I truly did not know that, but it makes sense. I'm still going to giggle at a 6.5" long "telescope" if you don't mind though.

Awww, shucks. :)

Loving the expression on the dude in the Santa hat.

Hoping you meant 6.5 feet, because 6.5 inches could fit into my pocket. Though to be fair the way I explain 6 inches to my wife, it requires it's own building too. ;)

Your alignment with the resistance notwithstanding, that's pretty cool. ;)

I still got a little more than taking it in to LameStop, but had I known it would've cost so much I would've added a couple bucks to the cost. The worst part is how long the shipping took. It was an estimated 3 weeks, but ended up being 5 weeks.

The US Postal Service

Lithium batteries have become a major headache for those of us in the shipping industry. The worst part is it was a couple of dummies that caused it. Packed in a phone and turned off, or in a blister pack, they aren't dangerous. There was a UPS flight that was downed on account of a Li battery that had a wrench or…

Similarly, make sure to save all of the packing material you get from other shipments. Packing peanuts, bubble wrap, air pillows—it goes without saying, but having them lying around to stuff into packages when you ship them out means you don't have to buy them yourself. Boxes themselves are another matter—you may want…

Speaking of shipping, you'll be surprised how much shipping costs can take out of your bottom line. We've talked about how to save money shipping things to other people, and it's even more important here. If you're going the Fulfilled by Amazon route, Amazon handles all of this for you, but if you're an individual…

I have to laugh at the whole "Superman is Clark w/o glasses" thing. I always thought it was total BS, but I've had to rethink that. I got the XBone and it recognizes you when you are in front of it, at least it's supposed to. I was wearing my glasses and it had no clue who I was. I guess the moral is glasses can…

This is going to sound terrible, but it is what it is. When my grandfather passed away, one of the first things I did was remove the stickers from his VCR and DVD players. It always drove me nuts, but he would never remove those damn things. I sure do miss him and his goofy quirks.

The original comment was a price edge, not bundle edge. The price of a console and camera is $500 for one, and $460 for the other. That's how you do a true comparison shop.

That is the definition of apples to apples, all things being equal. The options need to be the same. You can't compare two cars based solely on price. If I take car that's similar to another one, but the Ford forces you to get the spoiler and sound package, I can't compare it to the Chevy without adding the…

If you compare apples to apples, you have to include the PS Eye (or whatever it's called), and it's an additional $70. Granted it's optional for PS4, but it really should be compared as all things equal.

$30 isn't much of an edge at the current price points.

Xbox One: The Xbox One's middle name might as well be "media integration." It would sign checks and wedding registries Xbox "Media Integration" One. It's designed to be more than just a gaming console. Sure, it lets you watch Netflix and Amazon Video and the like, but it can also take in your cable box's A/V signal…

After a couple weeks of testing in a couple of different rooms, I'd say the Xbox One's Kinect works about... 80-85% of the time. Not a terrible percentage, but not enough to call consistent, either. The camera mishears me frequently enough to be annoying. Each time I have to repeat myself—"Xbox. Xbox. Xbox go to…

The thumbsticks have been slightly elongated from the 360 controller, and they're enhanced with a rough, treaded edge around the top. The added height means that the player's thumbs will have a greater range of motion as compared to the 360 controller. I haven't yet noticed a tangible benefit to that, though I also…

Wally World is good for breaking street dates on special editions. I got my GoW PSP a week early from there.