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Best 7" Tablet in the Market is...

Alright, the people have spoken, and their voices have been heard. Not even a week since the Nexus 7 has been announced from Google, this tablet is already been named the BEST 7" tablet on the market. For $199.99, its worth it. It has HD quality, good photo images, the games look great on this tablet, and the movies look brilliant. Not to forget it comes with Andorid 4.1 Jelly Bean and new feature Google Now!

So, the Nexus 7 has a lot to offer to be a 7" tablet.  Not to forget to mention, there are two versions of this tablet.  One has 8GB of internal memory for the price of $199.99 and the other one has 16GB of internal memory for the price of $249.99. So make your pick wisely.  But do you all really think that the Nexus 7 is the Best 7" tablet on the market?  Did it give the Kindle and Nook a run for its money?

Battle of the Bands Contest

come out to the listen to teen bands from the area and take a dip in the pools. Splash City Family Water Park is hosting the Battle of the Bands June 29th.

Time: 7-10 pm
admission: $5 per person
Location: Splash City Family Water Park
Collinsville, IL 62234
contact: 618-345-7529

Gamestop accepting pre orders for 3DS XL

hey handheld lovers. I have some great news for those who want to upgrade their 3DS to the 3DS XL.  Gamestop is now taking pre orders for the 3DS XL. So be the first to get it. pre order now.

http://www.gamestop.com

Wrath of the Titans Now Available

Wrath of the Titans

The epic battle continues on.  Wrath of the Titans is one of the best in the trilogy.  In this movie there are two Gods that were brothers and one was about taking over while the other one wanted justice and to be on one side.  One let monsters roam and destroy.  One was being held captive in the cave.  But there was a hero to the rescue to save his people from the evil and to save his father.  To find out what really happens, buy the dvd and blu ray.  In stores now.

Check out Metroid Prime 3: Corruption via Club Nintendo

Check out Metroid Prime 3: Corruption via Club Nintendo

Check out Metroid Prime 3: Corruption via Club Nintendo

Check out Metroid Prime 3: Corruption via Club Nintendo

Check out Mario Power Tennis via Club Nintendo

Check out Mario Power Tennis via Club Nintendo

The first 13 inch TABLET is here Excite 13

Now before you see the pictures of this tablet and see specs of this huge in hands tablet, what will this mean to the tablet world? Are tablets trying to knock off the laptops and netbooks and ultrabooks forever? Didnt think that tablets would grow bigger in size.  But they have.  As I recalled seeing the first 22" tablet that was created by Viewsonic, I thought it will be crazy to carry around something that big.  But these tablets can be used for everything that a PC and laptop can be used for.

Introducing the very first 13 inch tablet... Toshiba Excite 13.  The name speaks for itself.  From there 7ich to 10.1 inch tablet, they skipped over the 11 and 12 inches.  At first making a larger tablet seems outrages and crazy.  But with a little bit of creativity, it can work and be pulled off.

Excite 13.3 inch screen is a beauty to see with your own eyes.  The storage on the first edition is 32 GB for the price of $659.99 and the second edition is $759.99.

With such a massive screen, this tablet would be mainly for in home tablet.  I can see this being in your home office on desk, maybe on the kitchen counter, if you have space, and maybe in your dinning room or living room as well for easier access. So you wont have to turn on your PC or laptop to check on something.

Camera

The camera on it isnt all that fancy or no different from any other tablet. But how would you go by taking a pic holding up a 13.5 inch wide tablet and saying cheese?  It has a 2 mega-pixel front facing camera.  It also shoots pics in HD.  The video playback is in HD.  It has a 16:9 aspect ratio.  Although it does show videos in HD, some Youtube videos seemed to be a little blurry.  While it seems to have some flaws to it, you can use this tablet very easily when it comes to sharing photos and videos with your friends and family.

Features

The Excite 13 will come with the latest Android OS.  A new addition feature with this device is the Enabled Balance Power option.  This option will dim the backlight on the device to save battery life.  Another feature would be the Audio Enhancement.   This allows you to access SRS sound settings like volume boost.

Some apps that preloaded on the tablet would be Adobe Reader, Mobile Office Suite QuickOffice Lite HD,   Printer Share, and LogMeIn, just to name a few.  It also will have YouTube, Crackle and Netflix as well.

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GameLoft Asphalt 7 Heat Now Available on iPhone

Gameloft has done it again.  The 7th coming of fast paste racing.  Asphalt 7 Heat.  This game is now available on the Apple App store now.  The game is $0.99 right now.  For more details, check out more here at http://www.gameloft.com/asphalt7

3DS XL is Confirmed.

Nintendo Direct announced today that there will be a 3DS XL coming to North America this August.  As you can see from the screenshots below, the 3DS XL screen is 90% larger than the normal 3DS.  Trust and believe this will be worth the buy or even to trade in your small 3DS to get the 4.8''  top screen.  You will be able to actual enjoy the 3D effects better than you would with a smaller screen. I know its a lot of 3DS fans maybe wondering where is the 2nd circle pad.  Im sure they are working that as well.  Also, there seems to not have a AC adapter to come with the 3DS XL.  I guess you might want to save your 3DS adapter.  Perhaps, even buy an extra one before hand?  Any who, you might be wondering what the price tag will be. Well, oh yes, it will be $199.99.  At least, that what Gamestop.com says.  To conclude this, all in all, if you want to buy the 3DS XL, buy it.  If you want stay stuck playing 3D games on a small screen, then play on gamers.  Here some screenshots below.   

The Wait is over Galaxy S III

Galaxy S III is finally here.  This phone is something not to mess with. That is if you are not a phone wizard.  So bring the magic home.  It is not too late to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III. Great reviews are out and this phone can blow Apple's iPhone 4S away. Ok, just wait til the New iPhone comes I suppose. Here are a few screenshots of this beautiful gadget.

Microsoft Surface Tablet

 These screenshots are the new Microsoft tablet, Surface.  It was just announced.  As you can see, it has a stand and also uses a keyboard as well.  There will be 2 different versions of this tablet.  One will be the Lite and the other one will be called Pro.  It will show off Windows 8 and its new apps and interface.  No price tag or release date announced yet.  All I know is that this might be the tablet that affects apple's iPad. Let me know your comments and thoughts on Microsoft Surface.

TOP TECH FOR DADS

These are great tech for dads.  To all the FATHERS in the world.  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Apple's new and improved Airport Express Base Station

At WWDC 2012, Apple announced a all new and improve Airport Express Base Station which is priced at $99.99 retail price. This model has a new redesign.  This new model has room for a 10/100 ethernet LAN and WAN jacks.  It also has one USB port, and a audio jack for the speakers.  This allows to use any of your iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) and also any PC with  iTunes-equipped.  This will allow to wireless connect to the Airport.

Vizio joins the PC World

Vizio is bringing out Mac-like PCs starting at $898.  We all know Vizio for making TVs.  Now they are launching PCs.  Is this a good market move for Vizio?

What iOS 6 Brings

contraband

Mark Wahlberg stars as a legendary smuggler Chris Farraaday.  Which he has left his criminal past behind him.  When a Ruthless drug kingpin threatens his family. Faraway must summon his old skills and contacts for one last run.

Safehouse

An Adrenaline rush from start to finish.

Pikmin 2 at Nintendo :: Games

Pikmin 2 at Nintendo :: Games

Pikmin 2 is now available on the Nintendo Wii console. It is now part of the Nintendo Select games.  This was a game originally released on the Nintendo GameCube.  But now you can play it on the enhanced version of this game.  The new features are controlling the pikmin with your Wii Remote. The retail price is 19.99. Just look for the gold and red borders on the game cover itself. To find more Nintendo Selects, click the link below.

Nintendo.com

Mario Power Tennis at Nintendo :: Games

Mario Power Tennis at Nintendo :: Games

Mario Power Tennis was originally released for the Nintendo Gamecube.  But now its available on the Nintendo Wii as a Nintendo Select game. New feature is that you can control the way you play with the Wii Remote. You can buy this game for $19.99 at your retail stores everywhere. Just look for the gold and red borders. To check out more Nintendo Selects, click the link below.

Nintendo.com

iOS 6 Wishlist

WWDC is just a few days away.  As we all know that everyone is excited about the newest iPhone predictions  and the new screen size on the phone. But what will the new iOS software bring to help the new iPhone out? What would you all like to see? Well, below are my top features that I would like to see with the new iOS 6.

Facebook Better


Now I know Facebook is getting a little too old. That everyone is tired of the rundown Facebook app that they are using on their apple mobile devices. But  there is still room for improvements.  The way that Facebook looks on the iPad in landscape mode, I would love to see that on the iPhone, and iPod Touch as well.  Would love to see which of my friends are online and showing the IM notification would be great as well.  Also seeing a Facebook notification in the notification center.


Customization with icons


The icons on the apple devices never change.  Would like to see more customization with the icons for the apps as they appear on home screens. Improving the images for the icons will help this a lot.

More Notification features


 More notifications for certain apps wouldn't be so bad. Also cooler features for Twitter and Facebook notifications will be nice. Say if someone uploads a new photo on their Twitter or Facebook profile, when it has been submitted, the photo would appear on as a alert notification on main screen.

App Widgets


Yes, iOS 6 needs to bring app widgets.  Aren't you all tired of constantly opening up your apps just to get to the messages or to the main page of a app? Well lets see if we can get widgets in iOS6. This would help change how the homescreens look and optimize your apple mobile devices as well.

More Camera Options and Modes


The camera modes and options are missing in the iOS. How you like to make a black and white photo effect, or add notes and captions right then and there on your camera app?  Well camera effects and modes is a must have for this next iOS upgrade.

New App Store Look


It is time to change the app store looks when entering it to download apps.  Also integrate it with the new iPad as well.  Maybe have a video clip of a game shown in the download section before you buy. At least you will know what to expect before buying the app.

starting now

the Nintendo conference is on now

E3 Nintendo conference

Nintendo conference is today. catch it on spike TV. also log on to nintendo.com  There will also be special game trailers to download on the 3DS. stay tuned.

E3 on Spike TV

For those of you wanting to know how to watch the E3 conference on TV. Spike Tv channel will be air all the events. starting today and tonight, you can watch the E3 highlights from earlier this evening at 9pm central time. Stay tuned as we give you more news about E3. The Nintendo conference will be showing at 11am on spike TV June 5th.

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Fable the Journey Xbox kinect E3

Fable the journey will be coming to Xbox kinect. You will use your hands to shoot out fire power and to destroy your enemies with. More information coming soon.

Call of duty black ops 2

Call of duty black ops 2 more gameplay. Also the DLC is Time Exclusive on Xbox 360.

Tomb Raider is back E3

Tomb Raider is back on Xbox and she looks better than ever. Live streaming of her running through a falling ceiling and Jumping off cliffs. She uses her bow and arrow to attack her foes. She also has her hand gun with her.

New Four Video Services on XBOX

Just now was announced four new video services to the Xbox. Paramount Nickwloden, Machinima, and Univision. These are now partnering up and heading to the Xbox entertainment

Fable the Journey Xbox kinect E3

Fable the journey will be coming to Xbox kinect. You will use your hands to shoot out fire power and to destroy your enemies with. More information coming soon.

Splinter cell blacklist Xbox 360

The E3 just showed the live streaming of Splinter Cell Blacklist. This game is non stop war combat. Tom Clancy at its best. Ubisoft did a good job with this game. If you missed the live streaming. Catch it on G4tv.com IGN.com and download the app for E3.

Nintendo Direct Wii U Pre E3 2012

Hey E3 fans, today has been full of surprises and announcements from Nintendo Direct.  It was mostly about the Wii U.  The Wii U will have so many ways to communicate with the games, the system and your family and friends.  Lets talk about the different ways of interacting with the console and TV. The Wii U allows you to use the tablet controller, the regular Wii controller, the 3DS, and now there new addition, the Wii U Pro controller. (image of Wii U Pro controller below)

This looks amazing. It reminds you of the XBOX 360 controller somewhat.  The games will work well with any of these controllers.  The Wii U Pro controller will be a great fit for those gamers who likes to play with the casual controllers.  

The Wii U tablet controller does so much.  With this controller, you can play the actual games on this controller.  For instance, your mother, father, sister, brother, girlfriend, or boyfriend are wanting to watch TV, you can let them have their time and you are able to still play the game right on your controller. Now that is so incredible.  Also, the you can use the tablet controller to interact with Wii Fit balance board.  It will keep you up to date with your weight and balance activities.

Just imagine you and four other friends playing Mario Kart on the Wii U? You can use regular Wii controllers and the Wii U controller(s). Now in the above image, lets say you all are racing but cant see the map on where everyone is located.  Well this is when the Wii U comes in handy.  Youll be able to use the Wii U controller as a map. Sounds like a sneaky get a way.  With the Wii U, nothing is limited. We'll see more on the Wii U this Tuesday.

Mii verse is something new that was discussed at the Nintendo Direct.  Mii verse allows you to interact with other Miis all over the Wii Universe. Get it?  You can chat with your family and friends and even online wii u miis.  When you playing a game, your friends and family and other miis can interact while you are playing the game. They can comment on things they see you do.  Talk about pressure guys.  This will be a great leap in Nintendo milestone.  

  

Also talked about at the Nintendo Direct was the Wii U's video chat.  You will be able to communicate with your family and friends from your Wii U tablet controller or onscreen of your TV.  Later in the future, your Wii U will be able to communicate with your mobile devices and pcs via video chat.  

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