Fresh off my mental high from playing too much Brain Age 2, I tested out DK Jungle Climber, which releases next week. Boy is it ever fun.
The game, which will be available for Nintendo DS, is the sequel to DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance. To navigate the levels, you must hold down L and R to jump (alternating between L and R allows Donkey Kong to hold onto or let go of the pegs on the levels). Translation: This isn't necessarily a complicated gamer's game, but it is a fun pastime for those of us who have a certain fondness for Donkey Kong. And honestly, who doesn't?
Word in the geek world is simple games like DK Jungle Climber are becoming more common because they allow players to focus on fun instead of complicated tricks and controls. I have to admit I got sucked in and found myself "monkeying" around with the game for a good hour while waiting in the airport last week. My only issue was I started craving a banana and couldn't find one anywhere in the terminal. The game will be released Sept. 10.
lolabella, who calls herself a "multi-daily visitor" to the Sugar Network, reported that she was utterly "shocked" she won the camera and that the win comes right before her birthday. She promises to share pictures with us as soon as she gets it.
Vudu is a small peer-to-peer video on demand device that will offer access to more than 5,000 movies directly to your TV, without requiring a PC or Cable TV service. The device will be released sometime before the end of summer and cost less than $500. It will give users the ability to buy or rent movies — ones they might otherwise Netflix — and download them via their broadband internet connection. We made a sneak peek video of the Vudu interface a few weeks ago, but we weren't able to give a close up look at the device until now. Très chic, no?
I always find that extra USB ports can never go unused, especially when they come in cute styles such as this one which I saw on technabob. The USB Hub Man from Kikkerland comes with four ports, which are located at the end of his flexible arms and legs. Find all the electronics inside his cute little belly and watch for a tiny green LED light near his heart as the power indicator. Only one port runs at the standard 2.0 USB speed so you won't be able to max out all four ports at once. Stay tuned for availability and purchasing info. Pricing is said to be around $19. What do you think?
Just when I thought 4GB was a big enough size for a MicroSD card, Panasonic has come out with a 16GB Pro High Speed SDHC Memory Card which has a data transfer speed of up to 20MB/s.
Featured on The Daily Geek, this ginormo card can tape up to four hours of high def video in AVCHD normal mode, and approximately 3 hours of 1920 x 1080i full High Definition video in AVCHD fine mode. Also use with cameras and other compatible portable electronics.
Expect to see these hit stores in November with a price tag of $320 — no surprises there.
Much like hotspotr you can use I love free wifi to find thousands of free wi-fi hotspots all across the United States. Just zoom in on a particular area or city to narrow the results and a list will be provided in alphabetical order. Each listing includes info like the address, hours, a brief description and website links. To learn how to post your favorite sites to the Website of the Day group, just read more
The real question is, who doesn't wish they could control their iPod or iPhone with a tiny ring? When I came up with the idea for iGems I never considered how great it would be if the jewelry actually manipulated my Apple devices. Of course, I'm not a designer like Victor Soto, who came up with the stylish design for the iRing.
The iRing allows you to control playback and volume on any of your Apple media devices and features a bright OLED status display with touch-sensitive function strip, and a rechargeable battery life of up to 2 days. It's just a concept, but I love it.
Fresh off my mental high from playing too much Brain Age 2, I tested out DK Jungle Climber, which releases next week. Boy is it ever fun. 
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