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Hemingwrite Kickstarter and the promise of distraction-free writing
11 Dec
5

Hemingwrite Kickstarter and the promise of distraction-free writing

Posted by Bill Loguidice Editorial, Homebrew 5 Comments

As a professional writer, the new Hemingwrite Kickstarter certainly caught my eye. Its tagline is “A Distraction Free Digital Typewriter,” which certainly has its appeal. I can speak from both my own personal and extended social experiences with fellow writers that the collective we often like to romanticize the concept of […]

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Retro Fever recycling center play screen
08 Dec
6

Review of Lamb Chops! and Retro Fever for the Apple II

Posted by Bill Loguidice Review No Comments

NOTE: A version of this review appeared in issue 6 of RETRO Videogame Magazine. The Apple II series of computers, which first came to market in June 1977, and didn’t end production until November 1994, were a premiere videogame platform throughout most of the 1980s. What’s interesting is that, as […]

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A quick look back on the Sony PlayStation’s 20th Anniversary
07 Dec
6

A quick look back on the Sony PlayStation’s 20th Anniversary

Posted by Bill Loguidice Editorial, History No Comments

Inspired by my colleague’s video of his thoughts on the Sony PlayStation‘s 20th anniversary, I thought I would share my own remembrances. The original PlayStation console was released on December 3, 1994, in Japan, and in the US on September 9, 1995. While it was on the latter date that I […]

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The design of the Nintendo 3DS was rendered back in 1983!
03 Dec
5

The design of the Nintendo 3DS was rendered back in 1983!

Posted by Bill Loguidice Editorial, History 1 Comment

Thanks to Kris Pyrz in the Facebook Group, I Am a Classic Videogamer, for the heads-up on a rendering of Palmtex’s PVS handheld videogame system in the May 1983 issue of Video Game magazine. Here’s what the bottom half of page 10 of that issue looks like: Notice anything familiar? […]

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35 Reviews for CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer!
01 Dec
3

35 Reviews for CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer!

Posted by Bill Loguidice News No Comments

The 35th Amazon.com review for one of our recent books, CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer, just hit, and it’s another five stars! Hitting this latest milestone is yet another great example of the tremendous support we’ve received for this particular book, which my co-author and I greatly appreciate, […]

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A successful move back to iPhone from Android!
18 Nov
6

A successful move back to iPhone from Android!

Posted by Bill Loguidice Editorial, Review No Comments

I’m happy to report that – at least based on the early going – my transition back to the iPhone from Android is a resounding success. While I’ve only had the iPhone 6 Plus for effectively three days, I’ve been able to do every possible real world test that I […]

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Xbox One Stereo Headset combo just $50!
07 Nov
2

Xbox One Stereo Headset combo just $50!

Posted by Bill Loguidice News, Sale 2 Comments

Amazon.com has a great deal at just $50 for the Xbox One Stereo Headset, one of the accessories we recommended in our book, My Xbox One. It comes with the headset (which has a built-in microphone) as well as the controller adapter, which usually sells for at least $25 by […]

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Quick guide on how to play on the Internet Arcade
06 Nov
8

Quick guide on how to play on the Internet Arcade

Posted by Bill Loguidice How to, News 28 Comments

Noticing a pattern of particularly high (and completely justified) interest over the past several days after several friends and family commented on and forwarded me links to the newly unveiled Internet Arcade, I thought it might be useful to create a quick blog post about my experiences getting this wonderful service running. While […]

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