We weren’t able to attend AMC’s The Walking Dead panel yesterday because, well, AMC is new to Comic-Con and they sort of proved that yesterday. Not to sound like an entitled jerk or anything but we – the media – don’t really have the time to wait on line for hours to get into a panel. There are a lot of panels at Comic-Con that we …
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Comic-Con: Video Walk-Through of the Scott Pilgrim Experience
Right across the street from Comic-Con is the Scott Pilgrim Experience–a little pavilion where you can get silkscreened Scott Pilgrim or Sex Bob-Omb T-shirts, check out the Scott Pilgrim video game, hear DJs and bands, have a flipbook made of yourself fighting, or get autographs from the movie’s cast, director Edgar Wright, and/or Scott …
Two Minute Video: Golf Club Meets Wii Remote with the Chicken Stick
The Chicken Stick is a $40 Wii accessory. Wait! Don’t go. Don’t go. It’s better than you think. Developed with true golf fans in mind, the Chicken Stick is made from a real golf club–Golf Pride grip, True Temper shaft–shortened, and with a slot on the end to hold a Wii remote and MotionPlus attachment securely in place. Check out the …
Taiwan Animates iPhone 4 Antennagate; Jobs Force Chokes Gizmodo’s Jason Chen
A Taiwanese news station has created its own animated time line of Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna fallout, Sims-style.
An evil Vader-like Jobs defeats Bill Gates in a light saber duel before force choking the daylight out of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen and brainwashing consumers into being tethered to AT&T. Happy Monday, everybody.
Two Minute Video: How to Add RAM to Your Laptop
Upgrading the RAM in your laptop is one of the easiest, quickest, and cheapest ways to improve your computer’s performance. The actual process is super simple, though some computer shops charge upwards of $50 for what amounts to less than five minutes worth of work.
Check out the above video to see how it’s done.
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Origins: Chatting With Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz
If the title character of author Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao were a real person, he would probably read Techland — Oscar is well versed on Lord of the Rings, the Fantastic Four and all things nerdy. Alongside pop culture sits the Dominican Republic and its former dictator Rafael …
Darth Vader and Princess Leia’s First Encounter Reenacted On NYC Subway Car
You see all sorts of things riding on the subways of NYC. Some you likely want to forget as soon as possible. Others you want to brag about to your friends and relatives for all of eternity. This happens to be one of them.
From the folks who brought you “The Tourist Lane” comes “Star Wars Subway Car,” the first encounter between …
BMW To Outfit First Motorcycles With Adaptive Headlights
Adaptive headlight systems have been around for a couple of years for the 4-wheel variety but BMW’s upcoming 2011 K1600GT/GTL touring bikes will be the first motorcycles fitted with adaptive xenon headlight technology. The HID lighting system will automatically adjust the headlight’s output so that it stays flat by compensating for …
Behind the Scenes: Darth Vader and Yoda Recording VO For TomTom
We’re a little late to the party on this one but if we haven’t seen then there’s a small chance that some of you haven’t either. Watch as two redneckish 80s sound guys try to direct Yoda and Vader while they record their VoiceSkins VOs for TomTom. …
The Onion: Apple’s Friend Bar Is Genius
In case you missed it.
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Two Minute Video: Wireless E-book Reader Showdown
The e-book wars are in full swing, with Barnes & Noble firing the first shot by dumping the price of its 3G-enabled Nook to $199 and introducing a Wi-Fi only Nook at $149. Amazon swiftly responded by cutting the price of the Kindle to $189 and eventually dropped the price of the Kindle DX to $379. Sony took its time but finally …
Why Watch Predator (Or Any ’80s Action Movie) When You Can Listen To Rap Recaps?
Need a refresher on the original Predator before tomorrow’s release of the Robert Rodriguez-produced Predators, but don’t have time to watch the entire movie? Don’t fret – Here’s a rap recap of the movie courtesy of DJ MaYhem & Mouthmaster Murf.
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It gets better: They’ve also done the same …