Category: Gamer

Don't look now, but it appears that even the AARP digs the Nintendo Wii gaming console. Want proof? TG Daily reports that a Washington, D.C.-area retirement community recently held a Wii bowling tournament that culminated in a matchup between 79-year-old real bowling champion and an 84-year-old Wii-prodigy challenger. Nancy Davies beat Hal Winters 202 to 182 at the Riderwood Retirement ...

It's crisp. It's colorful. It's widescreen and it swivels. Plus, the Samsung Syncmaster 245T has HDMI inputs in addition to standard DVI and analog inputs. A 24", better-than-1080p TV, computer monitor and swivel head all for $800? Looks sweet to us. Related Links: Finally, a PC that can dress like a Mac Our BEST HDTV Pick: The Pioneer Kuro Elite 50" Plasma Four Cell Phones ...

Today, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime announced that due to massive demand for the Nintendo Wii, the company will offer a rain check program for those who can't get the console. The program, announced by Fils-Aime on a conference call with Switched.com and others in the gaming press, will be offered via Gamestop retailers on December 20 and 21. If the store is out of stock, you ...

The folks at I Am 8-Bit (you may remember them from such art shows as this one) and a design company called Couch (great name, eh?) have put their collective pixels together to create some nice Space Invader-inspired guitar straps, particularly for those of you with 'Rock Band' and/or 'Guitar Hero' gee-tars. The vinyl strap comes in either blue or black, and will set you back $33, or ...

Slash is a busy guy. In fact, we're not sure he's had any down time since recording what may be the greatest debut album in the history of Rock 'n' Roll, the Guns n' Roses classic 'Appetite for Destruction.' After the disintegration of the band and the hijacking of the name by a corn-rowed Axl Rose and a band of impostors ( whose next album 'Chinese Democracy' should be out some time before ...

This new game for the PlayStation 3 gives gamers a little bit of everything: some adventure, some gun play, and a whole lot of tropical adventure. Call it a happy meal, but not so small, and without that grody feeling you get after eating it. Imagine the perfect mix of Gears of War, Tomb Raider, and a little Mario and you have Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Pick this one up for the gamer who has ...

For gamers who live by the technological adage, "Better, Stronger, Faster" – well, your world just got a whole lot more exciting. Digitimes reports that Samsung has announced the development of the GDDR5, a new video memory chip that will be fastest graphics data processor of its kind in the world. This type of graphics memory chip is an integral part of a computer's video card, the ...

Optoma's newest 720p projector is a redesigned, resized version of the popular HD70 -- and gamers should love it. It's still busts out 1600 lumens (mmm...lumens) with a 4000:1 contrast ratio. But now it's 15 percent smaller and almost a third lighter, having trimmed its weight from six to four pounds -- making it easier to mount in your living/cinema /dorm room. The HD65 also includes HDMI 1.3, ...

HP has come a long way in the high-end gaming PC market. The Blackbird 002 is one of the fastest PC's out there, with record-setting performance in most categories. And in terms of looks, it makes all other gaming PC's look like the tacky machines that they are -- this is one of the best-designed PC's around, gaming or otherwise (practical little touches, like the media card reader and a ...

Halo fanboys probably already own an Xbox 360, but not one of these Xbox 360s -- the Halo 3 Special Edition Console, that is, which (for $400) comes complete with a Halo 3 Green Wireless Controller, Halo 3 20GB Hard Drive, Halo 3 Wired Headset, Component HD AV Cable, Ethernet Network Cable, Play & Charge Kit (but, oddly, not a copy of Halo 3). The Special Edition Spartan green and gold ...

For those among us with a severe case of Halo 3-itis (which seems to be about seven trillion and counting), the new limited-edition Halo Mimobots ($55-$115) make a great stocking stuffer. These USB Flash drives come in sizes ranging from 1-gigabyte (GB) – 4-gigabytes (GB), and you have your choice of either Master Chief (pictured), or blue or red Spartans. They come preloaded with a bunch ...

This sexy mouse isn't your every day point-and-click device. Oh, no. Razer has been in the gaming peripheral business since day one, and their newest gaming mouse, the $80 Lachesis, uses a 4000 dot-per-inch laser to track every minute movement. The gamer in your life will be sniping, gunning, and casting spells with the best of them if you put this under the tree (or Hannukkah bush). Complete ...

If you don't already know, now you do: This is the must-have party game of the year. Rock Band takes the Guitar Hero concept (it's made by the folks who created the first two Guitar Heroes, Harmonix), and merges it with Karaoke Revolution and a sophisticated drumming simulation. It comes complete with virtual guitar/bass, drum set, and microphone -- and 58 songs (Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't ...

I waited a bit to write this review, mainly because I wanted to give 'Folkore', a new role playing game for the PS3, a chance to go bad. It hasn't happened yet. In fact, I'm in love with this game. Yes, I'm weird. Numerous reviews have panned 'Folkore' for being repetitive, confusing, and for making players read text as opposed to listen to voice overs. Reviewers complained about weird ...