Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows

Today I bought the Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows at Game Centre, a local video game store. I'm not entirely sure that it's supposed to be out yet, but there it was for CAD$19.99.

Here's how it works: You plug the receiver into your PC, then sync it with any Xbox 360 wireless accessory. (The gamepad, the steering wheel, or the headset.) The wireless devices work just like any wired USB device - so the gamepad shows up under the same spot in the control panel, the headset is just another sound device, etc.

A problem I noticed is that the included driver CD doesn't work in Windows Vista... But if you plug the receiver in, Windows will find a driver for it online.

One nice feature is that the wired headset will also be detected if you plug it into your wireless controller.

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Microsoft Digital Ice House

Ice bed
Originally uploaded by tech_knight.

I visited the Microsoft Digital Ice House after work today. It was set up at the end of January to promote the release of Windows Vista and Office 2007.

Outside, a group of people from Ubuntu Canada were giving out free Linux CDs and information pamphlets. Security watched them carefully to make sure that they didn't actually set foot in Dundas Square, but it wasn't possible to miss the cries of "Free operating system! Don't buy Windows!".

Click here for the full set of pictures (camera phone, sorry).

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