It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,375)
Hey! Did you go get your new …
The 2010 Saturn Awards were presented last night by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, recognizing excellence in the genre fields of movie and television and… Well, I don’t think anyone was too amazed to see James Cameron’s Avatar doing so well, or nods for Lost, District 9 and Fringe. In fact, the most …
Armed with a .50 caliber Barrett M82A1 rifle, a former Navy Seal barely hits his target, an iPhone 4. Kudos to Richard Ryan for capturing it in slo-mo but maybe he needs to get someone a little better next time. So underwhelming.
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We’re at a weird moment with regard to the status of the cutscene. Players–at least the ones I talk to–have an uneasy truce with the ubiquitous mini-movies in today’s games. They know they’re going to be there and even when they’re really well-done, most gamers take them as annoyances that pull you out of gameplay. Developers …
I mostly associate air shows with sad headlines about Blue Angels crashes. No such accidents bedevil the Sci-Fi Air Show, a lovely Photoshop project with the following mission statement:
The SCI-FI AIR SHOW’s purpose is to preserve and promote the rich and varied history of Sci-Fi/fantasy vehicles. Through display and education we
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I may have a lemon.
Or that seems to be the general consensus among my close nerd friends on the Internet. Aside from the camera(s) and retina display, the iPhone 4 is supposed to have ridiculously long battery life. That is not the case with my particular review unit and it’s irritating.
No, I’m not having any reception …
Welcome to ‘Zombie of the Week,’ folks, where each week we’ll present you with a different brain-eating member of the undead that has captured our fancy. There is no methodology to our Zombie Awesomeness meter, just our own piqued interests. Got a zombie we should see? Comment below. No zombie is too small, too short-lived, or too …
In an effort to give something back to the community I’ve taken so, so, so much from, here’s Ask Techland. In our first installment, we have a question from Aaron concerning which T-Mobile Android phone he should purchase now that his old G1 is up for renewal.
“I am with T-Mobile and am currently looking to upgrade my now antiquated
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The eMachines Mini-e ER1402 (just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) packs a decent amount of power in a 9-pound, 7-inch case that might be attractive enough to warrant a spot next to your TV.
Priced at $300, the computer features a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon Neo processor, Windows 7 Home Premium, NVIDIA nForce 9200 graphics, 2GB of RAM, and a …
If you’re iRate that your new iPhone seemingly gets all wonky when you cover the lower left corner with your hand, Fast Company has what may be the least expensive fix short of following Steve Jobs’ advice of “Just avoid holding it that way.”
The basic idea is to cut a tiny piece of Scotch tape and place it over the little black …
The most interesting element of DC’s announcement this week that they’re entering the digital-comics sales fray is that they’re trying out tiered pricing: selling individual full issues of serial comics for 99 cents, $1.99 or $2.99. The question of what a digital comic book is worth–and whether its value to a reader is correlated with …
