290 times.
I've been playing around with Linux on the Xbox for a while. I finally decided to stop piddling about with the stock drive and create a fully featured network server. I shall call this beast.... The xNAS! While doing this, I found a lot of badly presented and conflicting information. This is my attempt to […]
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