div style=text-align center; img border=1 hspace=4 vspace=4 alt= src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908ps3-slim-teardown-1-rm-eng.jpg divnIf you’re wanting some quality analysis of what’s under the a href=httpwww.engadget.comtagPlayStation3SlimPlayStation 3 Slima’s hood, you’re still gonna have to wait for that. However, if you’re the sort that just needs to see hardware broken down into as many simple pieces as possible, boy have we got some pictures for you.br nbr nbUpdateb The results are in and well, there isn’t a lot of excitement to show for it except for maybe the large 17-blade fan that stretches 95mm in diameter. There’s also a video slideshow of the process, seen after the break.br nbr n[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]br nbr na href=httpforums.techpowerup.comshowthread.phpt=102393Reada - Tech Powerup forumbr na href=httpwww.ifixit.comTeardownPlayStation-3-Slim11211Reada - iFixit teardownbr na href=httpwww.rapidrepair.comguidesplaystation-3-slim-ps3-repairplaystation-3-slim-ps3-repair-guide.htmlReada - Rapid Repair teardownbr pa href=httpwww.engadget.com20090825ps3-slim-gets-torn-asunder rel=bookmarkContinue reading emPS3 Slim gets torn asunderemappFiled under a href=httpwww.engadget.comcategorygaming rel=tagGamingapp style=padding5px;background#ddd;border1px solid #ccc;clearboth;a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090825ps3-slim-gets-torn-asunderPS3 Slim gets torn asundera originally appeared on a href=httpwww.engadget.comEngadgeta on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 194000 EST. Please see our a href=httpwww.weblogsinc.comfeed-termsterms for use of feedsa.ph6h6a href=httpforums.techpowerup.comshowthread.phpt=102393Reada a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090825ps3-slim-gets-torn-asunder rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalinka a href=httpwww.engadget.comforward19140622 title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail thisa a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090825ps3-slim-gets-torn-asunder#comments title=View reader comments on this entryCommentsa
div style=text-align center; a href=httpwww.joystiq.com20090824watch-japans-unsettling-ps3-slim-commercialsimg border=1 hspace=4 vspace=4 alt= src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908creepy-old-man-ps3-slim-rm-eng.jpg adivnThe folks at Palm may think they’ve learned how to make some a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090804palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spotscreepy commercialsa, but let’s face it, they’ve got nothing on Sony. The Japanese company has a long history of a href=httpplaystation.joystiq.com20080530this-is-advertising-top-10-worst-playstation-adsdiscomforting, unexplainable advertisinga that rivals a David Lynch movie — in fact, Lynch even directed his own television spot back in the PlayStation 2 days, itself reminiscent of UNKLE’s Rabbit in Your Headlights music video from years before. This latest set of videos for the a href=httpwww.engadget.comtagPS3SlimPS3 Slima in Japan is no exception. Turn off all the lights, raise the volume of your speakers, and bow down before the masters of unnerving gadget promotion just after the break — we included the Lynch ad, too, in case you were interested.br pa href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824video-ps3-slims-japanese-commercials-likely-to-cause-fear-dis rel=bookmarkContinue reading emVideo PS3 Slim’s Japanese commercials likely to cause fear, distress, and confusionemappFiled under a href=httpwww.engadget.comcategorygaming rel=tagGamingapp style=padding5px;background#ddd;border1px solid #ccc;clearboth;a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824video-ps3-slims-japanese-commercials-likely-to-cause-fear-disVideo PS3 Slim’s Japanese commercials likely to cause fear, distress, and confusiona originally appeared on a href=httpwww.engadget.comEngadgeta on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 193400 EST. Please see our a href=httpwww.weblogsinc.comfeed-termsterms for use of feedsa.ph6h6a href=httpwww.joystiq.com20090824watch-japans-unsettling-ps3-slim-commercialsReada a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824video-ps3-slims-japanese-commercials-likely-to-cause-fear-dis rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalinka a href=httpwww.engadget.comforward19139191 title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail thisa a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824video-ps3-slims-japanese-commercials-likely-to-cause-fear-dis#comments title=View reader comments on this entryCommentsa
div style=text-align center;a href=httpwww.tgdaily.comcontentview4372498img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908×360-rrod-rm-eng.jpg alt= adivnAdmittedly, when we saw Game Informer’s survey that pegged Xbox 360’s a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090818survey-finds-xbox-360-is-played-five-times-as-often-as-wii-fivefailure rate at 54.2 percenta, we were thinking that was a bit steep of a number, possibly bumped up a few digits from some possible sampling errors. So when we were gearing up to read Microsoft’s statement responding to the data, we fully expected some harsh rebuttal of the number. Turns out we got disappointed. A spokesperson for Redmond pointed to its superior entertainment value, its best warranty in the industry and its constantly improving design, manufacture, and performance. At no point is there a dispute or even direct reference to the findings, which is really something that could’ve helped public perception on a nagging issue. How about a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824fujifilm-finepix-real-3d-w1-slammed-in-early-review-company-restaking a page from Fujifilma, eh MicrosoftpFiled under a href=httpwww.engadget.comcategorygaming rel=tagGamingapp style=padding5px;background#ddd;border1px solid #ccc;clearboth;a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-reportMicrosoft responds to Xbox 360 54.2 percent failure rate report, doesn’t dispute the dataa originally appeared on a href=httpwww.engadget.comEngadgeta on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 015100 EST. Please see our a href=httpwww.weblogsinc.comfeed-termsterms for use of feedsa.ph6h6a href=httpwww.tgdaily.comcontentview4372498Reada a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalinka a href=httpwww.engadget.comforward19138120 title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail thisa a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090824microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report#comments title=View reader comments on this entryCommentsa
div style=text-align center; img border=1 hspace=4 vspace=4 alt= src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908×360-white-elite-both-rm-eng-600.jpg divnCan’t say we’re all that surprised given other sightings, but one anonymous tipster has sent us pics from a local Walmart of the 120GB Xbox 360 Elite in a a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090821look-out-slim-xbox-360-elite-showing-299-in-new-walmart-adshiny white packagea with a a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090805leaked-back-of-box-chart-shows-xbox-line-winnowing-down-to-arcadback-of-box charta that neglects to mention the Pro models, essentially striking it from the records. It’s still scanning at $399 for now, but having seen a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090812xbox-360-elite-replacing-pro-at-299-price-point-august-30thmultiple retailers’a print flyers — including Walmart’s own — quoting $299, the computers very well may be updating just after some official Microsoft announcement, which wouldn’t surprise us at all if it happen sometime this week, just ahead of the a href=httpwww.engadget.comtagPS3SlimPS3 Slima launch. Peruse the pics in higher-res format below.br nbr nbUpdateb As several readers have pointed out, the back-of-box chart shows the Elite as having standard, presumably non-HD cables only, and there’s no mention of bundled HDMI cables anywhere. Also of note is the wording for Xbox Live has changed from Silver Membership to Free. Before you go thinking the premium Gold membership is going away, however, there’s a superscript ‘4,’ and if it’s like the older box, it leads to a longer explanation on the Xbox Live’s tiered plans — not to mention there’s an ad for buying into XBL Gold just under the chart.br ndiv class=postgallerypstrongGallery a href=httpwww.engadget.comphotosxbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-with-no-mentions-of-pro-on-the-boxXbox 360 Elite in white package in the wild, Pro SKU missing on back-of-box chartastrongpa href=httpwww.engadget.comphotosxbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-with-no-mentions-of-pro-on-the-box2229203img src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908×360-elite-white-fob_thumbnail.jpg alt= aa href=httpwww.engadget.comphotosxbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-with-no-mentions-of-pro-on-the-box2229204img src=httpwww.blogcdn.comwww.engadget.commedia200908×360-white-elite-bob_thumbnail.jpg alt= adivbr pFiled under a href=httpwww.engadget.comcategorygaming rel=tagGamingapp style=padding5px;background#ddd;border1px solid #ccc;clearboth;a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090823xbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-pro-sku-missing-onXbox 360 Elite in white package in the wild, Pro SKU missing on back-of-box charta originally appeared on a href=httpwww.engadget.comEngadgeta on Sun, 23 Aug 2009 184900 EST. Please see our a href=httpwww.weblogsinc.comfeed-termsterms for use of feedsa.ph6h6a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090823xbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-pro-sku-missing-on rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalinka a href=httpwww.engadget.comforward19137986 title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail thisa a href=httpwww.engadget.com20090823xbox-360-elite-in-white-package-in-the-wild-pro-sku-missing-on#comments title=View reader comments on this entryCommentsa