Evergeek Media has released its 2010 Christmas Gift Guide, simply the most helpful and insightful buying advice you'll ever receive in your lifetime. Well, really good stuff, anyway.
Kinect for Xbox 360, a motion-sensitive add-on for Microsoft's gaming console, delivers a whole new way to interact with games, as advertised. Just be sure to have a seven-year-old on hand to help mount the hardware.
Rogers is launching Canada's first Google Android phones by HTC on June 2. Shaun Conlin spent some hands-on time with two new devices running the search engine giant's upstart OS and saw stars. Or a map of them, anyway.
Starlight Children's Foundation's annual "A Stellar Night" gala saw Nintendo honored for its long-running corporate sponsorship, including the manufacture of "Fun Centers" featuring Wii consoles, and Teri Hatcher honored for being awesome.
"Just 5 more minutes!" and "Just let me finish this level!" Families around the world hear these proclamations from kids when asked to put down their videogame controller. Small incentive: there's now a book for them to read.
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's an undiscovered copy of the first Superman comic book! Or, the unlikely tale of the Man of Steel's first appearance reappearing after 58 years.
Already available in Japan, Nintendo's new portable game system, dubbed DSi, is poised to reaffirm Nintendo's lead in the handheld space, which has been lately threatened by Apple's game-friendly iPhone. Call it DSiPod-ish.
You can always rely on Kutoka Interactive to deliver decent pre-schooler games. Ditti & Dotto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit is the Montreal-based developer's latest in a line of tyke focused "edutainment" titles.
To celebrate the launch of the second annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, the nation's best Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock player visited New York City for a mesmerizing, record-breaking shred session.
Tis the season to spend money you don't really have. On the upside, a new videogame system or some related gamer gadgetry is a surefire smile maker. Plus, it's the kind of gift that will literally keep on giving for several years to come.