Category Archives: Gear

Mimobot Pulls the Worst April Fool’s Day Joke with the Jar Jar Binks Thumb Drive

Posted on April 2, 2013 by John Carle

Last year on April Fool’s Day, Mimobot jokingly announced a Jar Jar Binks styled thumb drive in their line of Star Wars related storage accessories. Luckily, this was only a joke as it was revealed that they would not be … Continue reading →

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WC2013: WonderCon Photo Gallery

Posted on April 1, 2013 by John Carle

Hey all! As I am sure some of the regular readers of The Flickcast have noticed, my favorite part of the Con season is taking pics at them. Unfortunately, due to some professional responsibilities, I was only able to get … Continue reading →

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Nintendo to Launch ‘Yellow’ Pikachu 3DS XL

Posted on March 15, 2013 by John Carle

Like all good things done by Nintendo, it’s time for special edition hardware. With the Pokemon franchise being possibly the most recognizable mobile game in the world with its original GameBoy roots, Nintendo is bringing the pocket monster flair to … Continue reading →

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2012 Holiday Geek Gift Guide

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John Carle

Now, I’m not going to come on here and pretend I know what every geek in your life is going to want. But if they are anything like me, there is at least something on here that they do want. … Continue reading →

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Epic Dragon Con 2012 Music Video

Posted on September 28, 2012 by John Carle

While we didn’t get a chance to make it to Dragon Con this year, we did hear the stories. We heard about some pretty epic cosplay and even saw tons of pics, but nothing would have prepared us for this. … Continue reading →

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Financial Planning: Budgeting a Geek Lifestyle

Posted on September 27, 2012 by John Carle

You know, it’s surprising. With all the “negative” connotation that comes from the mainstream media about living the geek life, their mass marketing machines sure cater to us. Think about it. Movies. Games. New high end tech. It isn’t the … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Watch: Bladepad

Posted on August 10, 2012 by John Carle

When we first got games on our cell phones, it was something to do to fill the time waiting in line at the bank or kill a few minutes when someone was late to meet you at the movies. There … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Watch: Ouya

Posted on July 27, 2012 by John Carle

It’s impossible to look at the game software and development world and not notice what’s going on with Kickstarter.com. Projects that previously never could have seen the light of day because big time publishers wouldn’t have even placed them on … Continue reading →

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