Review: “HEXBUG” Robotic Spider Kit by VEX Robotics

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Today we tackle the VEX Robotics Spider - a cool robotics kit that you build yourself! I promise, it won't take you half as long to read this review as it did for me to put this giant mechanical insect together. Click through and read on to learn all about my often fun (and sometimes frustrating) bug building experience.

Review: A better fit with the Fitbit Charge 2

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Fitness bands are a pretty personal product. Ask anyone who has one, and you will either get a rave review or a depressing story of feeling letdown by what the device promised. Fitbit has emerged as a category leader in this area, and what it does can set the tone for others, which in turn, sets the bar higher for the Charge 2.

Review: BioShock The Collection brings together 3 award-winning games into a...

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BioShock: The Collection for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 brings together three award-winning games into a single package: BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite. Fully remastered in glorious 1080p resolution, BioShock: The Collection is the ultimate collection fans have been waiting for.

ASUS Eeebook E402S review: compact, budget-friendly Windows 10 netbook/laptop

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ASUS Eeebook E402S Initial Impressions Frankly, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot when I unboxed the ASUS Eeebook E402S. After all, this is a laptop (a...

Mafia III Hands-On

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During a recent one hour guided hands-on demo I had with Mafia III, what impressed me the most is the game’s commanding sense of believability. Every square inch of the fictitious town of New Bordeaux (modelled after 1960’s New Orleans), and the cast of larger-than-life characters that inhabit it, felt purposeful and alive—without the extraneous padding often found in large open-world games. It’s this rigorous attention to detail and focused gameplay that could very well make Mafia III a runaway hit during this busy fall season.

ASUS 555D review: full-sized, affordable laptop aimed at students and casual...

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I recently received a trio of new ASUS laptops to test out. The first one I’m reviewing is the ASUS 555D. This a full-sized laptop at an affordable price point that’s aimed squarely at students and causal users.

Review: New BenQ HT2150ST Home Entertainment Projector

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A home entertainment projector is one of the best ways to get a full theatre experience, and the BenQ HT2150ST is designed to work well for gamers as well. At a very reasonable cost you can have a very large and immersive high definition picture of 100” or more. This BenQ unit has made owning a projector even easier with a number of features that make it easy to setup anywhere in your home.

Review: Sony XBR-55X850D 4K HDR LED TV and Sony HT-NT5 Soundbar...

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The combination of the X850D and the HT-NT5 is pretty much the perfect solution for media room people. You get a slim, sexy TV with state-of-the-art colour and resolution technologies. You get great sound that looks good. And you get wireless rear speakers that round out the surround experience.

Review NOON VR Goggles for Smartphones

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We’re still in the opening days of the VR revolution. The latest to come across my desk is NOON VR. It’s not actually spelled NOON, it’s N-infinity symbol-N, but we’re going to call it Noon for the sake of our sanity. How is it for getting VR out of your phone? Read on to find out

Review: ReCore, a slightly flawed gem of a game

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This latest Microsoft exclusive offers some great game play and a big world to explore. ReCore is a great take on an older genre with some modern improvements. Even with everything ReCore has to offer, there are a few hiccups that might get in the in the way.