You may not have heard of the company, but among audio- and videophiles “in the know,” Oppo, a Chinese manufacturer, reigns as a “best bargain” champ among very high-performance disc-player brands. The company makes a noted effort to include high-quality parts and better-than-usual engineering designs to maximize both audio and video quality, plus, uses extensive […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Considering that many people spend almost as much time playing games like Halo and World of Warcraft as they do at work, love matches made in-game are only going to get more common. They may not have made our list of geeky proposals, but Desirai Labrada and John Henry […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] While there are a lot of “link shrinkers” and “URL shorteners” out there, this one caught my eye. Adjix is a link shortening service that has the added benefits of tracking and monetization. Back in the early days of TinyURL and its ilk, shortening a link was a fairly click-heavy, but necessary process […]
Built out of a Bioloid Humanoid Robotics kit, this amazing Humvee transformer robot can actually transform from its initial truck form into a fully functional, badass-looking robot. Not an average robot kit, the Bioloid Comprehensive Kit from Robotis allows you to build and configure over 26 robots! The Bioloid Robot Kits from Robotis are the […]
By Will Sullivan Contributing Writer, [GAS] True home theater geeks know that in order to get a truly cinematic home theater image, you need a front projector (FP) projecting onto a large screen—100 inches or more—in the dark, just as in a real movie theater. Think about it: a 100-inch diagonal image is the equivalent […]
Can happiness be bought? To find out, author Benjamin Wallace sampled the world’s most expensive products, including a bottle of 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc, 8 ounces of Kobe beef and the fabled (notorious) Kopi Luwak coffee. Check him out in the following video presentation… his critique may surprise you.
By Will Sullivan, Contributing Writer, [GAS] Alright, this seems silly to me: Sony is debuting movies and music on a new “format”: the ubiquitous USB flash drive. For about $30.00 for the 4GB drive ($20.00 for the 2GB version), you too can own a movie or some tunes AND add to the growing amount of […]
By Will Sullivan Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you missed this month’s usually spectacular Geminid meteor shower, due to the full moon’s brightness—or the Perseids back in August—you may get a relatively rare chance to check out another meteor event in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 3, 2009: the unpredictable Quadrantids. Unlike the Geminid […]
Being on the Net almost daily searching for new content, I regularly stumble upon game-based fan-created films, and most of the time, they suck real bad. But once in a while, I end up on a real gem, something that just WOWs me with its polish and originality. This is certainly the case with “The […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Happy holidays, everyone! To help get you in a festive mood, here’s some examples of how some other geeks get into the holiday spirit. Cubicle Tree: You don’t have to water it, or decorate, or worry about it dying… the perfect tree for an office geek!