The keyboard and mouse are used for both work and play. Many of you spend several hours a day jamming away at your laptops. Keyboarding has become such an integral part of life that it is taught in public elementary schools. So what happens when the traditional concept of a keyboard and mouse is turned…
the ESRB, or Entertainment Software Rating Board, ultimately has a noble purpose. As most are familiar, games are rated E(everyone) through M(mature). Each rating level has a minimum age required for the game to be “appropriate”. The purpose of the system is clear: To provide an avenue for parents to determine what kind of media…
The world is cruel and heart-wrenching at times. Mere twists of fate tear your precious, fragile phone from your hands and it toss it to the ground, causing it to shatter…just like your dreams… Even worse is when the gorillas do it to you… Salvation! But there is one thing that can protect you! No,…
Books are no longer the primary form of entertainment here in the twenty first century, so it would only make sense that comic books, being a printed text, are now a struggling media. Right? However, there is a media very similar to comic books that is not only doing well but is thriving right now:…
A good PC is an invaluable asset. it not only can fulfill much of your academic and professional needs, it can bolster the quality of your entertainment. When it comes to getting one, there are two traditional avenues: Buy or build. This article hopes to give you some food for thought in making a decision…
Lately, Geek Insider HQ has been getting a lot of strange calls. When we pick up, the person on the other line hangs up right away. We started noticing a white car following us. We thought it was a prank. Then Bill showed up at our door, early this morning, a folder of photos in…
In the past, phones were used exclusively for calling. Watches were used exclusively for telling time. Radios played music. At one point all of these were meshed together as smart phones became a technology we could count on to give us the best of every product. Consider the same revolution…for alarm clocks. Enter Ramos, an…
Let’s be honest, today’s job market sucks. It’s especially bad for all the millennials out there. While 2014 did see an increase in overall jobs, hardly any of those went to people between the ages of 18 and 29. “Some 40% of unemployed workers are millennials, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by…
It’s a sinking feeling in the pit of your gut when you see the notification that one of your favorite shows on Netflix will soon disappear forever, especially if you haven’t finished the series. Your mind goes into a state of red alert. Text messages are sent to loved ones notifying them you’ll be unavailable for…
So there’s been a bit of a huff over Sia’s new music video for her song “Elastic Heart,” which depicts a cage dance fight between 28 year old Shia LaBeouf and 12 year old Maddie Ziegler. Ziegler also performed in Sia’s Grammy nominated “Chandelier” video. “Elastic Heart” appears on Sia’s 1000 Forms of Fear and…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ozobot for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. As the parent to two girls (ages 7 and 2), I consistently worry about pretty much everything. However, in this day and age, one of my biggest worries is whether or not my children will be…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of HP Matter for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s always amazing to look how far humans have come. We created the wheel, cars, computers, game consoles, and technology that can predict what we need, when we need it. Today, our technology is being…
In September of 2014 Activision and Bungie gave us the long awaited Destiny and it received mixed reactions. Some reviewers gave it an 8 out of 10, others a 6. It wasn’t exactly what Bungie was hoping for after being the company behind Halo, one of the most successful and loved gaming titles to date. Perhaps Destiny‘s…
With game-streaming services becoming huge, anyone can become an internet sensation by playing games for an audience, or just share what they love to play with their friends. With Twitch.tv, streaming your video game live is extremely easy. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One all have built-in support for streaming with it. Some PC games do…
Video game history is full of those who have made video games what they are today and it would be a rather long article to try to talk about them all, so we have picked five of the best and most influential men in video game history to represent them all. From Russia With Love:…