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Xbox 360 QWERTY Keyboard Revealed
Once again, new Xbox 360 material has been leaked onto the Internet. This time, a Spanish presentation of the Xbox 360 that includes the console, the peripherals, the XNA tools and some other goodies.
Most of the info in these slides is already known but to our surprise, one of the slides has revealed the existence of a first-party QWERTY key pad, similar to those found in the BlackBerry handhelds.
Finally, my first language becomes useful for our site. The info on the slide mentioned above says:
TEXT DEVICE
# QWERTY Keyboard
# Connects to controller
# For sending text messages or in-game chat
The info for the Xbox 360 camera says:
# Captures video @ 640x480, 8 frame per seconds
# Takes still pictures @ 1,3 megapixels
# 8 times the resolution of the Eye Toy
# Includes microphone that connects to the Xbox 360 controller
# Incorporates chat functions and video messages for Xbox Live
Of the info above, we hope the 8 fps is a typo. Hopefully the camera will be able to record at least at 15 frame per second in VGA resolution. We'll see.
A second slide titled PERIFERICOS (Peripherals) shows the Xbox 360 controller, in its both wired and wireless versions, the remote control and the wireless adapter. The slide also highlights the Xbox 360 backward capabilities:
Another slide highlights the connectivity capabilities of the Xbox 360 and shows, among other devices, an iPod and a PSP connecting to the Xbox 360:
Another interesting info comes from the slide that shows the AV cables available for the Xbox 360. This is the first time that the euro connector (SCART) is displayed but the most important info this slide provides is from the VGA cable, which according to the slide, will allow the Xbox 360 to run at any resolution from VGA (640x480) at both 50 and 60 Hz, passing through 1024x768 (50 Hz and 60 Hz) to 1920x1080 (50 Hz and 60 Hz) which coincides with HDTV 1080 resolution. This is great info for those of us who use a PC monitor to play Xbox.
Are you not entertained?
Probably one of the most interesting slides if the following one, which shows what looks like an in-game shot of a Gladiator inspired character, that could either be a real game in the works based on the movie starring Russell Crowe or a simple concept image to showcase the Xbox 360 capabilities.
Lastly, the rest of the slides show the console specs, a comparison between the Xbox and Xbox 360 GPUs and the XNA technology map:
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Once again, new Xbox 360 material has been leaked onto the Internet. This time, a Spanish presentation of the Xbox 360 that includes the console, the peripherals, the XNA tools and some other goodies.
Most of the info in these slides is already known but to our surprise, one of the slides has revealed the existence of a first-party QWERTY key pad, similar to those found in the BlackBerry handhelds.
Finally, my first language becomes useful for our site. The info on the slide mentioned above says:
TEXT DEVICE
# QWERTY Keyboard
# Connects to controller
# For sending text messages or in-game chat
The info for the Xbox 360 camera says:
# Captures video @ 640x480, 8 frame per seconds
# Takes still pictures @ 1,3 megapixels
# 8 times the resolution of the Eye Toy
# Includes microphone that connects to the Xbox 360 controller
# Incorporates chat functions and video messages for Xbox Live
Of the info above, we hope the 8 fps is a typo. Hopefully the camera will be able to record at least at 15 frame per second in VGA resolution. We'll see.
A second slide titled PERIFERICOS (Peripherals) shows the Xbox 360 controller, in its both wired and wireless versions, the remote control and the wireless adapter. The slide also highlights the Xbox 360 backward capabilities:
Another slide highlights the connectivity capabilities of the Xbox 360 and shows, among other devices, an iPod and a PSP connecting to the Xbox 360:
Another interesting info comes from the slide that shows the AV cables available for the Xbox 360. This is the first time that the euro connector (SCART) is displayed but the most important info this slide provides is from the VGA cable, which according to the slide, will allow the Xbox 360 to run at any resolution from VGA (640x480) at both 50 and 60 Hz, passing through 1024x768 (50 Hz and 60 Hz) to 1920x1080 (50 Hz and 60 Hz) which coincides with HDTV 1080 resolution. This is great info for those of us who use a PC monitor to play Xbox.
Are you not entertained?
Probably one of the most interesting slides if the following one, which shows what looks like an in-game shot of a Gladiator inspired character, that could either be a real game in the works based on the movie starring Russell Crowe or a simple concept image to showcase the Xbox 360 capabilities.
Lastly, the rest of the slides show the console specs, a comparison between the Xbox and Xbox 360 GPUs and the XNA technology map:
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