Pebble: the 16 Million Dollar Smart Watch
Last year around this time I wrote about my first-hand (wrist?) experience with the original Pebble watch after nine months of real-world use. I concluded that I loved the Pebble […]
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The {refined} geekery drinkcast is BACK!
Join Tom and Mike as they go on a gin-fueled RAMPAAAAAGE! stroll down memory lane as they to try and figure out just what the hell happened in 2014 in gaming and their lives. […]
Hands-On: Evolve at FanExpo Canada
Tom and I attended FanExpo (Toronto, Canada) this year and we were able get our hands on some upcoming games. FanExpo covers a gamut of genres from anime to sci-fi to […]
Why #lenovosucks.
You may be noticing a trend: #lenovosucks. Chinese computer giant Lenovo has suddently found itself facing a storm of great white heat coming from it’s Canadian customers. What happened? This past […]
{r}g Podcast 5: What does the Facebook acquisition of OculusVR mean for gamers?
It’s spring time in Canada. The sun is shining and the maple syrup is flowing. In that spirit, Tom & Mike drink Block 3‘s Sugar Bush Brown Ale and debate the […]
The Nightmare Code (2014, Dir. Mark Netter) – Sci-fi Indie Film shows a frightening world where Facebook buys OculusVR
If you’re concerned how Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus will ultimately doom humanity, look no further than indie flick The Nightmare Code:
{r}g Podcast 4: Prepare for TITANFALL!!!!
Tom and Mike drink Great Lakes Brewery’s Beard of Zeus Barley Wine (well before the don’t-drink-before date) and drop Titans like mics. We review the Titanfall beta, pit the mechs against […]
Book Review: Dreams & Shadows (2013) – C. Robert Cargill (aka @Massawyrm)
C. Robert Cargill is a name you may have heard of around the internet as Massawyrm of Ain’t it Cool News – and I recently finished reading his first literary work […]
Short Film Friday: Mad God (Dir. Phil Tippett) {Crowdfunded Ed.}
The Mad Director Mad God was an under-the-radar Kickstarter, raking in a relatively small 124,156$ (for comparison Veronica Mars raised 5.7M) but stood out to me personally because it was […]
Crowdfunded Edition: The Changing Relationship Between Creators & Consumers
Kickstarter recently released their year-end numbers for 2013 – 3M people pledging 480M$ and I think I may have spent close to that much myself on wallets, comic-books, watches and various […]
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