Turns out it’s boom times for the apocalypse – as proven this past weekend, when you apparently took your friends, parents and grandparents to go see “2012.” In its first few days, the apocalyptic thriller cashed in a cool $225 million at the global box office ($65 million of that came from right here in America, which apparently …
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TIME 100 Tech Roundtable
TIME’s Josh Quittner talks with the founders of Linden Labs, Digg, Perceptive Pixel and TechCrunch about the future of technology.
Herschel: The Telescope for Invisible Stars
With its infrared sensors, the Herschel telescope will let humans see objects in the universe so cold and faint they emit no visible light.
YouTube Superstar Sam Tsui
Sam Tsui talks with TIME’s Dan Fletcher about the video that made him a YouTube sensation
In Which I Tell You How To Score Star Trek Early, Appease Your Relaunch Rage
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I’m here to inform you that J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek will be available on DVD and Blu-ray next Tuesday. It’s probably already on your calendar, so consider this a friendly reminder. With that being said, I would love to appease your rage over the Nerd World relaunch with a peace offering. On Monday we’ll be giving out …
Every 33 Minutes
I finally broke down and watched the first episode of BSG last night. It sucked.
The Prince of Persia Movie Trailer
Only by taking … this dagger … to the secret guardian temple … can you make me stop breathlessly uttering exposition …
Judging by their accents, Persia is somewhere not very far from London.
Raising a Nerdy Child: A Catalog of Artifacts, Part One
I will love my daughter whatever and whoever she becomes. But yeah, I’m not going to lie to you, it would be cool if she turned out nerdy like her dad.
Sadly, neuroscience has not progressed to the point where I can literally force Lily, through a nightmarish barrage of drugs, neurosurgery and post-hypnotic commands, to behave in a …
American McGee’s Return of Alice Trailer
Lev and I are both big fans of McGee’s original Alice and over the weekend a trailer for the sequel hit the Web. It looks absolutely batsh*t crazy. The Return of Alice is slated for a 2011 launch on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Let’s talk about what happened…
Update: It turns out that this is a fan made trailer that American and Spicy …
True of False: Is This the Worst Ever?
I just received my review copy of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on Blu-ray and I realize we’re not all coded the same way, but I thought this movie was horrible. In fact, I would love it if Hollywood would stop killing what fond memories of my youth I still possess. The video game was horrible, BTW.
Is this the worst video game/cartoon …
Exclusive Preview: Age of Bronze #29
Thanks to Image Comics, TECHLAND has an exclusive sneak peek at Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze #29. It hits stands next Wednesday, 11/4.
New Bioshock 2 Trailer
It’s above.
Everything’s bigger, faster, louder — in other words very sequel-y. But it’s still about moral choices, people. You’re not actually supposed to enjoy incinerating splicers with your awesome plasmids!