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PS3 Logitech Cordless Mediaboard Pro Review
Posted by T0SH in Accessories, PS3, PS3 Reviews / Vita Reviews on January 22nd, 2008
I got this for playing around with Ubuntu 7.10 Linux on the PS3 and writing messages & browsing the web in the XMB. It works quite well actually. Very easy to pair with the PS3, and it stays synced. I even turned it on while in CoD4 to type some names for my custom classes, since they mysteriously disappeared again … found it after 1 or 2 seconds, very quick.
I’m much more willing to send and reply to messages in the XMB now. The built in mouse pad works well too. On the far right there is a scroll sensor, very easy to browse web pages now. You can actually use the mouse pad to navigate the XMB too. You can tap the mouse pad to click on links in web browsers, or even to select things in the XMB.
Now on the Linux side, I found some instructions for getting it synced and it worked, mouse pad and all. But I accidentally hit the reset button on the back which is very easy to do if you grab it just right. So it lost connection to Linux, I had to repair it. Since then I have put some tape over the reset button, lol. Problem solved 
One thing that bugged me though. When booting into Linux you have to hit enter to start the booting process, but at that point it doesn’t see the bluetooth keyboard. So I have to hook up a usb keyboard just to hit enter! Then I can use the bluetooth keyboard to log in.. There may be a way to sync the bluetooth keyboard so I don’t have to usb keyboard just to hit enter once! Hitting enter doesn’t bug me. It’s that I need a usb keyboard just to do that.
Side note on Linux, PS3 firmware 2.10 broke the wireless in Linux 
Please Sony correct this or let us Linux users how to fix it.
It has some keys marked on the keyboard as x, circle, triangle and square. But it has no start or select button. I wish it had dedicated PlayStation buttons but not a huge deal. There are some media playback buttons at the top: reverse, play, forward, and BD/DVD Menu. But if I was watching a movie I’d rather use the actual PS3 remote control. But it’s nice it’s built into this keyboard.
Out of curiosity I tried this keyboard with my iMac and it works. You can also use a mouse in addition to this keyboard with the PS3 / Linux / or iMac. I don’t have UT3, so I can’t test if it works playing PS3 games.
Overall I really like it, matches the look of the PS3 well. Typing and using the mouse feel good. It’s lightweight, does feel a little cheap. Not to pricey (about $60 from Amazon). If I had to rate it a 89 of 100.
You can view full size photos here
This review is based on a retail copy of the PS3 version of Logitech Cordless Mediaboard Pro provided by Logitech.
PS3ology
Posted by Blackstaffer in Off-Topic on January 22nd, 2008
Ha ha! This is a spoof of the original Tom Cruise video, so the video below makes more sense if you’ve seen the Cruise one.
DMC4 Demo to Hit Japan PS Store Thu?
Posted by Gary in D, PS3, PS3 software on January 22nd, 2008
I really really hope so:
That’s the news we get from Capcom, formally letting the internet know that the demo will hit on Thurday 24th. Now whether this is going to be released on Xbox Live in Japan we can’t say, but it will certainly hit Japan’s Playstation Store.
I was going to avoid the demo to keep the game fresh but there’s no way I can resist a demo at this stage!
1.2m PS3s Sold in Europe during Christmas Period
It’s a good job the Sony brand is still strong in Europe:
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp., the world’s largest video-game console maker, sold a record number of PlayStation 3 machines in Europe during the holiday shopping season after lowering prices to compete against Nintendo Co.’s Wii.
Sony, which began selling PlayStation 3s in Europe in March, shipped about 1.2 million consoles in the region during the five- week period ended Dec. 31, Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony’s game division, said in a Bloomberg Television interview aired today. That’s in line with U.S. shipments during the period, he said.
Now I don’t know if that figure is ‘sold to retailers’ or is the actual number of consoles purchased by customers. Still, the Sony brand has been doing very well in Europe during the 2nd half of last year and it’s something Sony has needed since sales have been pretty poor for the most part in Japan and North America.
Maybe they could say thank you by bringing the EU store in line with the Japanese and North America Stores, with regards to content!
New Alone in the Dark 5 Trailer
Posted by Gary in A, PS3, PS3 software on January 22nd, 2008
Looks pretty good. I like the look of having the freedom to using items that are part of the environment as weapons and combining objects to make traps.
I’d much prefer some new Resident Evil 5 footage though.
There’s also an interview from Eurogamer with game Producer, Nour Polloni.
There’s mention of a playable demo on Xbox Live but not the PSN Network. I hope that’s an oversight in that he just forgot to mention a PSN demo exists, rather than a deliberate choice to deny PS3 owners the chance to try the game before it’s release.
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