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HTC HD2 review

April 13, 2010July 19, 2010 Doug Groves HD2, HTC, HTC HD2, review, superphone, Swype, T-Mobile, Wind Mobile10 Comments

When the HTC HD2 was released overseas last fall, it quickly gained a lot of fans. They couldn’t help but appreciate the bright, massive screen and the design of the phone itself. This included reviewers generally down on Windows Mobile 6.5. Now that the phone has officially hit North American shores via T-Mobile US, we take a look at it running on Wind Mobile here in Canada. Out Of The Box First impressions are important, and the HD2 absolutely nails it in this department. The design of the phone itself…

Short film “The Gift” becoming a feature?

April 10, 2010April 10, 2010 Doug Groves 21:9, Carl Erik Rinsch, Cinema TV, Philips, Ridley Scott, Small, The Gift4 Comments

Remember the crazy days of January 2009, when Philips announced its Cinema TV with the odd ball 21:9 aspect ratio? If you don’t recall it, you may remember the way cool short they commissioned to promote it, Carousel. Well, Philips has continued to use short films to promote the Cinema TV. This time, in an experiment with Ridley Scott Associates, Philips presents 5 short films, each using the same short bit of dialogue with very different results, from Dreamworks-esque animation to gritty dystopian action thriller. The project, though certainly very…

Bell bringing 3D Masters to Canada

April 9, 2010April 9, 2010 Doug Groves 3D, Bell, HD, Samsung, satellite3 Comments

Bell announced today that it will broadcast a 3D HD version of the Masters golf tournament, at least in a limited time frame. This marks the first 3D HD broadcast in Canada since January’s Consumer Electronics Show rode the Avatar wave to make 3D an important check box in the tech specs. Bell will be showing 2 hours of the tournament in 3D, between 5pm and 7pm Eastern, on channel 1000. To watch it, you have to be a Bell HD subscriber with the right package, and don’t bother looking…

Very Cool: Class 3 Outbreak Flash Zombie RTS!

April 9, 2010 drsquid Binary Space, Flash, game, iPad, RTS, Zombies5 Comments

Built on their first release, the Zombie Outbreak Simulator, Binary Space has release their first game, the Zombie RTS Class 3 Outbreak. The game is a browser based flash game, running over Google maps, where you control 3 squads of police to try to hold back a zombie invasion. Like many flash games the graphics and gameplay are deceptively simple, but the game is highly addictive, and under the hood Class 3 is surpising sophisticated: Game designer, Jay Weston says, “We set the bar pretty high with our previous release,…

Cineform closes, at least for now

April 8, 2010April 8, 2010 Doug Groves Cineforum, Reg Hartt, Toronto0 comment

If you’ve spent any time looking at the myriad posters put up in downtown Toronto, you’ve surely seen the black and white letter-sized flyers for some of Reg Hartt’s film festivals and presentations, such as The Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival, Triumph Of The Will and Kid Dracula (which uses Radiohead’s Kid A as a soundtrack for F.W. Murno’s Nosferatu). Some of these Reg Hartt presentations have been around for decades. Now, Reg Hartt has had to shut down his unique film location Cineforum, after receiving a notice of violation…

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor Cylons, nor old Jimi Hendrix songs…

April 8, 2010April 10, 2010 Danny X BSG, car, car mods, Starbuck, Viper0 comment

It’s been done before, countless times; people with more time and money on their hands than they know what do do with turning cars into iconic movie props. Sometimes the results are spectacular; sometimes, not so much. This latest contender is from Dean Shorey, the master ride mechanic for Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, NY. This too-cool-for-words homage to Starbuck’s weapon of choice, made from an old mail truck, is also road-worthy, so it’s not only sporty, but practical, too. …right? Some more pix, as well as a story about…

An rgbFilter review: X’s hands-on with the iPad

April 6, 2010April 15, 2016 Danny X Apple, eReader, iPad, iPad in Canada, netbook, review, ultra mobile6 Comments

When I came into the office this morning, the very last thing I expected to see on my desk was a shiny, new, 16gb, Wi-Fi-only iPad. Right about the time I was thinking to myself what I’d done recently to deserve such a gift, the owner came by to pick it up and apologize for cluttering up my work area. Fortunately, I’d had just enough to time to play with it that my reaction was less “Finder’s Keeper’s” and more “meh, whatevs.” In short, after playing with the iPad for…

Palm ditches ad agency Modernista

April 6, 2010April 6, 2010 Doug Groves advertising, Modernista, palm, Palm Pre1 Comment

Palm has decided they’ve had their fill of ads that either miss the mark with the female demographic, or just plain give a lot of people the willies. Though I was personally a fan of the initial dreamlike, David Lynch-esque ads with Canadian actress Tamara Hope, most people found them creepy. This is what Modernista co-founder and executive creative director Gary Koepke, who created the ads, had to say when they launched… “We weren’t trying to creep people out, but one thing I have learned now in this digital…

Rogers taking pre-orders for the Xperia X10, launches April 15th

April 5, 2010 drsquid Android, Ericsson, google, multi-touch, Rogers, smartphone, Sony, x10, Xperia, Xperia X108 Comments

A few weeks ago, Rogers announced that pre-orders would ‘soon’ start for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, their flagship Android phone. That ‘soon’ is now, at http://www.rogers.com/x10preorder. New customers who pre-order the X10 with a 3 year contract will get a free Sony MW600 Bluetooth Stereo headset and a chance to win two tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The headset is an especially nice promo, since online reviews of the MW600 have been very good. The X10 is $149.99 with a 3 year contract, which points to the…

DHL Having a Problem with Google Nexus One Thievery

April 4, 2010November 6, 2020 Jason DHL, google, Nexus One4 Comments

I recently ordered a Google Nexus One phone, it has been years since I have turned my back on the world of mobile gadgets but thought it’s time for me to give it another try. My excitement and mirth shot up when my phone came in a box that seemed too light to be believable. Upon opening the box, to my astonishment, I saw the Nexus One box ripped open, the phone and its accessories missing and immediately felt the palpable weight of a $600 vapor phone on my visa…

The Pure Pwnage Showcase Premiere

April 2, 2010April 2, 2010 Doug Groves Bloor Cinema, Jarett Cale, Joel Gardiner, Pure Pwnage, Showcase5 Comments

Ryan and Dave head over to the Bloor Cinema to check out the TV premiere screening of Pure Pwnage. Though there were no wedding proposals this time around, Ryan did get a chance to talk to Jarett Cale and Joel Gardiner about working on a TV schedule and a lot more.

XBLA Inventory Blowout Sale

April 1, 2010 Doug Groves Arcade, marketplace, XBLA, Xbox 3600 comment

Even though it’s all bits in the datastream, Xbox Live Arcade is having an Inventory Blowout Sale starting today, and ending on April 7th. Title Regular Price Discounted Price Save South Park 800 400 50% Super Street Fighter II HD Remix 1200 560 53% Defense Grid 800 400 50% Rocket Riot 800 400 50% Mad Tracks 800 400 50% Track & Field 400 240 40% Lumines Live 800 400 50% Age of Booty 800 400 50% Schizoid 800 400 50% Wallace & Gromit episode 1 800 400 50% I haven’t…