Tag: LASVEGAS

You're supposed to be able to trust in your designers and architects. When they tell you to build something a certain way, you listen. After all, they're the ones with the relevant degrees and experience, right? Not true of the Las Vegas strip's newly opened Vdara Hotel, which has earned the nickname "the Vdara Death Ray" thanks to a glaring design flaw (pun intended); it's a giant, curved mirror ...

Police in Nevada recently found a lot more than a bunch of quarters inside an intercepted arcade cabinet. In a move many gamers could appreciate, Las Vegas resident Kevin Dixon decided that stuffing a bunch of marijuana inside an arcade cabinet would be the perfect way to smuggle it between Arizona and Illinois. Unfortunately for him, there's no restart button or 1-UP in real life. According to ...

If you love blowing money on gambling and playing 'Rock Band,' March is going to be, like, the best month ever. Casino chain Harrah's is inviting gamers to come and rock (virtually) at 17 of its locations in the US and Canada. The Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition is sponsored by MTV Games and begins in March. The weekly competitions will be free to enter. In April, four regional ...

See all those beautiful people? You don't know them. And pushing your specs up the bridge of your nose while seated in front of Microsoft's Surface won't change that. Nevertheless, next time we're adjusting our gadget-laden fanny packs in Vegas, we'll be doing so at the i-Bar in the Rio hotel -- the newest home to Microsoft's big ass multi-touch table. Check out the video cheese after the break. ...

If you've ever run Windows on a PC then you've certainly encountered the so-called Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), which is pictured above. For Mac fans, this Windows warning is a target of ridicule. For Linux fans, it's proof of their open source operating system's superiority. But for Windows devotees, the BSoD is a source of embarrassment and frustration. Just take a look at the marquee outside ...