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Datel's Bluetooth headset unhooks your 360
Ok, so it requires a dongle, big deal? We just think it's funny that Datel, the hacky console accessory manufacturer extraordinaire has an Xbox 360 Bluetooth headset long before Microsoft's own wireless headset is due to hit shelves. Assuming, of course, that Datel fulfills their June 30th pre-order launch date; apparently the first release listed for this thing was March 17th, and Datel doesn't even officially acknowledge the product on their site. And on top of all that, then you're gonna have to deal with the £59.99 ($110 US) price, and the fact that it's on Amazon UK, bucko. But we figure if you're willing to pay $110 for a wireless headset, none of this business should be all that daunting for you in the first place, right?[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
Bluetooth headset finally on the way
Xboxic points X360F to this Amazon UK listing for the much vaunted Datel Bluetooth headset. Amazon currently has the item available for pre-order, with a release date of June 30th. I'd take this release with a grain of salt though: the original date from Datel was March 17th. Datel's awful website still makes no mention of the product at all. Of course, let's not forget that it's still awfully pricey at about $105 US for the adapter/headset package. Hopefully, Datel will get a clue and realize that some people already have a headset and just need the Bluetooth adapter. I mean, it's not like people have been making adapters themselves... [Via Xboxic]
Datel is dishing out the goods
I know a lot of gamers shy away from third-party hardware, but I personally have had no qualms with any third-party products in my lifetime. If you're one of the latter, then you may be interested in some of the products Datel has lined up for the PSP, products designed to provide you with more storage for your PSP, allowing you to play more songs, movies, and never have to worry about space. Offering a 4GB hard drive this week, you'll be able to store plenty of media, and Datel is even going so far as to offer their own memory sticks compatible with the PSP.
Datel's knock-off Play and Charge kit
If someone doesn't stop them, and their practice of releasing myriad Xbox 360 add-ons continues unabated, it's only a matter of time before Datel releases a knock-off Xbox 360 console (presumably titled the Xmaxx 720) that looks and works just like the 360. You can now add this $15 (that's $5 below Microsoft's) Play and Charge kit that promises 30 hours of wireless gaming (that's five more than Microsoft's...cause you know battery runtimes is an exact science) to the list. What was that list again? $10 headset adapter Bluetooth headset 4GB HDD Serial ATA HDD adapter Memory Unit transfer kit
Datel delivers with $10 headset adapter
After month's of whining, there's finally a product that does the simplest of things: lets you use your regular headsets with the Xbox 360 and maintain mute and volume control. Datel has introduced yet another product to their growing stable of Xbox 360 peripherals (Bluetooth headset, 4GB HDD, Serial ATA HDD adapter, Memory Unit transfer kit), the humbly titled "Headset Adapter," which humbly performs that one simple task for the humble price of $10. Nice!
Datel XSATA connects Xbox 360 to PC via USB
That 12GB partition on your Xbox 360 not doing it for you? Datel -- the company that's carving out something of a niche with console storage peripherals -- has what looks like a unique solution. The XSATA connects to your 360 and your PC, letting you back up your console data to the PC, freeing up space on the 360. Once your 360's content is on your PC, you can also email unlocked files. Oh, and it has a blue glowing LED base, just 'cause. Expect to pay about $40, which is a lot less than you'd pay for an external drive for your 360 (though if you must have one, Datel would be happy to oblige). [Via Gadget Review]
Datel's no-muss hard drive adapter
You could spend $20 on a bare PCB that requires you to remove the hard drive if you want to access what's inside, or you could spend $40 and get Datel's XSATA device. It sits between the hard drive and the console, allowing the 360 and your PC to "share" the hard drive using a simple high-speed USB 2.0 port. It's a pretty slick looking solution, but I'd be hot-dogged if I added glowing blue-LEDs to my 360! How about a model that matches the 360's white plastic? [Thanks to everyone that sent this in]
Finally! A real Bluetooth wireless headset
No more velcro'ed hacks necessary, Amazon.co.uk has a listing for the elusive, though now proven real, Bluetooth adapter for the 360! There is one problem though: if you just want the adapter, it comes bundled with a (potentially redundant) headset. Unfortunately, the manufacturer's really crappy website doesn't list the product, and Amazon's entry is devoid of everything save the price (£59.99 or about $105) and a release date of March 17th. I don't want to say that Datel's headset is going to terrible, but the reality is many already own Bluetooth headsets and a C note is way high for the adapter. Come on Datel, how about just selling the little adapter? Let's say $30 max, sound good?[Thanks, DJ Dunk!]
Datel's 360 Transfer Kit out this week
TeamXbox has the goods on Datel's Xbox360 Transfer Kit available this week:Datel's Transfer Kit for Xbox 360 allows you to transfer data from your Xbox 360 memory cards to your PC. By using your PC's storage capacity to hold almost unlimited back-up 'images' of your Xbox 360 memory cards, you can archive and restore them at any time – you need never be short of save space again. Back Up... Backing up your memory card couldn't be simpler. Using your Transfer Kit PC application and USB dock, you can save the entire contents of your XB360 memory card to your computer's hard drive as an 'image' file. Each image file automatically logs the time and date of backup, and you can add your own descriptions and file names, so you always know what's where. Restore... It's just as simple to restore an image file to your memory card too. Again using the PC application, just click on the 'Hard Drive' blade and you're shown a list of backed-up memory card images, replete with the date and time at which they were saved and the name and description entered when you backed up. Just plug in your USB dock and an XB360 memory card, and you can restore the image file to the card and use the saves in your console once more. Online When you've archived your memory card, you can email the backed-up image to your friends and share your saves with friends from all over the world. As long as the save or file is not locked to your own console or Xbox Live account, they can then use their own Transfer Kit to unpack it onto a memory card and use it themselves.A little more mainstream than homebrew Sata connections. How many people (core system owners?) will pick this up for $15?
4GB MAX Media Player for Nintendo DS
Datel must have gotten these 4GB hard drives wholesale, cause they're back with another use for them! First the 4GB PSP drive, followed by the (pretty useless) 4GB Xbox 360 hard drive, and now the 4GB Nintendo DS MAX Media Player!Using the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot to store and power the hard drive, and the DS card slot to store the Media Player software, the combination promises to turn your game-centric DS into a PSP clone "a powerful home entertainment device, with movie playback, music on the move and a convenient picture viewer." It's unclear if this system will work with the new, smaller, Nintendo DS lite. All things told, it looks like a pretty nice product and, for about $225, it better be![Thanks, Rich; via Engadget]
Impressions of Datel's 4GB Xbox 360 HDD
Our skepticism regarding Datel's 4GB USB HDD appears to have been well-founded. Reputable import shop, Lik-Sang, has gotten their hands on an early unit and confirmed our apprehensions: "...If you are waiting for a third-party HDD for your core Xbox 360 system because you are pissed at both the high price and low availability of the official Microsoft unit... well, this is not yet what you have been begging for. This new device is connected to the 360 via the USB connection, same as any other portable PC hard drives or USB drives would be, and it does not offer the same range of options as the official HDD does (no game saves, no going online, only media files transfer). It also offers only 4GB of space..."I think it's best to stay clear of this one, unless your requirements for external storage demand glowing green lights; otherwise, grab an MP3 player and get all the functionality of the Datel unit, and a portable music player to boot!
Datel's 4GB Xbox 360 USB HDD
Datel has announced a 4GB mini hard drive designed for the Xbox 360. Of course, that means it's a standard 4GB USB drive that will work with your PC just as it would your 360, but it has the 360 color scheme thing going for it. Available for preorder for about $135, the device doesn't replace your 360 HDD or Memory Unit, since you aren't allowed to save games or Live downloads on any other devices -- it only supplements them as storage for pictures and music. As a result, it's hard to recommend when you could, for a small amount more, get a full-blown MP3 player, like the iPod nano, and have it available for your 360 and as a standalone player. [Via Engadget]
