I “cut the cord” from my cable provider a few years ago. I did an analysis of what shows I watched and how many I could get for free or through services like Hulu. Apparently I could get everything except A&E, CBS, and TLC. So I got a $10 digital antennae to get anything that…
Digital art is a medium that is increasing in popularity for illustrators all over the place. Tablets allow you to sketch directly onto the screen. Software like Photoshop and Illustrator are armed with countless ways to enhance these sketches. However, what both of these methods lack is the familiar experience of sketching on a piece…
Now that DVR is in existence, we all wonder how we ever lived without it. Being able to digitally record TV shows and play them back anytime I like is an experience that 8-year-old VHS-recording me could only dream about. Now that DVR has become a competitive feature between most major satellite and cable TV…
Celebrities are just like us — except with the fame and money. After a long way at work, all they want to do is unwind and spend quality time with their loved ones. Some of them even have their very own hobbies. Did you know? Johnny Depp loves Barbie dolls and Angelina Jolie collects daggers!…
If you’re really into video game development, you’ll already know that the Game Developer conference that took place this past week in San Francisco, California. Although some hard core video gaming fans likely snuck their way into the conference as reporters and under other titles, the conference is ideally for the engineers, writers, graphic artists,…
Idea Factory announced that the PS3 RPG, will release an enhanced version for PlayStation Vita this summer. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcbs7XAw3XY] These changes include better framework performance, new visuals, music, and voice acting. Although some old characters like Gust will not be returning, there will be new characters added. The characters Plutia and Peashy will be able…
Every fall an epic battle goes down. Most of us witness the brutal struggle and even have a part in determining which opponent emerges victorious, yet we don’t even realize it is happening. Much like the gladiators of old, these warriors fight to the death. Not all are evenly matched: some have strength and brawn,…
For the second year in a row, I sit here having watched the season finale of the TBS reality show “King of the Nerds” and wondering what I just watched. I even took some time to rewatch it and pass more sound judgment. The show follows a familiar style and format to other reality competition…
My younger sister and I slumped on the sofa, staring glumly at the cheerfully decorated Christmas tree. Our family’s smiles as they opened their presents just made us feel worse; they were totally oblivious to the world-shattering tragedy that had occurred the night before. One of our favorite TV shows ended it’s five season run…
Television, the great escape. TV takes us away from our daily lives and into whole new worlds. These worlds don’t have to be fantasy like Westeros, or dystopian like in The Walking Dead, to have the ability to take us away. Some of the most popular series actually parallel our daily lives, more specifically, our…
Seeing as I use my phone mostly for Twitter and texting, I am often surprised to learn what the plucky little device can do when it has the right apps. After my life was transformed by the almost magical power of Shazam, I began to wonder what other amazing things a smartphone can do. I…
Occasionally someone will mention new ways that smartphones have advanced. One of the popular catch phrases include how phones now have accelerometers in them. But what exactly is an accelerometer? What do accelerometers do? What can you do with an accelerometer? Accelerometers measure the force of acceleration, through movement or gravity. This means that a…
Have you ever invested a lot of time into an anime show, perfectly captioned with English subtitles, only to find out that the show would ever get one season? Frequently this happens to some excellent anime shows that stem from established manga series. One would think since the material already exists, it would make sense…
Community‘s sequel to the legendary “Advanced Dungeons and Dragons” is like “An Extremely Goofy Movie”: less funny and emotionally satisfying than the original, but about as good as a direct-to-video sequel can possibly be. Abed tempers our expectations early on by acknowledging that “a satisfying sequel is difficult to pull off,” and somehow this meta-prophecy allows…
Life is hard. Ask anyone you come across today, and you’ll receive the same response. Life is hard, stressful and simply scary. We all imagine an easier time of it, whether that’s a life in a mansion or a better paying job. But maybe the most relaxed lifestyle doesn’t exist in our world. More like…