Flipboard is not only very pretty but it is a fantastic way to follow news, people and social media. It presents stories to you as visual summaries that you can flip through easily, skip, skim or pause to read. It’s one of those apps that you should add to the Android tablet or iPad right […]
Razer crosses the PC-Android divide
This video features a guy holding a giraffe. It also showcases Razer’s latest piece of tech – which is software not hardware. The Android app allows gamers to use their smartphone to talk to any of their pals who are in-game with the Razer Comms PC client. The same app also allows gamers to reply […]
Reasons to like the PadFone approach
ASUS have launched the PadFone Mini in Taiwan. It’s not a common concept in Europe nor does it appear to be so in the States but I like it. This is a 4.3 inch phone that slides into a 7 inch tablet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEHxq4Hs-pM The video touches on some of the reasons why I like the […]
Marvel: War of Heroes prizes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miF2IQRSHrE Marvel: War of Heroes is a year old. It’s a free-to-play mobile card battle game you can download for iOS at Apple’s store or for Android at Google Play. There’s an easy way to win some Marvel loot (which include Infinity comics, character figures, signed posters and subscriptions) by registering at the site, playing […]
Hi-tech, easy and awesome Halloween costumes
An easy and clever way to turn your smartphone into a Halloween costume. You can buy the prepared shirts over at Morph Suits and there’s an app to download for the effects. Mark was able to quit his job at NASA to support this seasonal business. Best of luck to him!
Golem Arcana attempts a whole new board game genre
[Back this Campaign] There’s an impressive pedigree of talent on this project. We’ve got Jordan Weisman at the helm. He’s already help create BattleTech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn as well as the click base concept you see for MageKnight and Heroclix. Harebrained Schemes have had some serious Kickstarter success in the past. Is Golem Arcana a step […]
Is KitKat a chocolate bar or a phone?
What’s going on? Android has announced that the next version of their OS will be 4.4 and will be called KitKat. KitKat is owned by the Swiss food giant Nestle. The plan was to call the next version of Android Key Lime Pie; it had to be a sweet and had to start with K. […]
The next evolution of tabletop RPG? Tablets & Titans
Every now and then I look at a new RPG and ask myself whether, in the future, all RPGs will be like. This feels very true of Tablets & Titans. This is a new RPG but it’s been designed to run off tablets. It’s another Kickstarter and here’s the pitch! [Back this Project] This Android […]
Is the Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra a gamers phone?
Geek Native follows phone tech because it touches on the lives of gamers around the world and because phones have become gaming platforms. This week there are rumours Google is developing an Android based gaming console. If that’s true Google will be late to the party with devices like the GameStick and the Ouya already […]
A hands on review of the Acer Iconia A1
The first way the Iconia A1 impressed me was with the battery life. The Android tablet had a sliver of power in it when I wrestled it out of its wrapper and out of its box. I was in a busy hotel bar, totally unable to get near a power point, but that sliver of […]
