LG 32″ 720P LCD HDTV »
By Glen A. The last time I bought a television of any decent size was roughly five years ago. That was a 52″ Sony rear projection HDTV one DVI input and three or four sets of component ins. At the time, I thought, I’m getting state of the art. Such was truly not the case, [...]
iPhone »
By Evan A. On June 29, 2007 a gift from Apple swept across the nation. This huge phenomenon was called the iPhone. This beauty was the first phone made by apple and it definitely made a huge splash. Now, with cell phones able to purchase and play music, get on the internet and installed with [...]
NCAA 2008 »
By Evan A. This recent Christmas all I wanted was one thing from my parents: NCAA Football 2008 by EA Sports. We had just recently gotten an XBox 360 so I wanted it for that console. Now when I played ’07 last year, I was far from impressed. I found ’07 kind of ugly and [...]
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) »
By Trevor A. The Metroid Prime series first began in 2002 on the Nintendo GameCube. I loved it then and I still love playing Metroid. It is one of my favorite Nintendo series. With the latest offering, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, the game was given a major facelift. To some degree, it feels more like [...]
Heavenly Sword PS3 »
By Evan A. Heavenly Sword is one of the first games to come out for the PS3 and it definitely didn’t disappoint my expectations, mainly because I didn’t know much about it to begin with. Since my dad likes to try out the new games that look interesting to him first, I watched him play [...]
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3) »
By Trevor A. Lately, I have played GHIII on expert. I’m getting somewhat better, but it still hurts to play, especially on those cursed triple notes where you must switch from your index finger, middle finger, and pinky to index, ring, and pinky while moving down a couple frets. The game as a whole is [...]
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (360) »
By Trevor A. I haven’t owned a Tony Hawk game since Pro Skater 3, so I haven’t been into the game that much, except for the reviews and other news I have read about the games that have been coming out. They have changed where you skate drastically, as they have made it more open [...]
PS3 Accessories »
By Glen A. Along with the aforementioned PS3, I also got a few accessories for it. In fact, the guy at Best Buy insisted I do so. I had intended to get at least another wireless controller, since game consoles only come boxed with one, but he also suggested a play juice charge cable, a [...]
Pokémon: Battle Revolution (Wii) »
By Trevor A. It’s sad to say, but I was really disappointed with Pokémon: Battle Revolution. I was expecting something like the past two games that had been released on GameCube, such as a story to the game rather than just a coliseum based battle between two Pokémon. I lost interest in the game immediately and will [...]
Playstation 3 80GB »
By Glen A. There’s a review about the Xbox 360 on this site that mentions that I don’t normally rush out and buy the latest thing until it’s been out a while. Inevitably, there are bugs to fix. In the case of the Playstation 3 (PS3), the main factor was the price. With the XBox [...]
MotorStorm (PS3) »
By Trevor A. Appearing just four months after the release of the PlayStation 3, MotorStorm came out with some hype, but what doesn’t come out with hype nowadays? The graphics looked promising, the game itself seemed like it would be fun, and the online features looked like a blast. When you first put the game [...]
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii) »
By Evan A. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn came out on November 7, 2007 for the Wii, and was a sequel to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance which was on the GameCube. Like all the other fire emblem games, this game is a strategy game allowing you to have certain amount of characters on the map [...]
Stuntman: Ignition (Xbox 360) »
By Evan A. Stuntman: Ignition came out for the Xbox 360 on September 17, 2008. At first, stuntman came out for the PS2 and was pretty cool except that it took forever for it to load up. In this newest version the load time is bearable and it’s cool because during the load the stunt [...]
Talir stand for up to 40″ televisions »
By Glen A. I’d have to say, over the last 10 years or so, I’ve assembled my fair share of furniture items. Armoires, beds, chairs, tables, shelves, desks–you name it. Truth to tell, I really don’t like lots of small pieces and a lot of instructions. I especially don’t like it when pieces don’t fit, [...]
Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360) »
By Trevor A. I’m a big Spider-Man fan, so it was kind of expected that I would want the latest version of the game, Spider-Man 3. You do have to go in cautiously, since movie games generally are awful. The last two Spider-Man spin-offs have been good, though, especially with the new feature in Spider-Man [...]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) »
By Trevor A. I can’t say I’ve followed the series for too long: Ocarina of Time was my first real Zelda experience. I have also played Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, and The Wind Waker. That’s a brief history of my status of Zelda games. Twilight Princess was originally intended to be on the Nintendo GameCube, [...]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Blu-ray) »
By Glen A. When the first two Pirate movies came out, we went to see both in theaters. They are examples of the big action, larger than life, summer blockbuster movies that really need to be seen on the big screen, with a couple hundred other enthusiastic viewers. We then purchased them on DVD when [...]
Griffin Powerjolt car charger/sync cable for iPod/iPhone »
By Glen A. Forgot to mention that in addition to the other accessories I bought for the iPhone, I also bought three Griffin Powerjolt car chargers. These are slick because they also act as a sync cable, too. The one end fits into the iPod or iPhone, and the other has a USB connection that [...]
Guitar Hero (PS2): No more air guitar required »
by Trevor A. I started out with Guitar Hero II instead of the first one, since the first one was not bundled with a guitar anymore (from what I could tell), so I found this game fairly easy since it was the first in the series and kind of a new way to play (there [...]
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) »
By Trevor A. Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is the first Ratchet and Clank game to hit the PlayStation 3 and it still delivers the same satisfying punch as its predecessor did on the PlayStation 2. The game itself is enhanced and you will notice the difference when you first start playing this [...]
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PS2) »
By Trevor A. Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s is the third installment in the Guitar Hero series, the last of which was made by Harmonix before they moved on to bigger things (Rock Band for example). It is also the last to be a PlayStation 2 exclusive, as Guitar Hero III became a multi-platform [...]
iTunes $60 Multipack at Costco »
By Glen A. Final thing for the iPhones this Christmas were iTunes gift cards. I bought them in $60 Multipacks from Costco. There are four cards valued at $15 each inside, which worked perfect for our family of four. The cards can be used by going to the iTunes store, clicking redeem, and then following [...]
Agent 18 Eco Shield for iPhone Clear »
By Glen A. Along with the iPhone, everyone got Agent 18 Eco Shields for Christmas to protect their phones with. I got three clear ones and one black (because that’s what they had at the Apple Store at the time). They are durable, but plastic, so you do need to be careful. They can slip [...]
Update #3: Apple 4GB iPhone »
By Glen A. Since everyone knew they were getting an iPhone for Christmas (just too hard to keep the secret so long), I saved those for last. It was cool to have them activated and ready right out of the box. Trevor, my oldest, of course, is a pro, since he’s had his for over [...]
Apple Airport Base Station Extreme Gigabit 802.11N »
By Glen A. I needed a wireless solution for my home. Our house has built in ethernet jacks in three rooms, but the router I was using started acting strange. There isn’t a whole lot, I’ve found, that you can do when those things start unraveling, so I decided I should check into replacing it. [...]