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Innex shares success with KIDS IN NEED!!

by Nina Pena on July 23rd, 2009

I love doing charity! Personally it is one of the most rewarding things to help someone in need! Unfortunately I tend to just want to help just about everything including abandoned dogs (or dogs wondering around with no owner) but that’s another tale all on its own (I am no longer allowed to work at dog shelters since I want to take every dog home)!

So this AM I get this press release; nothing like I have seen before (we launched in March so I am sure this isn’t the first charity initiative) and I just had to post it! So here is the press release exactly like I received in my inbox!!

“Videogame Distributor Donates Percentage to Kids in Need Foundation , Helping
Provide Free School Supplies to Impoverished Children”

“City of Industry, CA (July, 2009) – Innex, a major distributor of videogame peripherals and accessories, today announced that it has signed a cause marketing license agreement with the KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION. Marathon Projects Ltd, the licensing agency for the Kids In Need Foundation negotiated the transaction. This will be the latest partnership agreement under the Kids In Need Foundation cause licensing program.”

“Believing that the meaning of success is the ability to help others, Innex, Inc. has announced that it will donate a percentage of its sales revenue to the KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION, a charity that provides free school supplies to impoverished children. Moving forward, Innexwill allocate a portion of all revenue, including sales of its exclusive brands (Komodo, Retro-Bit, Exo-Flex) to KIDS IN NEED.” Continue Reading…

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MTV Games and Harmonix Unveil Next 15 Songs Featured In The Beatles™: Rock Band™

by Nina Pena on July 22nd, 2009

Yippee skippy! I cannot wait till September to get the Beatles Rockband!!! Always been a huge fan even though I am an 80′s baby, my parents played music from the 50′s and on since I was a child! Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is clearly one of my favorite Beatles albums (it helped my parents had the CD)! I recall I use to listen to that CD nightly in high school (unlike everyone else in HS listening to pop rock, no offense I am just an old schooler)! Till this day I swear I sometimes I start my morning with…

“Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat.” (Beatles Song: A Day In The Life)…and yes I literally sing this with a lil’ dance! I should have a reality show since I am such a dork! I swear I have been meaning to do a youtube of this reenactment! BUT I am hoping one day this song will be available for Rockband!

So yesterday I got a list of more songs for Beatles Rockband! Continue Reading…

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My IPod Shuffle is Nina certified!

by Nina Pena on July 21st, 2009

shuffle I was born a klutz, in fact it’s rare that I will not have a bruise on me…I run into door frames frequently. Also as I am getting older I have developed shaky hands which has been the demise of many of my tech gadgets. If they only could build a cell phone that once you dropped it; it would bounce back up like a basket ball! Man I should patent that idea!

To be honest I can break anything and I have no idea how it happens! Somewhat like when my dog plays with bugs and then kills them and wonders why they won’t play with her, kinda the way I feel about my gadgets. Once I was vacuuming and I ran over my husband mouse (not a real mouse, computer mouse) cord and the vacuum tore it in half! I was so distraught!

Cut to me and my pink IPod shuffle (yes I know we all say that we don’t need to have pink products but my favorite color is pink in honor of my grandmother). My shuffle is used about 4-5 hours a day since I live in the city and walk every where. Seriously you don’t want me driving since I am a hot mess behind the wheel (I never took the driving portion of drivers ed.). And yeah I know its not the newest one but frankly I still love it! Continue Reading…

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MTV Games and Harmonix Empower Artists and Labels to Get Their Music in the Game with the Rock Band Network

by Nina Pena on July 20th, 2009

This release below just in from Rockband and Harmonix, I am EXCITED!

CAMBRIDGE, MA and NEW YORK, NY – July 17, 2009 – Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the Rock Band Network, a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians and record labels the ability to author their own original recordings into gameplay files and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the newly-created Rock Band Network Music Store. The introduction of the Rock Band Network marks a fundamental shift in the exposure music games can give emerging and established artists through innovative technologies that will open new revenue streams and promotional avenues. To see the full Rockband press release on their webiste go here!

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My Xfire Demo in Menlo Park!

by Nina Pena on July 16th, 2009

At E3 I met the VP of Marketing Matt from Xfire (again cutie!), who explained all the ins and outs of gaming social media. Sorry ladies I didn’t get a picture…just take my word for it that he is cute in his casual fedora hat!

So per the Xfire.com website “Xfire is a free application that combines multiple gaming tools into one powerful tool to alleviate the need to run multiple different gaming related programs. For instance, Xfire allows you to chat with your friends, see what games they are playing, what servers they are playing on and join them instantly with one click. Xfire also allows you to show off your gaming skills by capturing screenshots and videos and uploading them to your Profile page on the Xfire website.” Continue Reading…

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CuteGeek.com has a Flickr account!

by Radiris Diaz on June 4th, 2009

CuteGeek.com will post pictures of events, products, and random ‘forms’ of interesting technology that surround us on our new Flickr account !

Our first set of pics are from E3. Tomorrow we’ll add more pictures from the event and we’ll also upload all of the videos that we captured on our YouTube.com account.

Enjoy!

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I am in love with Spinvox

by Nina Pena on April 6th, 2009

A pal of mine asked me to try out Spinvox and immediately I was attracted to the features of this service. Spinvox is a great service you can get on your cell/ smart phone and it converts all voicemails into texts. It then can convert it into email, blogs, walls or space. Convenience is imperative and also needed when running your own small business. I work from home and my phone does get used for emailing and conf. calls; this service is amazing! I am in love with Spinvox!

First off who has time to spend 2 hours listening to voice mails these days?! How great is it to get a text of your missed voicemail/ call?! Second is that you can use this with Skype which I use pretty often, especially for international calls (or my podcast). Lastly in the very near future you will be able to get your texts while flying.

I cannot express what a great service Spinvox provides, it honestly makes me wonder…who needs voicemail when you can have Spinvox?! I love you Spinvox.

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Hello I’m Nina

by Nina Pena on March 1st, 2009

Hello everyone, welcome to CuteGeek.com! Since we just launched today at 8PM I wanted to introduce my self, with a quick bio and a video I made.

First a little about my self,I have been happily married 5 years and we have 1 dog (Chloe the Chihuahua). I live in San Francisco currently but born in San Antonio, Texas…Go Spurs. I have 4 years of computer industry experience, 2005-2008 with Dell Computers. Previous to Dell I managed a law office for 3.5 years in family law. We specialized in collecting child support by working the Texas Attorney General’s office. Watch out dead beat parents! Currently I own my own consultation business and now I’m a bloggerette for Cute Geek!

Technology I can’t live without: I love my HP 910 IPAQ Smart Phone, I love my Dell Latitude (Yo Dell hook me up with an E series ), My 2008 Benz GPS and Bluetooth (MB please send me 2009 CLK 550:)), my new Sony purple Webbie, and My Sony playstation 3 (since I am decent on the drums).
Favorite websites: Youtube, Facebook, Best Buy, CNet, itunes, and MTV (what? I am still in my 20s )
Hobbies: I took up dancing a year ago; gradually I believe I have to be getting better. I can cook Mexican food, especially salsa! I like to sing but only the shower likes it.