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Wireless Controller Helps Recover Stolen 360 [Smart Thinkin]
Kotaku —
... 5th floor resident assistant checked the alleged room where the stolen Xbox was and was able to find the Xbox, Ketsenburg said. Best part? They recovered the console before the thief got home to notice it was now missing from his dorm. Payback's a bitch! Ketsenberg said his hard drive was formatted, so he's really upset about that. But then again, he got his console back. And he's not the one who's (presumably) getting kicked out of school. Student Uses Technology to Find Stolen Xbox [The Standard of Missouri State, thanks tipster ...
Wireless controller solves the case of the missing Xbox 360
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... Making his way home from a school related trip, Missouri State student Ryan Ketsenburg arrived home to his dorm on November 21, only to discovery that his Xbox 360 had been stolen. Quick on his feet, Ketsenburg noticed a wireless controller the thief had left behind was still connecting to his console, which meant the thief had set up his gaming system within range. ...
Student Uses Wireless Controller to Track Down Stolen Xbox 360
GamePolitics News —
... A clever student at Missouri State University used the Xbox 360 controller's wireless capabilities to track down his stolen console, reports school newspaper the Standard. ...
How To Catch A Console Thief
Game Revolution - Daily Manifesto —
... It may not work for us because I doubt that PS3 will function after the abuse it was subjected to, but if anyone can get our console back, it's Ryan Kestenberg. [image] The Missouri State student's Xbox 360 was recently stolen, according to their student newspaper's website . However, much like our thieves here at GR, they failed to take the controllers. So by walking around the dorm building and noting where the controller would disconnect (at a range of about 30 feet) he was able to triangulate the location of his stolen Xbox. Elementary, my dear Watson. So Ketsenberg ...
Wireless Controller Used To Track Down Stolen Xbox 360
The Escapist : Latest News —
... it from there to a specific room. The floor assistant checked the room where Ketsenburg believed the console was located and found it. The Xbox 360 was returned once he was able to prove it was his by turning the unit on with the wireless remote, but the hard drive had already been formatted. The alleged offender has not been named, and at the time of the original report he had not yet returned to the room to discover the collapse of his criminal master plan. Ketsenburg told The Standard Online that he intends to prosecute the thief, saying, "I'm going to try to prosecute ...
College Student Tracks Stolen Xbox
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... website reads that the wireless controller has a 30 foot range, and when out of range, Ketsenburg said the light-emitting diodes flashed on his controller.
They located his Xbox and with sufficient proof, dude got his Xbox back!
Ketsenburg is going to prosecute the guy who took it.
It's a bummer that Ketsenburg's Xbox 360 was stolen in the first place, but the ingenuity he displayed in finding it was pretty impressiving. Gamer geek thinking FTW!!!
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Student Recovers Stolen Xbox 360 by Using His Controller
Kombo.com —
... belonged to him, he was able to take it back. Sadly, as Ketsenburg would come to discover, the hard drive had been formatted, clearing away all his data. "I'm going to try to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, because I had to follow all the rules, so let's make sure it gets done right," Ketsenburg said. As of the time of the interview with The Standard, the offender had not visited the room in question to realize that the Xbox had been recovered, Ketsenburg said. -- The Standard Online And here I've thought that having to synchronize controllers to a system was a ...
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