Hive Mind: What We’re Looking Forward to in August

By Techland Staff | July 30, 2010 | +

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What a month. It’s hard to think back past Comic-Con, but nerd fests aside, we had quite a time. We weighed into Apple’s iPhone 4 Antennagate (Hey, free bumpers!) and munched on pop corn while Inception bent our minds in ways only Christopher Nolan ever could. (Was it all a dream? WELL WAS IT?)

Then there was The Con. A week that made our heads swirl with comics and trailers and overdone marketing stunts. And Slave Leia. But, we digress…

We’ve moved on. It’s time for August and in Techland, that means Star Wars. (And Slave Leia…) That’s right. We’re celebrating the 30^th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with a month’s worth of Star Wars-themed content. But as always, we won’t lose out on what else is coming in gadgets, gaming or on screen.

Here’s what (else) we’re looking forward to this month:

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