The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide

Here is your essential companion to Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console. The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide steers you through how to Set up the Xbox 360 and hook up components. Discover and learn about the most popular games. Play with friends on Xbox Live, chat with other players, and purchase Microsoft Points. Make your way around the Xbox Live Marketplace. Pick the best Xbox controllers and other accessories. Turn your Xbox 360 into a home media center. Use older Xbox games on the 360.

Here is your essential companion to the Zune player and software. The Zune Pocket Guide steers you through how to Import songs into the Zune software, assemble playlists, and burn CDs. Browse Zune Marketplace to explore musical recommendations and discover and purchase songs. Import and view photos and videos on the Zune player. Accessorize your Zune. Make your Zune even more useful with handy tips and tricks. Use Zune-to-Zune wireless connections to find other Zune folks to share your songs and pictures with.

Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox 360 is due out for the 2005 holiday season, months before Sony's PlayStation 3. When gamers take the new Xbox home, however, they'll soon discover that it's more than a just a game machine-it's a full-fledged home media hub with more power than most PCs. This friendly guide shows how to maximize both gaming and non-gaming features of this amazing machine. Topics covered include hooking up Xbox 360, taking advantage of HDTV and Dolby capabilities, using built-in digital video recording and wireless functions, storing media files, playing music, and displaying photos Shows how to have even more fun by taking an Xbox online for massively multiplayer gaming, instant messaging, and more Discusses the social potential of the Xbox, which people can use to make new friends, join groups and teams, and even throw fantastic parties Includes tips for securing the Xbox from online threats

Welcome to Toyland! Whether it's a rare three-wheeled motorcycle that sold for $23,000 or an unopened LEGO set of the Millennium Falcon that can go for as much as $4,500, toy-box treasures are out there waiting to be found. Discover for yourself what veteran collectors know with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking toys, the No. 1 collecting category. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide. You'll uncover: • The best toys to hunt for, including action figures, LEGO sets, model trains, space toys, teddy bears, tin toys, vehicles, oddities, and more • Practical strategies from top buyers and sellers • Where to find hidden treasures • How to flip toys for profit and fun • Common fakes and reproductions Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.

Here's your essential companion to the best-selling Wii game console. This handy, low-priced Nintendo Wii Pocket Guid e steers you through how to Set up your Wii and connect it to your network. Make your way around the Wii Channels. Pick and use Wii controllers, including the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Classic and GameCube controllers. Create and edit your own Mii—using Wii software or third-party tools—and take charge of other Miis. Go beyond games and use the Wii to browse the Internet, send and receive email, set parental controls, and create memos and calendars. Shop the Wii Shop Channel and buy and spend Wii Points to purchase Virtual Console games. Choose the best Wii games and play older Nintendo games on the Wii. Find handy accessories. Tinker with your Wii to get the most out of the game console.

Get the most out of your Xbox 360™! In your hands is everything you need to know to turn your premier gaming system into the nexus of your home entertainment system and maximize its gaming potential. >Coverage of every option in every dashboard blade to maximize performance. Detailed instructions to use every multimedia facet, including Windows® Media Center, Windows XP, music, TV shows, etc. Learn how to build your own library of music to listen towhile you game! Coverage on expanding usage beyond the Xbox 360, including Xbox.com, and more details on HD-DVD, Xbox Live® Vision Camera, and the Microsoft® Zune™. Information on XNA™ compatibility and use with the Xbox 360. Learn how to turn your Xbox 360 into your very own video game development kit! In depth look at the evolution of the Xbox 360 from concept design to bringing it home. Foreword from Paolo “WildChicken” Malabuyo, Lead Design Program Manager for the Xbox Platform Experience.

A complete guide to the Xbox 360, hardware, accessories, setup and use. This guide is written to assist you in setting up the Xbox 360 console, it's accessories and playing the newest video games.How to set up the video (standard and high definition), audio (surround sound or stereo) and networking (wired Ethernet or WiFi, 802.11 A B or G wireless) capabilities of the game machine.An understaning of Microsoft Xbox Live service and the operation of the Dashboard. The new reputation, scores and zones of the Live service.Detailed instructions to attach your MP3 player, Ipod, digital camera to play music and view pictures. Connecting Windows XP Media Center computers to watch videos through the Xbox 360.