Fan Expo 09: James Duval
James Duval, of Frank The Rabbit fame, sits down with Ryan for a few minutes to talk Donnie Darko and it’s growing cult following after a less than stellar theatrical run, as well as what the future holds.
Read MoreMotorola Resurrects Itself With CLIQ Android Phone
Motorola has seen it marketshare) drop precipitously since the heydays of the RAZR. A large part of this has to do with the increasing consumer demand for smart phones that do much more than make calls and send texts. To gain a piece of the ever growing consumer smart phone market, they’re looking to Google’s Android, with the announcement of the new Motorola CLIQ. Right off the top, I think it’s safe to say that CLIQ is probably pronounced ‘clique’ (not ‘click’) since the new MOTOBLUR interface they’ve built on…
Read MoreFan Expo 09: Psycho Charger
First time Fan Expo/rgb’er Mona came up from Jersey partially to see the ‘horror rawkillbilly’ band Psycho Charger, who played at the Rue Morgue sponsored Fan Expo event ‘Dance of the Deadites’ Saturday night. Even though we were pretty tired from walking around the convention floor for two days straight, I’m glad we made it out, because the band put on an awesome, blood-soaked show.
Read MoreApple holds “Rock & Roll” event, takes a big bag of “Meh”, sells it to the faithful
Steve Jobs re-took the stage today as Apple held another of their trademark media events, announcing updates to iTunes, the iPhone, and the iPod.
Read MorePalm Announces Pixi for US
Like the cheeky little monkey that it is, Palm isn’t afraid to interrupt news from the big boys for their own new gadget announcement, even on 09-09-09. They today unveiled the long rumoured Palm Pixi, a slimmed down version the Pre. The new phone is coming to US carrier Sprint this holiday, and if the history of the Pre is any indicator, it’s likely to come to Bell a few months later. The design of the Pixi should be familiar to Palm Centro users, as it’s the same candy bar…
Read MoreSo you wanna buy a Netbook.
Recently I was in the market for a new laptop computer. I was going to be travelling in the near future and I needed something I could carry around with me. It didn’t need to be a workhorse or anything; just something with which I could stay connected for email, internet, write a few blog posts, and maybe watch some episodes of Burn Notice on in my down time. Having no desire to lug around my tank-like Macbook Pro for these meagre tasks, I made my way to Best Buy…
Read MoreFan Expo 09: Bruce Campbell Interview
Bruce Campbell, despite running long at the signature booth, gives Alex a few minutes of his time to talk about Burn Notice and the upcoming Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.
Read MoreFan Expo 2009: Hard Drive Issue 1 Released
Ryan interviews Beth Rumjahn of cyberpunkcomics.com about the release of the first issue of Hard Drive, written by Greg Dunford and art by Renzo Podesta. Check out the site to see more of the the first issue artwork in high res. Nice stuff!
Read MoreAaron Douglas or Mary McDonnell Interview
You decide. Hint: we interviewed this actor at Fan Expo last year as well. You can catch that interview here…
Read MoreOnLive Goes Beta In US
The Onlive gaming system has gone into an open beta in the US. The service was announced back in March, and aims to remove the hardware requirements for gamers, by running and rendering games on centralized servers and streaming the resulting video to the player. To get a 720p gaming experience, the end user would need a 4mbit connection, and the games could be played either on the computer, or using their micro console hooked up to a TV or monitor. No word on when this will hit Canada, so…
Read MoreCellular Code of Conduct
On Tuesday the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) released a new ‘code of conduct’ that will theoretically govern how wireless carriers will behave vis a vis their subscribers, which number over 23 million in Canada. On the face of it, the code of conduct sounds good. Part of the 3 page document includes allowing customers out of their contracts if, at any point, the carrier has made changes to said contract. I’m sure most long time mobile users are used to such shenanigans, where fees start creeping up, or there’s…
Read MoreRock Paper Scissors: The Interview
One of the best parts of Fan Expo is the unexpected. At this years, one of those unexpected moments was when we had a chance to talk with the April Mullen and Tim Doiron, makers of the film ‘Rock Paper Scissors: The Way Of The Tosser‘, an indie film that just got picked up for a distribution deal and is available on DVD right now. Not only does the film look great, but the ‘do it yourself’ style is something that we here at rgbFilter can appreciate. Wanna see the…
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