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From 360lizard.com:
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We are proud to announce the release of Gecko 1.16 we have done tons of internal changes on it but the most important are 2 new features:

Support for a new Tool in the Maximus product range: Trident MX. This small tool will make a unlocking of the Slim Liteon with Macronix SPI a breeze. (Compatible with Lizard and JungleFlasher)

Also included is a new awesome feature: The Full Dump of Slim Lite-on DG-16D4S. (Full credit of this goes to Geremia for the tarablinda application). Due to the new 0225 variants discovered, we strongly recommend get a full dump of your drive before flashing it whenever you can (in order to be able to full dump you require the board has its SPI Flash Unlocked)..

Full Specification of Trident MX:

Trident MX by Team-maximus (AVAILABLE TODAY !!!)

We have this design produced long time ago, we were waiting to release in package with Winbond solution but due to the the latest leaks on the Macronix method we have choosen to release as is. It is Based on the Macronix Power trick , we have created a professional, safe, simple to use, and reusable tool.

The Trident MX tool will Unlock the Write-protected Lite-on Slim drives DG-16D4S that comes with a Macronix internal SPI Flash. Until recently locked drives where only found in the firmware’s 0225, 0401 and 1071, but the latest dashboard update (2.0.13599) has locked the 9504 drives with 0272 firmware, The Trident MX is a MUST have in your arsenal of weapons.

Combined with the POWER of Maximus Lizard (Gecko 1.16 and above) and in a few days supported by Jungleflasher, this is the perfect tool to do the job professionally and without hassle.

Forget about tricking the drive with unsafe methods of picking and choosing different resistors; We have an adjustable trimmer installed (Ships pre-set to proper value for optimum performance). There is no need to run a complex application to do the Macronix Unlock - Maximus Lizard does the magic for you.

The Trident MX is a tool designed for pro-modders but will be loved be even by the newest Modder !!

Features:
a) Designed to work with Macronix Power trick (requiring only 1 cut)
b) Precision controlled Shoot time; will not cause overheating of the Voltage Regulators
c) Automatic Control - "just push down” operation
d) Also support’s a manual mode with a simple button press
e) Retry system with automatic safe-tested time increments.
f) Adjustable resistor values (shipped pre-set to optimum performance)
g) The perfect companion tool for Lizard and Jungleflasher g) Shipped in a protective case for storage between uses

Note: This tool works only with Macronix SPI Flash. (For Winbond we are still developing a proper and safe solution to be announced at another time.)

Official Site: http://www.360lizard.com

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...VVFuGVTzjC.php ...

The ultimate ODDE (Optical Disc Drive Emulator), allows you to emulate your 360's optical disc drive and run Xbox 360 or Xbox 1 ISO's from HDD. No more hunting for game discs, simply execute your favourite ISO's from any ESATA HDD. Easy, fast, safe and convenient.

Features include:
* Solderless installation
* Selection of your favourite ISO's via our intuitive user interface
* Support for AP25 enabled ISO's
* ESATA interface is used in place of USB providing superior performance, since data is transferred directly between the ESATA HDD and Xbox 360 resulting in impressively high bandwidth, many times faster than reading from a real DVD disc
* Elegant and streamlined console inspired case design
* Versions available for both fat and slim consoles
* NTFS file system natively supported
* Powerful embedded CPU running performance tuned Real Time Operating System
* Regular firmware updates available free for download
* Fully updatable hardware (MCU and FPGA's) from ESATA HDD including a failsafe recovery mode
* No need to modify your original ODD
* Hardware selectable pass through mode - providing access to the original ODD

Features coming soon:
* Xbox Live compatibility
* Dumping of X360 ISO's from original discs
http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...EFUwlrYeQw.php ...

From boxzii.com:
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We are proud of present the coolest device for the XBOX 360 videogame console , enjoy HARD DRIVE CONNECTION or PC ISO Streaming 2IN1 solution and store all the disc game images supported ...... Boxzii includes two different functional modules ..
* Module 1 : Mainboard to be installed inside Xbox360 , nonsolder and Plug and play, includes external PC USB dongle for connection/control/isos loading via PC USB.
* Module 2 Add-on : External OLED control panel Module 1 Add-on, connects USB HDD/Pendrives without PC required .

* Module 1 : Internal Mainboard + USB PC Control Dongle
- Xbox 360 XDG2/XGD3 Compatible
- Supports Dash (2.13599) included
- Supports FAT Consoles / AP25 Emulation
- SLIM support by Simple USB software Upgrade
- Plug and Play/Requires DVD Key
- NO FLASHED DRIVE or JTAG EXPLOIT required
- 100% SOLDERLESS
- USB 2.0 and ULTRAFAST LOADINGS
- Avoid Overheating and >75% 3 Red lights of Death posibilites
- Avoid tedious drive fw reflash
- DVD/DL/Multigame compatible
- Full upgradeable by USB/JTAG
- NOTE : It's highly recommended do not use Boxzii for XBOX LIVE gaming
mode , even the AP25 and other protections are supported , Microsoft is
continuously upgrading XBOX360 detection methods for backup devices
banning ,, USE BOXZII when PLAYING ONLINE AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!!!

* Module 2 : External OLED Control Panel for USB HDD/Pendrive (No PC required)
-OLED control panel
- USB HDD/Pendrive supported
- Supports ALL Motherboards
- USB & Jtag upgrades
- Easy Installation
Official Site: http://www.boxzii.com

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...FlOupAWMyF.php ...

BestPig released a new version of freeBOOT ToolBox - a tool that allows to create and customize a freeBOOT image based on an original or XBR/freeBOOT dump.

What's new/fixed:
* Added support for the 13599 kernel thanks to fbBuild 0.32
* Removed hashcheck (WARNING! this is experimental, try it ONLY if you have a JTAG cable)

Official Site: http://www.bestpig.fr

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...lFosrOrbSZ.php ...

Apple hasn't conquered the established console gaming industry, as some might have you believe, rather it's gaming itself that has defeated the iPhone pioneer, according to Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley.

Speaking in an interview with Edge, Blackley argued that Apple never intended its devices to be used for games, and that their current success as gaming platforms is testament to how unstoppable the medium is.

"They hated videogames," he claimed. "The victory of games is utterly complete with Apple. It's a total victory.

"They tried real hard to make the iPad about word processing and music, and the audience just doesn't want it. It's beautiful. You don't need to have a games strategy anymore."

"You need to have a strategy so that your platform isn't disadvantaged in playing games, because gaming is going to be the number one activity on any platform.

"The highest calling of any digital device is to play a game," he added.

According to Blackley, the audience for gaming is bigger now that its has ever been and consoles, albeit loosely defined, have reached near ubiquity.

"All kinds of people are releasing consoles," he insisted. "They're called iPads, and Facebook. What's happened is not that the console business has died, it's that it has won."

Being capable of playing games is now any hardware's basic litmus test for commercial viability, he argued, whether it be a phone, an e-reader or a laptop.

"You can't release a device that's not a console now, and if you release one that can't be a good console, it will fail. It's just true."

Blackley co-wrote the initial proposal for the Xbox proposal and put together the team that eventually built Microsoft's first home console. He left the company in 2002 and has recently been working at a Hollywood talent agency representing game developers.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...defeated-apple ...

During the Develop conference (via Eurogamer), Sony Europe R&D manager Phil Rogers outlined some possible interactions between the PlayStation Vita and the PS3. The systems are already known to share saves across compatible games, and share some interoperable games like Wipeout 2048, but Rogers discussed some other capabilities, including some not yet seen in Vita/PS3 interaction.

"PS3 can send data down to Vita and Vita can display it," he said. "You could use the unique features [of Vita] - gyroscope, touch front and back - as a control device for a PS3 game." In what could be a veiled dig at the Wii U, he also said that because you can have games running on both systems, each using its own processor, "You're not sacrificing the PS3's CPU to be able to have a rich experience on Vita."

At launch, the Vita will have some cross-platform features, including scoreboards and PSN user data. "For launch we'll also have Remote Play, which does look good on Vita - I saw an early version of it running recently." Remote Play, also available on the PSP right now, allows video of compatible titles to be streamed from the PS3 for play on the PSP. Continuation Play, through which a game can be saved on one platform and played on the other, will also be available early on. The first known game to use that is Ruin.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/so...play-together/ ...

Mobile malware is nothing new, especially for Android users who have trained themselves to navigate the sometimes shady back alleys of the Market. The fine folks at CA Technologies came across an interesting new trojan though, that does something slightly more unnerving than max out your credit cards -- it records your conversations. There's no evidence that this has actually found its way into the wild yet, but it's entirely possible that some nefarious developer could capture your calls and upload them to a remote server. Obviously, this wouldn't hold much interest for your traditional cyber crook, but suspicious significant others and corporate spies could have a field day with such capabilities. All we can do is suggest you remain vigilant and maintain a healthy dose of paranoia about any apps on your phone.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/02/n...our-embarrass/ ...

How to get a hefty new hard drive for your Mac without making your other gadgets jealous? Iomega is offering up a solution with the fairly elegant Mac Companion Hard Drive, a two or three terabyte external drive designed with Apple computers in mind that adds a high-powered charging port for your peripherals. The drive also packs additional USB and FireWire ports (no Thunderbolt, guys?), plus a set of four LEDs, which let you know how full it is with a glance. The drives are available via Apple at $195 and $295, for 2TB and 3TB, respectively.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/02/i...ge-and-a-fill/ ...

Nintendo's 3DS takes on Apple's iPad 2 in the 2011 T3 Gadget Awards' Commuter Gadget of the Year category.

The shortlist for the awards has been revealed and has Kinect, Move and Nintendo's handheld competing in the Gaming Gadget category.

Apple sees 15 nominations in T3's shortlist, but is trumped by 18 nods for Google and its Android operating system.

Samsung comes in third with eight spots on the shortlist, while Sony picks up six.
Apple's iPad 2 is up for six gongs, including overall Gadget of the Year, and faces off against Amazon's Kindle for Commuter Gadget of the Year.

Nintendo 3DS is in the running for four awards.

Luke Peters, Editor of T3, said of the shortlist: "This year's voting was incredibly tight in most categories. However, the T3 readers and judges are a discerning, knowledgeable bunch and have selected an excellent shortlist of products that span the entire consumer technology industry."

Winners of the T3 Gadget Awards 2011 will be revealed at the awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London on Monday 10 October 2011.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...t-awards-2011/ ...