Web www.englishdaily626.com   [ Movie Reviews | Common Sentences | Glossary of Correct Usage | High School Vocab | Questions & Answers | Sample Letters ] [ Movies Lines | Advertisements | Words Differentiation | Common Errors | Songs | Links ] <<Prev Advertisements Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary   English Daily Conversation   Learn grammar by example   Learn American idioms       Xbox         Inside the X A lot has been made of the Xbox's design, but it takes more than a cool look to sell gamers on a product. Just like a book, it's what's inside the cover that really matters. One advantage that Microsoft has enjoyed is that it has been able to sit back and watch what other game console manufacturers have done. In doing so, Microsoft's designers have examined what has worked and what has failed in recent game consoles. One of the most impressive qualities of the Xbox is its realistic environments. For example, characters cast shadows on each other, making for some pretty realistic scenes. The momentum of the PS2 might be too much for the Xbox to overcome -- but then again, in 1995, no one thought that Sony would surpass Nintendo in popularity.   Learn English by advertisement   cool look - attractiveness       console - a surface on which you find the controls for a piece of electrical equipment or a machine       realistic - accepting things as they are       cast shadow - cause an area of darkness                   01    02    03    04    05    06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35     Common English mistakes   Ancient Chinese stories   Learn English Proverbs   American Slang expressions

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