Gaming / Game Goods: Tech for Time Wasters
26 May 2011 - By Omar Mariño

What do you do if you find yourself with a little too much time on your hands? If you’re anything like me and the thousands of other gaming geeks out there on the internet you turn to video games. This time around we take a look at some of the coolest tech you can use to kill time.

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Veho’s Mimi HTPC Remote Control – It Goes Too Far
11 Mar 2011 - By Omar Mariño

Multifunction devices are great. They make life simpler, cut down on clutter, and just make sense. That is until you add one too many functions—which, unfortunately, is exactly what Veho did with their newest HTPC controller. Read more >>

100 Watt Blue-Violet Laser Could Mean 1TB Optical Disks
24 Jul 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Sony and Tohuku University have developed a 100 Watt laser with Blue-Violet output that could revolutionize the future of optical storage disks.  The laser will go in the record books as being more than 100 times the current highest output values for blue-violet semiconductor lasers but just how much more could you fit on a portable disk? Read more >>

The Retro Duo NES/SNES Games System and the Retron 3 Bring Old Cartridges Back from the Dead
6 Jul 2010 - By Omar Mariño

True gamers are pretty hardcore and I bet you’d be hard pressed to find one who hasn’t held onto at least half of the old consoles they’ve burned through even if they don’t work properly anymore.  Indeed, many often dust off the old consoles just for fun when they’re feeling a bit nostalgic but when that console finally craps out on them, they’re left with few alternatives but to scour eBay and Amazon for used consoles and hope that they work when they arrive. Read more >>

Rock Band Gets a Music Keyboard – Gamer’s Rejoice – Real Pianists Laugh
18 Jun 2010 - By Omar Mariño

If you’ve ever wanted to rock the plastic ivory to some eighties synth-pop or wail away on a whiny hair band ballad, the Rock Band 3 keyboard is the peripheral for you.  That’s right, I said Keyboard, not keytar!  Read more >>

Video Game Systems: Sony Move Took a Cue From Barbarella When Designing Its Shooting Peripheral
17 Jun 2010 - By Omar Mariño

You can’t get your hands on Sony’s Move just yet but some exciting news about the console peripheral has been revealed at the E3 conference over the weekend.  Sony even revealed some of the peripherals gamers that you will be able to buy when the system goes live and they beat the pants off anything Nintendo’s Wii ever had to offer. Read more >>

CTA’s Wii Rowing Machine: Next in a Long Line of Sad Gaming Peripherals
18 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Let’s face it, Nintendo’s Wii console may be a little cooler than many of us self-professed “hardcore gamers” would like to admit.  Some (and I reiterate “some”) of the games are actually quite fun and can even be considered exercise.  However, the system is also notorious for ridiculous peripherals and controller add-ons—what do you expect from the company that created the Nintendo Power Glove?  By far one of the worst has to be CTA’s new Wii Rowing Machine.  Why? Read more >>

Nintendo Game Console: New Black Wii Package
2 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Does the color of a console make any difference at all?  Apparently.  Much like Microsoft’s flagship console the Xbox 360, Nintendo’s Wii will soon be crossing over to the Dark Side.  But when you buy this box, you’re getting more than just a decorative piece for your living room. Read more >>