Microsoft and Chrissie Chau Help Hong Kong ‘Kinect’ with Xbox 360

If only this dance game came with a pole!

At this year’s Ani-Con the guys from Xbox HK showed off their new Kinect system at their booth. Ani-Con visitors could try out demos of either Dance Central and Kinect Sports. The dance game only had five playable tracks while the sports game only let gamers try the Hurdles track event.

At a special press conference held the day before the beginning of the Ani-Con Xbox invited celebrity idol models Chrissie Chau and Jessica C to help demonstrate how to “Kinect” with the new Xbox 360 add-on.

The Kinect works as advertised and watching Chrissie and Jessica C dance to Lady Gaga’s Poker Face was quite a spectacle.

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Microsoft Slims Down and Styles Up the Xbox 360 2.0 in Hong Kong

Will you Kinect with the new Xbox 360?

It was a hot sticky Sunday afternoon, as we discovered not everyone is in line for an iPad, as hundreds of gamers came out in force to buy the new Xbox 360 console this past weekend.

The special first day sale took place in the Atrium of Langham Place Mall in Mong Kok and gamers had been queuing up since the mall opened its doors that morning for a chance to be among the first 200 people in Hong Kong to own the new Microsoft console.

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Belkin Mini DisplayPort Converter Lets You Play Console Games On Your iMac

This neat adapter allows you to view HD content on your iMac

Got an iMac? Then you should definitely consider buying this Mini DisplayPort Converter for 27”iMac from Belkin. This adapter takes an HDMI input at up to 1080p and squeezes it into a Mini DisplayPort connector at 720p for display, letting you enjoy graphics from your Sony PS3 or Xbox 360 on your lovely iMac. Audio signal is also split for stereo-out and it’s HDCP-compliant.

This device will require you to fork out US$150/HK$1170, which is an awful lot for a converter box with a single input. But in Hong Kong apartments it makes a world of sense if you want to keep all your toys together in your study and for you alone to play with! Bwa-hahahaha!

Ahem, yes well, there you have it. More info here.

GAEMS Portable Xbox 360 and Entertainment System

Game with your Xbox anytime and anywhere with the GAEM Suitcase.

On the road many days out of the year? Feel like you are neglecting your Xbox? Hate reading tweets from your friends declaring that they are almost finished Red Dead Redemption? Then here’s the answer to your prayers: GAEMS Portable Console Gaming and Entertainment system.

It’s a protective suitcase that securely holds your Xbox, making you look like an CSI agent, instead of a geeky road warrior. The GAEMS suitcase carries a 15-inch, 720p LCD in the lid, and “a whole mess of speakers”. Flip open your console and you’re good to go.

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