This might be the most exciting news I’ve heard all day. ME is reporting that THQ Wireless will be releasing a new Bluetooth-enabled Lightsaber app for the iPhone next month. Now you can totally nerd out with your friends and duel at the office or in the bar with your faux lightsabers. Said app will include 11 new characters from the …
Screening Room: Replicants and Blade Runners – Time to Set the Netflix Queue
Every Thursday, the Techland Screening Room digs deep in an attempt to appreciate one of the 50 most important sci-fi titles of cinema’s first century. When we’re not analyzing the films, we’re announcing the next title in the series. We welcome your thoughts, insights, grumblings and epiphanies. See previous Techland Screening Rooms …
Amazon Pushes Kindle For Mac
Mac users can now download Amazon’s Kindle software, which will synchronize books between an actual Kindle, compatible mobile devices (currently iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry), and the desktop client.
Like the PC version, you’ll only be able to access your books—no magazines, newspapers, or blogs can be read on anything except
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HP Mini 5102: A Business Class Netbook, But Upgrades Will Cost You
I took a look at the HP Mini 5102 netbook and recorded the entire process in the above video. I cut out the bad stuff and left in the good stuff.
I reviewed the base level model, which sells for $415. It’s got a 1.66GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter. The screen measures 10.1 …
PSA: Threadless $10 Tees Deal Starts Today
In honor of its tenth anniversary, t-shirt mecca Threadless is having a sale. Until Saturday, every t-shirt is $10. Hoodies are a steal for $30. Get there quick, or they’ll be gone.
Me? I think I’ve got my eye on this one:
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My Mom’s On Facebook, The Music Video
Made for anyone whose shameless Web presence was cut short due to family members infiltrating social media, this video has been gaining viral-levels of attention this week. On the surface, it pokes fun at the ‘clueless’ appearance of older family members’ attempts at navigating social media, when it’s actually proving that maybe it’s the …
Nintendo Officially Announces March 28th DSi XL launch date
Evan had the March 28th date pegged a month ago, but here it is straight from the source. Nintendo has officially announced that the DSi XL will be available at the end of the month for $190.
The big difference (pun intended) between the currently-available DSi and the impending DSi XL is the DSi XL’s 4.2-inch screen size versus the
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College Game Design Classes Graded Like World of Warcraft
Students in two of Lee Sheldon’s game design classes at Indiana University are graded using a system of experience points similar to systems used in games like World of Warcraft.
According to Australian site iTnews:
“Students commenced the program as avatars at level one, which corresponded to zero XP and a grade of ‘F’. They …
New episode of “FlashForward” airs on ABC at 8 p.m.
Season finale of “Archer” airs on FX at 10 p.m.
The Daily Dose
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010
Today in Techland: It’s Talk Like An Irishman Day here in Techland (so basically, it’s Wednesday) plus it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Man, oh man. To celebrate, we’re bringing you the typical holiday-themed blog posts: St. Patrick’s Day Kit for drying your soaked cell, the history of Lep lore and my unexplained love …
The Leprechaun Film Franchise, An Appreciation
Oh, B-movies. What would sick days (or Syfy, for that matter) be without you?
St. Patty’s Day celebrations are all well and good, but give me some suspicious-looking green foods, throw in a little Warwick Davis and I’m a happy girl. Unfamiliar? Trust me, you’ve seen him. Davis played Wicket, the Ewok who helps Princess Leia in Return …