I'm a bit of an audio junkie. Not an audiophile, mind you; I don't believe for a second I can tell the difference between an Ogg Vorbis and a Lossless FLAC. But I can tell when the bass is muddy and the highs are clipped. And I believe that when ...
If the prospect of waking up to a GLaDOS-esque-yet-cheerful voice speaking over catchy piano music sounds intriguing to you, then I've got an app to recommend. Uniqlo Wake Up claims to provide a more peaceful rousing from bed by using calming vocals and music influenced by the weather.
As I sat with my young son on the couch watching the "plot" of our first episode of the new Transformers: Animated series unfold, I couldn't help but state the obvious.
Last weekend my wife and I left our kids at their grandparents' and headed down to the South's true cultural hub, Atlanta, GA, for a night on the town. Saturday evening The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center played host to sold out performance of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of ...
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." These are the words Dante and his guide Virgil see inscribed over the gate to the underworld. And when we lived in Southern California, I always imagined the line printed over the entrance tunnel to Disney's iconic It's a Small World ride. That's ...
Geeks, as a general rule, are pretty easy-going. We like to think things through, so passionate confrontations aren't commonplace for us. When we get well and properly provoked, though, watch out! We won't stop talking until every last point that we can think of has been made at least twice. ...
When you hear about an institution, not least an ancient religious one, embracing new technology all sorts of alarm bells start to ring. Similarly when a community you are part of decides to experiment with new ways of doing things it can feel a little uneasy. Add video-games into this ...
Brave: The Video Game will be released this Summer alongside the film. Interestingly it's currently slated for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and Windows PC/MAC -- nothing mentioned about 3DS or Vita at this stage.
Back in 2009 Paizo Publishing released Pathfinder, a table-top roleplaying game that extended the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 ruleset. Pathfinder has gained considerable popularity in the ensuing years, and now the team at Paizo is embarking on a new project, Pathfinder Online. By means of Kickstarter fundraising, Chief Executive Officer ...
Okay, I'm not a huge fan of Facebook games. I never played Farmville or Mafia Wars, and since I spend less and less time on Facebook every passing month, I'm not usually on the lookout for games there. However, one of my favorite iOS games has made the jump to ...