When Google’s mobile operating system Android launched in 2008 you could only get one device and it remained that way for some time. That’s definitely not the case in 2010 with all major US carriers snatching up Android devices left and right. Here’s a rather lengthy but concise guide on every Android device that’s currently available or …
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Bust A Move: Our Favorite Sci-Fi Dance Scenes
In honor of National Dance Week, we decided to bring you a list of some of our favorite sci-fi dance scenes because the only thing better than a monster, is one with the inclination to shake what its mama gave it.
Teen Wolf (1985)
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As werewolf Scott Howard, Michael J. Fox did …
Review: ADD At The Losers, And Feeling Fine (B)
A friend forwarded me a review of The Losers by the Hollywood Reporter, and I was a little startled to read the opening sentiments: “The Losers is a cartoonish nonstop action movie in which characters zip around the world, breaking, entering and blowing things up without any pretense to logic,” it begins. “It’s a world devoid of …
HTC HD2 Review: If Only It Was Running WP7
There’s only so much I can say about a Windows Mobile device without wanting to gnaw my own foot off. The software is horrendous and the only people I ever encounter that have one are Microsoft employees or the PR folk who represent them. But the HTC HD2 for T-Mobile is different enough – screen size aside – that it warrants a smidgen …
Better Than Pandora: The Most Memorable Sci-Fi Planets
Avatar hits DVD today so be sure to check out our interview with both director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau, published today, in which they discuss two Avatar sequels and the Blu-ray revival of the blockbuster got all of us over here at Techland pretty excited about a return trip to Pandora.
Avatar didn’t just give us a great …
Two Minute Video: Did We Just Get a Glimpse of the iPhone 4?
Tech news big enough to get “regular” people interested broke earlier this week when it was revealed that gadget blog Gizmodo.com paid $5,000 for a next-generation iPhone prototype left sitting on a barstool by an Apple developer. Here’s a quick two-minute recounting of the events. Pass it on.
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Our Five Favorite Hacker Flicks
This week marks the beginning of the trial for David Kernell, the 22-year-old computer whiz turned FBI target, accused of hacking into Sarah Palin’s personal Yahoo e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign. Palin’s e-mails, family photos and even her daughter’s cell phone number were posted online, and – of course – picked …
Sci-Fi Sexy Time: All-Time Hottest Robots
This past weekend’s FIRST Robotics competition (congrats to all of the talented kids) got us into a machine kind of mood, and one mention of BSG‘s Number Six was all it took for the birth of this list: The All-Time Hottest Robots.
(More on Techland: Sci-Fi Sexy Time: All-Time Hottest Hookups)
It was a tough race, (sorry, Annalee …
HTC Incredible Review: Flavor of the Month
It wasn’t that long ago when your choice of Android-based devices was limited to two or three models. Nowadays each carrier has at least two (AT&T: 2, T-Mobile: 6, Sprint: 3, Verizon: 5). And HTC is leading the charge with the likes of the Nexus One, Hero, Evo and now, the Droid Incredible for Verizon. I’ve had one for the last few …
12 Disaster Movies Better Than Titanic
We don’t mean to offend thee, Oh Great James Cameron, we just want to watch aliens attempt to destroy the earth while people run around screaming – no Celine Dion required.
Two Minute Video: Sexy iPad Or Cute Netbook? The Debate In Dating Terms
Now that the initial iPad hysteria has subsided somewhat, you, the level-headed, analytical consumer that you are, may wonder whether you should buy an iPad or spend that money on a nice netbook. The technical debate has been ongoing for quite some time—netbooks are cheaper and more powerful, while the iPad is lighter and more fun with …
Flip SlideHD Review: When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough
Today Cisco officially unveiled the latest addition to the Flip family: SlideHD. (I hinted at a new model back in January, by the way.) Flip products have always been simple to use and the SlideHD doesn’t venture too far off the reservation.
What’s unique about this particular model is the 3-inch resistive touchscreen (recording …