I went over to the Times Square midnight launch event for Halo: Reach last night to document the set-up and dedication of the franchise’s faithful. Along with the pictures linked below, I also scored an ultra-rare variant copy of the first issue of the Halo: Fall of Reach–Boot Camp miniseries, signed by the artist who drew it. This …
Dell Outs ‘Inspiron Duo’ Tablet/Netbook Hybrid
This thing is crazy, and maybe in a good way. At Intel’s developers conference today, Dell showed off what appeared to be a netbook at first glance. Then the guy holding it apparently swiveled the 10-inch touchscreen around 180 degrees inside its own frame, closed the computer as one would do with a standard notebook, and …
A Week Without Social Media? Yes We Can, Harrisburg University Says
Possibly the only thing a college student uses more than their fake ID is social media. Facebook has become a welcome distraction from studying for finals, and tweeting is now the new way to spread gossip on campus.
So when Provist Eric Darr Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania enforced a campus wide ban on …
Tron Prologue Comic Preview Suggests New West Coast/VR Feud
Marvel has released preview images from Tron: Betrayal, their prologue to this winter’s upcoming Tron Legacy, and… is it just me, or is the mention of “the West Coast” seem kind of weird?
Tron: Betrayal is a two-issue series that spans the period between the first and second movie, filling in backstory for Legacy and introducing …
Must Be Nice: Google Gives Out Free TVs to Conference Goers
Man, bad day to NOT be in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Apparently Google gave away some 600 Sony Bravia TVs to guests attending its Zeitgeist conference. Not only that, the attendees also got Google TV (presumably built right into the Sony) and six months of free Dish satellite service.
Oh and free Geek Squad installation, too. It’s not
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App of the Week: MarkdownMail
If you’ve been looking for a simple way to send HTML e-mail from your iPhone, MarkdownMail ($1.99) may be the answer. The application makes use of a simplified coding syntax developed by John Gruber known as Markdown, which it leverages to quickly create things like hyperlinks, bolded words, italicized words, bulleted lists, headings, …
Thumbplay Update for iPhone Adds Some Special Sauce
An update to Thumbplay’s iPhone app allows users to cache playlists and albums. Other new features and fixes include: an improved UI, retina display support, shuffle/repeat and integrated player controls.
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Comics on Our Pull List 9/15/10
I think, Stan help me, that this is going to be a light week. Finally. I could use the slack to help offset my fantasy football dues which I can tell already won’t be paying off. But just because my brown paper bag won’t be bursting doesn’t mean it won’t be a good week. Here are some books I’m looking forward to.
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Steve Jobs Vows To Never Visit Japan Again After Ninja Star Incident
Update: Apple called Techland saying that the story is “pure fiction.” According to the New York Post, Steve Jobs himself has told them the same.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs was barred from taking ninja stars on board his private plane at Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, Japan. SPA! Magazine reports that the CEO said he would never …
Night Of The Living Trekkies Book Trailer Is Bloody Fun
Night Of The Living Trekkies ($10, Amazon), the latest release from publisher Quirk Books gives us zombies and Star Trek. I’m not sure I need explain much else, but because nothing snares my little zombie-lovin’ heart like a good “Holy shit, we’re trapped inside a convention center full of cosplaying zombies!” plot – well, I’ll wax a …
Canon Announces the PowerShot G12 and SX 30 IS
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 14, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of the new PowerShot G12 and PowerShot SX30 IS Digital cameras with innovative features to help photo enthusiasts further develop their photographic capabilities. Once again setting the trend in the consumer …