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So, I was shopping at my local Wal-Mart today and I found this little bugger on display in the electronics section.




I guess I gave a somewhat misleading title by stating that these are new Nanos. The green Nano on the left is actually counterfeit. You can tell by the large screen, USB port instead of an actual iPod dock port, the fact that the click-button is actually a slightly different color than the case, and the fact that the bottom section of the click-wheel has an option for volume instead of the usual play/pause.

Interesting none the less to see that this one somehow slipped into an Apple display case in a Wal-Mart store. Has anyone else seen anything similar to this in their Wal-Mart stores?

Also, since I am posting a quick update, I figured I would also mention this to everyone who was a fan of the WiiChat.com Show. I started a new gaming podcast last weekish. It is part of this new Nintendo gaming community called Rough Gem Gaming. You can find out more about the project at http://www.roughgemgaming.com.

It is a Nintendo based community for people who want to just chill and set up WiFi matches or talk with friends about Wii related news. I encourage you all to check it out. We are running some Madden 08 and Mario Strikers Charges leagues and tournaments, so be sure to check out the forums there if you are interested. We also have a podcast, much in the old spirit of the WiiChat.com Show. You can download it from iTunes here.

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Are you looking for more Macintosh tips and tricks? I recently started a new video podcast which helps teach Mac users the finer details of OS X. Each episode runs 5 minutes in length or less and uses screen shots or video to help give examples of the lessons being taught.

Check it out here at www.appleinfive.com

As many of you most likely know, the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website was opened to to the general public yesterday. The site claims to be giving daily updates on the upcoming Wii game. So far, not a whole lot of new information has been revealed. The most important piece of information released by Nintendo may have been the announcement of all the different musical composers working on the soundtrack.
However, if you take a look at that screen shot, something interesting sticks out if you pay real close attention.
If you check out the "How to Play" icon, you will notice a horizontal Wiimote. Could this hint at a possible control scheme for the Wii fighter? The website is already hinting at a list of possible characters in the game with the addition of certain music composers from famous Japanese gaming series. Could this be another hint that the game will be played with the Wiimote horizontally much like NES games are played on the Virtual Console? Back when the Wii was still the Revolution, Nintendo stated officially several times that gamers should hold on to a GameCube controller for Brawl because the game would not take full advantage of the motion sensing controller.

Again, I must state that this entire theory is just speculative. However, it does not seem too far fetched of an idea. The Wiimote in the icon could have easily been placed vertically instead of horizontally. We must also assume that web designers in charge of the site have a fair amount of knowledge about the game because they have been working with the team and Sakurai-san to produce the website.

Post your comments on how you think the game would play with a horizontal Wiimote control style. Personally, I see it working quite well with the 1 and 2 buttons working to preform attacks. The B button under the controller could preform grabs and shaking the controller could make the character jump.

The official site looks like it will be updated regularly, so we should see some information on the control style soon. Until then, feel free to speculate away. Please be sure to leave a comment with your opinions on the control style and let me know what you thought of this post by e-mailing me at TeenageFanboy@gmail.com

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For all you Diggnation fans, I just wanted to let you all know about this ringtone I made.

It is a small mp3 file from an episode a couple months ago where Kevin was trying to sing Toxic by Britney Spears.

If you need a way to get the file to your cell-phone, I suggest www.mobile17.com

Here is the file, I hope you enjoy.
http://s11.up-file.com/download3/cfd76c164564_53lgw5qtyt6aa0vs/Diggnation-Ringtone.m4a

Also, for you gaming fans on the site, I wanted to let you all know about my new project. I recently helped launch GamerDebate. The site is a forum/podcast/essay community which revolves around gamers arguing popular topics in the world of gaming. It is a been a success so far and I invite all you gamers to check it out. We're always looking for more gamers to jump into the debates, exspecially PS3 or XBOX 360 gamers. Check it out at www.gamerdebate.com

I'll be getting some more posts in soon.
-Cameron