August 2008
'Disaster Movie': The 'Dark... →
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glad I don’t have to watch this
You may recall that on the very weekend of its theatrical release, The Dark Knight rocketed to the top of the Internet Movie Database’s…
I just got my new iPhone today :)
Empty the 401k: Riddler-winning Ferrambo up for... →
Filed under: Time Warp, Minivans/MPVs, Ferrari
Click above for gallery of the Ferrambo We first alerted you to the Ferrambo’s existence back in late 2007 when the build was…
NISMO releases Club Sport package for R35 GT-R →
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Japan, Supercars, Nissan
Click either image for a high-res gallery. NISMO has finally released all the details on its line of upgrades for…
Researchers Claim Heated Seats Can Cause Male... →
According to Drive, researchers in Germany have published a study linking the use of heated seats with a drop in fertility among men who use them for an hour or more at a time. Anecdotal…
Saints Row 2 Collector's Edition shipping in gun... →
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
THQ has revealed to Europe the Saint’s Row 2 Collector’s Edition bundle, which appears to come with the game, some…
Ethanol In Gasoline Reportedly Wreaking Havoc On... →
If you’ve been having trouble with your small gasoline power equipment lately, MSNBC reports that you’re not alone: Small-engine mechanics nationwide are seeing a spike in engine damage they…
New Battlefield Bad Company Conquest Maps Coming →
Starting today, players around the world can vote to determine which two single player levels will be turned into unique maps for the multiplayer Conquest mode.
Rogers announcing new data plans, peace of mind in... →
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this looks like a step in the right direction. it would have been better if the $30 6gb would stay forever tho
Filed under: Messaging, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, …
Pininfarina Wine →
Filed under: Wine
Pininfarina, the Italian design house, that has designed for Ferrari, Maserati and Rolls-Royce now has a wine label. Pininfarina wine debuted at the Concorso Italiano…
Final SAW V Movie Poster →
Lionsgate has released the final poster for SAW V. The tagline promises “You won’t believe how it ends”. One thing that has been consistent throughout all of the SAW films - they have…
Neversoft Get Bitchy, Call Out Rock... →
Neversoft, Harmonix, we get it. You guys make competing music games. There’s beef. But is there really any need to get so damn…petty? Here’s Guitar Hero director Brian Bright, on Harmonix’s…
X-Files star enters rehab for sex addiction →
Filed under: Celebrities with Style
Every once in a while we have to veer off our normal fashionable course to talk about an exceptionally juicy piece of gossip. Right now is one of those…
802.11r WiFi roaming standard approved →
Filed under: Wireless
While 802.11n has been stuck in endless certification hell for years, the IEEE keeps cranking out additional wireless standards — the latest is 802.11r, which…
General Admission - August 29th, 2008 →
Opening this week: August 29th, 2008
*Finally we are back to regular Friday releases
Babylon A.D. - Trailer - Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry
In the…
General Admission - August 29th, 2008 →
Opening this week: August 29th, 2008
*Finally we are back to regular Friday releases
Babylon A.D. - Trailer - Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry
In the…
Battle of the Blue Badges: Volkswagen overtakes... →
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VeeDub in da house!
Filed under: Ford, Volkswagen
While Toyota and General Motors continue to duke it out for first place among the world’s largest automakers, the…
Little things that matter →
Posted by Prakash Chandran, User Experience Designer Seemingly small improvements can make a surprisingly big difference to people who use our products every day. Take Google Calendar, where over…
iPhone 3G vs. Sony's 40-inch ZX1 LCD television...... →
Filed under: Displays
We knew Sony’s new 40-inch Bravia Edge LED ZX1 was thin, 9.9-mm thin in fact (at least at the top section). But man, we didn’t expect it to make the iPhone 3G…
Invest In Your Favorite Rock Band With Bandstocks →
Filed under: Audio/Video, Celebrities, Back to School Guide 2008
Everyone has a favorite band. What if you could actually support that band. We know, you support them by…
Top Gear Australia Starts September 29th →
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sweet, now we get to see the Holden models
According to CarAdvice.com.au, Top Gear Australia starts on Monday, September 29th. No countdown quite yet though as I’m not sure…
New Cream Injections Promise Removal of Unwanted... →
Though it’s pretty much the formal antithesis of punk rock, there’s a new solution for removing unwanted tattoos: Rejuvi cream is injected below the skin via tiny needles (in much the…
Toshiba's new ZF LCDs include Cell-based... →
Filed under: Displays, Toshiba, LCD
As expected, Toshiba is offering a new (supposed) world’s first here at IFA: a true upscaling TV, finally getting rid of the middle man for…
Pirelli Cyber Tire adds some smarts to your slicks →
Filed under: Transportation
Tire monitors are nothing new, but Pirelli’s taking the idea a step farther by inserting sensors and microchips directly into the tires themselves. The Cyber…
Accidental iPhone Photos Turn China Factory Worker... →
Filed under: Cell Phones, Celebrities, iPhone
In a story that seems ripe to be translated into a modern-day cinematic update of ‘Annie,’ a Chinese woman has gone from factory…
Katy Perry plans to make out with a female celeb... →
Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Awards
There’s a difference between cheap, tawdry publicity stunts that are (pop) culturally significant and those that are just, well, cheap…
Rock Band 2 lands full albums from Chili Peppers,... →
Filed under: News, Rock Band 2
Entertainment Weekly reports that Rock Band 2 will be receiving some pretty hefty full albums in the “coming months,” presumably after the game…
Holy Shit! Hot Toys Making Bank Robber Joker... →
If you’re reading this so far, you’re probably excited like me. I mean, I’m not much for collecting figures from movies or even gathering that much memorabilia. It’s just that the Dark…
‘Watchmen’ Toys →
So today I was going through my blogroll and found that my local toystore has some of the figures for Watchmen up for pre-sale. So since we haven’t reported on them before I thought I’d give…
OMG The Boys is Being Adapted by Sony →
So remember a little while ago when I was talking about Simon Pegg no longer being cast in ‘Inglorious Bastards’ and then I went on into a little rant about his likeness being used in a comic…
Mark Wahlberg Says Max Payne > The Dark Knight →
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obviously Wahlberg != genius
Another morning on Slashfilm, another Kid Icarus in Hollywood. Previously, Robert Downey Jr. used the web to hawk an Iron loogie…
Fan Made: Living Green in a Hobbit House! →
Filed under: Fandom
And I thought that Star Trek apartment was pretty insane. Our fellow Weblogs site Green Daily has posted about a fully-functional Hobbit house. Talk about uber…
Harmonix: Rush album DLC delayed a few weeks →
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace
We’ll put it as simply as possible: There will be no Rush Moving Pictures Rock Band downloadable content releasing this week. Absolutely…
Google Suggest: Optimize your search, minimize... →
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no wonder the suggest page fucked up a few days ago. hopefully more people will start using this now
On its blog, Google announced its new search tool, Google Suggest,…
BlackBerry Storm 9530 is BlackBerry Thunder,... →
That was a nice roller-coaster ride, no? Our main man Chris Zigz over at Engadget Mobile scored actual BlackBerry Storm packaging renders, and well, the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t look to…
BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon gets boxed →
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA
So we might not have a physical device here,…
BlackBerry Storm 9530 is BlackBerry Thunder,... →
That was a nice roller-coaster ride, no? Our main man Chris Zigz over at Engadget Mobile scored actual BlackBerry Storm packaging renders, and well, the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t look to…
Holy Shit! Hot Toys Making Bank Robber Joker... →
If you’re reading this so far, you’re probably excited like me. I mean, I’m not much for collecting figures from movies or even gathering that much memorabilia. It’s just that the Dark…
‘Watchmen’ Toys →
So today I was going through my blogroll and found that my local toystore has some of the figures for Watchmen up for pre-sale. So since we haven’t reported on them before I thought I’d give…
OMG The Boys is Being Adapted by Sony →
So remember a little while ago when I was talking about Simon Pegg no longer being cast in ‘Inglorious Bastards’ and then I went on into a little rant about his likeness being used in a comic…
RA: Renters Anonymous - August 26th, 2008 →
This Week: August 26th, 2008
New Releases
What Happens in Vegas - 6.4/10 - Trailer Starring Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah
Set in Sin City, story revolves around…
Wildstorm's Comic The Boys Being Adapted by Sony →
Another new vulgar comic is headed for the big screen - The Boys. First published by Wildstorm and later by Dynamite Entertainment, the comic follows a CIA squad, known informally as “the…
Theater Hopper - August 27: Investment →
Theater Hopper is a webcomic about all things movies written and illustrated by Tom Brazelton. Starring Tom, his wife Cami, and best friend Jared, Theater Hopper perfectly captures Tom’s…
Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Bank Robber Joker 1/6th... →
Hot Toys is releasing a 1/6th scale figure of The Joker in “Bank Robber” mode. The figure stands 12-inches tall, features 32-points of articulation, and comes with a choice of two…
(Pre-order)Watchmen Movie Figures Series 2: Set of... →
Scale: 6 Inch Format: Action Figure Packaging: Window Box Manufacturer: DC Direct Description: This second action figure assortment, straight from the movie, features exquisite…
(Pre-order)Watchmen Movie Figures Series 1: Set of... →
Scale: 6 Inch Format: Action Figure Packaging: Window Box Manufacturer: DC Direct Description: Based on the upcoming March 6, 2009, Warner Bros. movie WATCHMEN, this action figure, is…
The Ray: Handcrafted, Limited-Edition,... →
Filed under: Timepieces, Green
The Ray from Quicksilver: it looks tough and it means business when it comes to being earth-friendly. Designed for and made of eco-conscious materials…
Alarm Clock Defuses a 'Bomb' Every Morning to Wake... →
Filed under: Computers
We’ve seen a lot of novel ways to wake up those of us reluctant to get out of bed in the morning. We’ve seen alarm clocks that annoy, soothe, and embarrass…