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?