Author: Mike Flacy

    Editor-in-Chief for The CheckOut. During my free time, I love to write about pop culture, home theater, digital photography, social media, mobile technology and cool gadgets!

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    Ten Stunning Portal 2 Propaganda Posters

    Developed by Flickr user Danny Farmer, this collection of illustrations takes the marketing pitches of fictional corporation Aperture Science (Portal 2) and mixes that with the 1950’s style of propaganda posters. Portal 2 elements depicted within the...

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    Google Chromecast Review: Simply Streaming

    Just yesterday, Google announced the Chromecast HDMI dongle; a compact solution for streaming movies, television shows, YouTube videos, photos and basically anything you are browsing within Google Chrome to the main television screen in your home. While...

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    Shut Up and Take My Money: Google Chromecast

    Announced today by Google, the Chromecast is an HDMI dongle that plugs into your HDTV and provides streaming access to video and other content over your home’s Wi-Fi network. Spiritually a successor to the Nexus Q, users will be...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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    Six Back-to-School Gadgets That You Probably Shouldn’t Buy

    While there are plenty of gadgets that are useful to high school and college students, there are a handful that simply aren’t great options anymore. We’ve broken down what you shouldn’t be spending your money on and...

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    Twelve Bloody Amazing Fan Posters for The Wolverine

    Opening this weekend, The Wolverine picks up after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand and details Logan’s journey to Japan to meet with someone from his past. After events lead to Logan losing his immortality and ability to...

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    Excellent Home Theater Equipment for Dorm Life

    Moving into a small dorm room doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sacrifice watching movies or playing video games in a home theater environment. We have put together some great back-to-school options for home theater gear that...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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    This is a Thing: Spidey Sense T-Shirt with Proximity Sensor

    Launched at the comic book nirvana known as Comic-Con, the “Tingling Electronic Spidey Sense Shirt” is a new product from ThinkGeek. On the back of the shirt located at the neckline, a large proximity sensor kicks in...

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    Seven Fantastic Video Game Travel Posters

    Developed by a graphic artist known only as s2lart, this collection of illustrations utilizes specific elements of a popular video game within the design of a traditional travel poster. Video game locations depicted within the series include Borderland’s Pandora,...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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    Seven Homebrewed Beers Inspired by Harry Potter

    Developed by graphic artist Anita Brown, this collection of artwork combines Brown’s love of frosty brew with her fondness of the Harry Potter series of books and films. Designed to look like a coaster for the home-brewed...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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    Nine Fantastic Propaganda Posters for Pacific Rim

    Pulling in a respectable 75ish percent on Rotten Tomatoes this week, the upcoming launch of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is set to become another major summer blockbuster for the movie industry. If you are unfamiliar with the...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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    The Evolution of Superheroes: Past and Present

    Created by San Francisco graphic artist Khoa Ho, this collection of striking illustrations gives us a glimpse of the origin of various popular superheroes in the DC and Marvel universes. Specifically, the artist has included depictions of...

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    Artist Recreates Classic NES System out of LEGOs

    Developed by Flickr user weltall1028, this collection of photographs show off the creation of a full-sized Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) nearly created entirely out of LEGO bricks. As you can see in the photos below, the LEGO...

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