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NewsHere's your daily dose of technology, toy, and video game news. Use the form below to get daily updates via email, and rest secure that we won't use your email address for anything else.  Sports games on the Wii: let's face it. A room full of monkeys could do a decent job on the design. Yes, programming is a difficult and intricate job, but as long as the controls mimic real life and the graphics look half decent, it'll be a fun game. Throw in multiplayer, and you can't lose. So how did the monkeys at Hudson manage with Deca Sports? read more » My name is Cheech and I am the school bus driiiiver... I have a bias for quirky, non-violent PC games. Most new games seem to be variations on the alphabet soup of established formats; FPSs, RTSs, RPGs and MMORPGs with the occasional casual puzzle game thrown in for "variety". The odds of finding an innovative, non-violent game are about as good as finding a vegetarian meal at a Brazilian grill. read more » Available for the 360 in September and other platforms following, it's backwards compatible with downloaded audio and instruments, and they've cryptically announced more instruments and better online connectivity. Stay tuned for more details. I predict a PS3 version before Christmas, no PS2 version, and a Wii version in 1st quarter 2009. read more » Computers still cost money, and you want them to last, so here are some tips to keep your computer clean, not only to preserve the mechanisms, but to improve your health. MonitorMonitors, whether flat or CRT, are best cleaned with a damp cloth. Whatever you do, don't spray Windex on the monitor screen. Also, make sure to watch the vents on the top and/or back of the monitor for dust buildup, and use a damp cloth or Q-tip to clean out the vents. read more » Remember having to choose between 24 and 36 images to a roll of film? With compact flash, SD/MMC, and other media cards used in modern digital cameras pushing upwards of 4GB, anything less than a few hundred or even thousands of images seems absolutely crippling. But with any magnetic storage device, it's not a question of if the media will fail, but when, and these cards are no exception. read more » Each virtual world for kids offers different features, and Littlest Pet Shop VIP's bring their own unique take on the online experience.  The Stuffed AnimalThe huge-eyed cutetastic stuffed animals are just the right size to accompany kids to bed at night and play with during the day. Made from sturdy fabric and tight stitching, they look and feel like they'll hold up a long time. read more »
On the surface, Operation: Hulk Edition (Milton Bradley Games, approximate retail price $19.99, Ages 6 and up) is very like its classic Operation counterpart. In both editions, game play involves diagnosing a patient’s illness by drawing a “Doctor” card, then using the supplied tweezers to remove the stated offending plastic malady from the patient’s body, laid out on a plastic operating table. read more » Rating: 4 of 10  The heyday of Tamagotchi virtual pets seems like so long ago, and while, like all fads, they've lost their ubiquitous status, but they've evolved over the years and, even though under the radar, have continued on and added new features. read more » |
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When I got my first CD burner for my Macintosh Computer back in 2001, I also picked up a copy of Roxio’s Toast Titanium 5 because Mac CD recording abilities were almost nonexistent at the time. It wasn’t long after that CD burners, and then DVD super drives, became standard issue in Macs along with the software necessary to run and take full advantage of such devices.