Geek Native follows phone tech because it touches on the lives of gamers around the world and because phones have become gaming platforms. This week there are rumours Google is developing an Android based gaming console. If that’s true Google will be late to the party with devices like the GameStick and the Ouya already […]
A hands on review of the Acer Iconia A1
The first way the Iconia A1 impressed me was with the battery life. The Android tablet had a sliver of power in it when I wrestled it out of its wrapper and out of its box. I was in a busy hotel bar, totally unable to get near a power point, but that sliver of […]
An up close review of the Sony Xperia L
The Sony Xperia L shapes up well. The phone feels good in the hand, solid and yet responsive to touch and with a graceful design. It enjoys the integrated suite of Sony goodies as well as features like the Sony Fitbit app. The phone itself probably will not wow you. The thing is; the Xperia […]
The Calamus is an ambitious pitch for the future of roleplaying
The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]
A hands on review of the Xperia Tablet Z
Let’s talk about the specs later. It’s not the technical capabilities on Sony’s 10.1” tablet that grab your attention when you pick up the Xperia Tablet Z. What you notice is the size. This tablet feels very light. It’s very slim. I think this is important. In discussions with geeks who have tried to go […]
Free codes and a review of lekiosk
I’m a big fan of digital comic book services like Comixology and Dark Horse’s own app. Thanks to these apps I’ll buy more digital comic books in a week than I’ve bought in paper in a year. Easily. I wondered whether there are similar apps that worked with magazines rather than comic books. There certainly […]
The Geek Native hands on review of the HTC One
I’ve bought an HTC One. It wasn’t the one I wanted. I want 64GB in black but it was only possible to pre-order the 32GB. Then HTC announced they didn’t have the black in stock, we’d already suffered through delays, and the email suggested switching to silver and getting a free screen protector. I switched. […]
The PAX East Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers trailer is fiery
Ignite your Spark! is the call to action fo the 2014 version of Duels of the Planeswalkers. This time the computer version of Magic: The Gathering is making itself available on Android as well as iPad, Xbox Live, Steam and PlayStation Network. If you’re lucky enough to be at PAX Easy then booth #562 is […]
What does the internet look like?
Peer 1 have an app that shows the Map of the Internet. It’s available as a free app on iTunes or Google Play. As you can see it’s a bit different from the cartography gamers usually expect but just a few minutes into this video from CNN Money and I was having Cyberpunk ideas. What […]
Is Minuum the keyboard for tomorrow?
[Back this Campaign] This is an Indiegogo campaign that’s passed its fund raising goal already. There are 29 days left, at time of posting, and they’ve raised $30,000 of the $10,000 they were asking for. The keyboard is interesting because it allows for lots more screen space on smartphones and tablets while you’re tying but […]
