Sunday, April 26, 2015

Global Rewind IV

Metro Vancouver Youth4ActionScience World's Teen Advisory Group, and BC Green Games' Youth Committee bring you Global Rewind IV at +Science World at TELUS World of Science  on May 8. Come join high school students who are interested in sustainability and explore many organizations that are working to protect our environment. Join us for the World CafĂ© and the screening of Beyond Boarding's film, The Little Things.


Global Rewind IV will be taking place Friday, May 8 from 5:30pm–10pm. Admission is free. Reserve your tickets @ http://www.metrovancouver.org/events/youth-leadership/Pages/global-rewind.aspx.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Wondercon 2015, Plex East 2015, Monsterpalooza 2015, Quadcopter Landscaping, and Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015

This week in technology and gaming...

Wondercon 2015

Norm from tested.com talks to Mike Senna about his completed life-size Wall-E robot and his life-size EVE robot, which is currently a work in progress. Norm also met with eFx Collectibles to talk about their Star Wars Stormtrooper armor replica which was made from a newly discovered hero suit from Episode IV, one of the only six that were created, that even Lucasfilm doesn't have.



Plex East 2015

Will from tested.com was recently Boston for PAX East 2015, checking out some new indie board games, video games, and VR games. While walking the convention floor with 3DS in hand, Will shares with us some of his favorite discoveries.


Monsterpalooza 2015

Norm from tested.com talks to Figment Foundry about their realistic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles display at Monsterpalooza 2015.


Quadcopter Landscaping

Norm and Will from tested.com head out with Jamie Hyneman to remote location to test Jamie's new quadcopter landscaping saw attachment with the DJI Inspire 1 quadcopter.


Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015

In the Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015, Nintendo announces new games, amiibos, and amiibo cards, updates to Mii Plaza, Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U, and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, and new Splatoon announcements. For those who haven't seen the Splatoon E3 trailer, the video is also included bellow.