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Spooky

Movie Issues: Dual Review of “Mirror Mirror”

This is the year that easily could be called the “Year of the Fairy Tale Movie” since there are several different movies being released taking their inspiration from stories told to children to tuck them in at night. From animated family movies like Jack the Giant Killer, Dorothy of Oz, and Brave, to live-action films

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Reviews
Stephanie M.

The Hunger Games Review: Can Hollywood Respect the Young Adult Genre?

There is a lot to be said about the Young Adult (YA) genre of literary fiction these days. The rise of the Harry Potter and Twilight series proved that pre-teens and teenagers still love the written word. So what happens when another YA fiction comes on the scene and gathers the same obsessive and loving

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Blu Ray Review: Battle Royale

Let’s all jump into the Way Back Machine and travel back to the year 2000. This is where a film made it’s theatrical debut and would become a instant cult classic. With its explosive nature (in the form of Explosive GPS Collars), Battle Royale had a way to turn a few heads. Already being compared

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Gaming
Andrew Plein

Product Review: Soul Calibur V FightStick

My extracurricular activities in junior college were ruled by the art of Street Fighting. Through careful conditioning I was able to master the FightStick – I daresay I received a Master’s Degree in the science of FightStick Defense. But sadly, the arcades quickly began to dwindle in numbers, and so did my skills. I’ve always

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Reviews
James

Able Planet BT400 – Bluetooth Sport Headset

We met with Able Planet at CES 2012 and got a quick preview of their upcoming BT400 True Fidelity® Bluetooth Sport Headset. Recently, Able Planet sent me a unit to test for myself. The BT400 is an ultra-light, compact headset using Bluetooth for its audio connection. There are no other inputs aside from the port

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Movie Issues Review: The Woman in Black

Harry Potter’s fought a lot of crazy stuff while at Hogwarts, but now school’s over and there’s no hocus pocus left to get him out of a jam. Yeah I know The Woman in Black isn’t another Harry Potter sequel, but I can’t help it, Daniel Redcliffe has been Harry Potter for a decade. Now

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Gaming
Rett

Top 5 Reasons to Not Overlook Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

With The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still spinning in most RPG enthusiasts’ systems it would be easy to overlook Big Huge Game and 38 Studio’s soon to be released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. However, the more I see of Kingdoms of Amalur the more convinced I am that dismissing this game would be a huge

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An Artistic Look – Wacom Inkling

There is a particular art to going digital. The transition can be a bit of a trial of one’s artistic dedication. While I was introduced to Wacom’s products early on in my artistic career, it wasn’t until very recently that I became comfortable with tablets.I found it very difficult to draw on the Tablet and

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[CES 2012] iFrogz Showcases Boost Near-Field Audio Amplifying Speaker

Audio and mobile device accessory manufacturer iFrogz has freed users from the need for large external speakers or headsets to augment their devices’ output with its new Boost amplifying speaker. Compatible with most mobile devices featuring an external speaker, the Boost uses Near Field technology (the first device to do so for audio) to transmit

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