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Sports - Friday, January 2, 2009 10:55 - 2 Comments

Your Number One Pick

2008 was quite the year for basketball. Staff lay-offs, coaches fired, off-court gossip and player/management drama often overshadowed the game. With the 2009 NBA All-Star game coming up next month, we want to know which players you’re still checking for.

Technology - Thursday, January 1, 2009 17:21 - 10 Comments

Hottest Tech Toys of 2008

A lot has changed in the recent months and fewer of us are able to splurge on gadgets like these this New Year. Here’s to the good old days – 2008!

5. BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Bold – iWho? iWhat? These latest BlackBerry models are for those who want a sexy phone without going Apple.

4. Slingbox SOLO - First there was the DVR so, we could watch the things we were too busy to watch on television. Now there’s the Slingbox, so you can watch all the things you’re too busy to watch on your DVR. The box enables you to watch recorded content and live TV on your computer or any phone with Windows Mobile.
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Lifestyle - Tuesday, December 30, 2008 14:36 - 2 Comments

Did You Make A New Year’s Resolution?

It’s about that time and before we know it, it will be 2009!

Scroll down to take our special New Year’s polls!

Events, Politics - Thursday, December 25, 2008 13:38 - 6 Comments

Check Out These Inauguration Events

Looking to celebrate Barack Obama’s inauguration?

Check out this list of inaugural events!

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Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 13:44 - 10 Comments

Cell Phone Gun

This gadget gives new meaning to the phrase, “blowing up the phone.”

Police in Naples, Italy recovered this cellphone pistol during an investigation of a crime family. The killer phone holds four rounds and loads behind the sliding the keyboard.

These sort of weapon-gadgets have been around since before Inspector Gadget but that doesn’t make it any less scary when people are actually caught with them. Perhaps, if it actually looked like a cell phone released in the last ten years or so, these guys may have had better luck.

Fashion - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:39 - 8 Comments

Walk A Mile, Or 8 In Eminem’s Shoes

To help hype the release of his book – The Way I Am - Eminem paired up with Jordan Brand to create an exclusive limited edition remix of the Air Jordan 2, available tomorrow- December 18.

The J’s are highlighted with Em’s hand written lyrics scrawled along the sides in an effort to try and capture Eminem’s writing and thinking process, according to a spokesman for Jordan Brand.

The exclusive sale begins at exactly 7 p.m. EST for registered Jordan Flight Club members only. 313 pairs of the kicks will be produced for $110 each, so by 7:01, expect them to be sold out.

Part of the proceeds will go towards Eminem’s Marshall Mathers Foundation for helping underprivileged children.

Arts & Culture, Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:34 - 3 Comments

Robot Edition Theatre

The Taiwan University of Science and Technology has announced a special performance of the Phantom of the Opera on December 27, with robots playing the two leads.

The robots, named Thomas and Janet, can walk and have silicon muscles that help them make the same facial expressions and mouth movements as real-life actors (well, at least the ones who don’t use botox). There will be two additional robots in the ensemble, a jazz drummer and a painter that moves on wheels.

Fashion - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:13 - 3 Comments

Brooklyn Bond

Finally, Bond No. 9 has crossed the bridge.

The fragrance collection that brought us scents paying homage to such NYC locales as Wall Street, Chinatown, Bryant Park and Union Square now introduces Brooklyn, a scent that captures the vibe of the fresh and ever changing legendary city within a city.

The scent will hit stores in March and is described as unisex but with a “desirably masculine attitude.”

Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:54 - 14 Comments

Play Dat Soulja Boy

In response to this video on YouTube, entertainer and famed ringtone composer, Soulja Boy was offered a deal to star in his very own video game.

Soulja was contacted by numerous game production companies offering to digitize the 18-year-old club star in his very own title shortly after the YouTube vid went viral to numerous gamer blogs and fan sites. The whole chain of events is similar to the way his homemade YouTube video for “Crank Dat” landed him a record deal.

There is no word yet as to which company acquired the project or in what direction they’ll take the game; What would you do in a Soulja Boy game anyways? Dance?

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Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:46 - 1 Comment

The 6th Annual Video Game Awards

The 6th annual Video Game Awards hosted by Jack Black aired live December 14th on Spike TV.

This year, legendary game designer Will Wright received the first-ever Gamer God award for his achievements in the gaming industry.

The VGA showed sneak peeks of 10 upcoming 2009 video games, Grand Theft Auto IV’s “Lost And Damned, God of War III, Gears of War II’s “Combustible” map pack, Mafia II, Terminator: Salvation, Fight Night Round 4, Brütal Legend, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, Dante’s Inferno, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Check out the complete list of winners after the jump.

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