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Weirdness and technology go together like peanut butter and jelly.  President Obama’s not the only powerful person using social networking.  Pope Benedict XVI is down with the kids and is now has a presence on Facebook.  You know what he’ll find there?  Environmental groups who will be talking about a… Continue Reading »

$10 for all you can stream Netflix movies and TV shows is what Netflix is testing the water with via a new survey questions according to Joystiq.  The survey suggests Netflix found a way to get their customers or new customers access to their network via the uber-popular Nintendo Wii. … Continue Reading »

One of the growing markets within the tech world at the moment is the e-reader, a futuristic answer to the book.  Lots of manufacturers are getting in on the act following in the footsteps of the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Readers, it was only a matter of time till… Continue Reading »

Getting the newest games console has always been hard, and the Nintendo Wii is no exception with ‘Out of stock’ signs adorning many games hardware outlets.  In addition to unrelenting demand, would be buyers are facing constraints from an unlikely source.  If you can’t get a Nintendo product this year:… Continue Reading »

Our sister site Gamertell has spotted an interesting freebie at Target retail stores. The chain is putting out a Speed Racer-themed gift card that comes with a 60+ MB USB 2.0 Flash drive built right in. It is one of those gift cards you fill with money to give to… Continue Reading »

Let’s face it, most cellphones are now marketed with strange and wonderful features (making calls is barely even mentioned anymore), and the Fly MC100 is no exception. While you may have thought the games on cellphones have not advanced recently, this handset will prove you wrong. It is like no… Continue Reading »

At least, that’s what the sales figures for American consumer games market share in February shows as compiled by NPD Group. Nintendo blew away competitors by the thousands. The company sold 485,000 DS units and 335,000 Wii consoles in the month. Microsoft, on the other hand, only managed to sell… Continue Reading »

This has got to be one of the coolest Wii ads I have seen so far. If I were the owner of Nintendo, I’d asked my PR department to checkout on Super 78 and track down the person who had come up with the idea for this ad. To make… Continue Reading »

We kid you not. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences gave Sony a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for the PlayStation 3’s Sixaxis controller at CES 2007. The award is given for outstanding achievement in technical or engineering development. In case you’ve been living under a rock for… Continue Reading »

Don’t let the 600,000 Wiis sold in North America shortly after its launch fool you. According to a report by Yahoo, the winner of this past holiday season’s console war is Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Research firm NPD said two million Xbox 360 units were sold in the United States from… Continue Reading »