Rock Band 3 to be developed for Project Natal

The Beatles: Rock Band isn’t even out yet, but MTV Games is already working in high gear on yet another project. MTV Games head Scott Guthrie told MVC it’s going to be a step in a new direction. Will it be another band collaboration? Quite possibly, but he assures it will be unlike anything we’ve played until now.

“We aren’t standing still,” Guthrie notes. “We will keep moving into new areas and look at new technologies that our platform holder partners are also developing, such as Project Natal from Microsoft. We’re working with them to pull some things together.”

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Sirius XM to Launch SkyDock?

Both Sirius and XM have been fairly quiet in regards to hardware announcements since the big merger. That could change as rumors are flying the company is getting ready to launch a new dock, designed for use with the iPhone and iPod Touch.

They are calling it SkyDock, and it will turn turn your iPhone / iPod Touch into a satellite radio receiver. The nice part is it is expected to retail for under $100 USD. It will also feature a new power cord that uses your vehicle’s electrical wiring as a FM transmitter wire. Sweet!

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Sears selling Body Part Roaster?

Oopsie! Either someone hacked into the Sears website or a Sears employee is playing a joke. Either way, it appears the department store is selling a human barbecue. The prefect grill “to cook babies and more”

So far no customers have sent in reviews…

Update: Site has renamed grill

[Via TMZ]

Chase Away Zombie Dogs with Scram Patrol

Three year-olds seem to have a blast chasing animals, now you can have just as much fun!

Scram Patrol emits ultrasonic frequencies that supposedly scare off animals. To help you aim…a laser guide has been built in! Laser + ultrasonic frequencies = awesome!

But what really caught our eye was the picture accompanying the product page. Where on earth did they find a Zombie Greyhound!!!

Scram Patrol can be yours…for $19.98

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Last Polaroids ever to be sold off at Urban Outfitters

It’s no secret Polaroid bit the big one. All that’s left of the once thriving company is a warehouse full of old stock. Guess what, soon that will be gone too. The very last of the original Polaroid stock is being sold off.

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Video Magazines to Make their Debut in the Fall

The year 2000 came and went. We never got our flying cars, we never got out hologram phones. But hey, at least one promise is coming true…video magazines! To an extent…

CBS and Pepsi are teaming up in the fall to bring video ads to Entertainment Weekly. When readers in New York and L.A. flip open the issue, a small microchip will activate a tiny screen to play a video to promote upcoming CBS shows.

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Researchers Develop "Electronic Tongue"

File this one under creepy. Researchers from the University of Illinois have unveiled what they are calling “the first practical ‘electronic tongue’ sensor”.

Once the device, which is about the size of a credit card, is dipped into food sample, it can  determine the difference between 14 different artificial sweetners. The “tongue” will turn colors based on the type and quantity of sweetner present.

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Introducing…the PS3 Slim!

What’s slim, light, and matte all over? Why it’s the PS3 Slim! Sony has finally unveiled their poorly kept secret. Heck even K-Mart announced it before Sony!

So what makes this new console different despite being thinner and ligher? The touch sensors are gone, replaced with physical click buttons (power, eject). The piano black glossy finish is also gone. The new console is matte to appeal to a wider casual gaming audience. Sony says it had to completely redesign the interior architecture of the new PS3 system “from the main semiconductors and power supply unit to the cooling mechanism.” The price has also been reduced to $299.

Expect the Playstation 3 Slim to hit stores on September 1st.

K-Mart Confirms PS3 Slim

Who would have thought K-Mart would be the one to drop the bombshell that the PS3 Slim exists!

The Big K has not only hinted about a price cut to the existing PS3, it’s online flyer is also taking pre-orders for the yet to be “officially” announced PS3 Slim. What?! What’s even more intriguing is the price. K-Mart is listing it at only $299 USD.

Is the marketing department on glue? Could this be legit?

[Via Kotaku]

Xbox 360 Played 5 Times as Often as Wii?

Breaking news! Okay, not sure this will really come as a surprise to many gamers out there. Game Informer magazine has just released some findings from a recent reader survey showing gamers tend to play the Xbox 360 five times as often as the Nintendo Wii. 40 percent of Xbox gamers button mashed for three to five hours a day, while most Wii owners played for less than an hour.

Now for the bad news…the Xbox 360 has a much higher failure rate than other consoles. In fact it was five times higher than the PS3′s 10.6 percent, with the Wii coming in at 6.8 percent. A whopping 54 percent of readers claim their Xbox has “Red Ringed”. Ouch!

Now keep in mind this was a survey from 5000 readers. Nothing scientific here folks, just reader responses so take it for what it’s worth.

[Via TG Daily]