You’ve gotta give Syfy props: As a network, it’s not the least bit scared of taking risks.
With the likes of Battlestar Galactica and Caprica, it aims to hit more mainstream drama viewers. With Stargate Universe and its ilk – as we’ve said here before, an awesome show – it satisfies the nerd base. And then with reality series …
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
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You find yourself in a tough …
Touchscreen universal remotes can cost hundreds of dollars, but you can turn your hundreds-of-dollars iPhone or iPod Touch into a fancy touchscreen universal remote for an additional $70.
ThinkGeek is now selling the new(ish) i-Got-Control iPhone Universal Remote. It consists of an IR adapter that plugs into the dock port on the …
Transformers director Michael Bay clearly wants to touch your childhood. How else to explain the fact that, in addition to his uber-successful movies about robots in disguise, he’s just signed on to produce the movie reboot for four well-known Heroes In A Half Shell?
Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes has been brought in to …
When you get a Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster based on a video game, the brains at Techland start to overload. So to review this week’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time spectacular, we’ve called on both gaming geek Evan Narcisse and movie geek Steven James Snyder to hash out the particulars. Surprisingly, they sort of agreed. …
In an interview with Bloomberg, senior product manager for Zune Terry Farrell apparently hinted that Microsoft might lower the price of Zune Pass. There’s no direct quote in the interview from Farrell, so I’m skeptical of whether or not Farrell even hinted at it. The only direct quote from Farrell mentions how challenging the space …
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is a trippy, manic joint. In such a good way.
When I first reviewed it back in 3D, I was so relieved that Tim Burton had found his way back to having some fun in his wonderlands. There’s a sense of whimsy and joy here that feels just like an early Burton experiment.
But more than any 3D movie …
Someone clearly has way too much time on their hands.
During today’s Time Warner investor’s day, Warner Bros. head honcho Barry Meyer mentioned how big a role the DC Comics stable of superheroes will play once the Harry Potter franchise comes to an end in 2011. We’re aware of Nolan’s third Batman flick and the upcoming Superman reboot in 2012, but Meyer says the studio is close to …
This can’t be good. Matias Duarte has left Palm for Google.
The now former senior director of human interface and user experience for Palm was the genius behind webOS’s user interface and his departure does not bode well for new owner HP. Google has confirmed with All Things D that Duarte is joining his former Danger cohort Andy …