The Ting Tings Interview
Over the last couple of weekends Microsoft has thrown secret concerts in San Francisco and New York City to promote the recently launched KIN devices. On Saturday I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the three bands playing secret shows throughout NYC (a boat load of pictures are available here). I’d never really listened to …
The Future? Google Phone Whispers Targeted Ads
Though this video from The Onion is a tongue-in-cheek look at Google’s advertising platform, it may not be too far off from what’s coming in the future.
The idea is simple. Google gives away handsets and service for free and in return, it uses voice recognition software to detect what you’re talking about and whispers …
Panic Room, at 20,000 Leagues? Fincher to Adapt Verne. Really.
Um, holy crap. Talk about a left-field revelation.
Months after Disney – in an apparent act of mercy on the moviegoing public – shut down a big-screen adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea that was to be helmed by (shudder) McG, the news trickled out that David Fincher (yes, Se7en–Fight Club-Benjamin Button Fincher) had …
Kindle For Android Coming This Summer – Includes In App Purchases
Now that Android’s market share is steadily climbing the charts, Amazon has decided to announce a Kindle app for the Google platform. It launches this summer and allows users to browse the Kindle store, switch between five different fonts and last page read synchronization across all Kindle supported platforms. Oh, and you can buy …
New episode of LOST airs on ABC at 9 p.m.
Exclusive Preview: The Atomic Knights
One of the great unsung comics of the JFK era is John Broome and Murphy Anderson’s “Atomic Knights,” a sequence that appeared in roughly every third issue of DC’s Strange Adventures from 1960 to 1963. The series takes place after the devastating atomic war of 1986 (remember that?), and it’s as hopeful a post-apocalyptic story as anyone’s …
The Daily Dose
Monday, May 17, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Zombies take Manhattan: To promote George Romero’s upcoming Survival of the Dead, the Lower East Side teemed with zombies on parade Saturday. Take a peek:
[via DNA Info]
Fall TV, cometh: The fall schedules for NBC and FOX are out. Check …
T-Mobile Announces New Prepaid Monthly Plans
Just a quick PSA for those of you who partake in prepaid carrier plans. T-Mobile will roll out the following plans on Wednesday (6/19).
• $15 Per Month Unlimited Text: Includes unlimited text, picture and video messaging, and nationwide voice calls for $.10 per minute.
• $50 Per Month Unlimited Talk and Text: Features unlimited …
Doctor Who 5.5: The Crack, Explained – Kind Of
Not content with being one of the more enjoyable shows on television, this week’s (American) episode of Doctor Who decided to up the stakes by demonstrating why it’s one of the smartest, as well. As the Doctor’s future wife River Song would say, spoilers!
Previously, on Doctor Who: Forty-seven years of episodes, but what you really …
It’s a Scenic Painting! It’s a Cell Phone Jammer! It’s Both!
Oh man, this Painting Cell Phone Jammer is perfect for so many things. Hate cell phones? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. Love beautiful artwork? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. Teenage children bankrupting you via their cell phone bill? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. You get the idea.
I love beautiful boat-inspired artwork and pranks, so …
10 Questions With George A. Romero
George Romero knows zombies. Allie has a crush on him. (Or is just zombies?) TIME is asking him 10 questions and it’s happening tomorrow. This is your one opportunity to ask the director of zombie films like Night of the Living Dead and Survival of the Dead, which opens on May 28, a question. Get thee to the 10 Questions page and submit!