Science and Technology

Computers, video games, technology and gadgets

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Touch of Dead

Based on the gun games in every arcade, Touch of the Dead takes the light gun out of your hands and converts it t the DS. Instead of pointing a gun, the player touches the screen with a stylus. Wow. The g...
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Icy Dock

Do you have more hard drives than drive bays? Icy Dock may be a good solution. Icy Dock's model MB453IPF takes three 3.5" hard drives and fits them in the space of two 5.25" slots. The adapter support...
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Eve of the iPhone

Well, it's coming. Is everybody on the AT&T-formerly-Cingular-network ready for the iPhone? In a statement more fit for Hollywood than Silicon Valley, Apple announced that their cell phone/portable mu...
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Eragon, the game

Eragon for the Playstation 2 is based on the movie and book of the same name. Unfortunately, like many games that are based on movies, it suffers from all too familiar problems. Generally movie games seem rus...
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Brain Quest DVD games

The sturdy sets of rectangular cards that graced the shelves of our middle schools have come into the 21st century in a big way. The Brain Quest DVD games from Brighter Minds each include up to 500 question...
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Nyko Charge Station for Wii

Nyko released a charge station for the Wii that includes two batteries for the Wii motes, a new battery cover and a base station that can charge both remotes at the same time. Unfortunately the Wii did not c...
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Nyko Wireless Sensor Bar for Wii

For people that may not sit their Wii close to their TV. Nyko's Sensor bar saves them some trouble. Nyko's solution is a bar that's about 4 times the size of the original, and it takes four AA's. The Nyko...
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American Idol Talent Challenge (DVD Game)

A horde of hopeful New Englanders packed Gillette Stadium last season for their personal shot at American Idol stardom. A new America Idol was crowned in may, and television's most popular show closed its 6th s...
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Microsoft Surface: Revolutionary

Microsoft has just announced a new tabletop computer which, according to the company, will "change the way we interact with technology." This table computer, named Microsoft Surface, utilizes a new intuitive i...
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Carol Vorderman’s Sudoku

Sudoku for the PSP, Play Sudoku anywhere. With over one million different Sudoku puzzles, this game will keep anyone busy for a while. The game has skill levels from novice to expert. Giving all a challenge ...
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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

Ratchet and Clank works great for a modern day platformer. While on vacation, a little girl who wanted to get some pictures of you gets kidnapped. You must now go save her. The story doesn't have the blood a...
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Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

Welcome to the fashion capital of the world, old Paris! Here you will find Nancy Drew on her latest thrilling, adventurous, death defying undercover assignment. As an assistant a fashion designer. You ...
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Cooking Mama Cook Off

The Nintendo Wii has proven itself as a versatile virtual simulator of real life activities presented by bringing life to games with its innovative Wiimote interface. Starting with Wii Sports, the platfo...
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A look at Gottaplay.com

Late charges, long drives, lines, high prices and poor selection. These are just a few of the reasons our generation has seen a dramatic decline in the popularity of traditional movie rental stores. Over ...
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Toon-Doku

Play Sudoku with pictures instead of numbers. This Game for the DS was designed for those don't like to see numbers. The game of Sudoku is played with icons for each of the numbers. This is aimed at a younge...
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Penguin United Wii component cables

Penguin United--a maker of high quality gaming accessories--sent Blast magazine a sample of their premium and standard component cables for the Nintendo Wii. To test them out, we connected them to three differe...
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Penguin United Wii remote battery

Penguin United produces a battery pack for the Wii. It consists of a battery and a new cover to fit in the Wii Remote. The new Cover has connectors for the battery on the inside and the charger on the outside. ...