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Watch these Casanovas use gaming one-liners

Approaching a new woman can be tough for some guys, but what if you spiced up your game with a little, well, game?

You could, of course, try a compliment or seductive look. Or you could follow the example of the guys in this amusing clip who creatively drop mentions of games such as The Oregon Trail, Final Fantasy, and Pac-Man into conversations with random women. The scenes, filmed from a distance, often end up with some humorously genuine responses--and hilariously creepy moments.

We do, however, recommend you avoid some of these methods in real life, unless you really know what you're doing. … Read more

Line Runner offers unique 2D side-scrolling challenge

Even though its graphics and gameplay are of the simplest variety, Line Runner is a fun, addicting, and surprisingly challenging game.

Essentially, you are a 2D stick figure, running furiously and trying to avoid hitting blocks along your way. To earn a higher score, all you have to do is run farther. It's very simple.

When the game starts, your character begins running automatically. Tap the left button to slide under blocks or tap the right button to jump over them. Hold the right button a bit longer, and you'll get just a little more air time to … Read more

Line Runner offers unique 2D side-scrolling challenge

Even though its graphics and gameplay are of the simplest variety, Line Runner is a fun, addicting, and surprisingly challenging game.

Essentially, you are a 2D stick figure, running furiously and trying to avoid hitting blocks along your way. To earn a higher score, all you have to do is run farther. It's very simple.

When the game starts, your character begins running automatically. Tap the left button to slide under blocks or tap the right button to jump over them. Hold the right button a bit longer, and you'll get just a little more air time to … Read more

Rise and shine with Simple Alarm Clock

Simple Alarm Clock is exactly what the name implies: an extremely easy-to-use program that lets you set different alarms for every day of the week. It's definitely not the most feature-filled alarm utility we've seen, but for simplicity, it can't be beat.

The program's interface is all business, with a list of the days of the week and check boxes and drop-down menus that let you make selections. Days can be enabled individually, which is handy if your work or school schedule varies and you need to get up at different times during the week. You … Read more

iSimple MegaPhone: The best low-tech iPhone speaker booster?

LAS VEGAS--iSimple's MegaPhone is so stupid it's brilliant.

Yes, this is a low-tech speaker booster for any model of iPhone and it also serves as a stand (it can be turned horizontally for movie watching).

No batteries. No nothing.

The "specially designed audio channel" inside the MegaPhone captures the sound from the iPhone's internal speakers and augments it like, yes, a megaphone. The company says the accessory is also virtually indestructible.

Does it work? Yes. But while it allows you to boost the sound from your iPhone, it doesn't boost the sound quality. So … Read more

Hands-on: Simple.TV might be the next big cord-cutting device

LAS VEGAS--Simple.TV's DVR without a hard drive or video output may sound crazy, but it could end up being a killer product for cable-cutters.

That's the impression I got after spending some hands-on time with the over-the-air-friendly DVR, which was already working on an iPad and a Roku 2 XS box in the booth.

To recap from my initial story, Simple.TV allows you to access over-the-air TV programs, either live or stored on a connected hard drive (that you supply), from a number of devices on your home network--at launch there are apps for Roku, Google TV, Boxee, and iPad. So fire up your iPad and you can watch live broadcast TV or any of the recordings on the connected hard drive.… Read more

Simple.TV is a next-gen DVR for the cord-cutting crowd

LAS VEGAS--It's hard to imagine a DVR without a hard drive or a video output, but that's exactly what the new Simple.TV box is.

Designed with cable-cutters in mind, the Simple.TV ($150, available in the spring) is capable of recording over-the-air HDTV and Clear QAM cable, along with traditional DVR functionality like pausing live TV.

What makes Simple.TV's solution interesting, compared with more-traditional DVRs capable of recording over-the-air content (like TiVo and Channel Master TV), is that the Simple.TV box itself doesn't have an HDMI or any kind of video output. Instead, … Read more

Kobo Touch $69.99 at Buy.com today

It was Barnes & Noble's turn on Black Friday. Now it's Kobo's turn on Cyber Monday.

Last week, Barnes & Noble offered up a limited edition of the Nook Simple Touch for $79. Now Kobo's teamed up with Buy.com to sell the new ad-supported Kobo Touch With Offers for $69.99 in a one-day sale.

That's a $30 price cut and a good deal on a solid touch-screen e-reader. (Read our full review here).

Like the Kindle Touch With Special Offers, the Kobo Touch With Offers features an advertisement just at the bottom of … Read more

$99 ad-supported Kobo Touch ships

Not too long ago Kobo announced that it would soon begin selling an ad-supported Kobo Touch with Offers for $99, matching the price of the Kindle Touch With Special Offers and Nook Simple Touch. The company says that product is now available.

As part of the launch, Kobo has also updated the firmware for both the new model and standard Kobo Touch, which costs $30 more ($129). The new firmware offers "several significant new feature improvements, such as new customization options and enhanced speed to deliver a fully optimized e-reading experience." Owners of the standard Kobo Touch can … Read more