Thank You Readers!

I posted an article on August 18, thanking you, the readers for visiting My Gadget, Game & Gizmo Obsession and bringing 550 unique visitors with over 1,900 pages viewed in one month.  Those statistics make me work harder to bring you interesting things to read about.  That was entry #385.  Today, we are at entry #1703.

Now, less than three months later, I look at the site’s statistics again, and WOW! In the past month we have seen over 3,500 unique visitors with over 6,100 pages viewed.  We are seeing people from all over the world now tuning to My Obsessions (at mygggo.com), and I have to say, thank you.

The comments have also started to pick up too.  Please feel free to leave more comments.  We love when comments come in and we can have a dialog with the readers.  If you are really daring, feel free to register for an account and write up your own obsessions.  Now, that would be fun too.

Over the past month, I have been working with several companies (Amazon, Google, Best Buy, and others) to build an extensive store that relates only to the things we talk about here.  If the store takes off, that will be great…I’m more just hoping to give you an easy way to buy the things that we like to buy.  Every time you look at and/or purchase from our store, it helps us make this site better for us all.  Please look around at the items and buy from us if you see something you want.

Thanks again and keep coming back.

Rock Band & Guitar Hero DLC Announced

I’m running low on time today, so just a quick blast letting you know what’s up for next week.  If I was a biased-scoring type of guy (oh wait, I am), then I’d say that GHWT takes the week (see below and let me know what you think).  I’ll be updating the MP3 store when I get a chance.  I also failed to mention this week that GHWT dropped a Jimi Hendrix 3-pack this week too.

Rock Band DLC:

Dead Kennedys 3 Pack!

California Uber Alles
Holiday In Cambodia
Police Truck

Mission Of Burma 3 Pack!

Mica
That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate
That’s When I Reach For My Revolver

Century Media Girls of Metal 3 Pack!

In This Moment – Forever
Lacuna Coil – Closer
Lacuna Coil – Swamped

Crooked X Single!

Crooked X – Gone

Each track is available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the complete three pack… EXCEPT for the Crooked X Single, which is only $0.99 (80 Microsoft Points).

All tracks are masters.

This DLC will be available on 11/18 on Xbox and 11/20 on PS3.

Guitar Hero World Tour DLC:

The Smashing Pumpkins Pack Nov. 15, 2008
“G.L.O.W.”
“1979″
“The Everlasting Gaze”

The Raconteurs Track Pack Nov. 20, 2008
“Salute Your Solution”
“Hold Up”
“Consoler of the Lonely”

Next Week in My Obsessions

This is quite a month, and difficult to focus on things outside of my obsessive world.  Between BlackBerry, Xbox 360, Rock Band, and GNR…there is so much that has already gone down this month, and it’s not over yet.  Since (due to work schedules) I may be a little light on posts next week, let me point out some of the biggies that are expected to drop between now and next Friday.

• November 18 – As always, the weekly Rock Band DLC will be out.  We haven’t heard the official list yet, but should within the next couple hours.
• November 19 – Microsoft will officially release the New Xbox Experience upon the masses (i.e. 14 million Xbox Live subscribers).  This will give a beautiful update the Xbox 360 dashboard, bring on cool avatars, lot’s of social activities, and the biggie….Netflix streaming capabilities.
• November 21 – Research In Motion & Verizon Wireless will release the most discussed BlackBerry of the year, the BlackBerry Storm.  This is the first BlackBerry with full touchscreen and amazing media capabilities.  It’s going to give AT&T and the iPhone some serious competition.
• November 23 – Best Buy will exclusively release the highly anticipated Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy, which is 15 years in the making.  I’ve seen that soon iTunes will also pick it up.  Hopefully, we will have it in our MP3 store soon.

Really, it’s going to be a crazy week of new stuff.  Of course, the obessions don’t end there.  We will be using, abusing, and reviewing everything once we get our hands on it all.

On the unofficial list, here are some other things coming up.

• I will officially put the nail in the coffin “My Treo Obsession”.  This was the original title of this blog, and my whole reason for starting this thing up a couple years ago.  You can expect a big article in the next week or two, where I will officially retire both the Treo 650 and 700p, and hand them over to my children to destroy use as toys.
• I will be modifying my new (to me) Roland electronic drum kit to work with my Xbox 360 and Rock Band 2.  This will be fun, and the parts are on their way to my house.  Of course, I need to buy and learn how to use a soldering iron.  That’s a scary thought.

BlackBerry Storm with WiFi, Already Exists!

I am currently listening to this weeks CrackBerry.com Podcast (Episode 024). Twenty-six minutes into the cast, Craig cracks on the Storm’s lack of WiFi and insinuates that it’s a typical Verizon play to “castrate” the phone. Then, the bomb is dropped (or should I say accidentally leaked) by Kevin stating that he has seen with his own eyes, people using Storm’s with WiFi.

Then, they don’t mention it again, and continue on with the podcast. As if they hadn’t made an obvious revelation.

So what we have learned, there is already a next generation Storm in the wild with WiFi. Here are my thoughts on this. The Verizon Storm is both CDMA and GSM (quad band). I’m betting that with all the radio’s on-board there really is a technical limitation on the Storm’s motherboard. My hunch is that there will be a GSM only version coming for the likes of AT&T, Rogers, and T-Mobile, which has extra space on the board to cram in some WiFi.

From the sounds of it, this device already exists. Our friend at CrackBerry, say he has seen it.

Verizon Confirms Storm Availability for November 21

We are in the calm before the Storm, but things are a brewing.

Most importantly is the news that came in overnight.  Verizon has come out and stated the price will be $199 with 2-year contract.  We already knew that, but here’s the better news…

…the confirmed date for online and store sales is Friday November 21.

Get ready world, this phone is going to take you by….er, Storm.  I just plan on taking that day off of work.  Looks like this obsessed guy will be waiting in line at a Verizon store for a Storm.

For you haters out there, here’s the official press release:

Countdown to Chinese Democracy

BlackBerry Storm NewsBites

There’s more news around the intertubes regarding the up-coming BlackBerry Storm, that we should highlight some the more interesting stories to us. I won’t go into much detail, but instead just provide links to the stories that I’ve enjoyed reading.

Want to find out where the Storm beats the iPhone and G1?
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/11/11/five-hidden-talents-of-the-blackberry-storm/

Want to know more about street date and pricing of the Storm?
http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-storm-9530-to-launch-november-24th-for-19999-1222370/

Want to get an early review of the Storm from a pre-release launch party?
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200846/2439/Launch-Party-Verizon-shows-off-the-BlackBerry-Storm

Want to buy some Storm accessories?
Check out our store (hands-on reviews coming soon)

A Virtual Lollapalooza of Obsessions

There are so many of our obsessions all culminating at the same time, it’s hard to think straight.  I dreamed about the Storm last night (sad I know).

• COMING VERY SOON:
  • November 19 – Microsoft will officially release the New Xbox Experience upon the masses (i.e. 14 million Xbox Live subscribers).  This will give a beautiful update the Xbox 360 dashboard, bring on cool avatars, lot’s of social activites, and the biggie….Netflix streaming capabilities.
  • November 23 – Best Buy will exclusively release the highly anticipated Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy, which is 15 years in the making.  I’ve seen that soon iTunes will also pick it up.  Hopefully, we will have it in our MP3 store soon.
  • November 24 – Research In Motion & Verizon Wireless will release the most discussed BlackBerry of the year, the BlackBerry Storm.  This is the first BlackBerry with full touchscreen and amazing media capabilities.  It’s going to give AT&T and the iPhone some serious competition.
• JUST PASSED:
  • November 4 – Research In Motion & AT&T released the BlackBerry Bold.  Although it was released several months late, it’s by far the nicest BlackBerry to date…soon to be overshadowed by the Storm.
  • November 6 – Rock Band 2 Bonus DLC was released with little fanfare since it comtained mostly unknown artists and unknown songs.  But, heck, 20 free songs is 20 free songs.

• Ummm….look it’s Verizon’s pricing for the BlackBerry Storm

  Posted on November 11th, 2008 Shawn No comments

  

  This was spotted on a Verizon test server.  (Thanks Engadget).  It’s not listed on the public Verizon site yet. $219.99 with 2-year contract.  Not quite the $199 we previously heard, but close enough.  I hope the business pricing stays at $89.99.

  Though, for the Verizon New Every 2 Program…$119 is a darn good price.  Even if my employer poo-poo’s the Storm for business purchase, I could see myself picking this up as a personal device at this price.

• Foo Fighters Album Comes to Rock Band DLC

  Posted on November 11th, 2008 Shawn No comments

  We knew it was coming, since the announcement came a while back.  Harmonix has released this weeks DLC as none other than the entire album, The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters.  Of course, we already have Everlong (on the Rock Band 2 disc)…but the remaining twelve are available for the standard prices.

  160 MS points per track or 1600 points for the album will be on Xbox Live on Tuesday and for PSN on Thursday.

  The songs:

  • “Doll”
  • “Monkey Wrench”
  • “Hey, Johnny Park!”
  • “My Poor Brain”
  • “Wind Up”
  • “Up in Arms”
  • “My Hero”
  • “See You”
  • “Enough Space”
  • “February Stars”
  • “Walking After You”
  • “New Way Home”

  Of course we have them up for your listening pleasure and MP3′s to purchase.
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