![Magnus Is One Beautiful Low-Profile Magnetic iPad Stand [Ipad]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/c2c7309d9de946dc175.jpg)
If Apple had designed an iPad 2 stand that didn't double as a protective cover, I'm inclined to believe it would look exactly like Ten One Design's Magnus, which uses a strong neodymium magnet to make the iPad appear to float.
The stand is machine-crafted from pure aluminum, finished by hand, and adorned with rubberized feet and custom nickel-plated neodymium magnets to hold the iPad in place. It doesn't adjust, rotate, pivot, or even boost the...
![It’s Dangerous… [Note]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/a08b7336823bc769c17.jpg)
Good Luck, Link | You're going to need it and a sword. (Image via Cracked.com.)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Kotaku Review
While dozens of video gaming experiences have strived to capture the hearts of Star Wars fans through previously untold tales of epic space fantasy, BioWare's massively multiplayer Star Wars: More...
![Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Kotaku Review [Review]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/002f826ed3fdc7715e5.jpg)
While dozens of video gaming experiences have strived to capture the hearts of Star Wars fans through previously untold tales of epic space fantasy, BioWare's massively multiplayer Star Wars: The Old Republic is the first that's attempted to tell eight stories to thousands of people at the same time.
From the early days of video gaming experiences developers have used the medium to explore the shadowy corners of the Star Wars universe, defining...
![The Crew of the Normandy Gets Cuter [Note]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/e2fc626a81b74163f84.jpg)
My what small legs you have, Samara | A detail from a charming collection of drawings of the Normandy crew by inker/illustrator/horror-expert Stacie Ponder.
Why Most Of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Hi-Res Graphics Disappeared at Launch
During the beta test for BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic players with high-end PCs enjoyed stunning high resolution graphics. Now that the gaming experience has launched those sexy textures have mostly...
![2011: The Year in Pleasant Surprises [Video]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dd7f871a7f27eca1bad.jpg)
2011 saw its share of disappointments, but it was also a year that contained a good number of nice surprises. Some were gaming experiences we just didn't see coming—they snuck up on us and grabbed us with their excellence. Others were gaming experiences that we thought were going to be terrible or at best so-so, but which would up being terrific.
I polled my fellow Kotaku editors and assembled a list of some of the most pleasant surprises...
![Why 2011 was a ‘Historic’ Year for Video Games [2011 Year In Video Games]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/09f60e3d2c18c9e439b.jpg)
Some of us think that 2011 was a good year for video gaming experiences because Arkham City, Skyrim and the new Zelda weren't half-bad.
Michael Gallagher has other reasons to think 2011 was neat. He is the head of the Entertainment Software Association, the gaming experience-publisher-funded group in Washington that puts on E3 every year, lobbies the government for better treatment of gaming experiences, and tangled with the state of California...
![Why You’ll Be Hearing from Xerox PARC a Whole Lot More [Xerox PARC]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/982450cd9e5a142fdef.jpg)
Much has been written about Xerox PARC, its legendary R&D legacy, and its inability to make money off their groundbreaking innovations. But what many people don't know is that 10 years ago, it launched a new plan to turn research into dollars. This printed memory/logic circuit is the first fruit of the new plan.
According to Technology Review's David Talbot, Xerox PARC's big change began 10 years ago when CEO Anne Mulcahy realized the research...
![The Trick to Accomplishing More by Doing Less: Take Breaks [Productivity]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/87b5f4ee5760566343b.jpg)
We've often recommended taking breaks to avoid burnout, reduce eyestrain, and stay motivated throughout the day. Working in focused intervals also can help you get more high-quality work done—in less time, the Harvard Business Review reminds us.
Multitasking, eating at your desk, and running between meetings all day long might be the way most of us are used to working, but it's dead tiring. Thanks to the law of diminishing returns, HBR...
![Dress for Success with Science [Clothes]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/39be597ee720544fc29.jpg)
We hear tips like, "dress for success" and "dress for the job you want, not the one you have," but implementing those ideas into your wardrobe is easier said than done. To help, we've broken down the science for choosing new clothes and tallied tips for debuting your wardrobe without causing too much of a stir.
Photo by bark.
While the cut, style, and fit of your clothes is important, the first thing most people are going to notice is the color....
![No TV? Watch the Spike Video Game Awards Here, Live [Vga]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/38fe1d374c5fd902699.jpg)
If you're somewhere without a cable television or, worse, no television at all, you can still follow the action from tonight's 2011 Spike Video Game Awards live, right here. Courtesy of Spike and MTV Networks, we're glad to bring you live streaming video of the broadcast.
A half-hour pre-show begins at 7:30 pm, which you may also catch through the feed embedded below. As the night unfolds, we'll be breaking out news from the evening's reveals...
