As one of my top five picks for this year's scariest games, I jumped at the chance to get an early look at the zombie shooter Left 4 Dead at a recent preview party here in San Francisco. Coming next month to your Xbox 360 and PC, I already knew the plot would have you trying to find your way out of a zombie-filled city with you and your three pals. But what I didn't know was that players will also get the chance to play as the zombies, trying to stop the humans from escaping (and eventually becoming dinner). There are four different "mutant" zombies, all with a unique attack style, which made it fun to switch between the characters and see who could cause the most damage.
Although Left 4 Dead is fun to play, I do have a few gripes about it. To see my thoughts on this early preview, and to check out a gameplay video (containing violence toward zombies aka blood and guns), just read more
Serena is a slave to the black sliders; this season she's got the sexily-named LG Venus (trivia tidbit: It's the same phone her nemesis Georgina rocked last season in pink).
I can see why the Venus would appeal to the blonde beauty — it's got all the smartphone-y basics: Music player, touch screen, 2.0-megapixel camera, and of course, it slides, which seems to be of paramount importance to S. How much for this sliding sensation? $150 after discounts.
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I thought everyone was up on what to avoid on the Internet in order to not get scammed, but after an intelligent friend told me she'd fallen for a Nigerian email scam, I didn't balk when I received an email from Neiman Marcus, with the message below.
As a geek, I know not to ever send sensitive personal information requested in an email, but I appreciate that Neiman's is doing this, that is, specifically seeking out their online customers to reassure them that their info is safe and that they will never request this info in an email.
I will continue to be savvy, but I admit that this does make me feel better about online shopping, in the sense that the stores are aware of scams that could involve them. What about you?
Listen-up geeks, uWink has just opened its doors at a new location in Mountain View, CA. Here you'll find customers ordering American comfort food via touchscreen terminals that double as multiplayer game consoles, 20 projectors that show everything from eye candy to football games, while wood walls attempt to provide a natural counterpoint to all that tech.
What a perfect combination: Geek capital of the US mixed with geeky restaurant, equals — perfect geek date!
Were you following all of our Apple coverage this week? Did you miss some of the juicy details about the new notebooks that Steve unveiled on Tuesday! Well, it certainly was an "all about Apple" kinda week, with the debut of stylish, lighter and much cheaper MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs. To check out the MacBook Mania coverage, click "start slideshow" below!
Bow to your Queen Geek, ladies and gents! Queen Elizabeth II (she of her very own YouTube channel) paid a visit to a modern place of worship: Google. No, she's not in California, but rather Google's London HQ.
While there, the Queen watched a YouTube video and laughed her little hat off — it's so refreshing that she's just like us, giggling at funny Internet videos.
Want to know what video tickled her? It was this one!
I don't need night lights anymore. Well, not "as much" as I used to . . . tee hee.
But based on the level of cuteness this TV Night Light is bringing, I kinda don't care. It's made of porcelain, with the screen thin enough so that light (provided by a four-watt light bulb) comes through — so you won't run into anything on your way to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
The flying saucer onscreen clinches the vintagey charm for me. What do you think? Too old for a night light, or never too old?
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