On a positive note we all know how well the Xbox 360 fared in sales this year. But on the  flip side, IT staff members up in Morrisville State College in rural New York state claimed that Microsoft's next-gen console caused some problems to wireless-LANs and other radios ranging in the 2.4GHz band spectrum when plugged in.

While working with IBM and Meru engineers during the fall, the IT staff members were able to detect the "strange" signal that emanated from the console through Cognio Spectrum Expert, a RF-analysis software package.

The strong signal apparently made synchronization of Bluetooth headsets with other phones problematic, said the IT staff who regularly used these while working on campus. On the other hand, though the peculiar signals could cause effects to WLAN, access points near an Xbox 360 could still work around the interference by searching for other open wireless spectrums available, said Morrisville college network administrator Matt Barber.

According to Barber, the signals were possibly being emitted by the Xbox 360's embedded 2.4GHz radio that is integral for the console to receive signals coming from it's handheld wireless controller during game play.

Microsoft has yet to provide comment regarding the matter. We'll keep you posted on further developments regarding this, so stay tuned.