Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
Today in Techland: TABLET MANIA! Peter is still in San Fran, mentally preparing himself for the media battle at tomorrow’s unveil (and chatting with ngmoco’s Neil Young). But first, a compilation of tablet rumors, all in one tidy post. And make sure you check back tomorrow to see just what stacks up.
In other …
Thursday Jan. 21, 2010
Today in Techland: Steve chats about the bad ass factor of fallen angels with Legion director Scott Stewart, tech guru Doug shares his tips for keeping gunk out of your gadgets and Mike gives us the best panels of this week’s comics. We also spent the morning giggling over Avatar sex. It was good day,
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Yet another zombie apocalypse day in Hollywood!
News came down late Wednesday that AMC has given the green light to create a pilot of The Walking Dead, an adaptation of the zombie apocalypse graphic novel by Robert Kirkman. (More at Techland: See the top 10 comic books of the decade)
As if that wasn’t exciting enough news, the …
Yep, the alien-investigating Doctor Who spin off is headed to FOX for an all-American remake.
The Hollywood Reporter says the American version of Torchwood will have the original production team in tow, including series creator Russell Davies (Doctor Who, Queer As Folk). THR is also claiming the U.S. series would feature a global plot …
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 …
Everything you love about Sealab 2021 or Frisky Dingo is back in expanded form in Archer, the new animated series that premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on FX. All the random asides. The blunt, offensive punch lines. The awkward silences. The stiff, jagged, minimalistic character animations from Radical Axis studios. The thing looks and …
After raking in a billion dollars and selling out a few thousand 3D screenings, the film force that is Avatar has seeped into TV execs’ fantasies.
Variety is reporting that FX just bought the basic cable rights to James Cameron’s blockbusting flick Avatar for a tidy $25 million sum.
But, take away the large screens, the surround …
LOST fans are gearing up for the beginning of the end. The White House is prepping for, yeah okay, something pretty important, too.
One of the possible dates for the upcoming State of the Union is Feb. 2 – the same date as the premiere of the final season of the ABC favorite.
Twitter and Facebook have been cloaked with …
First come the fancy 3D TVs, then the fancy 3D eye ware.
From CES: VIZIO unveiled its new line of XVT HD3D TVs: Three sets – a 72-in. for $3,499, a 55-in. for $2,499 and a 47-in. for $1,999 – that will ship in August and couple with Bluetooth-equipped active shutter 3D glasses from XpanD (along with 3D tech company SENSIO). In …
More from CES: FLO TV and mophie are teaming up to bring live TV to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The service will be available via a mophie intelligent case named the juice pack TV that fits around the iPhone or iPod Touch, turning it into the TV that lives in your jacket pocket. The pack has a built-in external battery that provides an …
Sling Media, part of EchoStar Corporation, unveiled these four new TV service products today at CES:
The Sling Monitor 150 (above) is a relatively light, portable flat screen display that wirelessly takes a viewer’s primary HD DVR video content to any place in the home. No need for cables or another DVR.
The Sling Receiver …
Boy do I love me some ghost stories.
In all honesty, I tend to approach most poltergeist-obsessed TV series with a certain level of indifference, convinced I’ll be underwhelmed. But more often than not, when I finally get around to watching all that eerie night vision footage – typically in a marathon, as the episodes stack up in …
