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Just a short video review of the Intec Charger grips for the DS Lite. They work well, and make playing long sessions alot more somfortable. Unfortunately they make the machiene rather large. But not much larger than the orginal DS so no big failure there.

I think 10 dollars may have actually been a little much for these, but I have paid more for less, so I do not regret the purchase.

Edit: Kudos to Thorpe89 for tuning me in.

I am a faliure. I bought No More Heros for the Wii. It was onsale, I saw it on Sunday for sale and it has been tormenting me ever since.

It all started out on the way to work, there was one of those life is short we are all gonna die songs on the radio. I mean they are supposed to be all happy and full of hope, but the truth is I am quite necrophobic and sometimes these songs, being alone, tv shows, graveyards, or my own hyperactive mind will send me into a panic attack. So I got to work, couldn't find anyone to talk to, usually chatting with someone will manage to get me through an attack without anyone noticing.

It's like my brain is trying to rip my body apart so it can dissolve into nothingness. Well I threw myself into my work but I ended up outside in the freezing wind operating the forklift for an hour. That sent me back into churning turmoil that is my attack. When I finally got to break I found myself back in the electronics department. I was searching desperately to fill the void in the back of my head. And that is how I ended up with No More Heros for the Wii.

I am quite excited to play the game but haven't had a chance to yet. My wife worked an opposite shift from me today so I ended up being in town for 15 hours today. I did however get to put some time in on both Tales of Eternia, and Tales of The world: Radient Mythology.

Hung out with TheWesker for a while. You can find some strange stuff in stores if you know where to look. Ahhh well. Still fun to hang out with friend. Would put in a plural there but I really only have one friend, so it would be dishonest to put anything else.

In anycase still working on setting up a review for the Power grips for the DS Lite. Should get around to it soon. Ohh and I doubt i will every post anything that anyone cares about but I started a blog at http://blog.kistren.com. Just a bit of self indulgence, still in the test phase but I figured I own this webspace I might as well use it.

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ohh my lord tinier and tinier. You know what else gets me. STOP shrinking the cellphones, serious my hands are not that tiny. I mean, seriously, I can bairly even press the buttons half the time. And they are just so small they slip between my fingers. The size is Part of why I love my HTC. I mean. the fact that it is more powerful than my first PC and more versitle ta boot is a great plus. LOL sarcasm, but it quit the perfect size for my ADULT sized hands.

I saw these babies for 5 bucks at the local game stop, and I was like, well they can't be too bad

All I can say is these things rock. Three games per case plus two memory sticks.

Truthfully after a year I am starting to get sick of loose fit of UMD and memory sticks in the Sony PSP traveller case.

This on the otherhand is a nice way to keep a few memory sticks and umds safe and sane. Next blog is a rant on things being too small. The case is also the right size to store a spare battery instead of UMD's and cetain battery and Memory stick are always nice to keep together but seperated from your other stuff. ;-)

Currently I'm using mine to keep track of all those bundle UMD's that come with out a proper case. I mean what the heck is up with those anyway.

I was a little worried that the springs that hold the lids shut wouldn't be strong enough but my drop test proved otherwise, check out the video bellow.

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Well that's it, I really did expect this product to be junk, but I was shocked by Intecs solid product design, low price, and good value.

Seriously I bought them because I thought I would get to rag on their cheapo design. I am pleasently surprised to be wrong.

Review: Pioneer HTS-GS1 Gaming 5.1 surround Home Theater in a box.

So you have your awesome HDTV, Your favorite console, and all the latest peripherals; but if you are like a large percentage (myself formerly included) of the gaming community you are still ignoring one simple thing that will greatly improve your gaming experience, surround sound.

First of all lets consider why this is such an important, but often overlooked, part of gaming. Your brain is made for sound, well technically it is wired for smell but, more brain power is devoted to processing sound than touch and taste combined. Some blind people have even master echo location, so hearing can actually replace site! Our hearing is the only sense that allows us to identify people and animals behind us before they get close enough to cut us open. Honestly in a game what tells you better the location of the enemy sniper the side of your screen flashing or your ears which can not only tell you exactly what angle to turn but can estimate a distance. In the frag or be frag world of on-line gaming it is a life saver. Further less violent games are also enhanced by making you feel a part of the scene.

For all these reasons I review for you the Pioneer HTS-GS1 My best gaming investment to date.

Firstly this is a fairly powerful system the listed specks are 130 wats under new more truthful FTC listings, however using the old guidelines that most people as used to you would call it a 600 watt system.

You get everything in one box. The amp and actual electronics are inside of the sub-woofer so what you see on the shelf is actually just a small remote display and infrared receiver, so it sets up in a smaller space. It seems like a nice feature now but it makes me worry about the longevity of the product.

The set up is a breeze and it includes a microphone for automatic optimization of the levels and timing.

Now let me tell you what makes it so awesome for gaming, 2 optical inputs one for your 360 and one for your PS3, an additional digital rca input for you tv out, and 1 analog input for your wii. Perfect for the modern gamer. And of course it has the obligatory AM FM radio tuner.

The systems remote doubles as a remote for your 360 which is a nice addition.

Now for the bad news the audio is not the quality you would get from a more expensive system. But hey even tough amazon wants 300 dollars for the system Walmart.com comes to the rescue selling it for 130 dollars and is elligeble for free shipping to your local store. I have also seen it in at-least one local store for only 140 dollars. At this price you canzt expect the very best audio quality.

Don't get me wrong the tone and clarity are at least five times better than my TVs speakers. It is just that I have heard nicer. Lets review

Pros:

1. Great value (at the 129 dollars I paid)

2. Opens up a new world of gaming

3. 3 digital inputs including 2 optical (go ahead look at the prices of any other system that includes 2optical or hdmi ports)

4. HTIAB means all your needs are there in the box

5. Easy setup

6. Compact design

Cons

1. Could have better sound quality

2. No hdmi

3. Hard to find

All in all if you have 150 dollars available for gaming, and don't already have surround sound, buy this system!

Howdy gamespot. Like my last video? No, well how would you know, nobody watched it. In a completely related matter thank you to Sonichomeboy for not only taking the time to watch but also to comment.

So, what is new in my life, I ask myself on your behalf. Well I finally beat God of War chains of Olympus. All in all I'm glad I only rented it, not bad but definitely not that great. Lets hope the original lives up to the hype.

Overlord is coming along smashingly, I finally got to the dessert. I started Tales of legendia on the Sunday before last and wanted to play more of it unfortunately my PS3 controllers has been missing since the Wednesday before last when TheWesker came over.

Now for the big, for me, news: I just bought a new digital camera, a Panasonic FZ8! I am have been waiting about 3 years for another good camera to show up on the market. 4 years ago I got a Konica Minolta Z2 and loved it. The Z2 was 4MP camera with 8x zoom and an amount of control over your picture taking that was only beaten out by DSLrs.

Kodak, Cannon, Sony, they just plain refused to include the features I wanted in a camera. Then Sony buys out Minolta to get a hold of some of their patented tech. I thought I was doomed to be stuck with my little 4 MP camera forever... Then Panasonic comes to the rescue. They make a camera that gives me all the control I demand, plus 7.2 MP sensor, 12x optical zoom, image stabilization, large 2.5 inch screen, VGA video at 30fps, 0.005 second shutter lag (which is Very fast in a consumer camera), and so much more. The only not so good thing is that it only take lithium ion batteries but I think I can cope.

This camera makes me so happy, plus I can use all my old filters!

Well thanks to anyone who read this, have a nice day.

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Hopefully you like this vid, I'm trying to so you something not directly related to anything but retro gaming, or gamming on a really old TV. Still alot of people do both of those so I hope you like the video.

Sill haven't beat GOW:COO for being a prequil it really doesn't explain well what is going on.

So, I really was going to try and post a new Vlog today but guess what. For some reason My camera is insisting at recording in 15 FPS. Read the words come out but the mouth doesn't match.

So instead I'll tell you about my recent gaming idiocy. In GOW Chains of Olympus I got stuck for about an hour inside the room with the horse and the pull out stairs. I really just could not find the exit. I looked on the side of the stairs, or atleast the right side. I looked on top I tried pulling the stairs out and running all around the room but seriously I could not find the exit! I had convinced my self that I had screwed up some where so I restarted from last checkpoint.

Low and behold nothing has changed I'm still in the stupid room. So I activate the handle so I can pull out the stairs and BOOM suddenly I realise I only tried one side of the stairs. I felt like such a tool waisting an entire hour in a game that most people beat in less than 6...

Ohh well As soon as I get my camera sorted out I will edit you a video that I am really hoping atleast someone will like and find useful.

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So, this is mainly a test of the recording and editting cababilities of the Playstation Eye, and the Eyecreate software. It seems to work pretty well. I have to say more on the Rocketfish Bluetooth keyboard; It is an excellent keyboard and very handy. The mouse is also high quality and nicely responsive.

So, Happy birthday Talor.

It's quite lonely here in the cold ohh well. Next video blog is a how-to I promise. In fact one of you saw the important part since I accidentally uploaded it earlier.

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So I have come to the conclusion that in futurama the Hanuka zombie is in-fact Zombie Jesus. I mean it makes sense right, they are the only 2 zombies mentioned in the shows history, and Jesus was a Jew so it would make sense that he is the Hanuka zombie, I think, maybe not. In anycase happy belated Easter, and an early birthday to those who deserve it.

Next time I will try to post a how to or review video.