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New York Comic Con 2023 video trip report – Bringing pop culture fun to the fans!

By Joe Porletto / November 20, 2023 / Reviews / Comics, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – Once again, costumed and body-painted heroes, villains, and all characters in between descended on New York City for the annual New York Comic Con. The crowds and enthusiasm were both at pre-pandemic levels, and most of the big players, like Marvel, had returned. Notably absent, though, was DC, not seen at NYCC since …

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New York Comic Con 2022 trip report

By Joe Porletto / October 25, 2022 / Articles / Comics, Trip Report / 1 Comment

ARTICLE – October, is the most wonderful time of the year! Along with cornfield mazes, scary hayrides, and colorful foliage, it’s time for my most favorite thing of all, the New York Comic Con (NYCC)! Along with 200,000 other fans, I returned to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City for the …

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New York Comic Con 2021 trip report

By Joe Porletto / October 22, 2021 / Articles / Comics, Trip Report / 1 Comment

ARTICLE – The year 2020 was a difficult one for pretty much everyone on the planet. We saw some seriously major catastrophes, some planetwide, some more localized. There were also innumerable minor personal tragedies, things like missed graduations, weddings, birthday parties, etc. For me, the cancellation of an in-person 2020 New York Comic Con, while …

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New York Comic Con 2019 trip report

By Joe Porletto / October 13, 2019 / Articles / Comics, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – It’s October everyone! Along with pumpkin spiced everything and Halloween preparations, October means that once again I attended the New York Comic Con held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. NYCC is one of the biggest pop culture conventions in the world and my absolute favorite place to …

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There’s a new Bluetooth product from Chicago – for Shure!

By Bill Henderson / October 27, 2018 / Articles / Audio gear, Trip Report / 3 Comments

ARTICLE – It’s always fun to be invited to a press introduction of a new product, especially when it is as useful as this: The Shure High-Resolution Bluetooth 5 Earphone Communication Cable—or the Shure RMCE-BT2 cable. Shure wanted a way to allow owners of their detachable SE Sound Isolating Earphones to go wireless without having …

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Joe Porletto attends the 2018 New York Comic-Con (Day 2 & 3)

By Joe Porletto / October 7, 2018 / Articles / Comics, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – If you caught day 1 of my adventures at the 2018 New York Comic-Con, we’re back with more video footage from day 2 and 3. Enjoy! NY Comic-Con Day 2 Welcome NY Comic-Con Day 2 Autograph Area NY Comic-Con Day 2 Queue Hall NY Comic-Con Day 2 Wrap NY Comic-Con Day 3 Welcome …

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Joe Porletto attends the 2018 New York Comic-Con (Day 1)

By Joe Porletto / October 5, 2018 / Articles / Comics, Trip Report / 3 Comments

ARTICLE – Joe and his videographer/photographer buddy John Battistini are attending the New York Comic Con this week. It’s a mecca for all things nerdy and geeky from comics, to figures, to toys, books, movies, and more. Joe has made a collection of clips for the first day, so enjoy and keep coming back to this post …

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Bowers & Wilkins introduces an improved line of affordable speakers

By Bill Henderson / August 20, 2018 / Articles / Audio, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – In June, I was invited to Boston for a press introduction of the new Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series of speakers. The June weather was unusually cool with nights in the mid-60s—a welcome change from the humid 90s of my home in Central Florida. For those who aren’t familiar with B&W, they are …

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New York Comic Con 2017: Get your geek on!

By Joe Porletto / October 12, 2017 / Articles / Trip Report / 1 Comment

The past weekend, I attended the New York Comic Con (NYCC) held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Since 2006, every type of comic, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, anime, and literary fan can find something to get them excited at NYCC and there are more than enough cool-themed gadgets and tech …

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World Maker Faire New York 2017

By Joe Porletto / September 26, 2017 / Articles / Do-It-Yourself, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

This past weekend I attended the 8th Annual World Maker Faire New York held at the New York Hall Of Science. Started in 2006 by the publisher of Make: magazine and sponsored heavily by Barnes & Noble, Maker Faires are “family-friendly festivals of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.” Everything a …

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OtterBox: 10 years of iPhone Protection

By Andy Chen / September 22, 2017 / Articles / Cases and Covers, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the Apple iPhone, and OtterBox, a company I thought only made dry boxes, has been making cases for every single model since the original game-changing phone ever since. To mark the milestone, OtterBox hosted an event in San Francisco, CA.

Fiil Product Launch

By Joe Porletto / July 20, 2017 / Articles / Trip Report / Leave a Comment

This past week I attended the Fiil Audio’s U.S. product launch in New York City. Fiil was debuting their signature headphones; the Canviis and Canviis Pro on-ear headphones, the Iicon over-ear headphone, and the Carat in-ear headphone.

PAX East 2017 trip report

By Joe Porletto / March 19, 2017 / Articles / Gaming Gear, Trip Report / Leave a Comment

This past weekend I attended PAX East 2017 in Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. PAX is a gaming convention held at different venues and times throughout the country. PAX truly is a celebration of all things gaming and loads of fun.

Citizen’s “Ride for Life” Earth Day event

By Morgan Bornstein / April 22, 2016 / Articles / Trip Report, Watches and Clocks / 1 Comment

In celebration of Earth Day, Citizen put on a “Ride for Light” event in New York City, where participants rode spin bikes to help light up the Earth. Each bike was connected to the central globe by pedal-powered light strings. The faster someone pedaled, the further up the string the light would travel until it …

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Time, Space, and Innovation: A night with Citizen Watch

By Dennis Moore / October 24, 2015 / Articles / Trip Report, Watches and Clocks / 5 Comments

Earlier this week I was invited to an event at Citizen Watch’s Flagship store in New York’s Times Square. The event was an unveiling of Citizen’s newest timepieces, the Satellite Wave-World Time GPS and the Satellite Wave F900. Both watches use GPS to set the date and time. Citizen claims these are the most accurate …

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