Archive: July 2014

The sound is clear and it gets loud enough to enjoy on a bike ride, it’s really easy to attach to various things, and the battery life gives you a solid 4-5 hours of listening.

Like Monopoly and The Walking Dead? Well, here you go.  This game delivers a classic Monopoly experience of wheeling and dealing, but adds a “survival” element: you must fortify the real estate and resources you own against zombie invasion and out-last the rest of the players. The artwork on the game is great, the customized […]

I’m a big fan of the original Star Wars movies and of the universe itself, but after the new trilogy, I thought Lucas had completely lost his touch for storytelling or simply didn’t care about the franchise anymore. Thus, when I heard about the Clone Wars series, I assumed the worst: a cartoon, meant primarily for children, […]

If you spend a lot of time on a laptop and want to be able to lounge and still work/play comfortably, get the Slate Mobile AirDesk. It promotes proper posture, the mousepad  and phone/tablet dock are great touches, and it keeps your laptop cool (no more frying your lap!).

Here’s yet another nifty little gadget from Chef’n (I found this company through their VeggiChop utensil, which I now use every day). The Palm Peeler slides onto your finger, tucks into your palm, and peels anything you can get your hand on. It makes peeling way faster.

 I’m a pretty picky TV watcher. Most shows just aren’t that compelling to me–within a few episodes I just don’t care anymore and would rather read a book. Well, Battlestar Galactica was not one of those shows. In fact, like the first seasons of Lost,Dexter, and 24, BSG basically usurped my mind and I ended up binge-watching the entire series over Christmas […]

 I love simple, useful things like this. Check it out: ‘Nuff said.