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by Mark Rollins on January 08, 2008
I believe that I reported on the Wii Zapper before, but I've heard a lot of complaints that users find it clumsy, especially in the trigger area. I got a chance to try out the Nyko Perfect Shot at...
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by Mark Rollins on November 11, 2007
In the words of jack sparrow: "Apparently, there is a leak". That's about the best way to describe why I even heard of this Wolf King Gaming Keyboard. I can't get over how freaky it...
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by Mark Rollins on November 09, 2007
It seems like I can't resist reporting on these turn-your-Wiimote-into-a-gun things, such as the Wiimote Shotgun Rifle or the Wii Zapper. Looks like the newest thing to hit the market is the...
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by Mark Rollins on November 01, 2007
When I first saw the Renegade Gaming Chair, I thought I was looking at some new model of carseat for kids. Yet kids aren't the only audience for this product, which is supposed to really let video...
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by Mark Rollins on October 26, 2007
It is amazing that the battleship game has sold so well considering it's simple trading coordinates. So why not convert it into Star Wars mode, and make it electronic to boot. The Star Wars...
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by Mark Rollins on October 25, 2007
For those of us who seek more active entertainment, I would like to recommend Hyper Dash from Wild Planet Entertainment. Hyper Dash uses an electronic plunger (for lack of a better word) that plays...
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by Mark Rollins on October 23, 2007
The problems with video games is that you can't feel it when you get shot. Okay, maybe that's not a problem, but it would be nice if gamers could have the realistic aspect. Fortunately, a...
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by Mark Rollins on October 16, 2007
I'm not certain if the nintendo wii/Mii community is doing as good as say, Facebook or MySpace, but the video game giant decided to offer something new to our favorite big-headed CG characters:...
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by Mark Rollins on October 15, 2007
Sometimes you have to take handheld gaming past the point of Gameboy or DS. New Zealand designer Julian Oliver has designed something that could easily be the next Rubik's Cube, but digital. From...
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by Mark Rollins on October 02, 2007
When I was at the penny arcade Expo last August, there was quite a line for Rock Band. What is Rock Band? Just picture Guitar Hero's next logical step, but with a microphone and drum kit along...
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by Mark Rollins on September 25, 2007
I could not, in good conscience, talk about gadgets on the day of Halo 3 without talking about some Halo 3 related product. Actually, I figured that people everywhere would be doing searches of Halo 3...
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If even the inflatable jet ski-like device is too scary, or too big, maybe what you need is a simulator such as this one from firstSTREET. Yes, the jet ski is inflatable, but it can't be used as a...
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by Mark Rollins on September 21, 2007
Yesterday, rumors abounded on various gadget sites that 2008 would be the year the Xbox 360 gets a HD DVD Drive. Of course, one wonders if that would increase sales, as the complimentary Blu-ray on...
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by Mark Rollins on September 12, 2007
I believe that I may have reported on a Wii Shotgun remote before, but Nintendo finally has a release date for the wii zapper. This apparatus will be released on November 19th, just in time for...
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by Michael Pick on September 05, 2007
As the generation weened on video games comes of age, and lines its pockets in high-tech jobs, there exists a rich demographic of monied geeks looking for the next shiny shiny tech purchase to adorn...
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It's funny how serendipitous looking at gadgets can be. While reading a dead tree edition of Wired, I came across this cool little game: Connect Four meets tetris! Looks cool. Unfortunately, I...
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by Mark Rollins on August 22, 2007
I'm sure there are a lot of you who have never heard of MAME, but I'm sure that all of you have heard of the iPhone. MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, and the one for the...
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by Mark Rollins on August 15, 2007
I must confess that I am more of a Wii than a Playstation man, but I cannot imagine why someone would want to attach a screen onto the Playstation 3. However, it appears that Nevover has done that,...
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by Mark Rollins on July 27, 2007
Ah, remember the 80's, with places called video arcades where you would feed giant machines all your allowance money? The fun is back with DreamAuthenics Kantana, a video arcade console that...
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by Mark Rollins on July 23, 2007
I always love to report on nintendo wii accessories, and in case you didn't know, Nintendo wants to mount their famed Wiimote on a video game gun called the Wii-Zapper. This article is not about...
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