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Introducing the ArsGeek Boutique

Just a quick note to let you all know that I've just opened the ArsGeek Boutique.  It's a handy little store in which I'll be highlighting the games I'm currently playing (or drooling over) the electronics I love so much, the books I'm reading and the DVDs I'm watching.

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Aliens, LittleBigPlanet, a boat load of DVDs, Hard Drives and Krull – Tuesdays deals

Lots of interesting stuff this morning being offered from Amazon.  Not the least of which are several large DVD sales with movies from five bucks, a special offer for LittleBigPlanet, the venerable Krull in both physical and digital format and some game and hard drive deals.

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Archos 605 WiFi 160GB model again cheaper than normal at Amazon

Today appears to be the day of deals online.  Amazon.com again has the beautiful and much loved Archos 605 WiFi for about $70 off retail - that’s $328.71.  We reviewed the 605 WiFi (30GB model) a while back and personally, I still love this PMP. You can also turn it into a nice DVR for recording all of your TV shows buy purchasing the DVR station, which amazon has for just $78 - $20 less than retail as well.

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Do you prefer the original Star Wars trilogy or the Special Edition? Use this video as a guide.

I remember when Star Wars first hit the silver screen.  Actually, it's one of my earliest film memories.  I also went to see the Special Edition digitally retouched, Han shoots last editions in the theater.  Each has something to give, I think.  The original trilogy is forever cemented in my brain as THE movies of my youth.  The special edition looks shinier.

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Amazing tribute video to John Carpenter’s The Thing – made with GI Joe action figures

Yeah, at first that sounds pretty cheesy.  Once you start watching though you’ll see just how fantastic a job the folks at Zombie Zombie did with the direction, score and action figures.  This isn’t something you and your little brother made over a few hours on a boring Sunday.  This rocks. Combining zombies, action figures [...]

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Archos 605 Wifi 160GB cheaper than normal at Amazon

Amazon.com has the beautiful and much loved Archos 605 WiFi for about $70 off retail - that's $329.99.  We reviewed the 605 WiFi (30GB model) a while back and personally, I still love this PMP.

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The Dark Knight Review without Spoilers

Let me start off by saying I'm a huge cynic when it comes to movies that are hyped up. Once people begin to rave about a film, I automatically search for the flaws. It's my nature that stems from being let down so many times from a long awaited film that flopped and flipped before my eyes and caused me to count each second of my life that was wasted. Perhaps it was appropriate that the prelude to the blockbuster season was fittingly a trip to NYC to attend the 2008 NYC Comic-Con and sit before those who created the geek genus: Dick Ayers, Nick Cardy, Irwin Hasen, Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Jerry Robinson, John Romita, Sr, Joe Simon, Joe Sinnott and Mort Walker to name a few (you can view my footage here ).

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Hellboy on Inside the Actor’s Studio

Hellboy 2 commercial

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