Category Archives: Gear

Warner Bros. Offers DVD Trade-In For Blu-Ray

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Matt Raub

A few months ago, we reported that Warner Bros. Home Video put together a new initiative where consumers could send in certain HD DVD’s and get a shiny new Blu-Ray copy in the mail. The service only cost about $5 … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm Hit Xbox Live!

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Announced at E3 2009 by everyone’s favorite geek goddess, Felicia Day, the arrival of popular social networking sites Last.fm, Facebook, and Twitter to Xbox Live has been much anticipated by gamers and socialites alike. But these sites, as simple as … Continue reading →

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‘Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies’ Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Joe Gillis

This is great news for any of you jealous of your friends who’ve had the opportunity to play Call of Duty: World at War with the additional zombie map packs. Now, if you’re one of the people who has an … Continue reading →

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Get Your Own Tauntaun Sleeping Bag

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Even geeks need to keep warm, right? Especially in the frozen wasteland of Hoth. That’s why ThinkGeek has created the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag. The sleeping bag comes complete with complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, a plush lightsaber zipper pull, … Continue reading →

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Verizon Sends iPhone to ‘The Island of Misfit Toys’ In New Ad

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Things are starting to get a bit heated between everyone’s favorite fruit-flavored technology company, Apple, and what is pretty much acknowledged as the best wireless network, Verizon. Recently, Apple filed a lawsuit against rival Verizon for, among other things, its … Continue reading →

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Motorola ‘DROID’ Coming November 6th

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

Verizon Wireless is finally getting a smartphone equipped with Google’s Android software, in the form of the Motorola “DROID.” The phone has 3.7″ WVGA capacitive display, sliding QWERTY keypad, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, 720×480 video capture … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Announces DSi XL

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

The Nintendo DSi was only just released back in April, but Nintendo has just announced a new version of the handheld console, the Nintendo DSi XL, or DSi LL as it will be known in Japan. The major change to … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘DJ Hero’ for XBox360

Posted on October 29, 2009 by John Carle

XBox 360 – Activision – 119.99 (Standard Edition), 199.99 (Renegade Edition) Score: 9.0 “Holy addictive gameplay Batman!” That’s the first thing that comes to mind after sitting down with DJ Hero for just a few minutes. For those who haven’t … Continue reading →

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