What do you do with a gameboy that hasn’t been used in quite some time. You make a zombie, that’s what you do. And that is exactly what artist Donald Kennedy, an artist over at KodyKoala, did with his old gameboy. Other than the gameboy, he also used hands from a Iron Man Monger figure and feet from an Iron Man Mark I figure.

Tags: creation, Donald Kennedy, Frankenstein, gameboy, Halloween, iron man, nes, nintendo, Zombie

When Netflix raised their prices, people were outraged. Many dropped the service, feeling it was too expensive to keep receiving DVDs in the mail. So, to try and get rid of the confusion, get back some old customers, and grab some new ones, Netflix is making some drastic changes.

One of the changes they did to infuriate customers, was splitting up the streaming movie service and DVD-by-mail service. So what they are going to do, is completley change the name of DVD-by-mail service, which will be called “Qwikster.” Netflix will still keep the name, however, it will only be for the streaming videos. Their will also be a change in your credit card statement, but the prices will stay the same.

For me, the best part is what they are adding to the service. Not too long ago, I wrote an article, Gamefly vs. Redbox, that talked about how Redbox started video game rentals. What will be known as Qwikster, will not only be using the DVD-by-mail service, but they will be giving into the video game rentals. Many customers having been wanting this service for years. At this time, there is no information as to when this will start and the price of the service. It is great to hear that they are going ahead and trying this out. Now that Netflix will be doing game rentals, it will be another company to add to the list of companies who give the same service. Since Netflix is a popular name, they might have a better chance of succeeding.

This comes to light after Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO of Netflix, released a statement on the Netflix Blog , explaining the changes that have happened and that are coming. Many comments about this blog are showing disagreement on all the changes. Some explain the problems it will cause. Only time will tell how well this new system will work

Netflix Adding Video Games Rentals, Spawning Spin-off Qwikster. 

Tags: blog, credit card, DVD, gameboy, Gamefly, Games, mail, movies, Netflix, nintendo, playstation, Qwikster, reedbox, streaming, visa, Xbox

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For the next week i’ll be mostly offline, there should be a good deal of awesomeness built up in the archives and new shows dropping while I’m out to saite your thirst for Caffeinated goodness and Techy sweet treats. I’ll also be hosting the TPNW Show for the TechPodcast Network airing on Monday. So Its been a busy week of recording. I’m getting tired of my own voice again.

This time on TPNW I’ll be doing a short informative session on Podcasting Setups and Coffee Basics. Nice short and to the point.

The CaffiNation is also very proud to take part in the Summer of Podcasts Contest Make sure you check in on August 10th to see the winners!

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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• Back Channel: All the Cruft, non of the Chaff
• Where else can you find me? www.paulrjmuller.com
• Huge Congrats to GeekNews Central Podcast on dropping Episode 500 on the masses.
• Best of luck going forward

Geek Cruft

• Lasers on Airplanes
• Nissan Leaf neat idea, horrible name
• Weather Station Shower Mirror
• Back to the, Back to the Future
• Shift into Classy
• Nothing says classy like a good sticker chandelier
• Paintball turret plans released, hide the women and frat boys
• Nintendo Mini Classics
• How good does your music sound?

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Never drink and Derive
• Bacon Balm
• What warms your gravy
• Drinking Bingo, Old ladies never had so much fun
• Popcorn Ball Game
• Perfect Pizza Slices
• Cash for Bad Coffee, Nice idea!
• Just because I can, Scrubs Coffee Addiction

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: Airplanes, back to the future, bacon, beer, Caffination, caffination podcast, drinking, drinking games, gameboy, Lasers, nes, nintendo, paintball, Popcorn, shifter