First Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar Review: Better than Homebrew

Brian Lam — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:45:31 EST

I don't know why I keep giving IGN's queen of the ivy league, Gerry Block, exposure. I should be doing the opposite, shielding loyal readers from his hijinx and dearth of wholesome personality. But here he is, using his $160,000 dollar Columbia education to scoop a Wireless Wii sensor bar by Nyko. GBlock, your parents must be as happy as mine that I write about crap for a living.

Let me save you the read: Gerry benchmarks it hard, and discovers it to be slightly more powerful than the standard Wii bar, and its 30-hour battery life not too shabby. Gerry likes the switch, which "ameliorates" (Ivy league word) the issue of forgetting to turn the bar off by beeping after an hour or two. That's it.

My take: Just use the wired one. And stay clear of Gerry.–Brian Lam

Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar Review [IGN]

Pelican's Xbox 360 Air Flo Cooler is a Port-a-Holic

Brian Lam — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:33:51 EST

The Xbox 360 runs hot, so all those silly aftermarket fans came in useful after all. But never as useful as this multiport, Xbox cooler. IGN gear's Mohawk'd Gerry Block (He went to Columbia, which had an 8% acceptance rate, but its not a big deal to him) says the Air Flo has composite, s-video, component, and VGA, as well as a 4-port USB hub, and pass throughs for the ethernet jack, and optical and stereo plugs.

What you have here is a way to use standard VGA and component cables with your Xbox, bypassing the expensive official cables, for 29 dollars. –Brian Lam

Pelican Air Flo 360 [IGN]

Gizmodo: gerry block

First Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar Review: Better than Homebrew

Pelican's Xbox 360 Air Flo Cooler is a Port-a-Holic