Games and Gadgets
Webkinz Jr. Review
With Webkinz as the standard for Stuffies with a virtual counterpart, it's no surprise that Ganz has extended their market domination techniques to embrace the really-wee one with Webkinz Jr.
Saving daylight, the facts and funnies
CE watch group Retrevo has compiled a Daylight Saving Time bullets list, noting that many consumer tech devices - and Hawaii in entirety - refuse to jive with the national standard.
Bob Came in Pieces Review
A clever little adventure puzzle, the most likable thing about Bob Came in Pieces is the dude's name. After all, aside from the stubby tentacles, how can you not like a guy named Bob?
Aliens vs Predator Review
Aliens vs Predator revisits the age-old rhetorical question: Is there a point to beating a dead horse? Or, less metaphorically, a dead franchise?
Ohi med students leverage technology for a better 'cram'
The problem with higher learning is that it takes so long... unless you're a med student at Ohio State, in which case you can get a 50-minute lecture crammed into a 30 minute podcast.
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Review
The third installment in the SOCOM series on PSP, Fireteam Bravo 3 continues to do what Fireteams do best - minus providing a trade-in value.
Gibson Guitar has an App for that
Gibson Guitar has jumped on the Apple bandwagon with the release of its very own, very free App for iPhone and iPod Touch.
SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater Review
If you're longing for some big audio to match the big visuals of your big TV, check out Polk Audio's SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater.
Kingston ships 256GB USB flash drive
Considered the floppy disks of the 21st Century, USB flash drives have become yet more capacious in Kingston's new, uber-huge 256GB thumbstick.
Nintendo reveals dates for key titles, products, Mark Twain
Nintendo has officially announced the launch dates for several high-buzz games, including Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M. Also, some guy named Mark Twain. DSi XL date also revealed. Wait a minute. Mark Twain?
Top-grossing iPhone launch ever: Plants vs. Zombies
Weaponized flora takes on necromanced fauna as PopCap Games’ Plants vs. Zombies becomes the highest rated, highest grossing iPhone game yet launched.
Heavy Rain Review
Utilizing a control scheme that is as confounding as it is compelling, Heavy Rain is quite unlike other adventure games. That's (mostly) a good thing.
10.6 million Canadian hearts crushed, live
Martin Brodeur will not be able to look one third of Canada's population in the eye, according to CTV's Olympic Games viewership data.
Kneber: It's not a tumor. It's not a new virus, either.
Symantec notes that there has been some recent coverage of an online threat called 'Kneber' being characterized as a 'new type of malware.' It is called Kneber. It is not new.
Sony steals 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards show
Wishfully dubbed 'the Oscars of Videogames' and actually pretty close to it, the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards saw Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves steal the show.
True Story: Gamer loses weight with exercise 'gimmick'
If you think exercise games like Wii Fit or EA Sports Active are nothing more than gimmicks, you're not alone. You're not necessarily right, either. Craig Humphreys, Evergeek's resident sports game guru, is one of the converted.
Samsung announces Smartphone with video projector
Among other things, Samsung makes smartphones and it also makes pocket-sized "Pico" projectors. It was only a matter of time before those two technologies combined. That time is now.
Ye Olde Commodore computer set to Twitter
New software written for a 1980's Commodore VIC-20 allows the vintage PC to Twitter despite negligible processing power, RAM.
Talk to a cyber criminal, get fake anti-virus
Ever the audacious bunch, cyber criminals have taken to posing as anti-virus customer support reps to assure you they're not scamming you as they scam you. Neat.
BioShock 2 Review
Typical of same-generation sequels, BioShock 2 doesn't reinvent the wheel, offering instead another go round at the particularly successful tried and true.
