More Evidence Mounting for Xbox 360 Price Cut

It wasn't so long ago that we last heard rumors of an Xbox 360 price cut, but unfortunately, we only received a glorified clearance sale to make way for the new 60GB Premium model. Now, we're hearing grumblings of a further discount, for $399, $299, and $199, which will bring the cheapest model below the price of a Wii.

Not that there's a good reason why Microsoft shouldn't drop the price, the new model was released pretty recently, and you have to feel for the buyers who would lose money in the process. Still, life moves on, and the console continues to look that much more appealing for the rest of us.

While it seems to be all but a sure thing that all three Xbox 360 SKUs will be getting a price cut on September 7th, if you need a bit more reassurance, you can now take comfort in this apparently authentic Best Buy ad provided by a helpful tipster, which should be making an appearance in paper form just in time for the big day. Just like Radio Shack's, this one lists the Arcade, Pro and Elite for $199, $299, and $399, respectively, and, unsurprisingly, there's no mention of a motion controller with any of 'em.

Source: Engadget

NVISION Going Well, Not Much to Report On

In case you don't look at the top of the page too often, be sure not to miss our day one coverage of NVISION, which has been going quite well since opening yesterday. Admittedly, I expected the event to be a lot larger, but it's still been a worthwhile event so far, especially if you are not there to report, since there's a ton of stuff to see and do on the side.

There are a few external events during the show, like DiggNation, HD Theatre, Video Games Live and much more to keep people busy, but truly, there is not much to report on, and I'm kind of surprised. No new announcements make it difficult to report, and the people who would benefit most from what's been seen here would have to be here.

I hear rumors that NVISION is to be a lot bigger next year, though, as many companies this year deliberately held back in order to see how things went. Since things seem to be going rather well, I'd expect a far better turnout next year, both with attendees and exhibitors. The main part of the event is the LAN party, though, and that seems to be going great (probably partly thanks to the table full of Bawls that's conveniently located in the middle).

The focal point of the day was Jen-Hsun Huang's opening (two-hour!) keynote. All throughout, the general idea he was trying to pass off was that visual computing is here, it has been here, and it will always be here. The results of visual computing is all around us, from the cars we drive to the scans at the doctor to the movies we watch to everything else.

Source: NVISION 08 Coverage

August 26th Tech Roundup

• Super Micro C2SEA - Phoronix

• Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic - ThinkComputers

• verMedia AverTV Bravo TV Tuner - ModSynergy
• Saitek Cyborg Keyboard - Digital Trends
• XtracPads Hammer Mousepad - BurnOutPC
• QPAD|UC Gaming Surface Mousepad - techPowerUp

• Thermalright Ultima 90 CPU Cooler - Tweaknews
• Glacialtech Igloo 5058 Light E CPU Cooler - Frostytech
• Auras Fridge VGA Cooler - Technic3D

• NZXT Sentry LX - Bjorn3D
• Tuniq Potency 550W - Overclockers Club
• Topower PowerBird 900W - Overclockers Online