Best class ever?

We’re all well aware of the fact that we are the technology generation. We spend our entire day with our eyes glued to computer screens, sending more texts and BBMs a minute then our hearts beat, and accompanying our lives with a personal soundtrack courtesy of our iPods. After Twitter made it possible to tell the world what you’re doing every 2 seconds (and I found out how often some of my guy friends poop), I thought nothing could shock me.

That was until I heard that the University of Houston now has an entire class dedicated to the Wii. No joke.

The course is listed in the catalog as “online aerobics activities” and the description? A class for PE credit where students work out 20-30 minutes twice a week by playing the Wii Fit video game.

Why the heck can’t my college offer this course? I’d enroll in a nanosecond. Play video games the whole semester and knock going to the gym off my daily schedule twice a week? I’m sorry but that sounds like perhaps the most amazing thing ever. Read More »

So the time has come.

It’s been a long week of Tweeting, Twittering, and whatever else we can do on Twitter (do you follow us? You should!), but decision day is here and it’s time to pick the “Rock Out With Your Guitar Out” winner. We’ve written down everyone’s names (and written you down again if you had your friends hook you up) and tossed them in an empty Pirate’s Booty bag.

Yeah, we know we said we were gonna pull it out of a hat, but then we realized that hats don’t look good on us so we don’t have any lying around. But empty bags of chips? Yeah, we’ve got plenty.

Anyways. Here goes. Reaching in. Reaching deeper. Wishing there were actually chips in here or that the little scraps of paper at least tasted like chips….

OK. Here we go. Here is the winner: Read More »

Guitar Hero 5 hits stores on September 1st and we at the CollegeCandy offices can not wait to pick up a copy.  The Guitar Hero 5 soundtrack includes 85 incredible songs from 83 artists. And to celebrate the upcoming release, we are giving away everything you would need to throw a kick ass Guitar Hero 5 release party for yourself and all your music loving friends.

Seriously, this giveaway is so ridiculously cool, it’s going to make your friends (especially the boys) very, very jealous.

Prize pack includes:

1 – Nintendo Wii video game console.
1 – Guitar Hero 5 Bundle (game and band kit) for Nintendo Wii to get the party started.
5 – copies of Guitar Hero 5 for Nintendo Wii – party favors for your friends!
1 – $200 AmEx pre-paid debit card to buy party supplies.
1 – Flip Ultra digital camcorder to record the fun. Read More »

Moving is hard but it was all made better by my new toy, the Nintendo DSi. Nothing takes the stress of packing boxes away quite like a little video game action. Now, I was a little ambivalent about purchasing this item. I mean, I’m an adult… and it’s a Gameboy (I refuse to call it anything else. A Gameboy is a Gameboy!), but upon finding that I got a $70 dollar credit when I traded in my DS Lite, I figured, hey, why not?

The system is touted as having many advanced features from the older DS. A slightly larger screen and a lot of really great new abilities: downloading full games directly to the system, camera and photo editing, more memory, etc. Sure, these aren’t things I really needed (I only want to play games on my way to class!), but I’m a sucker for bells and whistles.

And let me tell you, I’m glad I bought it!

The system looks different from the former having a matte finish which keeps it from getting all smudged. Vain and silly I know but I HATED when I had fingerprints on my DS. It just looked messy. But that’s the least of its features.

So what other tasty things does it do?
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Video games and virgins are a timeless pairing as classic as  Thelma and Louise, Brad and Angelina, and Simon and Garfunkel. The two fit so flawlessly together that it’s hard to look past the age-old stereotype. Perhaps that was the key to Heather Kelley and Erin Robinson’s win at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference where the two women took home the top prize for the Game Design Challenge after creating a video game concept entitled  “My First Time.”

Yes, these two women came up with a video game about swiping the old v-card. Read More »

So I was browsing the shelves of Gamestop the other day and noticing that Nintendo was putting out a slew (well maybe not a slew so much as a few) of games that were Gamecube games remixed for the Wii’s controls. I was totally stoked because one of them is Pikmin, which I love. Yes, fight for my supplies my colorful horde. . .

In any case, it got me thinking back to the systems of ancient times. They were fun weren’t they? And so cheap now. So, if you are looking for something to do when you come home from the bar or when you don’t want to study, here are my top five not-really-so-retro-games for your playing enjoyment. Grab one of the gaming systems online and have a grand ol’ time. Read More »

It’s Superbowl season and you know what that means. Well, if you’re me it means nothing as I hate sports, but to others it’s the season of greasy snack food, beer, and two toned shirts.

And to retailers it’s the season to lower prices on TVs.

Yes, this is the season to buy a new TV.  As this is one of the largest viewing events of the year, the prices of TVs are being slashed to make purchasing that new set as easy as possible for that avid football nut. I mean, it’s far easier to convince your wife/girlfriend/sig other that it’s a good buy when it’s $500 off (after mail in rebates).

But even if you’re not really into the game, now would still be a good time to upgrade from that old tube set. Flat screen TVs are easier to fit into small spaces, provide a much better picture and are just so pretty. Below are some pretty fantastic deals happening now. Read More »

So you’ve managed to evade being trampled to death while gift shopping so far, and you’re only massively in debt, as opposed to hopelessly. The radio plays ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ and while you aren’t quite sick of it yet, you’re the equivalent of being mildly nauseous. So how do you make it to December 26th without losing your mind?

1) Stay away from shopping centers – Unless you specifically wish to be run down in the parking lot of your local Target or mall, stay away from every shopping location with more than 50 parking spaces until at least the third week of January. Why? Pre-Christmas Sales, Last Minute Shopping Runs, Post-Christmas Sales, and It’s-January-There’s-No-Reason-For-Sales Sales. You have better chances of surviving a brisk swim through Bull shark infested waters than making it from your car (parked in the next zip code) to the very first pair of sliding glass doors of some venerable shopping institution.

If by chance you do make it into the store, the crush of people going in every possible direction is certain to disorient you, resulting in an unintentional detour to the Hardware section when you really just wanted to pick up a card.

2) Don’t OD on Christmas music – With the commercials looping constantly, a certain famous Mariah Carey song on thirteen stations at a time, and your little sister playing her Disney Christmas CD around the clock at a level just loud enough to be audible in your room, but not loud enough to get her in trouble, you are bound to go crazy. Decompress from the assault of seasonal media by either moving to Northern Greenland, or simply playing normal CDs instead of listening to the radio. Leave the room temporarily when that irritating holiday car dealership commercial comes on, or if driven to extremes, pitch the television out of your living room window. Read More »

[Like a magpie, you gravitate towards things that are shiny: cell phones, TVs, anything that allows you to play Rock Band. But just because you love ‘em doesn’t mean you know much about ‘em. That’s where we come in. Every week we will be highlighting the best, coolest and shiniest in technology. Consider us your personal Geek Squad.

And let us tell ya; with CC on your side, geek has never looked so chic.]

When I was young I used to sit in my room late at night and go through the toy catalogue page by page, writing down everything I wanted in a handy, easy-to-use list for my mom. She was a busy woman; I was only trying to help her out. Well, she didn’t buy me anything that was on my ten page list and, although this list is quite a bit shorter, I don’t think she’s going to buy anything from this one either. But I can try.

Below is my Holiday Wish List. I know this season is all about the giving, but this is what I want to be getting. So, if you are in the mood to give, I am definitely in the mood to recieve any and all of these electronics.

Tunage!

I still want the Ipod Touch. It’s so much fun. Touch screens are just great on their own; they make anything ten times better and boat loads more fun. But this little machine is loaded with the awesome. Not just for music but for games and videos as well. I need at least 16 GB because I do a lot (what? I get bored!), but the 8 GB should be ample (and cheaper!) for your Average Joe. Of course, if you get even more bored than me there’s always the 32 GB option. . . Read More »

It’s the biggest shopping day of the season tomorrow. Black Friday, ladies (and gentlemen). The cutest and coolest little tech gadgets will be on sale all across the nation… alongside everything else. Are you ready? You better be! Everyone knows that you can’t go in there without a(n escape) plan.

The Black Friday shopping ground is a war zone and the only way to get what you want is to make sure that you KNOW what you want before you get there. So here’s a list of fun (and useful!) tech gadgets that you can and should get your paws on this holiday season.

1) Blu-ray player

So it’s been a year and we all know that HD players are pretty much dead. They lost the war in the heir to the DVD empire. Blue-ray movies are just sharper, have better sound and are all around sweeter. The Sony PS3 has a sweet Blu-ray player included in its package, which means you get 2 new toys in one. And Wal-mart has a pretty sweet deal on them, so that’s two toys for the price of one very cheap one.

2) Game Bundle packs

Speaking of the PS3, this holiday season is the perfect time time to upgrade to the next gen (or at this point, this gen) game systems. The hard to find Wii is in stock everywhere, and both PS3 and XBox 360 have dropped their prices. Many vendors or running specials for Black Friday where you can get not only the system, but a selection of games for a good price. Try Game Stop for the ultimate bundle deals.

3) GPS System

Everyone gets lost sometime. A GPS is a good gift for anyone that you know who drives; it’ll come in handy. Right now you can get one on the cheap and pack it up for the holiday. Pep Boys is running a special on them. Read More »