rgbFilter – Page 102 – For the pixel pusher in you.

Besting the iPhone Deal In Canada

June 28, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, HTC, Windows Mobile1 Comment

With all the negative buzz about the Rogers iPhone, mainly over Rogers overpriced data plans, people are forgetting about the other half of the Great Canadian Media Duopoly. Most of the major cellphone carriers in Canada offer cheap, sub $10 data plans of one sort or another which include 3G speeds. Of course, these plans apply to non-smartphones, leaving out Windows Mobile and Blackberrys. Anyone who’s tried the ‘mobile internet’ on a standard phone knows that you don’t need ‘unlimited’ because it’s such a horrible experience. With one exception…

Blizzard (finally) announces Diablo III and will try to pry that console controller from your hands

June 28, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid PC games5 Comments

After a week of wild rumors sparked by the gradually evolving teaser image that Blizzard posted for the 2008 Paris Invitational event, it was announced today that yes, everyone was correct. Diablo III is coming out ‘when it’s done’. They are not straying too far from the 3rd-person, isometric view, hack and slash gameplay of the first 2 games. Of course they have updated the tech to today’s standards, and if the videos posted online are any indication, the final game looks like it’s going to be a beautiful action-packed…

Say “thanks” to Ted by signing this petition

June 28, 2008June 28, 2008 drsquid 0 comment

This is NSFW, but if you want to send a message, along with the (as of 3.15pm June 28th) 5705 other Canadian’s who do not appreciate Rogers shafting us with the ridiculous iPhone plans they are pushing, to Rogers and Apple please visit this website… Please click here, and remember it is NSFW !

Rogers to Customers: “Hey, at least it ain’t France.”

June 27, 2008 Danny X 2 Comments

Rogers has quickly responded to the overwhelming ire from would-be happy Canadian iPhone owners with an interview in which they justify their data plans and costs as being more than accommodating to the “vast majority of consumers.” “Unlimited plans could end up costing customers more for what they don’t use,” the spokeswoman argues. “Our iPhone plans more than accommodate the vast majority of customers.” In the article, the Rogers representative argues that because plans in Europe, including France’s carrier Orange, are arguably more expensive and offer less than Rogers’ plan…

Canada opens arms for a Rogers hug. Rogers responds with swift kick to nether regions.

June 27, 2008June 27, 2008 Danny X 10 Comments

Well, as has been blogged about ad nauseum by this point, Rogers officially reselased its iPhone 3G pricing plan today. You can see it here, but you’d probably rather not. But let’s break it down anyway.

Bruce Campbell’s My Name Is Bruce – Coming To Theatres This Fall!

June 26, 2008April 17, 2009 Doug Groves 13 Comments

Although I’m a geek, I’ve never been a fanboy of anything, technology, music, movies. I’m much too cynical. Except when it comes to the Evil Dead movies. All my friends can attest to that. I’ll make an argument why Evil Dead 2 deserves to be on everybody’s Top Ten movie list. So, when I came across this news it was the first fanboyish trigger I’ve had in my brain in some time (probably since I bought my ticket for Bubba Ho-Tep). The Bruce Campbell movie “My Name Is Bruce”, starring…

Bell’s Own Data Shatters P2P Red Herring

June 26, 2008February 2, 2011 Doug Groves Bell, CRTC, online rights, Teksavvy10 Comments

About a week ago, the CRTC demanded that Bell release to the public by June 23rd information that would prove it’s claim that P2P throttling was having a negative impact on it’s network. Some, but not all, of that information has been made public. Many details are being kept from public view for ‘competitive’ reasons. Even the scant evidence released shows exactly how flimsy Bell’s case is. One would assume that the company would release the most damaging evidence, but their claim is that over a 2 month period, 2-5%…

If you aren’t already excited what’s wrong with you.

June 25, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid trailer, video1 Comment

This Friday Wanted is coming to theatres. For those who might scoff at another Angelina Jolie action movie, please remember that the film is being directed by Timur Bekmambetov, know to true film geeks as the man behind the Russian movies Night Watch and Day Watch, that despite somewhat convoluted plots boasted some of the most impressive and imaginative visuals seen on the screen since the Matrix. If the Wanted is even only half as cool as the trailer makes it seem we are in for quite a (happily R-rated)…

AMD ‘Officially’ Launches Radeon 4870, declares cinema dead.

June 25, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid AMD0 comment

In a previous post Doug mentioned the spiffy ‘real-time rendered’ animation AMD (ATI) showed at a press event, declaring it the birth of ‘Cinema 2.0’. Hyperbole aside this week AMD has annnounced their new ‘King’ of graphics cards, the Radeon 4870. Ringing in at the $300 USD range it is certainly a much better buy than the new Nvidia GTX 280 launched last week, at $650! However unlike the Nvidia card the 4870 is not available in stores yet (due at the end of June), whereas the GTX 280 could…

Metal Gear Solid 4 via Zero Punctuation

June 25, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves PS3, video2 Comments

Yahtzee’s Zero Punctuation reviews are NEVER safe for work. Even if you’re not a gamer, they’re always worth watching. In the latest one, he talks MGS4, succinctly compiling all the criticisms of the game in one juicy little nugget, and stripping out all the gushing fanboyism that’s required of many gamings sites that are more concerned about their advanced copies and advertising revenue than their journalistic integrity.

Podcast Update

June 25, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves 2 Comments

We’ve made some tweaks to the podcast links, so you might want to re-click on the links to get up to date. This is more of a maintenance thing for my sanity, and the old links will still work. We’ve also added a new Podcasts page to the site, which also has all the feed links, plus direct links to each of the podcasts in high and low resolution formats. The direct links will be posted within a day or so of the feeds being updated. We’d love to hear…

rgb Filter Episode 003 – Hyper Bowl! – Show Notes

June 25, 2008April 17, 2009 Doug Groves 4 Comments

Sadly, a legend has passed in Stan Winston, after a long bout with cancer. Besides being responsible for some of the most memorable movie creatures of all time, he also talked a lot about the process, and never hid behind the veil of magic when it came to his work. Just take a look at his work listed on IMDb to see how much of an impact he made. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935644/ The Spore Creature Creator demo is released. http://www.spore.com/trial AMD’s new RV770 interactive demo discussed. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/AboutAMD/0,,51_52_15438_15106,00.html?redir=cin01 Canadian Internet News Update Canadian…