First Look: Altec Lansing Speaker Cornucopia and Vivitar Fun, Family Products

First Look: Altec Lansing Speaker Cornucopia and Vivitar Fun, Family Products

Altec Lansing is well known name in the speaker world and their latest products include the rugged Super Life Jacket, Mini Life Jacket 3 and waterproof sport earbuds. On the Vivitar side, they offer their Home Smart Kit for a wide range of functions you can control directly from your cellphone, a VR headset, and a 32 LED drone.

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First Look: BLÜ tells us about their hottest cellphones - VIVO 5R, PURE XR, ENERGY XL

First Look: BLÜ tells us about their hottest cellphones - VIVO 5R, PURE XR, ENERGY XL

BLÜ is a wildly popular cellphone maker you've probably never heard of. They sell phones that aren't locked to any carrier and pack in more technology for your money, and this video goes over a few of their hottest and recently launched products.

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First Look: Ventev's Quick charge 3.0 charger RQ600, car mounts with cable holders and more!

First Look: Ventev's Quick charge 3.0 charger RQ600, car mounts with cable holders and more!

Ventev makes some of the highest quality cables, chargers and accessories for gadget gear - this video covers some of their newest products including cables, cellphone car mounts, Quick Charge 3.0 and USB C chargers.

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First Look: ViewSonic VP2468 - A Photographer and Graphic Artist's Dream Monitor?

First Look: ViewSonic VP2468 - A Photographer and Graphic Artist's Dream Monitor?

How does a company offer color accuracy and twisty, built-in portrait view while keeping the cost affordable? ViewSonic is known for pulling these kinds of miracles, balancing quality and cost - and that's only the start of this professional display's alluring charms.

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First Look: Best budget gaming headset? HyperX releases Cloud Stinger

First Look: Best budget gaming headset? HyperX releases Cloud Stinger

The Cloud Stinger could be one of the best budget gaming headsets for the casual gamer to be introduced by HyperX. At a cost of under $50, it's got 90 degree rotating earcups and a mic that mutes when in the raised position. It's great for when you're eating something and don't want the other person hearing your nom nom'ing.

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DEATH OF X PREVIEW

Image Credit: Marvel

A first look at October's Death of X #1 has been released, coinciding with Thursday's press conference with writers Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule

DEATH OF X #1 (of 4)
JEFF LEMIRE & CHARLES SOULE (W) • AARON KUDER (A/C)
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• What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? Find out here!
• The Inhumans travel to Japan where one of the Terrigen Clouds creates a shocking new Inhuman.
• The X-Men travel to Muir Island where the second Terrigen Cloud causes something truly terrible.
• When these two events collide, a war of catastrophic proportions explodes!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

AkibaFest Relaunches Website With Ticket Info And Event Details

Aniplex of America today revealed the second phase of the AkibaFest website. AkibaFest will take place in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, on October 15th and 16th in 2016, bringing with it the fun and festivities typically associated with the famous Akihabara sector of Tokyo.

The revamped 2.0 version of the AkibaFest website introduces the event’s cat-like mascot, which will be the subject of a naming contest to be revealed soon. Additionally, the site makeover details AkibaFest’s special guest appearances, as well as the weekend’s extensive film offerings showcasing over a dozen films, including the North American theatrical premiere of KIZUMONOGATARI PART 2: NEKKETSU, the highly-anticipated second installment of the KIZUMONOGATARI trilogy. AkibaFest will be the first time many of these films will see a North American theatrical release, offering anime fans a unique opportunity to see their favorite anime franchises on the big screen.

Between now and October 15th, additional details will be added to the site, including news updates, the full schedule of events (including AkibaFest’s maid café and cosplay contest) and a comprehensive list of exhibitors. DJs will be playing popular theme songs and remixes of enduring anime series throughout the weekend, while other special surprises will be revealed at the event itself.

Hideki Goto, President of Aniplex of America said, “AkibaFest is one of the ways of saying ‘thank you’ from the anime industry to all the loyal fans that have supported us throughout the years. The notion of bringing ‘Akiba to you’ stems from our core belief that anime, J-Pop, Japanese fashion and culture are alive and well in North America because of the powerful bond and passion our fans have for each of these things.”

Video Interview: Gamer Girl kicks it with Pump It Up Prime at Otakon 2016

Interview by: Young Jeohn

I found Bree being perfect... perfectly good at playing Pump it up Prime, a five foot panel game where you have to coordinate your feet with the arrows as they scroll up the game screen. What we have here is a true Gamer Girl, a gem in a haystack!

Cosplay at Otakon 2016 - Invasion of the LED!

Cosplay at Otakon 2016 - Invasion of the LED!

No convention is complete without our CosPlayer photos! One thing I'd like to mention is that there always seem to be advances in Cosplay construction, and for the past few  years, designs in the use of worbla and foam have been getting fairly sophisticated in all areas - armor, weapons, wearable creatures such as dinosaurs... the whole lot.

I've now noticed a big advance on another theme: LED lighting.

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CE Week - Manhattan, WaspCam, Cobra and Escort

CE Week - Manhattan, WaspCam, Cobra and Escort

Our final installment of CE Week presentations, includes Manhattan connectivity products to connect all your audio/video/gadget gear , WaspCam's action cam (it's already waterproof, so no need for additional purchases), Cobra dash cams for when you need video evidence, and Escort radar detectors with IVT tech to filter out false alerts

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CE Week - Lenovo, Phazon, Jasco, Global Delight

CE Week - Lenovo, Phazon, Jasco, Global Delight

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 10 of a series of quick video presentations with Lenovo's new Phab 2 Pro, Phazon waterproof bluetooth earbuds, Jasco home automation products and Global Delight's app that means to make any headphone sound good.

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CE Week - Witti, JLab Audio, TrackMyMac and Nuheara

CE Week - Witti, JLab Audio, TrackMyMac and Nuheara

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 9 of a series of quick video presentations with Witti's smart alarm clocks, JLab Audio headsets and earbuds, TrackMyMac apps for laptop theft security, and Nuheara noise cancelling earbuds.

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CE Week - Moshi, Znitro, Targus, QueenB

CE Week - Moshi, Znitro, Targus, QueenB

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 8 of a series of quick video presentations with Moshi accessories, Znitro's screen protection, Targus' world famous bags and carriers, and newcomer, QueenB's drone.

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CE Week - LifePrint, olloclip, Robo3D, Roli

CE Week - LifePrint, olloclip, Robo3D, Roli

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 7 of a series of quick video presentations with the LifePrint portable printer, olloclip phone accessories and optics, Robo3D 3D printers and Roli for the musician in you - click and watch them below!

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CE Week - 3Doodler, Catalyst, myCharge and Jabra

CE Week - 3Doodler, Catalyst, myCharge and Jabra

Produced by: Young Jeohn

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 6 of a series of quick video presentations with 3Doodler 3D printing pen, Catalyst waterproof cases, myCharge powerbanks and Jabra headsets - click and watch them below!

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Calling All Critters!!!

Calling all Critters,

   I came upon an idea as I was watching past episodes (and anticipating the next one) and thought that this would be a great present for Critical Role and other Critters alike. I love to write especially poetry, monologues and short stories. Twitch and streaming on YouTube, are ways of broadcasting a lot of materials of variety and sharing those things with people is a great way of meeting other like minds. Well because I am such a huge fan of Critical Role and being a Critter myself, I want to give something to the Critical Role family, cast, crew, and Critters alike (yay for alliteration right here...)

So here is my idea: On one day a week (or two depending on my life schedule, I will be writing a story about the motley crew of Vox Machina. This story however, will not be written by just me. I want all Critters and others who are just becoming Critters, to help me write the story. Think of it as a huge Mad Libs project. Depending on how many chapters we write, will depend on how much we want to write and end the story. Are you in? Comment below this post or send me an email at Ashley@otakusandgeks.com. I want this to be a great fun project and maybe as a surprise gift to the Critical Role cast and crew. Thank you for your corporation and let's write Vox Machina's new adventure, filled with character development, love, lost, fun, humor, and most of all, natural 20's...

Vox Machina Rules!!!!!

CE Week - Odyssey Toys, Aiptek, Kensington and Nonda

CE Week - Odyssey Toys, Aiptek, Kensington and Nonda

Continuing on with the CE Week tech event is part 4 of a series of quick video presentations with Odyssey Toys, Aiptek projectors, Kensington computer peripherals and the Nonda car charger/car locator.

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