I Want to Go to the Sci-Fi Air Show

I mostly associate air shows with sad headlines about Blue Angels crashes. No such accidents bedevil the Sci-Fi Air Show, a lovely Photoshop project with the following mission statement:

Why Is The Battery Life On My iPhone 4 So Bad?

I may have a lemon.

In Ode To The Greatest Zombie-Inspired Dance Break Of All-Time

Welcome to ‘Zombie of the Week,’ folks, where each week we’ll present you with a different brain-eating member of the undead that has captured our fancy. There is no methodology to our Zombie Awesomeness meter, just our own piqued interests. Got a zombie we should see? Comment below. No zombie is too small, too short-lived, [...]

Ask Techland: What’s the Best Android Phone on T-Mobile?

In an effort to give something back to the community I’ve taken so, so, so much from, here’s Ask Techland. In our first installment, we have a question from Aaron concerning which T-Mobile Android phone he should purchase now that his old G1 is up for renewal.

Stephen King’s The Stand airs on Syfy at 1 p.m.

eMachines Rolls Out Tiny, Inexpensive Entertainment PC

The eMachines Mini-e ER1402 (just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) packs a decent amount of power in a 9-pound, 7-inch case that might be attractive enough to warrant a spot next to your TV.

How to Fix iPhone 4 Reception Issues With Scotch Tape

If you’re iRate that your new iPhone seemingly gets all wonky when you cover the lower left corner with your hand, Fast Company has what may be the least expensive fix short of following Steve Jobs’ advice of “Just avoid holding it that way.”

Emanata: What’s a Digital Comic Book Worth?

The most interesting element of DC’s announcement this week that they’re entering the digital-comics sales fray is that they’re trying out tiered pricing: selling individual full issues of serial comics for 99 cents, $1.99 or $2.99. The question of what a digital comic book is worth–and whether its value to a reader is correlated with [...]

The Daily Dose

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Why I Hate DRM (Example 147,000,000)

I am really late to the party, but since I saw my first series in 2007, I’ve been crazy about Doctor Who. My Netflix queue is almost entirely old Tom Baker stories, and all four New Who series. (The remainder is mostly MST3K, if anyone was wondering what kind of stuff I like to watch [...]

80s Pop Sensations Will Star In Syfy Creature Movie. Wait. What?

The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Syfy has just cast 80s pop stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany in one of its Saturday night creature flicks.