Just looking at Nyko’s Perfect Shot controller shell brings back childhood memories spent playing Namco Arcade Shooters. Now a bit of that nostalgia is coming to the Wii. I like Nintendo’s zapper attachment is nice, but the plain white design was a bit generic for my tastes. This, however, is a whole other story. The shape of the gun, the colors used, all have a throwback feel – and I like it. A tactile trigger controls the B button, and apass through port allows the nunchuck or other future add-on to be used. With light gun games starting to arrive on Wii, I may have to pick this up, just to relive some of my nerd glory days. The Perfect Shot should be available on December 24 for $12.99. [Amazon]
Original post by Adrian Covert
We weren’t too disappointed when we heard that the Zune 80 almost matched the 80GB iPod classic in terms of battery life, but CNET’s hands-on testing has determined that the Zune’s actual battery life is quite a bit shorter than its stated battery life.
Instead of getting 30 hours of audio with Wi-Fi off, CNET got only 22 hours, followed up by 18.5 hours with Wi-Fi on. To compare, The 80GB iPod actually got 45 hours (up from its stated 30 hours), and the original Zune got only 13 hours. It’s a step in the right direction, but Microsoft’s still got a couple hardware iterations to go before matching Apple’s iPod. Then again, with that gigantic screen on the Zune, it’s possible that that can never happen. [Crave]
Original post by Jason Chen
If your hard drive is seriously f*cked, and you have some big shiny balls (or you’re dumb as hell), you might be interested in how a fellow from Mandible Games claims that he recovered data from his drive. According to the article, he noticed that his drive would spin, but it would not show up in BIOS and there was a distinct and repetitive clicking noise.
After a little experimentation, he realized that it the heads may have gotten misaligned or stuck, and if he could jar the heads loose, it might work again. Naturally, when you heat something up, it expands —so, in theory, if the drive was heated, it should have the same effect. Apparently, by double boiling your drive you can achieve the proper amount of heat without doing any further damage —and the guy claims that the drive worked perfectly after the procedure.
Would I do [...]
Original post by Sean Fallon