I’ve seen too many expensive gadgets destroyed in my lifetime. I cringe every time I see a cell phone, mp3 player, or camera crash to the ground, splashed, or overrun by an early tide. Today’s tech gadgets just aren’t meant to stand the elements… the only ones that are remotely protected are professional gear that costs [...]
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Kellogg’s Star Trek Breakfast Cereal Review
The new Star Trek movie revisits the adventures of Captain Kirk, Spock, and all of the characters of the original 60s television series. Some have wondered if J.J. Abram’s new movie will appeal to the younger audience, who are the primary demographic of movie-goers… Well wonder no more! I bring you Kellog’s Star Trek Limited [...]
Audio2 FX2 Force Feedback Gaming Headset Review
In order to get the best out of your gaming experience, you have to feel the noise. Yeah, Quiet Riot did have it right all those sixty or so years ago. With the advances in audio gaming technologies, we can now “feel” the power of a shotgun or experience the thud of falling from a [...]
Razer Carcharias Headset Review
Today we`ll be looking at the Razer Carcharias, a self-proclaimed “Professional Gaming Headset”. We all know Razer for their gaming mice, but recently they have also began making audio related products, of which the humble gaming headset can’t be left out. The box claims that these headsets deliver ”True-to-Life Gaming Audio, Superior clarity and deep, thumping [...]
Antec Solution NSK4480BII Case Review
Well, well. Here we are with yet another PC case. Another round of “will it fit” and “what’s the airflow like”. Another exploration of the inner workings of a piece of architecture meant to house the latest and greatest in hardware. I give to you none other than the illustrious Antec NSK4480B II. It’s sleek. [...]
Dragonball Evolution Movie semi-review
I finished watching the movie Dragonball: Evolution. I had heard it was so terrible, and I ran into a mom who watched it with her 10-year-old son, and she actually found it enjoyable. So my curiosity was piqued. To me, the Dragonball Z story has completely confounded me. I catch the cartoons every now and [...]
DisplayLink USB Graphics Adapter
Multiple monitors used to be a luxury for the uber-geek or extreme office worker. Nowadays multi-mon is practically essential in the workplace, and even at home. Many people got used to the notion that multitasking required flipping through many windows, which is why the whole usability scheme of a “taskbar” became necessary. Now that desktop space [...]
Ultra X3 800W Modular Power Supply
I’m not a huge fan of repeating myself, but I will. Every time I review a power supply I give the same speech about how improtant a quality power supply is. No matter if you have the most expensive hardware on the planet with the highest bandwith and most ram of anyone, anywhere… it’s absolute [...]
Otterbox Defender for Blackberry Storm
The big problem with portable computing devices is that they’re portable. What I mean by that is this statement is that these expensive devices are put through a lot of wear and tear, and sustain damage just from being toted around. Many people’s cell phones perform many functions at once: cell phone, email client, MP3 [...]
1968 Tunnel Rats Movie Review
It is no secret that many films have often tried to convey the true horrors of war. Films ranging from “Platoon”, “Saving Private Ryan”, and “Apocalypse Now”, have attempted to convey the carnage and brutality of war by showing it through the eyes of individuals who were not prepared for the reality of combat. In [...]
Far Cry Movie Review
On a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, a scientist named Dr. Krieger (Udo Kier) is conducting horrific genetic experiments in his secret facility. Krieger is attempting to create the ultimate soldier for his financial backers and is not above using his own men as test subjects and fodder for his experiments as the morally [...]
GMC X7 X-Station Case Review
I love building computers. In the words of Duff Goldman, I like to make them bigger, badder, awesome. The thing is, that takes money. And in this industry, a freakin’ lot of money. Computer parts have dropped in price by comparison to when PCs were just becoming the big thing. I don’t think that the computer world really knew what [...]
Fast and Furious Movie Review
High adrenaline films have always been a signature of the summer movie season and with a bevy of blockbusters lines up for the summer months, Universal has the opening salvo with the very impressive “Fast and Furious”. Although the fourth film in the series, the film is in many ways is the first true sequel [...]
Bigfoot Xeno Network Card First Look
Every person on the internet has experienced lag… the feeling of frustration while waiting for something online. It’s not that big a deal when waiting for a download or web page, but can be absolutely critical when playing an online PC game. Humans can perceive less than 16 milliseconds of delay (60fps is equal to 60hz, [...]
Monsters vs. Aliens Movie Review
Ushering in what they hope will be a bold new era in 3D movie making, Dreamworks has set a very high standard with “Monsters Vs Aliens”. By combining science fiction and monster films, pop culture references, a strong cast, and cutting edge 3D technology, the film is likely to score big with audiences of all [...]
Director R.W. Goodwin talks Alien Trespass and The X-Files
Recently I had the chance to speak with Director R.W. Goodwin about his new movie “Alien Trespass”. R.W. Goodwin served as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on the X-Files for many seasons and has crafted a very funny and nostalgic look at the classic 50’s sci fi and monster films of the past. I [...]
Know1ng Movie Review
John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) is a man who lives in a world of facts. As a professor at M.I.T. he is more concerned about things that can be proven through hard science than with things that cannot be proven. With the recent loss of his wife leaving him a single father, John is not willing [...]
Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters
There are many many personal audio products available today; the most popular being mp3 players and portable gaming devices. The problem that many of them have are the incredibly cheap and uncomfortable earbuds that come with them. You’ve just shelled out a few hundred dollars for the latest gadget, and you still have to spend more [...]
Watchmen – Tales of the Black Freighter BluRay Review
Following on the smash success of “Watchmen” Warner Brothers Premiere has released “Tales of the Black Freighter” on DVD and Blu-Ray. The features laden set is truly impressive an tells the story within a story of The Black Freighter in an animated format. Fans of the graphic novel Watchmen will remember that the newsstand owner [...]
Coverage from Live Mystery Science Theater 3000 Show in Seattle
The creative talents behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 came to Seattle this past weekend to present a live version of their latest project, Cinematic Titanic. For those who do not know of Mystery Science Theater 3000, it was the creation of Joel Hodgson who along with his robot pals, lampooned the worst films in cinematic [...]
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