If you’re one of the dozen people in the world who don’t yet have Nintendo’s ultra-popular DS handheld gaming systems, then you’ll be able to get one cheaper than ever. The Japanese gaming giant’s dropping the price on every iteration of their second-generation dual-screen portables by $20. This means that the price tag on the DSi goes …
First Klingon Opera Debuts Next Month
Yep, you read that right. Earth’s first Klingon opera will premiere in The Netherlands in September.
Organizers of the Star Trek-themed show, u, have been working on the project for three years, and with help from Klingon creator Mark Orkrand, have even extended an inter-galactic invitation to the Klingon race. (Yes, really.) The …
Rumor: Toshiba Android Tablet Called Folio 100, Sports Tegra 2
Though not officially confirmed by Toshiba yet, there are some relatively convincing images and specs of a 10.1-inch Toshiba Android tablet over at NetbookItalia.it (translation required).
The tablet has been dubbed the Folio 100 and apparently runs Android 2.2 atop an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The screen is reported to be 10.1 …
Epic Mickey Gets Epic Collectors’ Edition
We already know that Warren Spector’s lending his particular brand of game design genius to one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved characters. If that alone isn’t enough to get you excited for Disney Epic Mickey when it hits this holiday, then Disney’s throwing in some shelf porn to sweeten the deal.
The Collectors Edition …
New Comics 9/1/10
While Diamond may be delivering comics earlier in the week in 2011 we’ve still got some soldiering to do here in the ten. Here is your list of new comics for the week. There are some interesting things happening here. Wolverine might be trying to take back his title from Deadpool and there’s a new Sgt. Rock story as well. Picking the …
Top Ten Monday Tech Deals
Monday morning means new hand-picked gadget deals for you to peruse while you avoid starting in on any real work. This week finds plenty of display options if you’re looking for a new TV, computer monitor, or both. Enjoy.
Sylvania 32-inch HDTV: $258.30 (Target)
Already a pretty good deal at $287, use coupon code TOEY738U to bring …
Origins: What Influences James Cameron
Each film he directs is more epic than the last. Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic…and, of course, Avatar. That last film, a 3-D extravaganza that quickly became the highest-grossing movie of all time, was re-released August 27 with nine additional minutes of footage. Cameron spoke to TIME’s Rebecca …
Avatar’s Nine New Minutes: The Best 3D of 2010?
Avatar is now officially back in movie theaters – only in 3D, with nine additional minutes of footage to woo all of those loyal fans who were still enamored with the glowing forests of Pandora when the movie was prematurely yanked from the nation’s theaters to make way for Alice in Wonderland in March.
I bought a ticket for the …
Will New Comic Day Change Next Year?
New comics may still hit shelves on Wednesdays next year, but they may do so sooner than you’ve become used to. Bleeding Cool once again raises the rumor that Diamond Distributors are considering moving comic deliveries to stores from Wednesdays to Tuesdays, adding a date that it’s supposed to take place: January 2011. Apparently, the …
Dual-Core Netbooks Slowly Starting to Trickle Out
Intel’s dual-core Atom N550 processor has made its way into netbooks and some of those netbooks are available for purchase now.
Acer has a 10.1-inch Aspire One netbook selling through HSN.com already for just under $400. The netbook sports the 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of new-ish DDR3 memory, which ought to add a little more …
There’s an Android App That Replies To Texts While You Drive
Bloomington, Ill. (August 19, 2010) – On Monday, August 23rd, State Farm Insurance Company will release the insurance industry’s first Android widget aimed at combating the problem of distracted driving. The new “On the Move” widget allows Android smartphone users to compose and preload customized messages that can be sent as …
Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Sues Eleven Tech Companies
Paul Allen’s company, Interval, is alleging that four of its patents have been infringed by AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube.
The patents were developed in the 90’s and include “fundamental web technologies” that Allen’s company asserts are being used “by major …