Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Guitar Hero on the Nintendo DS just got cooler

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

It’s no secret I am nuts about Guitar Hero. So you can imagine that I am pretty excited about the upcoming “Guitar Hero on Tour” game set to be released for the Nintendo DS handheld later this year. Today, I got even more excited after seeing the new Guitar Grip accessory Read more on this article ...

Plastic guitars and video cards at SXSW

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I just got back from the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, TX, this week. As with CES 2008, the big gimmick for attracting visitors to your booth was Guitar Hero III. I saw at least four booths with GHIII running and, being a nut about Rock Band and Guitar Hero (as Tigger Two Read more on this article ...

Two weeks with the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

HDTVs have been one of the hottest consumer electronics categories for the past several years; however, you don’t need to invest in an HDTV to get HDTV content. Pinnacle has created the PCTV HD Pro Stick to turn your desktop or laptop into an HDTV. Considering that the resolution of Read more on this article ...

Fixing a defective Rock Band guitar is quick and easy

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

The guitar that came in our Rock Band bundle suffered from the downward strum issue that many people have reported online. Either the strum bar on the guitar doesn’t recognize a downward strum at all or it will recognize each downward strum twice. Not the best situation to be in when Read more on this article ...

The Apple MacBook Air tries to fill a niche that doesn’t exist

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

TechRepublic purchased an Apple MacBook Air so we could take it apart as part of our Cracking Open series. There is no doubt that the MacBook Air is a testament to the technical ingenuity of Apple’s engineering and design teams. They were able to squeeze substantial computer power into a Read more on this article ...