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  • Geek Out: Nintendo Family Tree Shirt



    I’ve decided to change the title of this particular feature to Geek Out, rather than Retro Arcade. Mainly because there’s way more geeky products out there than old school arcade stuff, but also because I need a place to just, you know, hang and be myself. You know what I’m talking about my fellow Geek-burgers.

    In any case, let me know what you think… If you guys were digging the retro stuff*, I’ll bring it back. But otherwise, get ready to… Geek out!

    We kick off the geek out, after the jump... 

     

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  • Great Moments In Product-story: Nintendo 64 Kid

    Beyond the fact that I may need to come up with a better title for this series of posts, I thought it would be fun to review some of the great moments in product history, at least as seen through the lens of the observers camera, and then uploaded to your local internet video website.

    First up is the classic, the one, the only, Nintendo 64 Kid. I mean, who doesn't love screaming little boys (and their slightly less excited sisters). If Helen of Troy is the face that launched a thousand ships, then this is the Helen of Troy of parodies of this video. Okay, strained metaphor. Here, watch it and relive the magic:


    If you've got a suggestion for a great video you want us to post, let us know!


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  • Hello, My Gadget Buddies

    Okay, so Wendy was all like, “Hey, why don’t you write a post about your favorite gadget to kick things off?” And I was all like, “Sure, easy.” And then I couldn’t choose between all my babies. It’s like eSophie’s Choice, or something. Anyway. I’ll stop disparaging well-regarded cinema classics from now on*, and get to the tech nerdity.

    Since I don’t want to choose one over the other, and this is a getting to know you period, I thought I’d throw out, in no particular order, the four gadgets that I currently use all the time. Now, I’m going to give you a warning, and this should also give you a fair idea about me: I don’t own the coolest gadgets. I usually own practical gadgets, and lust after the coolest gadgets/wait until the coolest gadgets get down to a price range where I won’t have to sell my girlfriend.

    That being said, with all the overwhelming techno-lust us young people feel these days, it doesn’t hurt to have your wallet temper your heart, or, in this case, your brain.

    Caveat over, list after the jump...

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  • about the blogger

    Wendy Atterberry is a recent transplant to New York City via Chicago. You can often find her at some karaoke dive bar singing her repertoire, which includes "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Daniel," and most recently, "Sweet Dreams." Don't expect her to always hit the right notes. She lives in Manhattan with her boyfriend and two cats, and has a blog like everyone else.

    Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

    Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site http://www.stephiswrite.com, and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page.

    Diana Vilibert is a freelance writer, among other things. Born in Lithuania, she now lives in New Jersey, where she doesn't have to walk to work ten miles in the snow, barefoot, uphill both ways. Diana cannot afford most of the products she writes about because she buys too many pairs of heels to make up for her shoeless childhood. She's written for MarieClaire.com, Janemag.com, and CosmoGIRL!.

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