HP has announced that they will acquire floundering Palm for $1.2 billion at $5.70/share. A steal considering how profitable Palm can be with HP’s distribution channels and cash flow. A press conference is set for 5PM ET, which we’ll be covering live. After rumors that Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein would soon be outed it appears as though he …
Mario Kart Meets Call of Duty: Hands-On with Blur
The racing genre in video games tends to operate around two poles. On one end, you’ve got incredibly realistic driving simulations games like the Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport series. On the other end, explosive, arcade-style titles like FlatOut and Burnout defy reality with crash-intensive competitions.
The gameplay in Blur …
Must Play of the Day: Super Mario Crossover
Thanks to this, I won’t be doing any more work today. (Don’t tell Peter.)
Super Mario Crossover, a mash-up Flash game by developers at Exploding Rabbit lets you take on Mario’s world as Link, Mega Man, Samus, Simon Belmont or Bill from Contra. Each character has it’s own special moves and theme music. It’s the best thing I’ve seen all …
Cops Identify 4G iPhone Seller, Gizmodo Raid Defended by DA
Here’s a quick update on the whole iPhone saga for your enjoyment. You’ll recall that over the weekend, a special task force raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s home and took most, if not all, of his electronics equipment as evidence that “tends to show that a felony has been committed or that a particular person has committed a …
What Would Make V Worth Watching Again?
Season 1, Episode 9 “Heretic’s Fork”
“I can help you. I can do a story on it.” Maybe my frustration with V lies in the fact that it really does have potential. I’m no crusading Chad Decker, who by the way, breaks about every journalism ethic out there, but last night my inner dialogue was seething while the show spiraled further and …
Tecmo Bowl Throwback Now Available on Xbox Live Arcade
It’s Tecmo Bowl, but on your Xbox 360. And without the NFL-licensed players and teams. But with a 3D-style look and feel! You can go old-school and play in 2D mode, too. It’s actually the SNES version of Super Tecmo Bowl, redone for the present day and with some extras thrown in here and there.
The big addition here, aside from new
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Cryptids: Stephen Hawking’s Alien Invasion Theory
There was some scuttlebutt—not quite a brouhaha—this weekend when Stephen Hawking said the following during his new Into the Universe series on the Discovery Channel:
“If aliens visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans.”
The theory …
Cub Scouts Get Loops and Pins for Video Games
Finally! Tiger Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts now have access to the prestigious Video Games Belt Loop and Video Games Academics Pin. Awards for playing video games? Sort of!
To get the belt loop, you must do the following:
1. Explain why it is important to have a rating system for video games. Check your video games to be …
Apple World Wide Developer Conference 2010 Slated For June 7
Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference will begin June 7 and run through till June 11 in San Francisco. No word on Steve Jobs making an appearance, but attendees will have the opportunity to manhandle iPhone OS 4 and attend the first iPad dev sessions. Glorious. Only if we saw that new iPhone.
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New episode of Ugly Americans airs on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m.
Iron Man 2 star Robert Downey Jr. and OK Go on CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman
The Daily Dose
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the Web:
Apple vs. Journalism: TIME’s take on the now infamous missing/stolen iPhone 4 fiasco.
[via Time.com]
Scott Adams’ Dilbert also on the iPhone 4 fiasco:
The first official True Blood poster for season three:
[via The Daily What]
Hmm. Now this is …