It seems a shame that after some of the most talented designers in the world slave to develop beautiful gadgets like the iPod and the PSP, some of you like nothing more than covering them up with stickers in the name of personalisation. However, TechSmec.com has fallen under the charms of Tego, a customer designed custom covering that fits onto practically any phone or personal electronic device. It is a thin, flexible covering that can be customized in any way imaginable.
The custom covers are precision cut to fit exactly to your device. They completely cover the surface; the only thing that you see when your custom cover is applied are the keys/buttons and the screen. Made of a high quality, extremely durable material, yet thin enough that will allow it to conform to the shape of your device, Tego won’t stretch, rip, tear, crack, fall apart, or whatever, when applied.
The skins are easy to apply and easy to remove. When you want to take it off, simply peel it off.
A single skin for your PSP, for example, would set you back $12 Canadian, plus a $3 handling charge, wherever you are in the world.
myTego
August 18th, 2005
The Xbox 360 hype is picking up after Microsoft announced the prices and final product specs at a convention in Germany.
There will be two packages on sale - the basic Xbox 360 core, and a more fully featured Xbox 360.
The core system will sell for $299.99/€299.99/£209.99 and includes the console itself, a wired controller and an AV cable. This will enable you to play games, watch DVDs and not a lot else. It’s fully expandable to ‘media center hub’ configuration, but you might be better off buying the Xbox 360 package which has $200 of extras for only $100 more.
The Xbox 360 (confusing this isn’t it? Perhaps Microsoft should have come up with a catchy title for the enhanced version?) will sell for $399.99/€399.99/£279.99 and includes the following components.
* Xbox 360 console - three powerful core processors are poised to pump out 720p/1080i output, 16×9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound and DVD playback right out of the box.
* Xbox 360 Hard Drive. 20 GB and detachable, the hard drive allows gamers to store their games, music, downloaded trailers, levels, demos and community-created content from Xbox Live Marketplace.
* Xbox 360 Wireless Controller. Hassle-free high-performance precision wireless gaming features the Xbox Guide Button for quick access to digital movies, music and games libraries as well as a range and battery life of up to 30 feet and 30 hours of life on two AA batteries.
* Xbox 360 Faceplate.
* Xbox 360 Headset. This lets gamers strategize with teammates or trash-talk opponents while playing games on Xbox Live.
* Xbox 360 Component HD-AV Cable. This connects gamers to the world of Xbox 360 games and graphics through high-definition and standard-definition connections.
* Xbox Live Silver membership. With this, gamers can chat with friends online, send and receive voice and text messages, and access new content from Xbox Live Marketplace demos such as trailers and casual games from Xbox Live Arcade.
* A bonus Media Remote: Included for a limited time, the integrated control center for the entire digital experience lets consumers play DVDs, movies and music, as well as access their Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005-based PC’s controls with a single remote.
Meanwhile Microsofot have been talking to PCmag.com about the Windows Media Connect functionality of the Xbox which allows it to access media files stored on your (networked) desktop PC. A beta release of Windows Media Connect to take advantage of the Xbox 360 is scheduled for the end of the year.
August 18th, 2005