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Review: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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The Geeks have been playing the new “G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra” video game, and here are our impressions.

First off, we should state that we were big fans of the 1980’s incarnation of the toys and cartoons, and, while the movie this game is based on has gotten mixed reviews from both the the professional reviewers and fans, we found it generally entertaining. When we were offered the chance to review the game that tied in with the movie, we said sure! Anything to continue the story and help us re-live some of our boyhood fantasies.
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Rubik’s Cube 360 – puzzle

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Professor Rubik is at it again. This time, he has invented the potentially maddening Rubik’s Cube 360. The goal of the 360 is to guide 6 different colored balls into their matching compartments.

Simple, right? Not so fast. There are 3 concentric, transparent spheres that the balls can travel along, you have to spin the 360 and guide the balls.

Hours, if not years, of fun (?!) for under $20.

Buy now!
Price: $14.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra

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Paramount may not have screened the movie to critics, but they’ve teamed up with Electronic Arts to create an ambitious accompanying game for 6 platforms, including Xbox 360, PS 2 & 3, PSP, and Nintendo Wii and DS.

You choose from one of 12 characters and work your way through storylines developed just for the game. You can even play with a friend.

Buy now!

More info from the manufacturer
Price: $29.99 – $47.99 depending on platform
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

USB Robot Flash Drive

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USB

Novelty USB flash drives are always popular – you think of it, it has probably been made! This little find is a rather cute retro robot that also serves as a 1GB flash drive – simply pop his head off to reveal a USB plug, plug him into the computer and away you go. To make this product even cuter, his eyes light up when files are being transferred! He comes in blue, green and black and special editions might be released in the future.

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Price: $15.00
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor

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Wii Vitality Sensor

First came Wii Fit and you canceled your gym membership, but now it looks like Nintendo are set to get rid of doctors as well with their new vitality sensor. This little device was revealed at E3 2009 and it can measure your heart rate (ideally while excercising). Nothing on pricing/release date yet but do you think that this will somehow integrate with Mario Kart? The angrier you are, the faster your kart goes?!

Microsoft file patent for ‘Magic Wand’

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Microsoft seem to be filing patents left, right and center these days, and the latest discovery is one that may sound ridiculous at the moment, but it is quite easy to imagine it being common practice in the future – the ‘Magic Wand’. This ‘wand’ doesn’t have quite as many uses as a wizard’s, but does sound pretty handy; it can support connections between various types of technology in your home, whether it be your home cinema or pool cover.

Okay, you say – just another home automation remote control. But wait. This new ‘Wand’ sounds like it could take on a more advanced form of the Nintendo Wii control, whereby accelerometers (like in the high-end Nokia N-series and various other phones), various speed sensors, pre-existing communication frequencies and even by video cameras on the device! Maybe it could be left on a desk and programmed to hide all your games when your boss walks in the room? Let’s hope the patent gets granted!

Patent Filing

PlayStation Phone rumor

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Sony Ericsson Aino

Remember the Nokia N-Gage? No? You know, it was that phone made by Nokia and SEGA that people were supposed to be able to play games on like a games console? The point here is it never took off. A bit of de ja vu here – Sony Ericsson and Sony have teamed up in an effort to produce what looks like could be the PlayStation Phone.

So far we’ve seen the Aino – a touch screen gadget that allows media exchange with the PS3 and boasts an impressive 8.1MP camera. There’s another range of similar devices being announced along with this, which does seem to be pointing towards the possibility of a PlaySation Phone. Nice.

GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending June 26, 2009

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Here’s the quick recap for the week:

Guitar Hero 5 – Coming Soon!

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Guitar Hero 5

Yes! This is real news – a few organisations are reporting that Guitar Hero 5 is due to be released this fall to try and increase its target audience with a whole range of new features (not much news yet on what these are) but there seems to be general focus around so-called ‘social play’. Some examples of new features are the ability to ‘jump’ in and out of songs, change the level of difficulty whenever you want during a song and adding more multiplayer game types such as a scenario where the weakest player in each song is eliminated, leaving just the best.

I like the idea of being able to change the difficulty mid-song.

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