Yes, even your XBOX has its own BLOG!

Ok, so maybe alot of you knew about this already (as I was schooled earlier today) but for those of you who don't know about it, check out 360VOICE.com, a slick easy to use site where you can read your XBOX360's thoughts about you as its owner, and about how you play (and dont play often enough). I didn't know machines were so sensitive.

Less than a month left...ARE U READY?

Register now!!!!!!
You have less than one month left to PRE-REGISTER for XBTR Winter WonderLAN '07! This event features tournament play in both Halo 2 (for XBOX and XBOX360) and Gears of War (XBOX360). Click the link above the XBTR logo, right hand side of the page, to register now!

Seating is limited for this event!

Review: Microsoft Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote

Courtesy: CNET.com

CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: David RuddenEdited by: David CarnoyReviewed on 5/25/06 Release date: 11/22/05
When the original Xbox launched, the system boasted the ability to play DVDs. Unlike the PlayStation 2, which could play DVDs with the system's controller, the Xbox required a kit, which consisted of an infrared sensor and a small, simple DVD remote. When Microsoft released the Xbox 360 four years later, DVD playback functionality remained, but the need for a dedicated remote was removed. That said, playing DVDs on the Xbox 360 with a controller is far from simple, and several Xbox-oriented remotes have already made their way to market, one of which is Microsoft's own $30 Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote.

Full story HERE

Review: Microsoft Xbox 360 HD-DVD player

Courtesy CNET.com

CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: David Carnoy and David KatzmaierEdited by: John P. FalconeReviewed on 12/6/06 Release date: 11/14/06
While the Sony PlayStation 3 may have an integrated Blu-ray player, Microsoft is doing its best to blunt that possible competitive advantage with a next-generation DVD player of its own for the Xbox 360. Dubbed simply Xbox 360 HD DVD player, the fairly basic external drive connects to the Xbox 360 via a USB cable. Like the 360 itself, you can either stand the drive upright or lay it down horizontally. Whichever way you go, the whole outboard concept is a little kludgey, but the drive's $200 price tag is quite reasonable considering today's stand-alone HD DVD players start at $500. Better yet, Microsoft is also throwing in an Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote and, for a limited time, a copy of Peter Jackson's King Kong HD DVD.

Full story HERE

Xbox 360 IPTV initiative?

Microsoft CES news: IPTV via Xbox 360!

Microsoft plans to turn the Xbox 360 into a digital television receiver and recorder for use in conjunction with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) systems based on the company's software. The announcement, confirming past speculation, is due to be made tonight during Bill Gates' Consumer Electronics Show keynote, which is about to get under way here in Las Vegas.

Full story HERE
Additional CES 2007 Review link relating to IPTV integration HERE

Xbox Live Sales of TV Shows & Movies Could Reach $92 Mil in 2007

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation to their offering. For three decades Microsoft has been a software juggernaut, dominating the PC operating system and office productivity markets, commanding the attention, envy and fear of Wall Street, Washington and Silicon Valley. Now, the Redmond-based titan is grappling with the challenges posed by the rapid rise of Internet-based rivals. As it copes with these new business realities Microsoft is spearheading developments in the TV 2.0 world in some surprising and truly innovative ways.

Full story HERE

Wii Beats PlayStation 3 in Sales, but Xbox 360 Beats Them Both

LOS ANGELES — Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold 604,200 of its new Wii video game consoles in the United States in December, beating Sony Corp. (SNE), which sold 490,700 units of its new PlayStation 3, according to retail market research firm NPD.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) sold 1.1 million Xbox 360 video game consoles to consumers in December. Microsoft's console debuted in November 2005, a full year ahead of the Wii and PS3, which were in short supply during the holidays, when the U.S. video game industry rings up about half of its annual sales.
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are locked in a battle for the top spot in the $30 billion industry's new console war.

Full story HERE

Register now for XBTR Winter WonderLAN '07!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: JAN 9 2007 MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS TO PROVIDE SPONSOR MATERIALS TO XBTR WINTER WONDERLAN '07 EVENT!
(...more to follow as details become available)

Register now for XBOX Team Rochester's Winter WonderLAN 2007, the XBOX360 and classic XBOX event of the year for Rochester!

Here are some of the details:

• $10.00 for online registrants ($15.00 at the door)...a savings of $5.00 from last year!


• Pizza, snacks, and drinks to be provided


• Tournament play for Gears of War and Halo 2


• Door prizes, 50/50 raffle, and prizes for tournament play!

Tickets for this event are limited and advance sales via the registration website will end on Feb. 19, 2007, so please register early!

Click HERE to register and for more information about the event!

XBTR

XBTR "Winter WonderLAN '07" event scheduled!

The next XBTR LANEVENT has been scheduled!

XBTR "Winter WonderLAN" will take place on Saturday February 24th, 2007 from 10am to 430pm, at the Webster Public Library, 980 Ridge Rd, in a room specifically set aside for our event.

This event is our first one of the New Year and promises to be even bigger than our last event! A special thanks to the Webster Public Library for hosting our 2nd annual event.

More details to follow as they become available. Please e-mail the team e-mail box with any questions, xbtr@rochester.rr.com