Sometimes the bare essentials are all it takes to make a great video game. In this collection, our hero is the stickman.

Everyone knows that in today's hottest games (for any platform), high-quality graphics are at a premium. Whether it's a first-person shooter, an MMORPG, or even a console golf game, realism and fancy graphics seem...

BMW is the first automaker to integrate an online music selection service into a production car.

My iPhone, with 8GB of memory, can hold about 1,700 tracks. A BMW's internal hard drive has room for almost 3,000 tracks. Now, BMW's new Mog integration puts 14 million tracks at a driver's fingertips.

I sat in the driver's...

Hanging out with Nathan Drake sure is expensive.

Several PlayStation Vita games are seeing preorder price cuts (and one disappointing price increase) before the launch of the next-generation handheld gaming device planned of February 22.

Little Deviants, Wipeout 2048, Modnation Racers: Road Trip, Reality...

The Amplifi HD Media Router 2000 DIR-827 from D-Link.

The $145 D-Link Amplifi HD Media Router 2000 DIR-827 is the third I've reviewed in D-Link's Amplifi family of wireless routers, but it comes with lot of firsts.

This is the first true dual-band router from D-Link that I'm aware of that comes with internal antennas, making...

Apple's MagSafe magnetic connector system is one of those nifty little design touches that's cool but not necessarily earth-shaking. Or is it?

According to an Apple patent application discovered by Patently Apple, the company could have big plans to expand its use of magnets in its future products. The relatively complex...

New from the Department of Things I Didn't Know I Wanted But Now Can't Live Without: Bondi.

This cute little gizmo is designed to hold and hang your smartphone. It has feet at the bottom, "hands" that hug your device, and a hanger-style head.

All these limbs can bend any which way, meaning Bondi is actually good for other...

During an investor assembly this week, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced the Nintendo Network, marking the first time the company has attempted to streamline its online gaming effort in a way that promises a consistent and reliable experience across all platforms, all while delivering the content and features that gamers have grown to...

Think your smartphone has a big battery? Sorry my friend, but if you don't have the new Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, you're sadly mistaken.

Equipped with a massively energy-dense 3,300mAh battery, the Maxx played video for a jaw-dropping 19 hours and 47 minutes before calling it quits. That's right, and to drive the point home we picked an epic...

Sony has announced a "Launch Bundle" version of its Vita console for release on February 22 that will include an 8GB card and free game for the same price as the regular 3G version.

The PlayStation Vita 3G-WiFi Launch Bundle will be available from launch while supplies last and will also include a monthlong...

Sony's Xperia S is simple, but pretty.

A stunning Android phone that really does look like it arrived from the far future, Sony's gorgeous Xperia S is likely to hit AT&T's airwaves.

New reports assert that the Xperia S is making its way through FCC approval with a quad-band GSM/UTMS/HSPA radio (850, 900, 1900, 2100MHz)....

A pocket watch for today's distinguished geek, and it could be yours.

Do you know what time it is? That's right, it's that time of the week known as the Crave giveaway, and this week's prize just happens to offer a pretty cool way of keeping pace.

Up for grabs is the Kisai Rogue Touch Pocket Watch, a modern take on the classic...

The HP 2311x gets you a 23-inch LED-based monitor, 1080p resolution, with HDMI, DVI, and VGA connections all for $180 or less. That's great, but doesn't necessarily make it good.

When considering a new purchase, the importance of price can't be understated. Just attaching a low sticker price to a product can make...

SAN FRANCISCO--The Macworld expo isn't what it once was, but you wouldn't know it from the excitement of both vendors and Mac faithful attending this year's show.

The show started today at Moscone Center North here, and though Macworld no longer attracts the big crowds and big-name vendors it once did, I...

The ICS update for the Transformer Prime is the first update approved by an actual Transformer. No, seriously.

When the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime launched in late 2011, the hope was that it would be the first tablet to have and hold Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the latest version of the Android OS. While the tablet...

The HTC Titan II is world's first 4G LTE Windows Phone and features a 16-megapixel camera.

The latest rumors from Boy Genius Report suggest some juicy details about AT&T's planned devices for the first quarter of 2012.

BGR indicates AT&T is gearing up to offer yet another Windows Phone device on March 18: the 4G-equipped H...

Relax in the living room.

Even an airline geek like me wouldn't call an airport "homey."

"Exciting" is a word that I would use and I may even say "comfortable" depending on the airport, but I won't deny that an airport is the opposite of home. Either you're on way to somewhere else or you still have a flight...

The iLid flips open to reveal a place to stash some credit cards, a key, and some cash.

SAN FRANCISCO--Phones may be on their way to replacing wallets and purses, but we're not quite there yet.

One project that hopes to bridge the technological gap is iLid. Created by Australian natives Darren Inglis and Simon...

The front end of the X6 loses some of its aggressive character for the 2013 update.

When the X6 launched, it was an odd-enough shape and so lacking in utility that even BMW did not count on it being a big seller.

But ahead of the 2013 model update, BMW points to the more than 20,000 of the cars sold in the U.S. as a measure of its...

Another reason to throw your money in the general direction of the Amazon cash vacuum.

It might be cold in much of the world, but it's the best time yet to take a big bite of Ice Cream Sandwich.

Amazon today cut the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google's flagship Android 4.0 phone, to just $99.99 via its...

Yamaha YAS-101

Yamaha basically created the sound bar category and continues to sell its best-in-class Digital Sound Projector line, but it can be hard to recommend the company's sound bars when they generally cost in excess of $1,000.

The YAS-101 ($250 street price) is Yamaha's entry into the increasingly crowded budget sound bar field, and it's...

A fan-made Lego Minecraft creation.

As a child, I played with Lego sets incessantly, and as an adult, I have built many creations in the game Minecraft. Fans of both will be pleased to know that Lego has confirmed an official Minecraft collection.

(Credit: Michael Thomas)

Details are scarce at this time, but this all came...