San Diego Comic-Con kicks off tomorrow and just about everyone from the Hive Mind is on their way to San Diego for the festivities, which is why we’ve been a little slow going. We’ll have a little widget bar to the right (-→) for all Comic-Con coverage. We hope you enjoy our coverage.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
The Walking Dead Set Visit [MTV Splash Page]
Gadgets:
Amazon Turns 15: A Brief History Of Online Shopping [TIME]
For 72 hours I will allow everyone, following or not, access to my Twitter account. [Voice Eternal]
Apple Responds To …
To coincide with the upcoming release of Red Faction Armageddon, videogame maker THQ and Syfy have teamed up for a screen adaptation of the franchise. Red Faction: Origins, a two-hour film set to air in March 2011, is set sometime between the events of Red Faction Guerilla and Red Faction. Written by Andrew Kreisberg (Warehouse 13) and …
On July 15, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise completed its first manned flight with Peter Slebold and Michael Alsbury. SpaceShipTwo was attached to VMS Eve aka WhiteKnightTwo with Mark Stucky, Peter Kalogiannis and Brian Maisler handling crew duties. The two-man crew aboard Enterprise completed a number of system tests on both vehicles …
Friday, July 16, 2010 – Happy Free Bumper Day!
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the world:
Up Front:
When It’s Safe To Hit The Bathroom During Inception [NY Mag]
Gadgets:
Apple Posts Smartphone Antenna Performance Page [Engadget]
DA Withdraws iPhone 4 Warrant, Returns Gizmodo Editor Jason Chen’s Possessions [ …
Last year, DJ Hero proved to be a surprise hit in the rhythm game category. It presented an atypical controller from what folks had gotten used to, took away any vocal participation and offered up a songlist of tunes eared to the dance floor. But, that turntable controller hooked people into controlling the game’s perpetual virtual …
An amicable Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple’s Town Hall at the Cupertino HQ today to address “antennagate”. While the CEO admitted that there were issues with the iPhone 4’s design lending to reception issues, it isn’t unique to the latest iPhone.
Smartphones, in general, have weak spots and the algorithm used to meld …
In a surprise announcement today, the publisher of Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Dead Rising announced that the Blue Bomber’s coming back in an all-new game. Mega Man–the character who put the company on the map–will be returning in an all-new game that will debut on PSN and XBLA. But, he’s not coming alone either.
[vodpod …
Back at PAX East in March, Peter and I spent some time trying out Breach, a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade first person shooter. While pricing hadn’t been revealed, it was tipped that the game would likely be available for around $15. Breach was impressive enough that $15 seemed like a steal.
The game itself is along the lines of a TF2 …
Let’s start this post off with a personal note: I’ve been hankering for some Geoff Darrow art since I don’t know when. I first encountered his mind-blowing art in the ‘90s on Hard-Boiled, a sci-fi noir collaboration with Frank Miller. Ever since then, I went on to pick up Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (another partnership with …
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
More Green Lantern Pics Arrive [Slash Film]
Gadgets:
Apple Doesn’t Plan To Issue A Recall Friday, Person Familiar Says [Business Week]
Five Robots To Watch [NYT]
Taiwan’s MSI Gunning To Be The HTC Of Tablets [LA Times]
App Review: James …
Announced earlier today, Oregon-based Brammo revealed a street fighter-like all-electric sportbike. The Empulse will come in three models with varying range of distance per charge. The Empulse 6.0 is capable of going 60 miles per charge, while the 8.0 and 10 will be able to go 80 and 100 miles, respectively. Depending on how fast one …