I wish to charge up my Nintendo DS. It isn’t asking much.

And I have only one space left on the port.

I wish to fit the power adaptor into that remaining space: the one untouched. 

But because of the shape of it, I cannot. There is conflict. Could you not be shaped vertically, I retort? 

~

But “NO” it shouts, “I wish to be here“

So I am forced to rearrange every other plug, just to accommodate this one. Inconsiderate prick. 

“This is… Read More

The video game battle has raged on for over 20 years with more and more casualties announced each generation. This time round, who will win the fight?

360 Man

In his former incarnation as just plain old ‘XBox Man’, 360 Man took his time and used his big weapon: connection infrastructures, to plan the perfect moment to enter the console wars. With Master Chief at his side and guns blazing, 360 Man is the current kingpin of all the heroes.

Strengths:

Truly KILLER Apps (including a substantial advantage over PS3 Mecca with his recruitment of third parties), and with the devastating power of the MS network he can summon his many followers (in a non-cultish way of course).

Weaknesses:

Overheating… Read More

Being an occasional wannabe musician who is trying to write just the one one-hit-wonder in my lifetime so as to ensure an easy existence of living off the ensuing royalties, I love my guitar. It’s a Maton EM225C acoustic electric with a lovely bright sound and great fret action. So when news of Jam Sessions came through with its promise of being a "portable guitar" and a "songwriter’s companion" I thought hey why not! Whatever teeny bopper pop crap I eventually come up with, it can’t be worse than Avril Lavigne’s "Sk8r Boi" – and that sold millions! Now that that’s out of the way, here is a review where I unfairly compare a real guitar to the DS version…but hey if it’s meant to be a guitar simulator then… Read More