Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Five Things Heard In Line At The iPhone 4 Launch [via PC World]
Meet The First Guy In Line To Buy An iPhone 4. His Name? Gary Powell. [via TechCrunch]
Opening Day: The iPhone 4 [via NYT]
FaceTime Does Not Work Over Google Voice …
I am really late to the party, but since I saw my first series in 2007, I’ve been crazy about Doctor Who. My Netflix queue is almost entirely old Tom Baker stories, and all four New Who series. (The remainder is mostly MST3K, if anyone was wondering what kind of stuff I like to watch in my spare time.)
I’m still working my way …
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Syfy has just cast 80s pop stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany in one of its Saturday night creature flicks.
That’s right, upcoming movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid will pit the two ex-music chart rivals against each other, who are, surprisingly not strangers to creature features. Gibson starred in Mega …
With Avatar proving to movie executives that non-SF fans can be interested in science fiction movies provided they’re marketed properly, Ridley and Tony Scott are producing what may be the Killer App for crossover sci-fi: Ion.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ion is a story about a man who travels through parallel Earths, looking …
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Mike Williams, Evan Narcisse and Graeme McMillan discuss Superman #700 and Bart Simpson #54, spoilerishly.
DOUGLAS: Superman #700: not a good comic. The James Robinson/Bernard Chang story is eight pages …
Every week here at Techland we pull out the best panels from all our favorite comics. This week we have mouse on bear action, Bats gets punked, WWII nostalgia, Logan attempts a figure four, and Killer Croc literally bites the hand(s) that feed him. Here it is, your Panel of the Week!
Secret Warriors #17
There’s not much to say …
I hope you’ll pardon the lack of clarity in this post. I’m halfway through processing a reaction – on my way towards forming a cohesive thesis; All I have right now is a contradiction, that I’m trying to work out.
Here’s the basic setup: I always hated 3D effects – right up until Avatar. And it was there that I found myself …
Behold the Motorola Droid X. Announced yesterday and coming to Verizon on July 15th for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year contract, Motorola’s latest Android phone takes dead aim at a certain fruit-related smartphone available on AT&T’s network.
I’ve been delicately manhandling the Droid X for the past couple hours, …
Today, “news” broke that Twilight actor Robert Pattinson is related to … wait for it … Vlad the impaler.
I hate you, world.
(More on Techland: Twilight Screenwriter On Sex And The Modern Vampire)
According to what I’m sure are very “reputable sources,” Pattinson, who plays Twilight‘s very sparkly vampire Edward Cullen, is …
The Lemelson-MIT Program was established in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The program “recognizes outstanding inventors, encourages sustainable new solutions to real-world problems, and enables and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.” Several grants are given out every year, …
An auto-tuned Alex Trebek? You don’t say.
On last night’s episode of Jeopardy!, the long-time TV host sang a few lines from traditional tunes that were auto-tuned for a category aptly named, “Alex Meets Auto-Tune.” The results of Trebek’s foray into electronica were entertaining, to say the least. Without a doubt, my favorite is his …
