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You mean you DON’T HAVE AN iPHONE?!?

July 25, 2008September 15, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

It’s been 2 weeks exactly since the (semi) worldwide launch of the iPhone 3G, and the reviews are in. Simply put, people like it. A lot. The gotta-have-it factor is off the scale, with people scrambling all over town to get one, lest The Jobs should hear of their dissention and become enraged. But is it really worth all the hype? Is it really the “God Phone” everyone’s been waiting for? Well I’ve had mine for exactly 2 weeks now, and I can tell you, the answer to that question…

rgb Filter Episode 006 – Knobs on Your Monitor – Show Notes

July 24, 2008April 17, 2009 Doug Groves 0 comment

We realize that some people might have problems watching the Veoh feed, because of the ‘mature’ rating. Unfortunately, even if we drop a single ‘f-bomb’, or even ‘s-bomb’, it gets rated with pretty much the same designation as porn. To that end, we’ve added our own feed Hi Quality RSS Link. We’re also looking at a high bandwidth solution in the next couple of weeks, which will alleviate all of these problems. In the meantime, here’s just some of the stuff we cover in the latest episode… —- Fight Bill…

Star Trek movie site gets updated. Still no trailer. I blame Khan.

July 24, 2008July 24, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is coming, at impulse speed, to theatres next May, having dropped out of warp and therefore no longer able to make its Christmas 08 release date. The teaser’s been out for a while, and if you saw Cloverfield (and weren’t one of those people who likes to arrive late and trip over everyone’s feet as you mutter loudly through the previews that you hate it when you can’t find a good seat), then you’ve seen it. You also know it’s a pretty cool teaser (though admittedly,…

Wireless Spectrum Sales Concluded In Canada: Cheaper Services To Come?

July 22, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves CRTC28 Comments

The huge CRTC sale of new wireless spectrum concluded on Monday, bringing in about $4.25 billion dollars to the government, and possibly (finally?) putting a dent in the long running Great Canadian Telecom Duopoly of Rogers and Bell. One of the highest bidders to the new spectrum is Globalive Inc, which is best known for its Yak long distance service. The company has laid about $442.1 million for licenses in all provinces except Quebec, in an effort to build an all new national wireless provider. To maintain it’s stranglehold in…

E-paper makes its way to a newsstand near you. Precogs say, “I knew it would happen all along.”

July 22, 2008July 24, 2008 Danny X 1 Comment

First, it was a TV you could gather around in your living room. Then it was a TV you could watch in colour. Then it was a TV you could watch in big-screen glory. Then it was a TV you could hang on your wall. But how about a TV you can tape to your wall?

Warning about RED Beta Build 16 for the RED Digital Cinema Camera

July 22, 2008July 22, 2008 kingpinlei 2 Comments

For those of you who use the REDONE Digital Cinema Camera, RED’s recent Beta release of their camera firmware, Beta Build 16, is a major release of the core components. For those of you currently shooting under Build 15, DO NOT INSTALL BETA BUILD 16 until you have completely finished shooting and ingesting your footage for your project! As of Build 16, ALL DIGITAL MEDIA CARDS formatted under Build 15 and earlier will NOT BE COMPATIBLE with the REDONE CAMERA and will need to be reformatted under the Build 16…

Fanboys declare Dark Knight as the ‘Greatest Movie Ever!’

July 21, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid Batman, imdb20 Comments

Not only has The Dark Knight achieved a record highest opening weekend ever (an estimated $155 million, beating Spiderman 3’s opening in 2007), but the film is now “officially” the “Greatest Movie of All-Time”. As of midnight, Monday, over 46 000 users of The Internet Movie Database have given The Dark Knight an average score of 9.5. This puts it in the top spot of IMDB’s Top 250 Movies as Voted by Our Users list. What are these people smoking? The Dark Knight is a very good movie, and not…

Grassroots Growing Over Bill C-61

July 17, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves CRTC, online rights1 Comment

In keeping up with the fight against Bill C-61, c61in61seconds.ca has launched. It’s a YouTube channel that’s giving users a central hub to post their opinions on the new Bill C-61 amendments that are going through the system here in Canada. Many people see these changes as little more than a Canadian version of the DMCA. An ever increasing number of Canadians are speaking out, however, and the with the summer delay of the Bill, the grassroots are getting some time to grow. The above video tells you how you…

Xbox, Vista, Playstation, iTunes, Wii spawn mutant 5-headed baby, dub it “The New Xbox Experience”

July 17, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Microsoft, Xbox 36012 Comments

One of the things launched at E3 this week is a brand new dashboard for the XBOX 360, so far dubbed “The New XBOX experience”. Not a great deal is known about it, and precious few (if any) have had actual hands-on experience with it, but if Larry Hryb (XBOX’s very own “Major Nelson”) is to be believed, it’s gonna be, like, totally rad. One look at the new interface and I beg to differ. The UI appears to add nothing new to the gaming universe, and appears in fact…

More E3 trailer goodness

July 17, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid E3, trailer0 comment

Dawn of War II, the new real time strategy game from Relic.This very cool cinematic E3 trailer – even you never heard of Warhammer 40K – is a must watch and for the fans the reveal at the end is probably sending them into a frenzy of anticipation!

Sony follows Microsoft’s lead and also gives Canadians the finger

July 17, 2008July 18, 2008 drsquid 0 comment

[UPDATE – In an article on the gloabeandmail.com Matt Levitan, marketing and PR representative for PlayStation Canada is quoted as saying – “It’s a top priority for us to get it up as quickly as possible” How soon that is remains to be seen] On Tuesday Sony held their E3 press conference, and just like Microsoft they, too, now have downloadable movies available through their Playstation Store. This is not a deal with a third party, like Netflix, but something more akin to what has been available on the Xbox…

Rock Band 2 On Display

July 16, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves rock band1 Comment

Engadget has a first look at the new Rock Band 2 gear, with plenty of pics. The guitars have a new optical sensor to make syncing with your TV much easier, and it also includes a look at the awesome Ion drum kit. Rock Band 2 is going to be fully compatible with downloaded content from the original game, and is more of an evolution than a revolution, but I have to say it appears to be evolving in the right direction. The new game come with 200 tracks, including…