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TECHi Imagination explores the frontier — augmented reality, virtual worlds, gaming innovation, and the creative technologies pushing boundaries. From Apple Vision Pro to the metaverse pivot, AR smart glasses to next-gen gaming consoles. Where technology meets human creativity and entertainment.

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

It has been speculated that home entertainment would meld with online and app-based engagement more and more over time. Today,...

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting...

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

Here's a quote from the head of the Windows Phone unit at Microsoft: “So, I think that what our strategy...

Star Wars “Imperial March” (as performed by 2 floppy disk drives)

Star Wars “Imperial March” (as performed by 2 floppy disk drives)

Few songs are more sinister or invoke a deeper geek reaction than Imperial March, the musical interpretation of the domination...

Netflix gets DreamWorks

Netflix gets DreamWorks

HBO is out and Netflix is in. With a bid of approximately $30 million per movie, Netflix put together the...

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

There is a lot of passion surrounding social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. People either love them or hate...

DC Universe Online goes free to play

DC Universe Online goes free to play

In case you ever wanted to be a hero or a villain in the comic book world but didn't want...

With initial developer API released for Google+, FarmVille can’t be too far behind

With initial developer API released for Google+, FarmVille can’t be too far behind

Google's first entry into social gaming wasn't spectacular. By allowing a handful of partners to develop, they were only able...

Consoles vs PC gaming

Consoles vs PC gaming

The battle has long waged between different gamer types. Which is better, console or PC gaming? That's a question that...

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Arguably the most anticipated first person shooter of 2011 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Sledgehammer Games and Activision...

Minecraft block in real life

Minecraft block in real life

Fans of Minecraft will appreciate this real-life, working dirt block that reacts to pulverizing blows, just as they do in...

Counter Strike: Global Offensive to offer cross-platform multiplayer matches

Counter Strike: Global Offensive to offer cross-platform multiplayer matches

With all of the hype building up around first-person shooters COD: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, it's easy to...

Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it

Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it

It was a scumbag move, but in the end the sheep will still buy it. And so will I. When...

Sneak peek at Halo Fest

Sneak peek at Halo Fest

For fans of one of the most popular games of the last decade, Halo Fest marks more than just the...

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Companies are often no longer the experts about their own products. The internet has allowed us to find information like...

Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic

Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic

Ever since the Portal phenomenon started in 2007, memes, strategy groups, and a sequel have popped up. What started out...

The social evolution of gaming

The social evolution of gaming

Gaming was once ripe with solitude and individualism. Sure, there were multiplayer games, but that required people to be playing...

PC gaming is (apparently) not dead according to Razer

PC gaming is (apparently) not dead according to Razer

With over 300 million reported PC gamers in the world, many dismiss the notion that it is dead or losing...

Assassins Creed Revelations culminates a legendary gaming series

Assassins Creed Revelations culminates a legendary gaming series

One of the most exciting unveils at E3 this year was Assassins Creed Revelations. The culminating entry into the series...

Link-building, Zelda edition

Link-building, Zelda edition

Normally when blogs talk about link-building, they're referring to an SEO activity that involves spamming forums, article directories, and comment...