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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 get to this year for the geek that has everything.
1. Sony Blu-ray player: You can get one for as cheap as $250 now! And yes it’s still a good player. The Sony BDP-350 is available for only $224 on Amazon.com, It’s a BD-Profile 2.0 which means it a newer model, and it has great DVD up conversion.
2. MSI R4850 T2D512 Graphics Card: Cost is about $190, and is fast performing while…
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 though. So this gift guide may be more of a totally unrealistic wish list for people this year. Unless, of course, you’re rich. By the way, if you’re reading this and you are, I’d be totally willing to do a secret Santa gift exchange.
So, if you’ve got spare cash or a credit card with a high limit, Gamertell’s here to help you out this year. Whether you want to spend $150, or $35,165, we’re here for you…
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 be a notoriously hard-to-shop-for bunch – so check out the following items for the elusive gamer on your holiday shopping list.
Left 4 Dead Movie Poster Pack – If you or your gamer can’t get enough of Valve’s magnificent zombie-blasting game, consider nabbing this 4-pack of posters based on the game’s 4 action-flick “scenarios”. Themed after cheesy action and B-horror movie posters, this is the perfect gift for a..
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 may find a neat and clever last minute shirt for a gaming or Sci-Fi fan on your shopping list. Plus, since they’re T-shirts, if by some off chance the person you buy it for isn’t thrilled, they can just use it to sleep in or as a swimsuit cover-up. Plus, they’re reasonably priced – most shirts are $19.95.
There’s a wide selection of shirts, and quite a few video game ones. Sprite Stitch was quite taken with the Ground Defenses T-shirt, which depicts a soldier painting another Space Invader on the side of his tank to keep track of his record. Guitar Hero fans might want Living Room Legend, which depicts a Guitar Hero guitar controller smashed into a TV. (You can see it at the right.) People who enjoy the various Lego games may want the Evolution shirt, which shows a Lego man evolving from a single block to the Lego man we know today…
Gamertell Review: TeknoCreations’ InCharge dual-controller charge station for Xbox 360
Title: InCharge Price: $34.99System(s): Xbox 360 (also available for Wii)Release Date: September 2, 2008Publisher (Developer): TeknoCreationsPros: 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 not as shown (but still works). The battery packs only come in white.Overall Score: Two thumbs up; 94/100; A; * * * * out of five.
Here’s another nifty two-controller charge station, this time by TeknoCreations for Xbox 360 controllers. It’s relatively easy to use and the battery rechargeable packs even lighter than a pair of standard AA batteries…
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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 Hero speaker, an Xbox 360 controller, Super Mario Bros. 3 with Mario, the Superman logo and the Batman logo.
I did find a few listed on the Kohl’s and Sears web sites…
Gamertell Review: T-Mobile’s G1 as a game system
Product: T-Mobile G1Price: $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 controls, touchscreen, mini keypad and GPS that can be incorporated into games. A lot of free games in the Android Market.Cons: Touchscreen requires full finger pad contact and sometimes slow to respond. Accelerometer is touchy and mini keypad is hard to see. Battery can be exhausted fairly quickly.Overall: Do not get this to use it as a game device. G1 owners will, however, enjoy many good and inexpensive games that make use of the mini trackball and proper use of the touchscreen, making it better than the average phone for mobile gaming.
The T-Mobile G1 is a mixed bag when it comes to mobile gaming. It’ll play all of the regular games but also promises so much more with the touchscreen, accelerometer motion controls, built-in mini QWERTY keypad and mini track ball. While it’s certainly better than your average cell phone when it comes to gaming, it still has a few annoyances that keep it from being truly amazing.
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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 (double and triple from the looks of it) for every button via a switch. It also looks like it’s mainly for use with…
Gamertell Review: Peak’s Starpex guitar controller for PS3, PS2
Product: Peak’s Starpex wireless guitar controllerSystems: PS2, PS3Price: $189.99Rating: 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 better neck strap.Overall: The perfect gift for a Guitar Hero or Rock Band fanatic. If you want to feel even more like a real virtual video game rock star, this is the guitar controller to own.
Screw those mamby pamby plastic guitar controllers with wood grain stickers. Those are for wimps and wussies.
Peak has released the first full size, wood body guitar game controller. It’s essentially a real electric guitar (ever touch one of those?) with the electric components swapped for plastic controller parts.
It looks great, feels great and plays great, making it one truly ass-kicking game controller…
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 Pack or Petz Monkeyz House, you can also get a stuffed cat, dog or monkey with a code to unlock that animal in your game.
The games are scheduled to be released this month. Dogz Pack is already available (it came out November 4, 2008), and Catz Clan and Monkey House come out November 18, 2008…















