For whatever reason, I’ve been following in-flight Wi-Fi pretty closely the last few years. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I was on the first commercial flight that had Wi-Fi. The AA flight attendant spilled water on my laptop and nobody told me I needed an adapter for my MacBook. It was joyous. But that was Aircell’s …
Freeze Frame: Avatar’s Deep Horizons
This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame …
The Best Review of ‘Avatar’ I’ve Ever Seen
Sick of Avatar yet? Good, because you’re going to want to see this.
This two-part Avatar analysis is half rant, half film facade breakdown. More than a comical comparison of James Cameron’s block busting techniques, it breaks down the plots, sub plots and character development to explain why the entire world has been sucked under the …
New episode of “Heroes” airs on NBC at 9 p.m.
New episode of “Chuck” airs on NBC at 8 p.m.
Palm Pre Plus Review: Is Plus Enough?
Palm made a splash at CES in 2009 with the announcement of webOS and I’d say they’ve done a good job maintaining that momentum. A year later, they’ve added Verizon and AT&T to the roster and updated both the Pre and Pixi with – what some might call – minor updates. It’s been a week since the Pre Plus (Pixi Plus, too) went on …
Interview with “45” creator Andi Ewington
On Wednesday (2/3/10) comics publisher Com.X is releasing a new title “45” by debut writer Andi Ewington. “45” is the story of journalist James Stanley, an expectant father in a world not unlike our own where on rare occasions babies are born with super powers. These individuals have what is known as the super-s gene and the lives they …
DVD Exclusive: Zombieland’s Cynical Survivors
Zombieland!
Until we finally get our Pride and Prejudice and Zombies epic, then I guess we’ll just have to settle for this – the hilarious accidental zombie road trip, pairing the armed-and-insane Tallahassee with the terrified, timid Columbus. It was a fun time in the theaters – right up there with Shaun of the Dead, in …
New Comics for 2/3/10
Here’s the list of all the comics that are supposed to ship on Wednesday. I say supposed to because I’ve been reading rumors that a truck carrying certain Marvel titles crashed on its way to the Diamond distributor. It’s not yet clear what that will mean for your local comic shop, though it sounds like some variant covers were destroyed. …
JSA Comes To Life In Latest Absolute Justice Trailer
The CW’s Smallville: Absolute Justice is set to premier this coming Friday and the latest trailer shows a glimpse of the Justice Society in action. Sort of.
(More on Techland: Sneak Peak at Smallville: Absolute Justice)
Yet another show that I’m going to have to DVR. I just wish my Verizon FiOS HD DVR didn’t have a puny 160GB HDD.
Amazon Caves To Macmillan, Agrees To Raise E-book Price
Round 1 of the E-book Pricing war goes to Macmillan.
In a statement released via the company’s Kindle forum, Amazon has agreed to “capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms” over e-book pricing after it came to light on Friday that Amazon had stopped selling Macmillan titles online. While Macmillan believes this will benefit …
Macmillan CEO Confirms Amazon Pulled Titles, Should We Care?
In a paid advert in the Publishers Lunch, Macmillan CEO John Sargent confirmed what we came to suspect on Friday when Amazon pulled all of Macmillan’s titles from Amazon and the Kindle store.
But why should we have to pay $15 for an e-book? Amazon takes a loss and there’s no way in hell I’m going to pay $15 for an e-book when I can …