After wrapping up shooting of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Edgar Wright’s mini film fest had one last night at the Bloor Cinema, with Pilgrim director of photography Bill Pope as the guest of honour. On tap were two movies that Pope worked on, Army of Darkness and Team America: World Police, and between the screenings Ryan got a chance to talk with Pope on a wide range of subjects.
Read MoreThere have been myriad Batman games over the years, but none of them have really quite gotten it right, and some were downright terrible (I’m looking at you, Batman Begins.) But the newest offering from Eidos, “Arkham Asylum”, has been making the review rounds for a little while now, and the feedback has been hugely favourable. Finally, after months of downloading gaming videos and waiting in line at FutureShop to get your hands on the in-store demo, the game drops today, and for a special price of less than $40…
Read MoreRemember Bill C-61, and how that ultimately died on the vine of Parliament, in large part because of public outcry? Well, the Canadian government recently launched it’s first public consultation on copyright in almost a decade, and will be taking public input until September 13th. The above movie, produced by Michael Geist and Dan Albahary, focuses on copyright issues, and more specifically how they affect Canadians. It’s definitely well worth the watch, and after it’s done, you can go here for ways to have you say with the copyright consultation.
Read MoreIf you’re not already familiar with Avatar, it’s the film James Cameron has been working on for years. Due out in Dec 2009, the first trailer has been released. If you want to see it in glorious HD, you can catch it here.
Read MoreSo the PS3 Slim was announced today, to mediocre fanfare. Is it everything you’ve been hoping for? In short, no. In long, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Read MoreIntel’s low-powered & low cost Atom processor has been all the rage in the computer industry for quite some time now, and nobody has embraced it more than just about every Taiwanese hardware manufacturer whose name starts with an ‘A’. ASUS thrust the netbook form factor into the minds of the masses, but it was Acer who (so far) has won the small form factor war, as the number one netbook maker (the Aspire One grabbing 50% of the market). But it hasn’t stopped there. The Atom is appearing in…
Read MoreBell originally announced the Canadian exclusive for Palm’s Pre some months ago, but they’ve finally announced availability… starting August 27th, you can walk into a Bell Mobility store, or select (and yet to be determined) retail partners. If you’re willing to commit to 3 years, it’ll cost you $199 + a 500MB/month data plan. If you can’t commit that long (and we’d totally understand that), you can pay the full retail price of $599. The official announcement says that ‘due to unprecedented demand’ you’ll be able to pre-order it.
Read MoreSellers who make use of eBay and other online sales sites will come under the scrutiny of the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA). The CRA will begin contacting eBay sellers at the end of summer to ensure compliance. In 2007, the federal court ruled that eBay must turn over information on its high volume Canadian sellers, and although eBay tried to appeal the ruling, it was rejected in April. Now the CRA is getting serious. In court filings, it appears that the CRA, for now, focusing on eBay Power Sellers from…
Read MoreRogers wireless division has announced the launch of their HSPA+ network, which will supply speeds of up to a whopping 21 Mbps. The roll out begins in Greater Toronto in August, and will continue to other cities over the upcoming months. This is hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a 50 Mbps home internet connection using DOCSIS 3.0 technology. “With the exponential growth of smartphones, application stores, mobile Internet sticks and embedded laptops and netbooks, Canadians are embracing wireless data and services like never before,” said Rob…
Read MoreLast week, MTV Harmonix unveiled its Rock Band Network, which allows artists to upload their music for playing on the popular music game. Acts will have multiple options in porting their music over for the game. They can choose to directly hire Harmonix-trained devs to come up with the note tracks, submit it to a community of freelancers, or actually take the work in-house. The Network is in a closed beta for now, but should become an open beta in August, starting first on the Xbox Live platform. In that…
Read MoreValve founder Gabe Newell suggests the idea of having fans pay in advance for a new title, during this video interview (relevant bit starts at 7:20) with Australian video game show Good Game, Basically the player would pay somewhere in the neighbourhood of $30-40, and have a say in the direction of the title as well as get a copy of it when it’s released. Another perk would be if the game became a success, you would actually have a chance to make some money when it’s all done. I…
Read MoreIt’s an extra large dose of rgb this episode, as we discuss Google’s new OS, as well as a number of new developments from the company that will ‘do no evil’. We also talk about the new high speed initiatives from the major telecoms, Microsoft’s new branding strategies, and much more. Don’t forget that the Toronto Zombie Walk is holding a Fiendraiser tonight, Saturday July 18th.
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