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Written by Nok - GameXbar
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Thursday, 27 December 2007 |
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GameXbar is a brand of add-on toolbars for your web browser. Much like the popular Google and Yahoo! toolbars, but unlike those other toolbars a GameXbar is designed specifically for gamers... by members of the gaming community. But as many of you will ask... what is actually in a GameXbar? Here is a list of features: - Customized Google-powered, game-specific searches for key game related databases & information sites in the your gaming community.
- A built-in spell checker works with in-line web forms... such as forum, sites, etc. Where you're typing on the web.
- A Community menu featuring links to the largest & most popular forums; market sites; media (blogs, Internet radio, news, and podcasts); miscellaneous (a grab bag of various game specific related sites; and popular player web sites.
- A Safety menu full of links to anti malware/root-kit/spy-ware; anti virus scanning; browser alternatives; email alternatives; firewall/intrusion protection; instant messenging protection; online security testing; password managers; WiFi protection; and Windows Update... applications, tools and utilities to help protect your PC & game client.
- A Tools menu with links to calculators; character building; IM/VoIP communications; databases & wikis; graphics; mapping; miscellaneous; performance; speech & control... sites, apps & tools to enhance your game playing experience.
- A specific game menu with links to key menus & sections of your game's official website and support pages on those sites... including game expansions; character & group searches; client downloads; support; and lots more!
- A built-in RSS reader with news feeds from the busiest news sites in your game's community (such as the official website, game 3rd party news sites, podcasts and others); two of the biggest game/PC performance sites (ExtremeTech & Tom's Hardware); and three Best Deals feeds from the Internet's top three online PC stores (Buy.com, NewEgg.com, and TigerDirect.com).
- An Internet radio player featuring gaming Internet radio streams (such as Gamer-FM, Split Infinity Radio, Whispering Rose Radio, and World of Roleplayers Radio). And also some of the best of broadcast radio's best Internet streams around the US and Europe (such as BBC 6 Music, CNN & FOX News, Jack FM (both US & DE), KFOG, KISW, KLOS, KMTT, KNAC, KNGY, KROQ, NPR and others (suggestions are welcome). You can even add your own favorite stations!
- Optional features include an email notifier, a pop-up blocker & privacy cleaner, and a weather forecaster.
Ready to enhance your gaming experience? Click on over to the Download Selections page to get your GameXbar today!
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 December 2007 )
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