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Kona Sugarloaf: The White Pineapple

To have a hand-delivered, organic, delicious ripe fruit from the most isolated islands in the world… well it’s just fantastic.

Nintendo Wii Classic Controller

When I first picked up the Wii Classic Controller, I felt a rush of nostalgia that made me feel like I was 10 years old again. It feels almost exactly like the classic SNES controller where I busted many a friend with my Ryu skills in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, put in marathon sessions of arguably the greatest RPG ever made in Chrono Trigger, and uncovered every square inch of Zebes in Super Metroid.

iTunes 8.0: I Finally Have a Music Secretary

Now that iTunes also acts more like a music secretary, scheduling my future music listens for me, well it jumped up and made me pay attention and notice it. The genius feature is simple, and honestly still growing, but it’s provided me the one feature that I desperately needed in my music management, the out-sourcing of what to listen to.

Organic Australian Blood Oranges: Bloody Delicious!

Wow, these things were bloody delicious! My first bite instantly reminded me of a tangerine flavor, and indeed Wikipedia hypothesizes these oranges were an ancient hybrid between a pomelo and a tangerine. These oranges have a sweet refreshing taste with much less acidity than oranges I normally eat.

Sneak Reviews!

To our two subscribers (Hi mom!) do not panic when you see a few reviews roll out today. It’s not Monday yet! Don’t worry, you didn’t sleep through the weekend! We’re simply posting a few reviews to give the cache robots a head-start on our official launch this Monday. Yes, that also means we’re taking [...]

Second and Last Preview

A quick shout to let everyone know that we’ve posted the second and final preview of OTIBR on The 42nd Estate’s blog. Check it out to find out about our review structure and our competitive advantage. Just a few more days until September 29th and the launch of OTIBR – Only The Internet’s Best Reviews! [...]

We’re not live yet but here’s a preview

We’re officially launching OTIBR – Only The Internet’s Best Reviews on September 29, 2008. Until then, browse on over to our parent company’s blog and check out the first preview of OTIBR.com. The site may have some minor changes over the next two weeks but for the most part what you see in the preview [...]