Randy A. Salas, assistant features editor, has been with the Star Tribune for nearly 20 years but has been a geek all his life. He plays video games on every system, endlessly surfs the Web and occasionally leaves the dark confines of his home theater to come to the office. He’s always plugged in.

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'Modern Warfare 2' getting raves

Now that "Modern Warfare 2" is out, the reviews from the gaming publications and websites are coming in, and the results so far are raves. More…

'Modern Warfare 2' hits at midnight

"Modern Warfare 2," a video game that some analysts say could be the biggest entertainment launch ever, comes out tonight at midnight. More…

Droid debuts today

Motorola's new smart phone, Droid, debuts today on the Verizon network. While many want to compare how it stacks up against the iPhone, does it really matter? More…

Trade unwanted discs for an iPod

With the holidays coming up, it might be a good time to check out iPodMeister. The New York-based company takes your unwanted CDs and DVDs in trade for new iPods, iPhones and high-capacity external hard drives. More…

Video games: Tough all over

Video games continue their recent downward spiral, with software sales off 6 percent in the world's three largest markets during the third quarter, according to a new report. More…

Webby folks start daily Web picks

The folks behind the annual Webby Awards have just launched Netted, a daily e-mail aimed at introducing useful websites to readers. More…

Never stop tweeting with TwitterPeek

TwitterPeek, a device dedicated solely to tweeting, comes out today. No wi-fi or phone network is needed -- it's always connected. But at $200, how vital is TwitterPeek when so many devices can tweet and do much more? More…

Read the latest video game

Give Disney credit for building a strong reading component into its new video game based on "A Christmas Carol." But how many 6- to 11-year-olds are really going to dig into ye olde text of Charles Dickens? More…

Droid is good to go with GPS

I've been playing with the Droid a week before its release. It's a fine smartphone, but the voice-activated GPS from Google is the coolest feature. More…

'Megafault' blurb cracks me up

If no one has anything good to say about your movie, troll Amazon's customer comments -- just as the folks behind the B-movie "Megafault" did. More…

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