There were a lot of interesting things at this year’s CES, but the most interesting by far was Liquipel, a company that specializes in waterproofing electronics such as iPhones. Using a nano coating to permeate the inside and outside of your device, Liquipel helps prevents water damage from accidental spills. You can check out the list of approved electronics on its site.
At CES there’s a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. Robots, cars, haptic displays and entire houses just sitting in the middle of the convention center. It’s a wacky place. Panasonic brought a little order to the show’s chaos by hosting a sit-down conversation with three directors of the James Bond franchise in honor of the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray set ($199, Amazon.com) coming out this year. After walking for hours across the show floor I was relieved to find a place where I could sit, rest my feet, and listen to three film veterans discuss one of my favorite movie franchises.
Fellow adventurers, you know the immense size and scope of Bethesda’s Skyrim. Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, or spent an extraordinary amount of time in the mancave, you probably haven’t scratched the surface of this epic fantasy world. But maybe–just maybe–if there were a map with each location, it would great assist in your travels. And if said map were printable, that would be even better. Well, in celebration of its new The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim themed sub-site, GameBanshee has done just that
Let’s face it: Everyone likes The Walking Dead, despite liking it for different reasons. We also hate The Walking Dead, and we all hate it for the same reason: You want to commit an act of genocide against the humans before the zombie apocalypse even begins. Before I nerd rage on the comic-book-turned-show, I’m going to warn you: hella spoilers. Don’t read if you want no spoilers up in your business. And with that disclaimer, I shall begin.
72pins sells decorative NES cartridges with cart-art featuring pixelated images of popular game characters. No, the cartridges don’t contain 8-bit demakes; instead, they’re fully functional random NES games. That’s right, your Dead Space NES cart may actually be a copy of Athena. The world is odd in that way.
A portion of the city’s subway system is now adorned with 8-bit art inspired by Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros. As such, you can find clouds, mushrooms, pipes, ghosts, ladders, and other elements from old school games. Bit Rebels has several shots of the retro-themed tile art that is worth a gander if you’re a fan of ol’ school visuals.
New York Comic Con 2011 is under way, once again transforming the Jacob Javits Center into a weekend nerdvana. As always, the show embraces several aspects of geek culture: gaming, cosplay, anime, figure collecting, animation, sci-fi, and of course, comics. There’s a lot to see; frankly, a New York Comic Con attendee will miss something. That’s where we come in, kind nerds. We’re chronicling New York Comic Con 2011 with photos. Here you’ll find the killer booths, killer booth babes, killer cosplay, and other show floor merriment. Return here often during the course of the show to check out new photos.
Alyssa, the cosplayer who sent whispers through the halls of the Jacob Javits Center (and prompted many a messageboard, Twitter, and Facebook query) is making her grand reappearance at New York City’s geekiest of geekfests. 2D-X interviewed the Mortal Kombat fan last year, so we thought it only appropriate to check in on her plans for this year’s show.
It smells of beer and cigarettes at the door, like any other bar. But this bar is special. Sure, the establishment has a wide variety of beers (many from local breweries) and indie rock pumping through its sound system, but this bar stands out from the rest of NYC’s watering holes because aligning its walls is an ode to the golden age of gaming: the arcades.
Techland and Deep Silver’s zombie-slayer Dead Island was released just a few weeks ago and is already considered a worldwide phenomenon (despite some serious bugs). Banking on that, Lionsgate Motion Pictures Group wants to turn the game into a movie. The upcoming Dead Island film sounds like something that a lot of fans and movie buffs may enjoy.
