Pokemon Go has been a huge sensation. Â There are over 12,000 people showing up for a Pokemon Go bar crawl tonight. Pokemon Go is a cool game that is bringing people together outside bars, libraries and gyms*. Â (*both real gyms and poke-gyms). But there’s an important element missing for me. …
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Get a Digital Copy of the Bourne Ultimatum for Free (not a rental!)
Yesterday, I said it appears to be free day. That seems to be continuing into today! Free things so far: Wireless phone charger (this appears to keep going out of stock, then suddenly back in stock) OFFICIALLY DEAD Konami Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (Xbox One/PS4) Free After Rebate ($3 shipping …
Read More »Konami Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (Xbox One/PS4) Free After Rebate ($3 shipping or free with Shoprunner)
The free video games are continuing! Konami Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (Xbox One/PS4) is $3 shipped with coupon code (or free if you have Shoprunner!) Slickdeals has all the details. I’m personally not a soccer video game fan (sorry to everyone who tried to get me into FIFA 🙁 ) …
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My childhood is full of video game memories. Â Super Mario Brothers, Duck Tales, Kirby’s Adventure, Mappyland…. I could go on. When we all grew up and went our separate ways, we had to split up our video game systems. Â I didn’t end up with the NES. Â I got an emulator …
Read More »Titanfall for Xbox One for Free After Rebate ($3 shipping or free with Shoprunner)
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A reminder that the contest to win free in-flight internet is still going on. This post is completely unrelated to my Gogo gear tweets today (and neither are sponsored by Gogo itself, though I am a huge fan of Gogo!) Entry form is below. ——————————————————- Internet on airplanes is proof …
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A Qantas pilot made all of his in-flight announcements on the air traffic control line by mistake.  Since he went through all the announcements without taking a break, he clogged up the entire ATC line. In addition to interrupting the conversation on the ATC line, he didn’t take enough of a …
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I was poking around on Kickstarter and came across this jacket that claims to be …
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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