The past few years, I’ve taken one of my gaming consoles with me when traveling to see family for Christmas. Whether it was the Xbox 360 to show off the beginning of the “next-gen”, the PS3 to show the power of Blu-Ray, or the Wii for the sake of family togetherness, there was always a reason to get behind my TV stand and unhook a ton of cables. This year, though, I’m not going through the trouble. Why, you might ask? Well, there’s just nothing new that my non-gamer family will care about.
Don’t get me wrong, there were some amazing games this year, but there was no new tech or anything revolutionary that my family would need to see. In the past, they were amazed at how far things had come with each new advancement. This year, the gaming world was lacking in the tech department, for better or worse. Next year, though, will be completely different. With both Sony’s motion controller and Microsoft’s Project Natal scheduled to hit, I have a feeling I might be packing up more than one console for my yearly trek.
What about all of you? Have you taken a console to a family gathering for the Holidays in the past? What about this year? Sound off in the comments section.
So you arrive at the airport just in time to find out your flight has been delayed by a few hours, what do you do? Buy a Nintendo DS Lite and brand new copy of Mario Kart of course! Best Buy Express vending machines have recently been spotted at the Atlanta International Airport which include various electronic items along with a bunch of popular Nintendo DS titles and the handheld itself. If you were ill prepared for your flight, you now have some options.
The products are priced right around the retail mark, there isn’t any airport price gouging on Nintendo products I guess. My main concern would be what to do if that Nintendo DS you just paid full price for gets stuck on it’s way out of the machine. This isn’t just a bag of Cheetos.
We have seen machines like these before that include other various electronics but it’s nice to see some gaming products readily available for your gaming pleasure.
[Via rbelliongames]
I couldn’t go a whole week without gaming, so I brought both my PSP and DS Lite with me over the Holidays to keep me entertained. I left the morning after Christmas to see family in a few locations and got back late New Year’s Eve. Surprisingly, I got a lot of gaming in while away.
I played through the entire 50cc and 100cc Grand Prix segments of Mario Kart on the DS. I rocked all eight Cups on both sections and only missed 1st place in one race. Also on the DS, I played through Elite Beat Agents… again. It’s still one of my favorite portable rhythm games.
Over on the PSP side of things, I finished off my third play-through of God of War: Chains of Olympus. I’m a huge fan of the game and have been loving each time through with Kratos. I also got through a lot more of Patapon on my second play-through there.
I didn’t expect to get this much gaming in while I was away. Now if only I could have gotten that in with some of the console games I want to finish. Hopefully in January I’ll polish off a few that have been crying out for completion.
This is for all the people who have to fly and need their toys while in flight. I, for no one cannot sleep on an airplane. Its not paranoia, I’m just well over six feet tall and 265lbs. Leg space is a luxury I do not have. US DOT has declared the rules for carry on batteries, notably lithium ones. Why? They could explode. Although unlikely, there are no chances and a no exception policy has arrived. Here is an excerpt from Daily Tech:
The new rules state that spare batteries cannot be packed inside checked luggage, but spare batteries can be carried on board in carry-on baggage. Those brave enough to check baggage with electronic devices inside can leave installed batteries in the devices.
The U.S. Department of Transportation does not specify how many batteries are acceptable for travel. The Department states passengers can carry spare batteries for electronic devices and that the lithium content in all batteries must weigh less than 25 grams.
There is also a 2 gram limit for lithium metal batteries. Anything over cannot be brought on the plane at all. Most are well below that, but its good to know. All in all, you probably won’t have an issue carrying your laptop on the plane, but you may not be allowed to bring a back up battery. Some planes have power outlets and some do not. For all of the official rules, click here for a table explaining further.
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