Author: Danny X
Garfield Minus Garfield coming to bookstores near you.
Whether you love Garfield, loathe Garfield, or could not possibly care less about Garfield one way or another, you kinda of owe it to yourself to check out Garfield Minus Garfield. According to the site, G-G is “dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.” It’ll all…
Read MoreiHologram: the coolest app that never was
On last week’s episode of Diggnation (166), Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht discussed the inarguably awesome iPhone / iPod Touch app “iHologram”. The app purportedly uses the devices’ accelerometers and “works by assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop…The 3d scene’s perspective is then warped using anamorphic perspective, making the object appear to jump off the screen.” It all sounds cool…and LOOKS VERY VERY COOL. But if you go to the iTunes App store looking for it, you’re going to…
Read MoreBill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld talk about the future of computers. Hint: They’re delicious.
Microsoft’s new campaign is in the wild. The campaign, in which Seinfeld & Gates just sort of hang out and shoot the proverbial breeze, was created by ad agency juggernaut Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The ad takes a significantly different tack than the Mojave Experiment did, and is in fact very reminiscent of Seinfeld’s “Superman” ads for Amex. See for yourself here.
Read MoreSupermodel-Skinny computers all the rage, but is there any real point to it?
It’s not been 8 months since the January 15 release of the MacBook Air, the much-praised and equally maligned ultra-portable offering from Steve Jobs’ crew of catured alien computer designers from the future. The notebook was an historic first: a practical laptop that sported a large screen and a full keyboard, internet connectivity, and video conferencing capability, that measured a scant .16 inches thick (at its thinnest point) and weighed in at a feathery 3 pounds. The thing sold itself…all Jobs had to do was pull it out of an…
Read More“The Dark Knight” DVD adds “please don’t download me” bonuses
According to legionsofgotham.org, the Dark Knight will be released on December 9/08 in various collectible formats. They include a DVD version packaged with a BatMask, and an exceptionally ornate version of a BatPod bust, the base of which acts as a housing for the discs. These special editions apply to the DVD release. There appear to be no value-added extras for the Blue Ray version.
Read MoreDIGG to create Local News options and Forums?
RIPPED FROM CNET: Digg has always made its message clear: it’s not social news, it’s democracy. The company’s executive team–founder Kevin Rose, and CEO Jay Adelson–thumbed their noses at the DMCA complaint they received when users “dugg” a crack code for the now-defunct HD DVD technology. They also decided to connect with their users through “town hall” events Webcast live four times a year. So it’s perhaps fitting that for the company’s third quarterly town hall, Rose and Adelson set up shop in the “Big Tent” new-media hall at the…
Read MoreRumours of Steve Jobs’ Demise are Greatly Exaggerated
From the “oh, crap” files: The Bloomberg Financial Newswire is experiencing a little “send all” remorse today after mistakenly releasing Steve Jobs’ obituary into the wild. The 17-page obit was apparently being updated when the author mistook the “Save” button for the “Freak out shareholders” key and accidentally published the document across the entire newswire. A retraction was published almost immediately, but not before rgbFilter was able to get its hands on a copy of the obituary, which you can see below.
Read MoreInternet Explorer allows you to surf safer; no more information gathering
From Marketing Magazine, August 28, 2008: The next version of Microsoft’s web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. Companies that sell advertisements online now—including Microsoft—can electronically gather tidbits about web surfers’ habits, and then use that information to help decide what kinds of ads to show. However, in the newest beta test version of Microsoft’s forthcoming Internet Explorer 8, which was made available Wednesday, a mode called InPrivateBrowsing lets users surf without having a list of sites they visit get stored on…
Read MoreNorth America’s FIRST VIRGIN RADIO STATION Comes to Toronto.
We’re the home of the first North American Hard Rock Cafe.Now we’re the home of the first Virgin Radio Station.As of August 25, 2008, Toronto’s old stalwart music station “Mix 99.9” has officially been renamed “Virgin Radio 99.9 FM“.There will be no format change, and the station will continue with its current playlist of adult contemporary and easy listening tunes.The announcement was made on Monday August 25 in the morning, and the changeover happened that same day around 4:00 PM.This represents the very first Virgin radio station in North America.
Read MoreMAJOR BATTLESTAR SPOILER: 5th Cylon potentially revealed
If you’re holding out until January for Battlestar to return, and are trying to avoid any kind f news or spoiler info until then, then read no further. If you’re interested in a possible lead on the 5th Cylon, however, read on.
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