One of the Most Underrated Portable Gaming Systems: A cheap, used Android phone and a Razer Kishi game controller. For the past few weeks, I’ve been using the combination of a cheap used Android phone (An LG V40 I found on eBay for about $140) and a Razer Kishi mobile game controller which ran me […]

Looking over the Pebble launch, I’m astonished to that it’s practically a textbook example of how to bungle the launch of a highly anticipated product. Just about everything that could go wrong, did. Production hadn’t even begun before Christmas (remember, it was supposed to ship to backers in September), the SDK has not yet been […]

After many months of waiting, fraught with missed shipment dates and a relative lack of communication, the Pebble smartwatch I pledged for back in April is finally in my hands, or, rather, upon my wrist. This has been a long time coming, but the dream has finally been realized, at least in the sense that […]

Introduction The fact that I like Android has certainly not been a closely kept secret. As an operating system, it’s functional, highly customizable and an all-around great smartphone and tablet OS. I’ve owned a couple of Android tablets over the years, namely the HP Touchpad, Viewsonic G-Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire but my latest one […]

Yes I was one of the apparently few people still using Windows Live Mesh near the end of its life cycle. Now that it’s gone for good, I miss it. It was one of the few peer-to-peer file and folder syncing services available at the time and best of all, it was free. It was […]

Ever since the first day I got my iPhone, I’ve wanted to keep it protected. Of course, that meant getting it a nice shell for it to reside in. And I did. The Acase Superleggera two piece silicone and polycarbonate case has been great during its six month or so run in keeping my iPhone […]

Microsoft just announced their Surface tablet at an event earlier this evening and, while everyone was predicting a tablet of some sort to come out of the Redmond-based Windows barons, I don’t think anyone was expecting…this. Without hyperbole, I can easily say that this is the most exciting product to come out of Microsoft since […]

Before I get into the nuts and bolts of this review, let me state what should be plainly obvious at this point but some seem reluctant to believe. The Kindle Fire is not an iPad killer. It didn’t kill the iPad 2 and the new iPad? Forget about it. But here’s the point. It was […]

Yesterday, Nyko unveiled the PlayPad and the PlayPad Pro, two wireless Bluetooth gaming controllers designed for Android phones and tablets running 3.0 or higher. These controllers were designed in tandem with Nvidia and, as far as I can tell from the press release, only work with devices running Nvidia’s own Tegra processors, which suggests limited […]

Yep. After many years of debating whether or not to get one and waiting until the time is right, I am now the owner of an iPhone 4S. Though what’s interesting is the fact that this is the second iPhone I’ve had in my possession in the past week or so. Originally, I went with […]

I’ve long suspected that Apple’s legal action against Motorola, HTC and, most notably, Samsung has largely been because Android scares the living hell out of them. After reading this article from the Sydney Morning Herald, my suspicions were confirmed when, according to the SMH, Apple’s lawyers have stated to Federal court in Sydney, Australia that […]

The oft-rumored and long-awaited Kindle Fire 7” Android-powered tablet was revealed today at Amazon’s press and media event and will retail for $199. With the Kindle Fire, Amazon has done what Samsung, Motorola, RIM, HP and so many others have failed to do. They’ve created the first truly successful non-iPad tablet…and it hasn’t even hit […]

Yeah, I got one. After HP announced that they were effectively killing off WebOS by all but ceasing development of the platform and halting production of the not even two month old Touchpad, they sparked a veritable firestorm of consumer interest by slashing the price of the then $399 and $499 Touchpad to a mere […]

Dislcaimer: This is important. All impressions I have on the G-Tablet are impressions of the tablet AFTER flashing a custom ROM onto it (in my case, Cyanogenmod 7). Consider this a warning to everyone who is familiar with the stock Tap n’ Crap…I’m sorry…Tap N’ Tap OS that ships with the G-Tablet. If you’re using […]

The title says it all, folks. Well, almost all of it. First, some background information is required to get you up to speed. Yesterday, I was browsing the gadget blog Gizmodo as I usually do on a daily basis when I came across a post about Oprah’s favorite iPad apps. Eye rolling ensued. So, I […]

The yearly iPod refresh has come and gone and thus, the launch fervor has worn off and I’ve been able to think more critically about the new iPod Touch, as well as read a number of reviews on the new device. As much as I was anticipating the release of the 4th generation iPod Touch […]

During Apple’s annual media briefing yesterday, Steve Jobs proudly proclaimed that Apple has produced their strongest lineup of iPods in their storied history before, during and after showing off the fruits of their engineering labor in the form of the newly updated iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Touch. While I haven’t had the chance […]

Recently, I’ve redeveloped an interest in photography, particularly of the digital variety. Armed with my trusty point-and-shoot camera, I’ve been taking pictures of whatever happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. It could be flowers in my backyard, my iPod Touch, cars at the Detroit Auto Show, a new pair of IEMs and […]

iOS 4 and the next generation iPhone have both been released earlier this week and has captured the attention of Apple fanboys, gadget lovers and tech bloggers alike and aren’t letting go. I’m not surprised. The gadget world always seems to be beside itself whenever Apple unveils and releases a shiny new gadget on the […]

No, I don’t own an iPad and I have little to no interest in buying one either. I’m not writing this editorial to gush all over the iPad and tell you why you all need Apple’s latest shiny new toy. Instead, I’m writing this to explain why I think the iPad and devices like it […]

When Microsoft revealed their officially branded, pre-configured USB flash drives that will soon be released to take advantage of the Xbox 360’s soon to be unlocked ability to support additional means of storage (via an update that will be released April 6th) many gamers were in uproar due to the relatively high price of these […]

Headphone amps are pretty much standard equipment in the setups of audiophiles everywhere. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of research on headphone amps and come across a number of different amps in all shapes and sizes but the one type of amp that piqued my interest was the “CMoy” amp. […]

Yes, I know I’ve been writing a lot about the iPad as of late. Just bear with me here. Since the announcement of the iPad, the latest in a long line of portable gadgets from Apple, I’ve been thinking long and hard about this thing and trying to find a place for it in my […]

I’ve already posted my initial thoughts on whether or not the iPad needs to exist within Apple’s hardware ecosystem but now I’m going to shift gears and examine what the iPad means for gamers. After all, the main focus of Apple’s iPod Touch refresh last summer was gaming so it’s clear that Apple wants a […]