One of the highlights of Comic-Con, as far as we’re concerned, was the Sunday-morning “Techland Presents: Comics and Digital Piracy” panel, featuring comiXology’s CEO David Steinberger, manga expert Deb Aoki, and manga editor Jake T. Forbes, with Techland’s Douglas Wolk moderating. Aoki has posted a transcript of the entire panel over at …
App Club Contest: Star Wars: Battle for Hoth
Welcome to Week 2 of a special Star Wars-themed App Club. Last week we took a look at Cantina and scores are slowly trickling in. We still have a few download codes for those interested. Submit your scores now for a chance to win a Star Wars Mr. Potato Head Artoo Potatoo.
This week we’re taking on the Star Wars version of Tower …
Dealmap: Localized Deals Aggregrator App
With deal sites like Groupon and BlackboardEats popping up in rapid succession, the mother of all deals sites has released a mobile app for iOS users. Over 350,000 local deals from the U.S. and U.K. are aggregated into the Dealmap app.
The free app offers the localized deals in list form or displayed on a map within a given radius of …
Google Tweaks Gmail Design, Improves Contacts Interface
In case you hadn’t noticed, your Gmail looks a little different today. Google has tidied up the overall interface and added prominent Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links in the upper left corner along with a big "Compose mail" or "New contact" button depending upon which feature you’re using.
And speaking of contacts, Google has overhauled
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Skyline: Alien Abduction On a Massive Scale
Relativity Media has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming Sci-Fi flick Skyline. Have you ever wondered what it would look like if aliens abducted us on a large scale? Try not to freak out.
Skyline will be in theaters November 12, 2010.
How Does One Mount Darth Vader On a Chipmunk?
Have you been wondering how Chris McVeigh managed to pull off the above photo? He didn’t use Photoshop.
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Irony Alert: Even The “Save Google Wave” Campaign Has Been Killed
Earlier, I saw a “Save Google Wave!” tweet. I clicked. This is what I got:
Did this exist? The Internet says it used to. And yet, it is gone. I suspect Google’s hit squad is behind it. (Hey, what’s this lasery-looking red dot on my shirt?)
Poor Save the Wave campaign. We hardly knew ye.
Adidas Sneaker Phone is Pretty Much Just How it Sounds
Do you like Adidas shoes? Do you use a cell phone? Do you like Adidas shoes enough to get a cell phone that looks just like an Adidas shoe?
You’ll have to get it from China and it’s not entirely clear whether the "Adidass808" has Adidas’ legal blessing or not, but the ~$80 handset sure looks cool if you’re into shoe-inspired flip
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Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little App
So, you’re so excited about the Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World movie that you spent yesterday downloading both the soundtrack and score (My recommendation: Make sure you grab the Sex Bob-Omb tracks, at least), and playing the videogame, but you haven’t actually read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s original graphic novels yet? Fear not, late adopter; …
Samsung Tablet Rumored to be Shown Off in Berlin Next Month
Samsung hasn’t necessarily been coy about its plans to develop a tablet, and it appears that the company is preparing to officially unveil it in early September at the Berlin-based IFA consumer electronics show.
According to Korea’s JoongAng Daily, the tablet will be part of Samsung’s "Galaxy" family of products—the company’s
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HPOA Was a Fake
The Internet was abuzz yesterday with yet another over-the-top public performance on how to quit your job. Well, it turns out that HPOA Jenny was a fake. The whole thing, after all, was posted to TheChive, which is known for its Internet pranks.
Another Attack of Clones, and the Star Wars Generation Gap
-James Poniewozik
Some posts at Tuned In I do to serve a wide audience. Some I do to serve niche fan groups. And some I do simply so that the Tuned In Jrs. will have a reason to read their Dad’s blog. This is one of them: season 3 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns to Cartoon Network September 17.
As I wrote last year, as bad as …