Guess what?… January Loot Crate Unboxing It’s HERE! I found January’s Loot Crate sitting on my desk this afternoon, in all of its black cardboard glory. This month’s theme is “Launch”. Why? Because Loot Crate wants to help you ‘launch’ into the new year with some pretty awesome geek swag. Also, because Loot Crate is…
If the broad geek populace were to take an informal poll in an effort to find the most commonly-enjoyed tech-related activity, my number one pick for the winner would be “messing around with a tablet/phone.” There’s a good reason for that. Geek gadgets don’t need to fulfil a formal purpose to engage us; they just…
Today, many of us are pretty vigilant whenever we’re online. We’re likely to be able to spot a dodgy-looking pop-up ad or know if something’s not quite right with a website, but throughout the web, there are a significant number of viruses circulating. Supersized viruses are still common, although they were at their peak around…
Once again the Computer Electronics Show is in the past, and the new wave of personal gadgets are just starting to rush towards us. While the huge craze at CES 2014 included the extravagant 4K Flexible TVs, virtual reality gaming systems and incredible prototypes we won’t see for another year or so, many other cool…
Starting at approximately 5:00pm Pacific Time yesterday PlayStation Now began sending out emails to the private beta. The beta includes “exclusive access to test PlayStation’s game streaming service before its full launch and the opportunity to provide your regular feedback to the PlayStation Now team.” The email suggests that participants should connect their PlayStation 3…
Bethesda’s upcoming MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online pre-orders are now available and will hit the PC digital shelves on April 4th of this year. Today Bethesda announced details on an upgraded and more expensive Imperial Edition, prompting the PC digital retailer GameFly to sell both the Standard and Imperial Edition on their site. What’s notable…
You find yourself playing the Call of Duty match of your life. You are approaching a record kill/death ratio and your highest kill streak award. But as your hope for victory rises, time is running out and the pressure is on. You turn every corner with a swift, yet nervous caution. Then, in the corner…
In my previous not-so-viral post, I talked about Nerdist’s Math Bites and how education is constantly evolving with the rise of online videos and classes. Take a moment to let this news sink in. It is amazing, isn’t it? This is one of the things that proves the internet does indeed bring us together. Even…
There’s quite a bit of hype going on across the internet world about internet neutrality and whether or not it will go away. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what is going on, please allow me to explain. On January 14th, a federal court of appeals struck down The Federal Communications Commision’s (FCC’s)…
It feels like we’ve always had YouTube, doesn’t it? It’s been around forever; everyone knows what it is and how to use it. Forever, apparently, is only nine years. YouTube was only created in February 2005. That’s a year after Facebook made its appearance. And, even more surprisingly, it’s several months after Vimeo, the internet’s other…
Sometimes there is nothing better than a great set of headphones. Whether you are listening to music or watching an action flick with some intense surround sound, you are taken into a whole other world. However, like many other great things in life, the better the quality, the more money you’re going to have to…
Food. It’s great, right? There’s really nothing better, unless you count sleep or maybe how it feels to beat a new video game for the first time or discover a new favorite TV show. Logically, then, food when combined with favorite video games or TV shows will be even more awesome. Here are ten recipes…
For storytellers and gamers alike, there is something special about The Sims that just warms our hearts. Whether you’ve been with the franchise from the beginning, or jumped on the bandwagon for TS3, these games provide an easy escape. You can replace hectic, stressful reality with a virtual version on a smaller scale. You don’t…
Gears Of War Finds New Home With Microsoft Microsoft announced this morning that they have acquired the rights to the Gears Of War franchise from Epic Games. Play stationers can go home, because this means that the franchise will be staying with Xbox for a while. They also announced that Black Tusk Studios will…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the series as a whole, potential spoilers for other Marvel MCU films (including Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier), and a link to TV Tropes. When the show is purposefully built to be a TV tie-in to Marvel’s successful new Cinematic Universe, it would hardly be unexpected that Agents…