So I was talking to my brother the other day about pre-ordering the iPad, which I didn’t do, and he mentioned this SD card adapter that he was going to buy. I thought he was talking about ZoomIt, but it turns out that Apple is making a camera adapter for the iPad. My brother claims that it was announced during the iPad press conference …
Sneak Peek of Rodriguez’s Upcoming Predators Reboot
As you all know by now I rarely watch trailers or leaked footage of any movie I’m mildly interested in. Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming Predators reboot is no different. The above clip was revealed at SXSW. I don’t know anything other than the “original” Predator making an appearance along with an “updated and nastier breed.” Enjoy!
Game Developers Conference in San Francisco
SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas
The Daily Dose
Friday, Mar. 12, 2010
Today in Techland: Free download: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, chapter l. Mark Millar interview, part ll. The Techland Show, Episode ??? Who knows?
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the Web:
Valuable nerdiness: The list of the Top 10 Most Valuable Books includes …
NASA’s Space Telescope, The Musical?
Oh NASA, your nerdy space musicals delight me so.
This five-minute ditty features a NASA scientist who explains the infrared technology of the Spitzer Space Telescope and its difference from other telescopes like Hubble.
Infrared/ Capturing the heat instead/ There is light in the sky that we can’t see/ In the darkest parts of the
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E-Readers Get Free First Bite Into Austen Zombie Prequel “Dawn of the Dreadfuls”
Can’t wait for the latest installment of a zombified Jane Austen world? Don’t.
Quirk is offering the first few chapters of it’s upcoming monster mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls free for e-readers.
(More on Techland: Natalie Portman to Star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Film)
Readers can …
The Techland Show: The Bitch God Episode
No seriously, I say the phrase “bitch god” in this one. The god in question is Poseidon. Other than that I have no idea what I was talking about.
Peter’s away at GDC this week, along with Evan, where they are probably using up our entire expense budget for the year. So it’s me and Steve, the movie guy, talking Tron, God of War III, …
Mark Millar Interview, Part 2: On Being Punched in the Face
Part 1 was Wednesday. This is the second and final part.
Here we discuss why the Kick-Ass movie was almost a huge disaster, Millar’s three favorite comics, Dr. Manhattan’s giant blue dick, what he learned from being punched in the face, twice, and the failure of a generation of comics writers.
It’s important to imagine Millar …
Is James Cameron About to Piss Off All of Hollywood?
No, it’s not the sequel, but viewers might get a chance to head back into the theater for more Avatar as early as this summer.
The Hollywood Reporter says that James Cameron and FOX are in negotiations to re-release Avatar in theaters late in the summer to make up for what they speculate was millions lost to being bumped from screens …
Panel of the Week 3/10/10
I really could have gone with five panels from PunisherMax or Batman and Robin or Batgirl this week but it was just the same old awesomeness from a month ago. Let’s get into some new stuff. Some talkin’ rhinos and cyborg zombie killers, shall we? It’s time for Panel of the Week!
Elephantmen #24
I’ll admit it, I’m late to the …
Rejoice: It’s iPad Pre-Order Day!
Starting today, Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPad, which hits stores Saturday, April 3. Apple has limited iPad reservations to two per customer and is offering free delivery or free in-store pickup. (More on Techland: Hands-on With the Apple iPad)
Wi-Fi: 3G:
16GB, $499 …