Whenever one goes to a convention, there’s invariably things one misses. On that list this year was the screening of GAMERS, a documentary feature film turned web series, focused on the lifestyles of, well, various types of gamers. The first episode focuses on the MMO crowd, and can be watched above. The press release follows the break…
Read MoreThe deadline to make submissions to the public copyright consultation has been extended until Tuesday night. In case you haven’t already voiced your opinion, there are a number of ways to do so… If you missed last night’s deadline, there is still time to craft your own submission, use a form letter, or send out a quick email. [via speakoutoncopyright.ca] The speakoutoncopyright.ca link also has a number of recent submissions, links to public roundtables and much more.
Read MoreIt was a long time coming, but the high speed WiFi standard that’s been available in ‘draft’ mode for what seems like forever has finally been approved. According to a PCWorld article… Despite lack of an official announcement, task group chairman has sent out a notification to a listserv for task group members. For years now, the draft version, which is essentially beta, has been available on a number of networking devices, and millions of users have been able to take advantage of marked wireless transfer speeds. Many existing routers…
Read MoreNick Thornborrow, one of the members of The Anthology Project, was kind enough to sit down with Ryan for a few minutes to explain some of the details behind the goals of the project. After the video, be sure to visit their site to see some great work.
Read MoreJames 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 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 MoreFirst 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 MoreLike 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 MoreBruce 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 MoreRyan 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 MoreYou decide. Hint: we interviewed this actor at Fan Expo last year as well. You can catch that interview here…
Read MoreThe 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…
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