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EsportsThe New World Order At LoL’s Mid-Season Invitational
With more twists and turns than you typically find in an entire season of pro League of Legends, the group stage of the Mid-Season Invitational ended with a leaderboard that seemed like something from an alternate universe. China’s LoL Pro League was all but written-off as the place where good Korean pros went to get…
By Rob Zacny - Uncategorized
Sony Has Come A Long Way In 70 Years
On May 7, 1946, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Laboratory), a company dedicated to reconstructing and elevating post-war Japan’s culture through technological advancement. In 1958 the company changed its name to Sony. With a staff of 20, little cash, little scientific equipment and scarce supplies, the company that would…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Retro LEGO Desktop Really Takes Me Back
LEGO retro-tech master Chris McVeigh uses muted brick colors to travel back in time to the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, when the computers were beige and the floppy disks plentiful. Those were the days. The days when I was so happy just to have a computer that I didn’t bother covering my desk with toys…
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CultureToy Time Builds A Giant Man Out Of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Aw look, he’s made a little kitty cat friend. Originally published 5/5/16. I’ve since seen the movie, and thank goodness. Captain America: Civil War comes to U.S. theaters today, and while we here at Toy Time have yet to see the movie in action, we’ve played through it over and over again atop our desks,…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
It’s Free Comic Book Day, So Go Get Some Free Comic Books
It’s Free Comic Book Day, the day when people who aren’t working on Saturday can visit their local comic shops for all sorts of deals, specials and of course, free comic books. Check out the official FCBD page to find a comic retailer near you.
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Nvidia’s Latest ‘Most Advanced Graphics Card’ Is Faster And Cheaper Than The Last One
Last year Nvidia introduced the top-of-the-line GeForce GTX Titan X, a $1,000 beast of a graphics card that blew just about everything else out of the water. Well forget that old thing. The newly-announced GTX 1080 is nearly twice as powerful for several hundred dollars less. Nvidia hosted a special event on Twitch last night…
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