March 20, 2013

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Aspartame: Good Riddance to a pointless product

Finally after it seems like years, the chemical compound known as Aspartame is finally losing the battle to natural alternatives such as Stevia.  Unlike Aspartame no one company owns the use of Stevia as a sweetener but can create their own products based on the plant.  We have already seen it infiltrate the Supermarkets in [...]

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November 21, 2012

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Wii U thoughts

wii u pad pic

I have been watching all the media releases for the Wii U with great interest ever since it was brought to public attention before last years E3.   The Wii U has promised to put the core back into Nintendo with promises of great 3rd party support, games catering to gaming enthusiasts, and promising a [...]

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July 15, 2012

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XBMC on the Transformer Prime

As you may know, XBMC has officially been created announced for Android with the Source code available for those willing to compile and test on their Android devices. The following video is XBMC running on the Transformer Prime with media shared from my main HTPC box wirelessly.  Impressive Stuff! XBMC Remote App works Aeon Nox [...]

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April 4, 2012

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Australian Coupon Sites

It appears the recent influx of Australian coupon sites has unfortunately taken the US route of creating generic link directories of deals rather than showcasing actual real coupons, being a webmaster I can understand the sentiment that most users are just looking for a specific discount, if the coupon is a link or an actual [...]

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March 5, 2012

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Steam Engine: My Steam Box Tips.

The Gaming community has been in a frenzy due to this article from The Verge: Exclusive: Valve said to be working on ‘Steam Box’ gaming console with partners, could announce at GDC. Many HTPC users already have such a device though the benefits for something embedded are enormous – especially for those unwilling to invest [...]

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December 28, 2011

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Asus Transformer Prime Australian Unboxing

Just took delivery of my Champaign Transformer Prime delivered all the way from B&H in the states and I must say I am mightily impressed.  When I first got the box from the UPS courier, I couldn’t believe how light it was – surely the contents were inside? Ripping open the box revealed the tiny [...]

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November 13, 2011

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Sony HX9V Unboxing: Pics and Thoughts

Recently I just bought the Sony HX9V compact camera to replace my broken Samsung and I have to say, for a compact, this thing is incredible.  When searching for a replacement the one feature that seemed to set this camera apart was the HD video mode and believe me, the 1080p 60hz video from this [...]

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October 19, 2011

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Binary Gamer

Binary Gamer is an original online game database where you can find, compare and review digitally distributed games all from the one website.  It makes buying PC games online easy, especially when you are looking for a specific game with Steamworks functionality. During the Beta Stage, Binary Gamer are adding more digital games networks to [...]

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September 6, 2011

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My new 2011 gaming and media PC Build

With my current system struggling with The Witcher 2, I have decided to upgrade my PC with the latest and greatest Bang for Buck Gaming and media orientated hardware.  Here is what I have selected and some reasons for doing so: Intel Core i7 2600K $319.00 I was deciding on this or the 2500k, probably [...]

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July 29, 2011

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MSI OCAU RC Chopper Contest

Here are my entries for the Overclockers Australia MSI contest. The contest asks to see some MSI products amusingly or cleverly inserted into iconic or famous pictures, or famous places, historic moments, scenes from movies, etc with the following high res pics: Z68A-GD80; http://media.msi.com

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