The smoke from Asgard’s rubble has barely settled and The Heroic Age is already taking off. Brand new Avengers titles will fill the racks on Wednesday. Here is the full list of all the regular floppy comics coming out this week. As usual I’ve spaded (♠) my projected pull list but also as usual some of these will be last minute …
Steve Jobs vs Porn
Valleywag‘s Ryan Tate had one too many drinks the other night and while he was watching 30 Rock a particular Apple iPad ad sent him over the edge. The following is an e-mail exchange between Tate and Jobs. The gist being that Steve and co. are only trying to protect our freedom against porn. And Flash. It’s interesting to see how …
ClamCase Netbookifies Your iPad With a Bluetooth Keyboard
We all saw this coming eventually, right? The ClamCase for iPad is a protective enclosure that’s decked out with a Bluetooth keyboard, effectively turning your slab of portable touch computing into a more functional mini notebook. It’s made of “high quality ABS plastic” and provides a “smooth yet grippy rubberized exterior …
The Empire Strikes Back – That Almost Was (Chewie-Wampa Cage Match!)
Late last night, I was catching up on news from the weekend, and I stumbled upon a casually written headline concerning The Empire Strikes Back – and a newly-leaked original script that would have taken the best big-screen sci-fi franchise in history in a crazy, different direction.
I’m having a hard time tracking down any …
New episode of Chuck airs on NBC at 8 p.m.
New episode of The Big Bang Theory Airs on CBS at 9:30 p.m.
The Daily Dose
Friday, May 14, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
HAHA: Heroes has been canceled. (Cue: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead) I’m a bit sad that I won’t be able to roll out our brilliant Heroes Suckwatch column idea, but at least one deserving show got the ax this year (though some rumors point toward NBC …
Trekkie in Training: And So It Begins
In case you missed it, Monday I announced my upcoming foray into ultimate nerdom: Star Trek. Yes, I’m becoming a Trekkie.
(More on Techland: Trekkie in Training: So What On Enterprise Do I Need to Watch?)
Much thanks go out to everyone who commented. I’ve designed my schedule around your suggestions, and I’ll be blogging the whole …
Would You Dump Your Mobile Voice Plan If You Could?
The New York Times cited a statistic yesterday stating that 2009 was the first year that mobile data from texting, e-mailing, and internet usage “surpassed the amount of voice data in cellphone calls.”
If you own a smartphone, how much time do you spend talking versus doing everything else? My wife and I are on a shared iPhone …
Watch Me Try To Destroy Four Cameras
I wrote a little diddy for the magazine on four ‘rugged’ cameras from Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax and Casio. I also shot a video for the dot com and the iPad, as well. You can read the story here, but the video is a bit more fun to watch.
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Google Shutting Down Nexus One Store
The adoption rate for Android has skyrocketed in the last few months with more and more carriers offering Google’s mobile OS devices. The NPD Group released a report earlier this week showing Android’s market share had risen significantly in the first quarter even surpassing Apple’s iPhone.
(More on Techland: 18 Best Android …
All of LOST Told in 108 Seconds
Need a refresher before the last week of LOST ever? TIME’s LOST authority James Poniewozik does a tidy little recap of all six seasons. And though we like to delude ourselves into thinking we know what we’re talking about during our weekly LOST e-mail chain, Poniewozik’s LOST Watch is boss.
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