Beats Solo2 Wireless Review

A fashion accessory that plays music.

I don't generally do reviews of audio devices apart from gaming headsets which I generally get the most use out of. To me personally if it sounds good, is comfortable, and doesn't cost an absolute crap ton of money, it's perfect by my standards. As most of you already might know, the Beats Solo2 are probably the prime example of headphones that cost a crap ton of money for reasons that aren't exactly coherent. They promise an awful lot and they look the business, but are these compact cans really worth the premium asked for them? Let's find out.

Nerf Modulus Tri-Strike Review (5/10)

Guns. Lots of guns.

It's been a month but it's time for a new blaster review! This one has been out for a while now and I've passed it up simply because it's overshadowed by much more tempting options but now I've got it. I've given the Modulus line plenty of crap for being simply a cash grab filled with meh blasters and accessories but this looks to be different. It's got an almost vintage aura of ridiculousness that you don't see in many modern blasters and it's got launchers! Who doesn't love guns attached to guns? Meet the Tri-Strike, the Modulus line's newest and most stupid blaster.

My Two Cents on the Nintendo Switch (UPDATE)

Nintendo has been in a little bit of tough spot these past few years. With Microsoft and Sony surging ahead with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, Nintendo's Wii U is looking pretty obsolete these days and the only thing that seems to be churning out the most success for the underdog of the Big Three is the 3DS. Nintendo has had a new console codenamed NX in the works for while now and it could supposedly be their ace in hole to put them back in the running against Microsoft and Sony, but not much  has been said of it... until now. Say hello to the Switch.

iMac G4 Optical Drive Replacement & Autopsy

Vision problems.

As I noted in my review of the iMac G4, the optical drive was not working. Essentially what occurs was the drive would try to read a disk for about 30 seconds and then spit it back out. This can be one of two things, one is that the lens may be dirty and needs cleaning; this can be done with some specialized products. The other is that the drive may have just flat out shit the bed for some undiagnosable reason. Because the replacement I found wasn't much more expensive than a drive cleaning kit, I decided to do the extra labor for something that's guaranteed to work; plus I get to see the inside of the thing finally. Lets get started!

Nerf Rival Atlas XVI-1200 Review (9/10)

Twice the pain. All the fun.

I've covered most of the new Nerf gear already, the ones I haven't touched yet being the Mastodon, since it's so expensive, the Tri-Strike because it's pretty lame, and then there's this; the Atlas. This blaster been quite elusive to me for quite a while now and I just now found it after bouncing between several stores in search of it over the past month or so. This is the Rival line's first shotgun type blaster so lets see how it performs.

SBNC is Quitting Nerf

So long and thanks for all the foam!

I just found out about this today on Reddit and sad to say that Rob who runs a rather well known Nerf blog out of Australia known as Southern Brisbane Nerf Club is throwing in the towel. SBNC has been my go-to blog for Nerf news and whatnot ever since the big three(NM&R, Tactical Tag, SG Nerf) have ceased operations. I didn't have time to watch the full video but apparently Rob's leave is due some serious personal matters and I think it will better for me just to link the video below rather than try and explain things myself. I hope everything works out for him.

You can check his blog out here.

Apple iMac G4 Review

Grab life by the neck.

I typically give Apple a lot of crap for a number of things, namely their general lack of innovation and their attempts at breaking standards but I've always held a curiosity for their old hardware. You know, before missing headphone jacks and shitty laptop keyboards. Apple's old hardware was strange, yet they we're very capable compared to the hordes of terrible Windows machines that existed back in the 90's and early 2000's. One particular model caught my eye in particular, and to satisfy my curiosity on the matter I drove an hour out of my way to pick this up: an iMac G4 and to say the least I've never used anything quite like it.

Buzz Bee Ultra Tek Destiny Review (8/10)

Bringing the rain like it's the year 2000.

There was a time many years ago where people didn't use springs or flywheels to hurl foam at each other. Well nobody really did in general actually, they were all too busy with their Super Soakers. But of the few who had the pleasure of enjoying dart blasters in the late 90's to early 2000's most of them were powered by air pressure. Blasters then had a massive variety of how they operated using air pressure; it could be used for highly powerful single shots, rapid semi-autos, and of course insane full auto fire. The days of wearing your arm out pumping these things and springing leaks eventually fell out of fashion in favor of plunger and electric power, however a few still carry the air power torch today. This is Buzz Bee's latest entry into that field: the Destiny, the fastest firing stock blaster in history and it's fun, lots of fun.

Oculus Rift Review

The future is here.

Ever since the beginning of the modern technological age we have dreamed of machines that could transport us to lands beyond our imagination; virtual reality. While the closest thing to VR at the time were giant simulators used purely for such things as pilot training, the concept began to pick up steam in the 80's and in the 90's, fully fledged VR gaming platforms began to emerge but their popularity was short lived. The technology was expensive, not many existing platforms supported it, and most of them just weren't very good. There was a lot of snake oil involved with marketing VR in the 90's and a lot of it contributed to the sheer amount of disappointment that revolved around heavily marketed VR systems. The Virtual Boy for example was heavily marketed and proved to be a colossal turd, selling only around 350 thousand units out of it's projected 3 million. Between bad hardware and ones that were solid but either too big for home use or too expensive for the average consumer, VR failed in the 90's and died with the coming of the new millennium. The idea was still there, but nobody really wanted to dive back into something that already failed. The 2010's however saw a resurgence in the interest of VR and with the great advances in technology over the past decade, VR began to make a whole lot of noise once again. After nearly five years of development, one of the companies that helped fuel a renewed interest in VR finally released it's product. This is the Oculus Rift, virtual reality for the new generation.

Nerf Elite Hyperfire Review (7/10)

Speed kills.

Flywheel blasters seem to be becoming the new norm among Jolts and bows. When Nerf isn't busy reshelling the Stryfe a million times, they actually come up with something interesting like the Khaos and of course this; the Hyperfire. Related to the Dart Tag revolver only in name, the new Hyperfire is marketed as the fastest motorized dart blaster on the shelves. So how well does it live up to that claim? Sort of.

Nerf Doomlands 2169 Double Dealer Review (3/10)

Prepare for trouble and make it double.

Alright, back to business and we'll start off with a new Nerf blaster. We've had our fill of pump action blasters; they're everywhere yet they never seem to get stale. Probably because pump actions are so practical and usable that it's not too much of a complaint that the market gets saturated with them every now and then. Nerf decided to put a new twist on the concept; two barrels, two mags, Double Dealer. So that should mean double the fun right? No, not one bit.

Nerf Rival Khaos MXVI-4000 Review (10/10)

You're either perfect, or you're not me.

After the revolting experience I had with the Brainsaw I was on the hunt for some of the more desirable of the Fall 2016 Nerf lineup. I happened to find the Double Dealer and the Mastodon at Toys R Us but I figured I would check Target out and sure enough I struck gold. One of the most requested ideas for a Rival blaster was an automatic rifle, especially with the popularity of full auto Zeus mods out there. So Nerf decided to deliver and this is it, the Khaos MXVI-4000 and it's ready to kick some serious ass.

Nerf Zombiestrike Brainsaw Review (3/10)

A very dull blade.

This is the first major new Nerf blaster I've picked up in a while. I would have picked up the Stratobow too but I, and I'd imagine most of you are absolutely sick of bows. So we got a something a whole lot more interesting than that, being that it was the only other new product I could find. This is the Zombiestrike Brainsaw, what could have been one of the coolest blasters on the market is in reality a big fat stinking turd. Let's see why.

Oculus Rift: First Impressions

This is absolutely insane.

So my Rift actually arrived about a month before it's earliest projected arrival, which I can assume was due to all the people who canceled their orders due to massive delays. This isn't a full review of the Rift; I will have one in the coming days since there is just so much to talk about with this device but after just a few hours of messing with it, my mind is blown. I only have one actual game for it at the moment which, thanks to the assuring screams of Markiplier is Dreadhalls. I barely played any of this game and it was already giving me feelings unlike any horror game, let alone any game I've ever played. Looking through the Rift is almost akin to looking through goggles but the field of vision is good enough that it immerses you completely into the game. A good pair of headphones helps too and the Rift's built in set works quite well. The head tracking is smooth and it even gives the ability to look around corners which is insane. I'm sitting in the comfort of my chair and I know this for a fact but Dreadhalls gave me a genuine feeling of claustrophobia and no joke intended; dread that I couldn't even make it through the first hallway. Call me a wuss if you must but if I was playing this on a monitor this wouldn't have happened, it's not even close to being the same. I'll man up and try again tomorrow but I picked up VorpX and I hope to try other games on the Rift too, as well Virtual Desktop for actual computing. So far the Rift has my vote, let's see if it stays that way.

The Doomsayer (Modifed ERTL RFSG)

Rip and tear, until it is done!

After my scathing review of the Rapid Fire Shotgun I wasn't about to let that front heavy piece of crap collect dust. It's been a while since I've done a big mod so I broke out the tools and began work on what ended up being one of my best performing blasters yet. This is the Doomsayer; there are plenty of guides on how to build one already so I won't go into mod guide mode on this but building it with what I had already was bit of a pain in the ass, but it paid off big time.

ERTL Rapid Fire Shotgun Review (3/10)

There is nothing more underwhelming than this.

Everybody loves a good pump action right? Practical, high rates of fire, and powerful. The Alpha Trooper and Rampage are probably the most refined examples of a pump action blaster on the market right now. So what happens when someone else tries to make one? ERTL who we already know for the god awful Pump Action Shotgun also made a bigger, more badass brother for the craptastic ball shooter we had rebuild from the ground up to love. This is the Rapid Fire Shotgun, twelve rounds of complete and utter front heavy failure.

Buzz Bee Berserker Review (6/10)

Man portable dinosaur hunting weapon.

Back in the mid to late 2000's Buzz Bee was nowhere near as we know them today. They never made high powered Sentinels and whatnot like they do now. They tried cramming shell ejection into every possible blaster they could think of, which of course never ended well. They didn't discover the concept of ergonomics yet, and the grips on their blasters were best suited for someone missing two of their fingers. Oh and of course there was the Tommy 20, pretty self explanatory at it's best. But even in the sea of shit they were producing for years on end, there were a few rare gems. One of those is the Berserker, a hybrid blaster that takes a high capacity revolver and a rocket launcher and fuses them into one. But how good was it exactly?

Lanard Big Salvo Review (6/10)

We got the rockets.

Hey what do you know, more slightly obscure off brand foam weapons to review! I got several more on the way and this is just one of them, actually the first Lanard blaster I've reviewed on here. Let's face it, air power is fun. It can shoot either really fast or really far and it could leak like a sieve too! No batteries required, just a little muscle and some epoxy. The Big Salvo is one of the few remaining air powered blasters on the market and it aims to meld speed and power together in one package. But does it really? Let's find out.

BOOMco. Burstwave Review (5/10)

Range? What the hell is that?

Yeah I know, I've been reviewing dart blasters with less and less frequency lately but no I'm not dropping Nerf and whatnot any time soon. The new stuff just hasn't hit the shelf yet and I'm not seeing any vintages worth grabbing on eBay yet. So today I picked up one of Mattel's more oddball blasters. This is the Burstwave, one of few remaining air powered blasters on the market and unfortunately, it's a bit of that one word we like to call terrible.

The Beast Has Arrived: Alienware Area 51 R2

Not from this world.

Today was a sad day, I said goodbye to my faithful Acer Predator G3620 that has been the backbone of everything from this blog to just my personal usage. After a recent power supply failure and the massive influx of new games and peripherals that are a bit too much for the Predator's old GTX 660 and 3rd generation i7 to handle, I began to look elsewhere. I initially wanted to upgrade the Predator to a new 6th generation i7, max out the RAM at 16 GB, and chuck in a GTX 980 TI but because of the limitations of the custom motherboard designed specifically for the Predator, that was about the most I could do. However miracles do happen, and a deal came by that I couldn't pass up. That's how I wound up with this monster of a computer, an Alienware Area 51 R2.

Nintendo "New" 3DS XL Review

Weapons upgraded.

After I reviewed the Wii U I felt like Nintendo had built something that was far too different to be a worthwhile competitor to Microsoft and Sony. The console was too unorthodox and unsupported compared to the competition plus it's price point wasn't exactly great compared to the PS4 and Xbox One. So I decided to delve into an area of Nintendo that wasn't as subject to scorn as it's home console, their handhelds. This is the latest version of their 3DS console; the oh so creatively named "New" 3DS XL and I do have to say, it's pretty awesome.

Xbox One Elite Controller Review

MOM! Where's my energy drink!?

How many of you guys are willing to drop $150 on a gaming peripheral? Not a lot I take it and probably within good reason. I mean why the hell would you want to drop that kind of money on something when you can get an equally usable device for a lot less money? Actually I'll just shut up because that's exactly what I did; me being a hypocrite. This is the Xbox One Elite Controller, a premium controller for the most hardcore of the hardcore. Just don't spill your Mountain Dew on it.

Oculus Rift Inbound

The future has arrived... kind of.

This is a big deal, like no kidding. The Rift is probably one of 2016's most highly anticipated products and it's been in the works since 2012. In four years Oculus went from being a small crowdfunded startup company to being bought out by Facebook for $2 billion; that just shows how rapidly the company has been evolving it's VR technology and now you can finally get the long awaited Rift for yourself. Well, I'm lying actually. The Rift itself has been backordered until July and if you were like me who ended up pulling that rather heavy $599 dollar trigger(Which is actually more like $680 once you figure in tax and shipping, not to mention more if your PC is below spec) on the day it came out which was yesterday. In other words I won't be seeing this thing for another four months which sucks but that's life I guess. You can get the Rift for yourself if you happen to be one of the lucky souls who pre-ordered; those come first and they are already getting theirs or by paying a scalper but I strongly suggest that you please not feed those scumbags. In the meantime you can pick up a cheap Cardboard unit to get a taste of what VR is like. Anyways, this will be something to look forward to down the line and I'll be impatiently waiting for the doorbell to ring in July.

Nerf Doomlands 2169 Persuader Review (6/10)

More hammer action because why not?

I would have also had a review up for the Star Wars Han Solo pistol if I didn't end up breaking that one like complete idiot but we have this. Doomlands 2169 is gradually growing but with the abundance of new lineups that Nerf is putting out it isn't growing quite as fast as Elite or Vortex when they were new. Doomlands didn't have a sidearm for a while and Nerf really had to make something interesting since pistols tend to be pretty cookie cutter these days, so they did, and it's about as interesting as adding even more barrels onto an already existing platform. This bad boy is called the Persuader and while it's pretty cool, it's not very special.

100,000 Views: A Big Thanks

Wow, I never thought we would hit this milestone but here we are. I want to give you guys a big thanks for showing your interest in all the stuff I've posted over the years and today is also Easter as a matter of fact so a Happy Easter too. I know things have been a bit slow lately and I'm in the process of making some new posts but this blog is just a hobby of mine after all and sometimes real life does require attention. Like I said I have new reviews and such in the works and I got some more fun stuff coming in later this week so you guys can look forward to that. Anyways, thanks again for the support over the years. Cheers.

Nerf Perks

I know this started at some point last year but I wasn't aware of it until much recently. Essentially Hasbro has started a rewards system for Nerf akin to Gamestop's PowerUp Rewards. The idea is, you buy more Nerf products, you earn more points and you can spend those points on anything from posters to footballs, and even full fledged blasters. To earn your points all you need is your purchase receipt and the UPC code off the barcode on the box. Now I would have taken advantage of this, but I have no idea where my receipts have gone for nearly all of my purchases, and I don't tend to keep my boxes either. Save your receipts people, it's actually worth something now.

Nerf Perks

Wii U Review

The underdog is here.

As for the current state of affairs, the One has been vastly improved upon from the DRM laden machine we remember all too well from reveal and the PS4 has been standing on solid ground since; both trading relatively equal punches. My last two console reviews on them were pretty general to say the least since both the PS4 and the Xbox One were quite similar and had their ups and downs. I can't really say the same about this review though, I had to look at it a bit differently and writing it was almost like telling a story. You see this review is about the Wii U, the quirky little 8th generation console that's been cowering in the shadows of the two giants since they hit the shelves in 2013. How's it been faring since then? Let's find out.

Samsung Gear S Review

Because it has to go curved at some point.

I used the original Galaxy Gear for a bit over a month and all that determined was it just wasn't a very good smartwatch, but first timers aren't usually perfect. I wasn't ready to give up on this smartwatch idea just yet so I went out and upgraded to Samsung's second newest smartwatch. This rather large, curved wrist computer is called the Gear S and it's a wildly ambitious attempt to make the smartwatch more relevant, but does it actually do what it's predecessors failed to do?

Buzz Bee Ultra Tek Snipe Review (7/10)

One shot, one kill. Won't even hear it coming.

Following my recent trend of snatching up Buzz Bee's new and rather good blasters, I decided to get another one. The Range Master was a decent blaster but it's slow rate of fire was it's biggest letdown by far. So how do you fix that? This is the Snipe, it looks roughly the same as the Range Master but it trades air power for a magazine fed plunger system and to say the least it's does a pretty good job overall but it's not without issues.

Samsung Galaxy Gear Review

It had to begin somewhere.

So after the utter catastrophe that was the Chinese knockoff Gear 2, I decided to get a real Samsung smartwatch to see how it compares. This is the Galaxy Gear, Samsung's first smartwatch in the Gear lineup and probably responsible for the whole smartwatch craze that's been going on nowadays. I will say right off the bat it is a million times better than the Chinese watch and I've been using it for a bit over a month just get a good feel for it. The real question is, is it a good smartwatch in general? Well it does what I need it to but it's also very flawed. Lets see why.

Nerf Warthog Review (2/10)

Oink oink.

I've had this blaster for a while now but I've never got around to reviewing it. Probably because there isn't much special about it other than that it looks like a wild boar but seeing as it's one of the few vintages I own that have not seen a spot on this blog, it's time for a review. While the Warthog may seem pretty cool and nifty, it's actually complete and utter garbage. Let's see why.

Nerf Rebelle Arrow Revolution Bow Review (6/10)

Unleash your inner Apache.

Never reviewed a Rebelle blaster before, not really sure why. I guess it was mostly due to the fact that they were all re-shells of stuff I've reviewed before so whenever I look at their stuff I just think "Another Jolt? Another Strongarm?" and so on. So that basically leaves the bows, which are honestly the only parts of Rebelle that seem to have the most innovation going on. Yeah a lot of it is just slapping bow arms onto a Jolt and calling it a day but one did draw my attention after all. This is the Arrow Revolution; it's almost like an attempt to make the Rebelle line's elastic bows more relevant in the world of dart blasting but even then, it didn't quite do it.

Buzz Bee Ultra Tek Sentinel Review (9/10)

Away with the shells.

Okay, so after my bewilderment at the powerhouse that is the Boss, someone on Reddit recommended I pick up an Ultra Tek Sentinel and since it was on clearance for $9 bucks, I did. The last lever action blaster Buzz Bee made was the Rapid Fire Rifle with it's cool shell ejection feature that jammed every two seconds and it's total sub-par ranges, it was by all means a piece of crap but the Sentinel seems to be a return to the Rapid Fire Rifle's core design and once again Buzz Bee didn't cease to amaze me for the second time.

New BOOMco. Halo Blasters Announced

UNSC MA5 Assault Rifle: Mattel couldn't possibly leave out one of Halo's arguably most iconic weapons so here it is. Essentially it's a rehash of the Rapid Madness and it appears it horizontally feeds as evidenced by the gray hinged piece on the side. I love the Rapid Madness and this just makes it even cooler, even at $50 bucks I might just have to get one.

Covenant Brute Spiker: The Spiker never got as much love as the Needler did but it's still very cool looking. Now you can get one in dart slinging form! I think this one might be based off the Dynamag as opposed to the AR hence the $20 dollar price tag and what looks to be the priming bar on the back near the top. I'll definitely pick one up along with a can of paint.

Buzz Bee Air Max Boss Review (10/10)

You would never expect me to be good. You will learn.

I tend to loathe Buzz Bee, at least on the dart blaster side of the spectrum because at least they make pretty good water guns that serve as good stand ins for the new, shitty push pull Super Soakers. Usually the trend with Buzz Bee dart blasters is that they feel and look cheap compared to Nerf blasters and they mostly perform pretty god awful. Granted they tend to be less expensive than Nerf but the letdowns tend to give you more of reason to spend a little extra to get something of good quality. Yeah there we're a few gems like the Big Blast and the Berserker but most of their blasters just plain sucked, but as time went on something seems to have changed. Today's Buzz Bee aims to be a bit more of a serious competitor to Nerf and their new blasters, although a few recycling some of their past ideas, they seem to look a bit more the part. The Air Max Boss is my first Buzz Bee blaster in years, and much to my surprise, it's an absolute beast.

Nerf Modulus Recon MK-II Review (7/10)

Nobody asked for this.

Remember that time when asked for another Retaliator? Me neither, but apparently Nerf decided we should have one and it's not just a Retaliator reshell, it's the direct successor, the blockbuster part two of the old Nerf Recon. It's called the Recon MK-II but wait, isn't the Retaliator technically the Recon MK-II? Has Nerf lost the concept of continuity or are they now just shit at naming? Perhaps, but naming dispute aside, it won't tear your face off like the old Recon but it's not without it's issues either.

Razer DeathStalker Ultimate Review

A keyboard to end all keyboards.

Lets just say I got really lucky, because there's no way in hell I would pay full price for this thing. This is Razer's flagship keyboard, the DeathStalker Ultimate. It shares much with the regular DeathStalker keyboard but has about a billion new tricks up it's sleeve. So what exactly is the reason for the ridiculous price tag on this thing? Better yet, is it worth the ridiculous price tag? Well, lets find out.

New Nerf Blasters For Fall 2016! (UPDATED AGAIN)

Why the hell do you gotta do this to me Hasbro? I mean it's not like my wallet is reeling from the last couple massive purchases I made or anything. Now you tease four new Nerf blasters and all of them look and sound more badass than anything we've ever seen before? I can't, I just can't, but I will, I totally will go out and buy all of these beasts, with a few exceptions. Anyways, here's a look at some of Nerf's Fall 2016 blaster lineup, or sooner as things usually go.

UPDATE 2/13/16: A lot more stuff just got leaked or unveiled recently. Some of it I don't have info on as of yet but they are just Jolt and Triad re-shells from the looks of it so not really a big deal. It looks like we're getting a whole new lineup too, Alien Menace.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review

The tablet that can replace your laptop. No joke.

I hate laptops, like I really do hate them. As far as the ones I've used go which granted isn't many, they seem to be too huge and heavy, or too small and lacking in features, and sometimes unreliable hunks of crap. As a result I've always leaned towards tablets for portable computing but they are definitely less versatile than a full fledged PC in most aspects. Microsoft however decided to try and bridge the gap between laptop and tablet and after several so-so attempts, I think they finally got it right. Say hello to the Surface Pro 3.

Fake Chinese Smartwatch Review

You just bought yourself a headache.

I love experiments. They educate the masses by either success or failure and in the end everyone wins, except you. Because you're sitting there holding a $30 hunk of crap, $30 short from buying the real deal that everyone else is now buying because you told them so, and it's all because you care for some reason. That's how I sort of felt until I sent it back the same day thanks to Amazon's return policy. So here I am, with a fake smartwatch from the land where copyright gets lost in translation and also the land that gave us orange chicken, begging you to not buy cheap electronics from unknown places because you'll probably end up with something like this.

New Nerf Gear Spotted at Walmart

Lightning Bow: This thing is basically the Thunderbow's more half assed little brother. It's exactly as it looks; a trigger-less Bigshock put in a silly suit to make it look and work like a bow. Yeah, two things we don't need more of, Jolts and Bows, and this is both of them. I'll take an easy pass on this one.

Dual-Strike: Talk about Smart-AR galore, this thing has tri-barrels for both Mega darts and Elite darts with a select fire which is pretty cool. Mod potential wise I don't thin kthis has much going for it though as the AR system just pretty much kills anything in that department. It might have a big plunger tube though so I might pick this up down the line.

Recon MKII: This one won't tear your face off this time, promise, but do we really need another Retaliator? Isn't the Retaliator technically the real Recon MKII? Apparently the MKII also has issues with certain mags fitting and to be honest, it's a bit ugly. Again, I might get one for fun but this feels like a semi-dull expansion at the cash grab that already is Modulus.

Super Soaker Tornado Scream: Now this is what we've all been waiting for, air pressure Soakers are back baby! Yeah it still looks like it's made of milk jug plastic but the fact it's got a pump and a trigger is already enough to sell me on it. On a side note it's a pressurized reservoir, not CPS and it packs the spinning barrels from the old Tornado Strike. I hope they continue this air pressure trend and judging by the box art there's a good chance they might.

Bug A Salt 2.0 Review

Feeling salty?

Got a fly problem? Is the fly swatter too 20th century too you or is the fly zapper too industrial? Then get a load of this masterpiece. This is the Bug A Salt; it's essentially exactly what it looks like, a salt shotgun and it's by far the most ridiculous way of killing household pests I've ever seen, but does it work? Let's find out.

Thrustmaster T500 RS Review

An arcade machine for your house.

Sometimes a gamepad and sticks wont really suffice for immersing yourself in a racing game. So what you can do buy a racing wheel and not one of those cheapo Walmart wheels either. A high quality force feedback wheel is arguably the best way to give a racing game that close to life feel, or at least until virtual reality comes out. So lets take a look at an offering from Thrustmaster; the T500 RS wheel.

Old Posts are Getting Updated

Where it all began.

I'm going to be updating my old posts with new pictures from the DSLR and revise some of the text in them. This is mostly because Google screwed up and deleted some of my old photos and also because I'm not quite satisfied with what I said. Either way, it should be a nice little tweak and it should bring things up to date.

Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter Review

It's all fun and games until you find a hill.

Let's say you bought a racing wheel with pedals but it's got that clutch pedal that you never set foot on. Solution? Well you could try paddle shifting with a clutch but that's just silly. What you need is a good ol' fashioned gear shifter and Thrustmaster's TH8A is a definite candidate. So how does this piece of kit for rowing your own gears perform?

Nerf Thunderblast Review (4/10)

What's an airtank?

I absolutely loathe push pull blasters and I would have never bought this thing if it wasn't dirt cheap at the time but it's here now and it's Nerf's first rocket launcher since the oh so wonderful Titan got discontinued a few years ago. The Thunderblast doesn't even hold a candle to that beast. Let's see why.