Gaming Mania

I should have been paying attention when the TV program I was watching casually dropped the "most popular video game ever" bomb. I thought they were referring to Grand Theft Auto, but they went on to say that the games distributor had escaped the "one hit wonder" category with the introduction of BioShock (from 2K Games).

2K Games is hardly in the aforementioned category, though, with titles like Sid Meiers' Civilization, and Elder Scrolls. Perhaps the story was that Rockstar Games had recently acquired Bioshock? No matter. The ongoing CES event in Las Vegas is sure to shake up the gaming world a bit, so herewith are several new feeds to keep you abreast of the changing computer gaming world.

Subscribe to Amazon Feeds by FeedBurner

You may recognize the orange squares below as feed icons, but you may not know that these feeds display as normal web pages in your browser instead of the cryptic raw xml most feeds give you, and contain additional useful links thanks to a little tweaking by FeedBurner.

 Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in  Videogames (All Platforms) (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for PlayStation 3            (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for XBox 360                 (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for Nintendo Wii             (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for PC                       (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for Mac                      (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for Sony PSP                 (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for Nintendo DS              (more)

 Amazon.com: Top 100 Videogames for Gameboy Advanced         (more)

Electronics Mania

The 2008 International CES Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing now, and I guess it's time to upgrade my Electronics Mania aStore. The big news coming out of Las Vegas this week seems to be in the Home Theater arena. Time-Warner announced that their future high definition DVDs will be released in Blu-ray format, and a number of other distributors have already indicated that they will do the same, or seem to be leaning in that direction.

It seems that Sony, after being on the wrong side of the VHS / Betamax standards war, is about to get a little pay-back as Toshiba's competing HD DVD standard may have to struggle for market share. It may be time to look into a High-Def DVD Player to go with that new HDTV! Of course, if you are a "belt and suspenders" type there are Combo Players like LG's BH200, or you could get their GGC-H20L Blu-Ray/HD DVD Rewriter Combo Drive to be prepared for anything.

Maybe this Blu-ray announcement is the impetus you need to get that Playstation 3 you've been lusting after, or perhaps you'll need to compare the games available for Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft XBox 360, Nintendo Wii first. Another big hit at the show is the VUDU Box (pronounced "VooDoo," naturally.) which downloads movies on demand via your broadband connection and plays them on your (HD)TV.

Now since the CES is always the occasion for a lot of new product releases, I've resyndicated several Amazon feeds using FeedBurner. While a lot of people are aware of feeds, many others aren't -- particularly since they tend to be displayed as raw XML. These are human-readable. Just click on the feed icon. If you're already using feeds you know what to do. If not, you might want to try subscribing via an online feed reader (upper right corner of feed.) If you already have an account with Yahoo, MSN, Google, AOL, or "other," that would be the logical choice. If not, many people swear by Rojo or NetVibes, but YMMV.

Subscribe to Amazon Feeds by FeedBurner

You may recognize the orange squares below as feed icons, but you may not know that these feeds display as normal web pages in your browser instead of the cryptic raw xml most feeds give you, and contain additional useful links thanks to a little tweaking by FeedBurner.

     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Electronics               (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Notebooks / Laptops       (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Computer Add-Ons          (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Handhelds & PDAs          (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in GPS & Navigation          (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Home Theater              (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Receivers & Amplifiers    (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in TVs & HDTVs               (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Blu-ray Disc Players      (more)


     Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Office Electronics        (more)

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