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  E3 2012: Sony keynote wrap-up

  Jun. 4, 2012 (11:26 pm) By: Sam Cook In: Games, Geek Pick, News

  Like Microsoft, Sony’s E3 2012 keynote was about software, not hardware — Nintendo is the only one talking about a new console this year. Sony didn’t have a long list of new titles to announce, and much of their presentation was elaborations on already known games, like Far Cry 3, Assassin’s Creed 3, and God [...]

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  Perfect timewaster – The Klondike Flavorchamber

  Jun. 4, 2012 (6:50 pm) By: Russell Holly In:

  Every once in awhile, you really just need a break for the mundane for a great timewaster. Of all the places on the internet to offer something great to kill time, the guys at Klondike (yes, the ice maker) have offered up today’s entertainment. The Klondike Flavor Chamber is a website that allows you to [...]

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  SWTOR is now free to play up to level 15, a sign of things to come?

  Jun. 4, 2012 (6:10 pm) By: Ray Walters In: E3, Games, Geek Pick, News

  To quote the old cliche “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” Bioware seems to be taking a page out of Blizzard’s book as the EA owned game developer announced today that SWTOR is going to be free to play up until level 15 starting this coming July. Seen as an attempt to try to save [...]

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  Battlefield 3 Premium is a $49.99 all-access pass to upcoming expansion packs

  Jun. 4, 2012 (5:59 pm) By: Ryan Whitwam In: Games, News

  Game developers these days have taken to pushing each title a little further in the form of expansions and downloadable content. While Battlefield 3 is about to get quite a lot of these add-ons, DICE has announced a good deal as far as expansions go. The $49.99 Premium pass gets you everything BF3 has to [...]

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  Acer Iconia W510 offers a Windows 8 three-way

  Jun. 4, 2012 (5:28 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: Chips, News

  Plenty of PC manufacturers are offering up Ultrabooks or slim notebooks that can flip, detach, or swivel into tablet mode. Acer figures that two modes are good, but that three are even better, which is what they’re pitching with the Iconia W510. The W510 starts out looking like a fairly standard Windows 8 laptop, but [...]

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  Asus PCs will run Android apps out-of-the-box thanks to BlueStacks

  Jun. 4, 2012 (4:40 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: Mobile, News

  Ever wanted to run Android apps on your Windows PC? BlueStacks lets you do exactly that, though the experience isn’t always great when you shoehorn an app built for touch into a PC that’s designed for mouse and keyboard interaction. But with an increasing number of touchscreen devices coming to market, Asus thinks it’s prime [...]

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  Geek deals: 15% off Herman Miller ergonomic desk chairs

  Jun. 4, 2012 (4:16 pm) By: Tim Supples In: Gadgets

  I know what you’re thinking: desk chairs, who cares about those? And if you’ve been using the same Craigslist special for the last 10 years, you probably won’t get it. For those who have sampled a truly well-designed, ergonomic desk chair, it is a world that you cannot leave and will never forget. I was [...]

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  E3 2012: Microsoft keynote wrap-up

  Jun. 4, 2012 (3:45 pm) By: Sam Cook In: Games, Geek Pick, News

  Microsoft kicked off this year’s E3 keynotes this morning, and although they didn’t drop so much as a hint about their next console, they announced a number of new titles and future enhancements to the Xbox 360. Here is our lighting-quick, TL;DR version of the lengthy press conference… Most notable among the game reveals were [...]

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  Make your own long range WiFi antenna from a coffee can

  Jun. 4, 2012 (3:28 pm) By: Ray Walters In:

  If you’re already bored by your summer (or are looking for something to occupy your kids with), then take a look at this long-range WiFi antenna that was created out of an Illy coffee can. Taking only a few hours to build, a gentleman by the name of Jon Graham-Cumming built this Macguyver-esque device by [...]

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  Nintendo announcing 4.5-inch 3DS at E3?

  Jun. 4, 2012 (2:40 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Games, Games Picks, Geek Pick, News

  Nintendo will be holding its E3 press conference tomorrow, but Japanese newspaper Nikkei is reporting some of the news we can expect to hear early. The big announcement for the 3DS is apparently going to be a new model that increases the 3D screen size to 4.5-inches (the existing 3DS has a 3.53-inch autosterescopic display). [...]

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  Blizzard may be forced to issue Diablo III refunds in Korea

  Jun. 4, 2012 (2:28 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Games, News

  When Blizzard launched Diablo III a couple of weeks ago is suffered a backlash from gamers on two fronts. The first was the inability for the game’s servers to cope with demand, the second was the requirement to always be connected in order to play even the single-player experience. The server problems may have been [...]

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  MSI unveils S20 Windows 8 tablet with slide-out keyboard

  Jun. 4, 2012 (1:30 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: News

  Intel has been pitching more than one kind of Ultrabook to their partners. One such concept is the Letexo, which bears a strong resemblance to the Asus Eee Pad Slider. First to jump on the Letexo train is the MSI S20, which has just been revealed at Computex. The S20 features an 11.6-inch 10-point multitouch [...]

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  Intel cuts Ultrabook costs by $75 with plastic casing

  Jun. 4, 2012 (12:29 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Chips, Chips Picks, News

  When Ultrabooks first got introduced they were a $1000+ laptop solution that few could afford. But the prices have steadily come down as the ultra-thin devices have become more common and more manufacturers entered the market. Even so, Ultrabooks remain a more expensive option when compared to a typical laptop. Intel is determined to get [...]

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  Diablo III for PS3 available to pre-order in Germany

  Jun. 4, 2012 (11:26 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Games, News

  The scramble by gamers to secure a copy of Diablo III on PC and complete it as quickly as possible has finally started to die down. Blizzard is now coping with server demand that made for a difficult launch day, meaning anyone still waiting to pick up the game is probably now safe to do [...]

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  Asus Taichi Windows 8 laptop tablet ships with two displays

  Jun. 4, 2012 (10:28 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Chips, News

  Convertible notebooks are cool, but the hinge designs that allow you to flip or rotate into tablet mode always seem to be a bit of a sticking point. Asus has a solution: slap a secondary display onto the back of the primary one. From the keyboard side, the Taichi looks like a pretty standard laptop. [...]

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  Galaxy S3 landing in the US on 6/21

  Jun. 4, 2012 (9:52 am) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Geek Pick, Mobile, News

  After learning all about the Samsung Galaxy S3, mobile phone users in the United States have eagerly awaited new on when the handset would be available. It’s looking like that date is going to be June 21 — so far Sprint and T-Mobile have officially announced that Thursday as when Samsung’s hottest new Android phone [...]

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  Asus Transformer AiO dual boots Windows 8 and Android

  Jun. 4, 2012 (9:30 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Chips, News

  Viewsonic isn’t the only company working on a crazy, desktop-sized tablet. Asus has taken the wraps off the Transformer AiO, an 18.4-inch touchscreen affair that not only boots Android like Viewsonic’s device — but Windows 8, too. By most accounts, 18.4 inches is somewhat small for an all-in-one nowadays, but the Transformer AiO will be [...]

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  Facebook is working on accounts for kids

  Jun. 4, 2012 (8:31 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: News

  As Facebook gets ever closer to counting one billion people as part of its social network, Zuckerberg is already thinking about where the next billion will come from. One area he hasn’t tapped into yet is children, but that could be about to change. Apparently, a team at Facebook is already working on a new [...]

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