Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles
San Francisco Cell Phone Sales to Require Radiation Information
The little info cards next to the cell phones sold in San Francisco stores will soon contain data on the amount of radiation the handsets give off thanks to a citywide vote that passed yesterday, according to the New York Times.
There’s been conflicting scientific evidence over the years as to whether or not cell phone radiation is …
Verizon’s Impending Motorola Droid X Gets an Early Preview
While Verizon and Motorola are expected to officially announce the gigantic Droid X on June 23rd, Engadget managed to get some early hands-on time with the phone. The 4.4-inch Droid X is expected to directly compete with Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G (see our review here), a phone that’s already quite large in comparison to other phones. The …
Comics on Our Pull List 6/16/10
Every week we single out some comics that we can’t wait to get our hands on. This week it’s yet another Avengers lineup, a holy warrior, a beleaguered war journalist, the ultimate in X’s, and of course, zombies. We can’t let Newsweek and it’s geektastic Konami Code undead antics have all the fun. Come back later in the week for the …
Mismatched Credit Card Data and Shipping Info Plagues iPhone 4 Orders
After reports yesterday involving glitches in the iPhone 4 preordering systems through both Apple and AT&T—servers crashing, ordering systems overloaded, stores taking handwritten orders, and more—it appears that simply not being able to preorder an iPhone 4 wasn’t the only problem.
Gizmodo is reporting that several would-be …
Mythbusters, the Top 25 Moments: Adam and Jamie Reminisce
It was 25 years ago Thursday that the Discovery Channel began operations, reaching its initial 156,000 subscribers with reality programming that – at the time – was a whole lot less common on cable. Today, that audience has soared to 100 million subscribers in the United States alone; internationally, the network now reaches 1.5 …
E310: Day One Recap
With only two of us from the Hive Mind covering the largest video game expo in NA, it’s nearly impossible to cover everything and anything throughout each day. So I’ve compiled a few demos, trailers and nuggets of news that are worth taking a look from day one of E3. Enjoy.
DC Universe Online will be out November 2, 2010.
Goldeneye …
E310: Nintendo Press Conference Recap
Nintendo’s press conference at E3 2010 spooled out in a rapid-fire fashion, starting by announcing the return of one of the company’s major characters. Link–hero of Nintendo’s action RPG series–returns in a new title Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword out in 2011. The Wii game will use the Wii-mote and nunchuk, mapping them to …
The Daily Dose
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
First Look At Andrew Lincoln As Rick Grimes In The Walking Dead [via AMC]
Gadgets:
Why Gadget Makers Should Target Late Adopters [via Wired]
Oops: FML Meme Now Plastered In NY Subway [via CNET]
Wikipedia To Loosen Controls [via
Vampires Vs. Jackets… In Court!
Congratulations to Summit Entertainment for the most ridiculous lawsuit of the year, in which they’re suing the manufacturers of a jacket worn by one of the characters in Twilight for telling people that their jacket was worn by one of the characters in Twilight.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Summit Entertainment filed a …
Nintendo Makes the 3DS Official, No Goofy Glasses Required
At Nintendo’s E3 press conference today, the company gave the 3D, no-glasses-required Nintendo DS the official “Nintendo 3DS” moniker. Originally announced in March, Nintendo’s next portable brought with it a fair amount of additional detail today. The official announcement can be found here, the specs page can be found here, and …