Archive for May, 2013
Toys
LEGO Back to the Future Set is Official, Coming Sometime Next Year…I Hope
One off projects are the worse when you want one of your own. Case in point was that “Back to the Future 2″ LEGO set. If you recall, it depicted the Hill Valley scene from the movie in which Marty hovers across th...
Autos
2013 Kia Soul Review
I never thought that anything associated with a hamster, and an oversized hamster at that would have any draw or appeal. After all, they’re hamsters. Vermon that convey no disdain for running for hours inside of a plast...
Apple
Apple Opens Their All Glass Store in Santa Monica, We Go Hands On (pics)
The Apple Store in Santa Monica, CA, home to Gadget Review, has been by all accounts an understatement given the brands cash reserves and when compared to their other stores in major markets. But no more. Last week Apple unvei...
Coupons
Gadget Review Daily Deals: Darksiders Franchise Pack $13, Ghirardelli Gift Basket $50 w/ Free 1-Day ship, iPad 2 3G only $299
If you still don’t own Darksiders 2 on PC, now is the time to buy. Amazon has the entire Darksiders Franchise for only $13, which is $12 less than the $25 they are selling the Darksiders 2 game for by itself. This bundle includ...
Displays
Samsung UN32EH5000 32-inch LED HDTV Review
Flat-panel TVs have increased in size to the point where they rarely are moved from room to room. This is contrary to the early days of “portable TV,” in which a single set would be moved from the living room to the bedroom and...
Android Reviews
Verizon Navigator Android App Review (sponsored)
I remember the very first time I used Verizon Navigator. It was driving back from the San Diego Comic Con 2009. After a long and eventful day and a heartfelt lunch (it was easy to work up an apetite after interviewing Tim Schaf...
Coupons
Gadget Review Daily Deals: Rare $50 iTunes credit for $40, 55-inch 240Hz LED TV for $600, gog.com PC Gaming Sale
The rare $50 iTunes code for $40 deal is back! Pay 80% of the code’s value, and you’ll receive it in your email. This is a no-brainer gift for lovers of music, OS X users, and everyone in between. The 55-inch TCL LE55FHDF3300 H...
Gaming
Nintendo’s Wii U TVii Services Arrives December 20th
I don’t have a Wii U in my possession. I have, however, used the gaming console, albeit to a limited extent. So it’s a bit difficult for me to truly comment on the controllers true effectiveness in terms of actual...
Household
These He-Man Pint Glasses Are the Booze Power of Grayskull
I’m stupid for nostalgic toys. And probably worse, I’m really stupid for items that celebrate such toys. I’m not saying I’d spend hundreds of dollars on such an item, but if the right price and of cour...
Clothing
The Tic Fasteners Instantly Sew Shirt Buttons Back On
There is one thing I hate more than mailing envelopes and packages. It’s sewing that damn fiddly shirt buttons back on. As if it weren’t bad enough trying to thread the needle, getting the needle through the same...
Android
Nvidia’s Tegra 4 Mobile Processor “Wayne” Details Leaked Secret Identity Outed
Today’s naming conventions and nomenclature for the tech products that power our modern world are things I appreciate greatly. For only in the deep recesses of the power nerd’s formidable brain could titles such as ...
Android
Should You Switch from an iPhone to a Nexus 4? I Did, and I’m Pleased as Punch
I’ve been a long time Apple devotee. My first computer was a Powerbook. What model I don’t recall. It may have been the 170 or the 180, but I seem to remember it being one of the earlier Mac laptops to include an...
