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Archive for June, 2006

New Saab 9-5 2.3t to burn cleaner with BioPower engine

June 29th, 2006

While it may seem a little self-serving to find a more fuel efficient vehicle in an effort to reduce annual gas costs (it ain’t getting any cheaper at the pump, folks), in the grander scheme of things, it seems more important to protect our withering environment. All those horrible exhaust fumes can’t be good for [...]

Nintendo Wii: October 30

June 27th, 2006

Okay, so nothing has been confirmed yet, but this latest report sounds well within the realm of reason. The Wii, Nintendo’s next generation home video game system, is reportedly gearing up for an October 30th “announcement”. While I was hoping to get my hands on one sooner, the realist in me realized that I probably [...]

REVIEW: Archos 104 MP3 player

June 20th, 2006

Thanks to my affiliation with Mobile Magazine, I got shipped an Archos 104 MP3 player direct from the manufacturer for my review. To go on sale the first of next month, this thing looks and feels a lot like an Apple iPod nano. Well, the review has been posted: Archos doesn’t have the same level [...]

Millenium Falcon Transformer??

June 19th, 2006

Okay, this might be a little random, but it almost seems like the perfect marriage between two otherwise disparate groups of geeks. What do you get when you combine Optimus Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, and the rest of the Autobot vs. Decepticon universe with the likes of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca? I’ll tell you [...]

Screech is broke! Saved by the Bell star begs for donations

June 16th, 2006

Whether you are willing to admit it or not, if you grew up during the 80s and 90s, there’s a good chance that you’d rush home after school each day to catch “Saved by the Bell”, starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris and Tiffani Amber Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski. That said, the geek with the [...]