Gamertell

Back in 2000, Radio Shack (and Digital Convergence) gave away free barcode scanners called the CueCat (aka:CueCat) that connected to your computer. You’d use it to scan stuff and then it would open a web page based on whatever you scanned. It was a nice idea that simply flopped. A… Continue Reading »

Product: Sandio 3D Game O2 mouse (aka 3D Motion Controller with Laser Gaming Mouse) Price: $79.99 Rating: 5.5/10 Pros: A good core laser mouse, comfortable wrist attachment, programmable mini joysticks and cool lookin’ lights. Cons: Not as plug-and-play as promised with certain programs. Programming interface is not very intuitive. Some… Continue Reading »

Alienware has just launched its holiday promotion site featuring a few must-have gaming systems for Christmas. First up is the Area 51-7500 starting at $1,399 or a low monthly payment of $42, the promotion is gearing to attract fans of Crysis offering free wallpaper downloads for the game. But overall… Continue Reading »

Circuit City will offer the following specials during their doorbuster sales on Black Friday (November 23, 2007). Bundles being offered at Circuit City: DS Zelda or Nintendogs DS Lite Bundle for $139.99 XBox360 Premium System with free MS Wireless Controller, Forza 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance games for $349.99 40GB… Continue Reading »

Take Two Interactive announced that it has sold Joytech to rival manufacturer Mad Catz, including all assets and employees. A subsidiary of Take Two, Joytech manufactures state-of-the-art videogames, audio visual accessories and offers them to the community at competitive prices. Take 2’s CEO, Ben Feder, said he was pleased that… Continue Reading »

Remember when the Commodore computer was the greatest thing in personal home computers? It was much more friendly to use than the Texas Instruments PC and had much more interesting games you could program yourself or purchase on an old floppy disc or tape cassette. Well, after its growing success… Continue Reading »

Product: X-Arcade Tankstick Price: $199.95 Rating: 9/10 Pros: Easy to install on pretty much any computer and fun to use. Works on Mac and Windows PCs as well as many game consoles (with separate adapters). Cons: Programming the buttons can be a little tricky. It’s not compatible with the Xbox… Continue Reading »

Here’s another goodie from E3 2007 to entice the appetites of flight simulator fans. Xbox 360 owners can now download and play a free demo of Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation from Xbox Live. The game will be released on October 23, 2007, and will ship with… Continue Reading »

Here’s another PC gaming item from Peter Payne’s site that specializes in all thing Japanese, J-List (and J-Box for the under-18 crowd). The black 14 Degrees Mouse Pad by Elecom costs only $14 and offers a better angle than the standard wristpad/mousepad combo. The ergonomic wizards in Japan somehow decided… Continue Reading »

Here’s another gaming item from J-List, Peter Payne’s site that specializes in all thing Japanese (aka J-Box for those under 18). Think of the Variable 3-button 2.4 GHz Wireless Optical Mouse as the second stage in Transformers taking over computers. At $85, this mouse by Elecom is not just a… Continue Reading »