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October 11, 2012

DirecTV Genie HD DVR ups the DVR Game

DirecTV Genie HD DVR ups the DVR Game
For starters, I’ll go on record to say that I’m a big DirecTV fan. Having tried Comcast’s abysmal cable box UI and DVR, and knowing the fact that Dish doesn’t have AMC anymore is enough to keep me a loyal subscriber for many years.…
October 5, 2012

Behringer iNuke BOOM Junior Speaker Dock Goes Through the Shrink Ray

Behringer iNuke BOOM Junior Speaker Dock Goes Through the Shrink Ray
You might recall late last year when we talked about the gigantically massive Behringer iNuke BOOM that packs 10,000 watts of power and was the biggest speaker dock we’ve ever seen for the iPhone.…
October 3, 2012

Logitech Harmony Touch Universal Remote: Swipe to Watch TV

Logitech Harmony Touch Universal Remote: Swipe to Watch TV
I’ve had a Harmony 800 remote control since long before Logitech acquired them several years back. It’s a great device, thanks to its easy web-based programming, massive device library, and activity-based commands.…
September 28, 2012

Bad Piggies Hits #1 in App Store in Just 3 Hours

Bad Piggies Hits #1 in App Store in Just 3 Hours
Rovio is well-known as the developer and publisher of the insanely popular video game Angry Birds. This week, the company launched a new game called Bad Piggies that is told from the pigs point of view.…
September 27, 2012

Mass Effect Trilogy Coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3

Mass Effect Trilogy Coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3
If you have a gamer on your holiday shopping list and they like shooters with a little RPG mixed in on the side, EA and BioWare have the perfect gift.…
September 25, 2012

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Playable Demo Hits Steam

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Playable Demo Hits Steam
If you’re a fan of strategy games from developer Firaxis, you might want to grab the latest playable demo from the company. Firaxis and 2K Games have announced that a playable demo for the title XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now available for download on Steam.…
September 24, 2012

Medal of Honor Warfighter Multiplayer Beta Launches in Early October

Medal of Honor Warfighter Multiplayer Beta Launches in Early October
The next video game in the Medal of Honor franchise is called Medal of Honor Warfighter. The game is set to launch in late October. Fans who can’t wait that long to get their hands on the new video game will be able to access the multiplayer beta starting in early October.…
September 22, 2012

Denon Cocoon iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock Won’t Turn into a Butterfly

Denon Cocoon iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock Won’t Turn into a Butterfly
Denon hasn’t released all that many speaker docks over the years, but their latest offering looks quite good. The Cocoon wireless speaker has an interesting shape and is packed with tech to make you consider this as a good option.…
September 21, 2012

Lighting Fixture Puts Fireflies on Your Ceiling

Lighting Fixture Puts Fireflies on Your Ceiling
When I was growing up, one of my favorite memories was that of tiny fireflies buzzing about my backyard in the Summer evenings. But for many years of my adult life, I ended up living places where there were none of the luminescent insects.…
September 20, 2012

Skube: The Last.fm & Spotify Radio

Skube: The Last.fm & Spotify Radio
If you’re like me, you’ve probably got some tunes playing while you tackle your daily workload. Depending on if you use Last.fm or Spotify, the Skube might be an interesting way to share your music.…
September 19, 2012

PS3 Slim Version 2 Price, Release Date and Specs Revealed

PS3 Slim Version 2 Price, Release Date and Specs Revealed
Typically, when a game console is nearing the end of its life, prices start to go down. It isn’t working out that way with a new PS3 that was unveiled this week at the Tokyo Game Show.…
September 11, 2012

YouTube Launches Official iPhone App

YouTube Launches Official iPhone App
I bet many iPhone users spend a lot of time streaming video from YouTube on their smartphones when they have time to kill. The iPhone has had native support for YouTube since day one, but thanks to its ongoing war with Google, Apple announced not too long ago that it would be discontinuing support for YouTube natively with iOS 6 (and more than likely with the iPhone 5).…

Valve Launches Steam Big Picture Mode Beta

Valve Launches Steam Big Picture Mode Beta
Yesterday marked the launch of a new service from Valve with the beta of Big Picture mode for Steam. Big Picture mode is a version of the Steam digital delivery platform designed to operate on big HDTVs rather than smaller computer monitors.…
September 7, 2012

Rumor Claims Apple is in Talks to Create a Pandora Rival

Rumor Claims Apple is in Talks to Create a Pandora Rival
A rumor is making its rounds today from sources claiming to be familiar with the matter about plans Apple has for new music service. According to the sources, Apple is in talks to license music for a custom radio service similar to Pandora.…

Digital Book Settlement Gets You $1 Dollar Back on Best Sellers, Lower Prices in Future

Digital Book Settlement Gets You $1 Dollar Back on Best Sellers, Lower Prices in Future
You may remember back before Apple jumped into the digital book market, digital books were cheaper. Amazon was selling a digital book for less money than a print book, and rightly so.…

Madden NFL 13 Sold over 1.6 Million Copies Its First Week

Madden NFL 13 Sold over 1.6 Million Copies Its First Week
EA has offered up some impressive statistics from the first week of availability for its new Madden NFL 13 video game. I think we all expected this video game to do very well – after all, it’s the most popular sports franchise in all of video gamedom.…