Cunning wiring found my Xbox

Stolen gaming consoles can be tracked - who knew?

Microsoft's Xbox 360 console can be tracked if it's ever nicked. Kind of.

A student who lost his Xbox in a burglary was able to find it again by using the console's own wireless technology. Ryan Ketsenburg, a sophomore construction management major at Missouri State left the door unlocked when he and his room mate collapsed shagged out after a field trip.

When they woke up the Xbox had gone walkabout, so Ketsenburg called the coppers. While he was waiting for them to show up, Ketsenburg found himself reasoning that since the wireless controller was still registered to the console he could track it down, if it had not gone too far.

Sure enough, he turned on the wireless Xbox controller and found that it was still connecting to his Xbox.

Ketsenburg figured out that it must be on the fifth floor of his student digs, pinpointed the room, and called the authorities who got the unit back for him.
It was not a completely happy story. The thief had formatted the hard drive and clearly was not interested in giving the console back. So now Ketsenburg has decided to prosecute and has told the media.

The moral of the story is that, if you are going to steal stuff, take it out of the building that you stole it from.