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Ouya competitor GameStick launch slips, extends Ouya's exclusive occupation of retail shelves

Posted June 19, 2013 - 6:00 am

Ouya and GameStick both do pretty much the same thing: bring Android games and apps to your television. After a rough soft-launch to Kickstarter backers, Ouya has been improving. So will gamers wait for GameStick?
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And you thought the Cone of Silence was a joke [CARTOON]

Posted June 14, 2013 - 6:00 am

Thanks to the NSA, you can’t be too careful these days
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Has the Xbox One already lost the next gen console war?

Posted June 14, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft couldn't catch a break this week; it got so bad that this Sony fanboy almost felt sorry for them! So is this war over already, or can the Xbox One make a comeback?
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Mad Catz's MOJO and BlueStacks' GamePop: More options for playing mobile games on your TV

Posted June 12, 2013 - 6:00 am

E3 isn't just about $400-$500 gaming consoles. Some consumers would rather spend less on both hardware and games.
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Squee alert: Hobbit 2 movie trailer hits the InterWeb

Posted June 11, 2013 - 4:57 pm

Get your first look at Part 2 of the Hobbit film trilogy.
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E3 2013 Pressers: Microsoft Xbox One vs Sony Playstation 4

Posted June 11, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences yesterday and we finally got to see the PS4 and it looks, well, kind of similar to the Xbox One! Here's a recap of how the events went and my opinion of who 'won' E3.
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Watch two puppets review movies they haven't seen

Posted June 10, 2013 - 10:51 am

Catch up on your superhero movies for the summer with a puppet-based review show.
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You may kiss the bride and tweet a selfie [CARTOON]

Posted June 7, 2013 - 6:00 am

How social media is changing everything, including weddings; plus a wrap up of this week's top tech stories
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Microsoft comes clean about Xbox One used games, privacy, and Internet requirements

Posted June 7, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft made the wise choice of getting all the unpleasantness out in the open before the fun of E3 begins. And the news wasn't all bad. Here's what we learned last night.
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Missing Dora The Explorer on Netflix? She's hanging with Amazon now.

Posted June 5, 2013 - 6:00 am

Netflix let its Viacom deal expire at the end of April, and now Dora and a bunch of other Nickelodeon shows are exclusively on Amazon Prime.
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Porn and six other things you can't do with Google Glass

Posted June 4, 2013 - 1:49 pm

Google Glass isn't ready for prime time, but already is one of the most restricted, policed, and limited pieces of consumer technology out there.
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Justine Bateman goes from Family Ties to for loops

Posted June 4, 2013 - 6:00 am

The former 80’s sitcom star has gone back to college full time to study computer science
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Analyst predicts launch pricing for Playstation 4 and Xbox One

Posted June 4, 2013 - 6:00 am

It's been 7 and 8 years since the launch of the PS3 and Xbox 360 (respectively) and a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to. Unless we're talking about video game consoles, if one analyst's predictions are correct.
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FanTV wants to replace your cable box, DVR and streaming player

Posted May 31, 2013 - 6:00 am

Here's another device aimed at improving our TV discovery and viewing experience. The one big caveat? They need buy-in from your cable provider.
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Paging Dr. Glasshole [CARTOON]

Posted May 31, 2013 - 6:00 am

Beware of surgeons wearing Google Glass
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How to side-load apps on the Ouya console

Posted May 30, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Ouya was designed to be open and side-loading apps is pretty easy. Here's how to get an app from another Android device over to your Ouya.
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Finally! I go hands on with the Ouya Android game console

Posted May 28, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Android-based Ouya gaming console started shipping to Kickstarter backers on March 28th of this year. It took nearly two months before mine arrived, but it's finally here. Was it worth the wait?
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Nvidia announces ShadowPlay PC game recording system, new GTX 780 graphics card

Posted May 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

There are a lot of ways to record your PC gaming sessions but most of them eat into your processing power. Nvidia says it's going to fix that with ShadowPlay and its new GTX 780 video card (or any Kepler-based card).
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The Senate may be interested in how Tim Cook likes his coffee

Posted May 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Apple CEO insists that his company doesn’t dodge taxes, but instructions to his personal assistant may suggest otherwise
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24 hours on, there's still a lot of confusion around Microsoft's Xbox One

Posted May 23, 2013 - 6:00 am

Tuesday's Xbox One reveal answered some questions but also left us uncertain about a number of key topics. Microsoft seems less than concerned that they've left so many potential customers rather confused.
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Farewell Xbox 720, hello Xbox One. Microsoft reveals its next gen home entertainment console

Posted May 22, 2013 - 6:00 am

Some thoughts about the presentation and about questions not yet answered, such as how Xbox One will impact used game sales and what the truth is about the rumored 'always connected' requirement.
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Yes, there really is a Men's Room Management video game coming

Posted May 21, 2013 - 11:22 am

Fulfill your lifelong dream of being a men's room janitor in this upcoming PS Vita game.
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Xbox 720 revealed today, new Xbox music show next week, and an out of focus PS4 video

Posted May 21, 2013 - 6:00 am

Today's the day Microsoft wows us (I hope) with it's next generation Xbox. So how does Sony combat that? With an ineffectual teaser that comes across as just sad...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday party hits a snag

Posted May 17, 2013 - 6:00 am

Facebook’s founder turned 29 on Tuesday and the party may still be going on
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Geek Weapons: Building the Klingon Bat'leth

Posted May 14, 2013 - 10:29 am

Watch a guy create the ultimate Star Trek melee weapon.
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