Top geek gifts by ExtremeTech
There’s only a few days left and you still haven’t bought a gift for that tech geek in your life. What do you do? Look at this handy guide to the best Geek gifts of the year that’s what. Here are the top 7 gifts, as organized by ExtremeTech, to… Continue Reading »
Gamertell’s super-pricey gifts for gamers gift guide for Christmas 2008
Times are tough right now, with so many people unemployed, struggling to pay off debts and mortgages and bracing themselves for hard times. It may be difficult to imagine paying obscene amounts of money for luxury gifts this holiday season, unless you’re rich or something. It doesn’t hurt to dream… Continue Reading »
Gamertell’s non-game stuff for gamers gift guide for Christmas 2008
Duh statement of the century: gamers love to play games. However, most gamers also love to read about, watch, wear and hear about games or game-related stuff, so we put together a hot little list of non-game items that gamers will go gaga over this holiday. Besides - we can… Continue Reading »
Clever shirts at Glennz Tees could be a perfect Christmas gift
Clothing is always an iffy holiday gift. Unless you really know someone well, its a delicate situation. I mean, you don’t want to put effort into picking something out, only to hear, “You’d have to pay me to wear this.” If you take a peek by Glennz Tees though, you… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: TeknoCreations’ InCharge dual-controller charge station for Xbox 360
Title: InCharge Price: $34.99 System(s): Xbox 360 (also available for Wii) Release Date: September 2, 2008 Publisher (Developer): TeknoCreations Pros: Comes with rechargeable battery packs, charges two at the same time and easy-to-read charge indicator LED. battery pack lighter than two regular AA batteries. Cons: Charging battery pack by itself… Continue Reading »
Get yer favorite gamer some nifty skivvies for Christmas
While dashing through my nearest Target store, I passed a rack stacked with tins in the underwear, er, pajamas section. The tins, priced at $9.99 each, include a set of colorful men’s boxers that reflect the packaging: a Wii (as in the console), a red Guitar Hero guitar, black Guitar… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: T-Mobile’s G1 as a game system
Product: T-Mobile G1 Price: $179.99 ($399.99 minus $220 instant rebate) Rating: One thumb up, one sideways; 81/100; B-; * * * out of five. Pros: A great phone with lot of groovy uses. Mini trackball works wonderfully for games, decent graphics for a phone and nice sound. Also has motion-sensitive… Continue Reading »
Japanese Import: Hori Classic Controller for Wii
In some production lab deep within the mountains of Japan, Japanese peripheral company Hori spliced together a Nintendo GameCube controller, Nintendo Wii functionality and a whole lot of auto-firing. The result on that stormy night was the Hori Classic Controller. Hori’s take on the “classic controller” offers two auto-fire settings… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Peak’s Starpex guitar controller for PS3, PS2
Product: Peak’s Starpex wireless guitar controller Systems: PS2, PS3 Price: $189.99 Rating: Two thumbs up; 98/100; A; * * * * 1/2 out of five. Pros: Feels great, works perfectly and looks amazing. Easy to connect and great action on the buttons. Cons: A little pricey and could use a… Continue Reading »
Ubisoft Petz moves from the electronics sections to the toy aisles
Ubisoft must really be doing well with its Petz line of games, as it has just announced a unique line of stuffed toys, created with Commonwealth Toy Company, to coincide with three new DS games. So if you decide to pick up the DS games Petz Catz Clan, Petz Dogz… Continue Reading »
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