188w ago - As a follow-up to our Nintendo Wii WODE Demos article from earlier today, we now have some Wii WODE final design pictures to share.

A few of them are below, with the rest available HERE. Finally, in case anyone missed the pricing and WODE specs here they are: 79,90 € incl. the vertical stand.

Features:

• Play Wii & GC game ISOs direct from USB Mass Storage
devices @8X read speed (HDD and FLASH drive)
• Complete Solder free install solution
• Easy to use GUI - LCD & Joystick - NO homebrew software
required (no any update of console SO can block this device)
• Region hack, Update blocker, Autoboot.
• Passthrough with FLAT-MOD mode built-in, play your DVD-R
Wii & GC backups and Imports @3X read speed
• Totally Flexible Linux Kernel
• USB hub support for multiple USB devices connection

Great File System support - use existing WBFS formatted
media or 'drag and drop' ISOs to existing USB devices

• NTFS
• WBFS
• EXT3FS
• HPFS

190w ago - Today VG247.com received a final version of PlayStation Eye game EyePet, which includes the camera little paw pad used to control objects on the screen in the pop-up box.

A video with roughly 15 minutes of PS3 gameplay footage is below, and to quote:

"You'll see the game show you how to set up your room, fix the lighting, how to position the camera, and so on. You'll also here me say, "Come on Mr Egg." This isn't usual.

The video shows the first stages of your little monkey's life, with you hatching him, warming him up, giving him a name and helping him bounce around on a trampoline.

To be honest, it's the cutest game in the world. Ever."

192w ago - Since PS3 Firmware 3.0 many have voiced their dislike on the gray bars around the Friends List redesign.

Last week we saw some videos on Sony PS3 XMB Ideas, and today some 'Premium Avatar' Friends List concept pictures surfaced from Andrewskates on the official PlayStation Boards.

To quote: "Here are some rough concepts I made up, with the direction I think Sony [is] going to take with the unpopular gray friend cards, integrating them as 'Premium Avatars'.

I figured it would seem a bit of a rip off to just pay for new small pictures, thus I think that they will incorporate the entire card instead of just a small picture.

This would be a great way to market upcoming games and further integrate the IP's into the user base.

I left in the current gray boring design in as a direct comparison. Bear in mind these were just made for fun."

193w ago - Today we received word from the guys at www.XCM.cc that their upcoming XCM Multi-charger will be shipping to resellers soon.

Some pictures are below of it, and from their XCM Multi-charger product page, to quote:

"Unlike another brand of multi-charger, XCM Multi-charger not only can be used on iPhone, PSP series (from 1000-3000 series), NDS series (NDS, NDSL, NDSI) but also the Xbox 360 controller, PS3 controller and more...

All device which uses USB 5v input will be supported, such as the Nokia mobile phone series etc."

As always, those interested should keep an eye on their Official Resellers for further details including exact shipping dates.

197w ago - As we brought the first pictures of the new PS3 TOOL, we also bring more information, thanks to the FCC.

Finally the FCC's images of the DECH-1400A have been made available for public viewing, and they show very interesting hardware differences.

One would assume with a newer PS3 TOOL that they would use a new board, but according to the User Manual, the PS3 pulls ~300 watts of power, and pictures show that it features 4 USB ports.

However, the few internal shots that can be seen feature a much smaller Blu-ray connector, perhaps SATA, as the pincount is greatly reduced.

What makes this unit so interesting is the fact that it seems to take the best components from both old and new systems- a newer BD drive, but with the old style mainboard!

More detailed pictures are below in PDF format!

Downloads: Internal Photos [PDF] / External Photos...