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When you think of "Secret Santa" events, you might cringe at the thought or get a little excited, if you're into that thing. Well, this year's Secret Santa gift swap on the Internet community Reddit featured the coolest, and possibly the best person to get involved in the activity: Bill Gates. He's done it before, but this one lucky Redditor was gifted an amazing Loki helmet from the Microsoft founder, thus making all other Marvel fans incredibly jealous! Read More »
Derby the dog is a disabled canine that was born with deformed front legs, leaving him disabled with little mobility. He is used to getting around with a wheeled cart like many disabled animals, but this week he was able to run freely for the first time in his life. This is all thanks to a company called 3D Systems, which fashioned special prosthetic legs for Derby, with miraculous, feel good results! Watch a very special video of Derby getting his new legs, and make sure to find out more about him and other adoptable dogs at Peace and Paws Dog Rescue. Read More »
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer debuted plenty of characters, and we recently found out what to call some of them thanks to an amazing new trading card-styled image series released by J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm. Not only did we learn that the name of the Sith featured in the trailer is Kylo Ren, but we saw that the cool "ball droid" robot is named BB-8. This week, Mark Hamill answered a bunch of questions about the 2015 blockbuster from Disney, revealing that BB-8 wasn't a CGI effect, but rather a practical effect! Also he hated his beard and wasn't sure if Harrison Ford wanted to make the movie. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
One of the biggest pieces of news coming out of Sony's 2014 PlayStation Experience keynote happened to be what wasn't said during a day of great gaming announcements. We didn't get an update on the ever in-development The Last Guardian. Gamers have been dying to get to see more of this game, but all we have for you is an update from creator Fumito Ueda - and it's actually a very promising bit of information. Apparently, the development of the game is now "under completely new conditions, making us all wonder if the PS3 game is now a PS4 title! Read More »
Just this past weekend, Sony's PlayStation Experience keynote took place, with a bunch of great announcements, but we'd like to focus on Until Dawn. This new episodic, horror survival title is a PS4 Exclusive video game that is sure to really embrace the technology advancements for Next-Gen console gaming. Basically set in a cheesy '80s horror movie, the gameplay in Until Dawn is definitely going to top a bunch of 2015 gaming lists. Check out a new teaser trailer as well as a behind-the-scenes facial animation and acting video right here! Read More »
We have some big news for all of you fans of Game of Thrones and other HBO shows that have been depending on HBO Go for watching new episodes, often dealing with outages and slow buffering speeds. In April of 2015, coinciding with the premiere episodes of season 5 of the beloved fantasy series, HBO's highly anticipated standalone streaming service will debut. This new subscription-based service is meant to be a direct competitor to Netflix, but with HBO shows on demand, without cable company contracts! Read More »
The Game Awards 2014 is live tonight from Las Vegas, showcasing the best of the best in video gaming and more! We have your complete guide to free online live streams of the event, so make sure to check out the links below for YouTube, Twitch and more. Tonight includes plenty of new gaming announcements and even a performance by Imagine Dragon, so make sure to tune in right here with us to see who goes away a winner. Read More »
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are always great reasons to go shopping, especially in the video gaming. Below, we've compiled some of the best sales (so far) for video games and all gaming related items that will surely make great gifts this holiday season. Check out the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for the gamers in your life below! Read More »
Life for the Seattle Seahawks and their star players isn't proving to be as easy or enjoyable as it was last season, in which they dominated the NFL. Rumors have suggested that they could part ways with Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch. If that happened, one can wonder, would the Seahawks be forced to trade Russell Wilson? Sherman has been in the headlines for attacking the NFL, and making his own phone app. Lynch even slammed his own team recently. Fans are wondering, just what does the future hold for this trio? Read More »
A Long Island high school student has been part of the future of tech as he virtually attended his classes via robot last week, which can help in situations such as distance learning. After Jeffrey Kaji, a freshman at the Long Island School for the Gifted, underwent an emergency appendectomy and was told by doctors that he would be out of school for more than a week, he was concerned he would fall behind. But all those problems were solved by a company called A+ Technology and Security Solutions. A high school student is going to class but not really. The story at 530 on @ABC7NY https://t.co/YkQqUoLZcY — Kristin Thorne (@KristinThorne) November 18, 2014 Read More »
Is Justin Bieber being bought up by Twitter!? It turns out the pop superstar is apparently in talks to have his Shots app bought by the social media behemoth... and no doubt Biebs will make plenty of bank in the process. Read More »
Victoria's Secret knows the youths love messaging apps. Instead of marketing on popular platforms like Snapchat or Kik, it made its own. The lingerie retailer has rolled out a mobile chat feature on it's shopping app, Pink, that lets shoppers participate in public message boards that have predetermined topics. Fashionista reports users can also customize their background colors and use branded emoticons. The big draw, however, is that the messenger will be rolling out exclusive content during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Dec. 9. Read More »
Burberry's new flagship store in Beverly Hills may be a high-tech shopper's dream come true. According to Christopher Bailey, the brand's chief creative officer and chief executive officer, his investment in technology at the Rodeo Drive location represents his ambitions to create a more personalized shopping experience across the entire brand. For example, the British heritage brand plans to create digital profiles of shoppers that sales associates can access right there in store. Read More »
