Atari’s new party game, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution for the Wii, drops on March 17th. The game improves considerably from the Wii Sports boxing game with 18 caricatured boxers which are parodies of celebrities from sports, music and music. The games looks like it will be a party hit.
Amazon has the game $10 off for pre-order between now and March 17th.
More alarm clock obsession. This one is for geniuses, or would-be smarty pants. It’s the Mensa Puzzle alarm clock. In order to shut it off, you have memorize a sequence of lights and then punch them back in to the clock. Nice.
Don’t get it wrong, or the alarm gets louder. Definitely a good way to get your brain quickly active in the AM. I think I’d throw mine against a wall.
Price: approx $30
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
Here is one of those new monitors that will work with the nVidia GeForce 3D Vision glasses. The FuHzion VS2265wm is a 22″ 1680×1050 LCD monitor that has a super fast 120Hz refresh rate, a 3ms response and DVI-D dual link interface.
Available for $399 in late January.
Gunnar Optiks has rolled out a line of eyewear products for computer users who spend a great deal of time in front of a screen. These Digital Performance glasses were designed to reduce the eyestrain that many users experience, as well as the eye drying that occurs due to the lack of blinking. There are well-known syndromes associated with excessive computer and even handheld screen use: Digital Eye Fatigue (DEF) or Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).
Gunnar incorporates a number of technologies into their glasses that help with these issues: 1. diAMIX lens material, 2. i-Fi anti-reflective lens coatings, 3. iONik lens tints and 4. fRACTYL lens geometry that curves the lens to actually reduce the amount of lost eye moisture. You can find a great deal more in-depth information on the various technologies at Gunnar’s site.
The glasses are very light, and while they take a little getting used to, just one look through them and you immediately see the difference in the crispness of the on-screen images. We plan to test these out for longer periods and write a review. Stay tuned.
There are close to 20 different models, with the main difference being the cosmetic styles; the lenses are all the same. Prices range from $99 to $199. You can get them directly from Gunnar, from Amazon and other e-tailers as well as in over 200 optical retailers.
Aimed squarely at gamers, Nvidia’s new GeForce 3D Vision glasses give you more of a 3D experience playing games. Nvidia says it has tested this with over 350 titles and game developers don’t need to do anything special to have this technology work with their game.
We tried them out and while I wouldn’t say that this was a true 3D experience, it certainly gave a great deal of depth to the picture and gameplay and was still pretty cool. The glasses were comfortable and not heavy.
$200.
Like most other vendors that haven’t done as well as they liked for the Christmas period, Newegg has lots of post-Christmas sales to get those #s up. Some of these deals easily probably beat the ones prior to Xmas. So take a look if you’re considering some piece of equipment to complete your dream system.
Got a gamer or computing nerd in the house? Then you need to know about Newegg. They have what you need – games, accessories, every computer part you need, even TVs! Take a look at their Stocking Stuffers deals which incidentally change constantly, so you’ll always be surprised.
Here’s another great selection of gift ideas, this time hosted by Best Buy.
Time to stop procrastinating and get shopping!
In case you didn’t know, Dell sells way more than just their computers, primarily electronics, gadgets, and computer accessories, but as you well know, that’s a ton of stuff! Anyway, they’ve done a nice job of putting together a nice collection of gadgets sorted by price.
There are 3 price ranges: under $100, under $200, under $300 and everything else above that which they are cheekily calling “Ultimate gifts”. Products include everything from USB Flash drives, cameras, monitors, printers, MP3 players, laptops, GPS all the way to high-end big screen TVs.
Buy Now!
R2-D2 of Star Wars fame has been turned into soooo many things, and now this, an aquarium. To top it off, his head even spins around and he makes his familiar bleep and bloop noises.
Naturally, the feeding door is in his head. It measures 30″x16″x16″, so large enough for some small fish (it holds almost 2 gallons of water), and light enough for you to carry around easily. The tank also lights up with red, blue and gree LED lights.
Honestly, every time I see a gadget/thingie like this, I wonder why I’m not off inventing stuff.
BTW, if you’re into R2-D2 gadgets, you can get an R2-D2 peppermill, speakers, and even a trashcan!
Price: $129.95
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
