NY Mag seems to have it on good authority that the NYT will soon announce a content partnership with Apple to coincide with the purported Tablet announcement on the 27th. The subscription model for the Times would allow readers a few free samplings before being asked to subscribe, says NY Mag. Several sources at the Times say the …
New Comics for 1/20/10
Wednesday is just around the corner and all the big boys are releasing all our favorite books. Here’s the full list of upcoming titles we can all look forward to this week, from all publishers. Check back tomorrow to see what titles specifically we are going to pick up from the big event titles to independent gems.
Marvel
Amazing …
Crash Test Dummy Fail: The Best Overdub Video Ever?
For all of you stuck at work on this holiday morning, consider this an MLK gift from us to you. Perhaps the most hilarious overdub video I’ve ever seen. Do yourself a favor, though, and don’t turn it off once you realize what’s going on. Just let it wash over you, chord after agonizing chord. I was rolling on the floor with this …
Avatar, Cameron: All Time Kings of IMAX
Avatar is still chugging along, eyes fixed on toppling Titanic as the biggest box office haul of all time. But this is already a movie that’s done more than just alter our perceptions of popularity and profitability (though sequels are already apparently in the works – read our report from Friday here)
Most obvious is the way that …
Mythbusters Giveaway: Shirts, Comic-Con 2010 Trips, MLK Marathon
Hey guys, the kind people over at Discovery have given us a handful of Mythbusters t-shirts that we can giveaway today, as part of their all-day Mythbusters marathon.
It’s utter mayhem over there. For starters, the Mythbusters web site just relaunched this morning. And all day, as Mythbusters episodes air on Discovery, a contest is …
New episode of “Heroes” airs on NBC at 9 p.m.
“Golden Globes” air on NBC at 8 p.m.
Series premiere of “Human Target” airs on FOX at 8 p.m.
“The Simpsons Movie” airs on FX at 9 p.m.
Techland Roundup: This Week In Geek
1/10/10 – 1/16/10
What a week.
Peter finally recovered from CES, we spent our week knee-deep in reboots (Spider-Man! Terminator! Ghostbusters!) and ego-centric China pissed off ego-centric Google. Let the thumb wrestling begin!
Also, in case you haven’t noticed, Techland is showing off a shiny new suit (or, geeky ruffled tux) …
Techland: State Of The Union
Hello Internet People-
It’s January 15, 2010, and for those keeping track, it’s our two-month anniversary. To those of you that have been here since Nerd World, we really appreciate you coming back and dealing with the change. I hate change just as much as you do but I would not have signed up for this gig if I didn’t think I …
Could Another Terminator Film Heal All Those Hurt Feelings?
From the franchise no one wanted any more to the unexpected hot property on the block: Could The Terminator be heading for a reboot?
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, a smaller studio, Lionsgate, was the leading bidder for the Terminator rights, until a slew of bidders jumped into the auction, all jockeying to take control of one …