Duke University students are building and will live in a 4,500-square-foot “SMART” house. The purpose of the experimental project is to continuously invent and test home tech. For example, humming a tune will turn on the stereo and play the song you were humming. Alarm clocks initiate the process of breakfast being cooked by machines.…
Remember when Marvel did Annuals? Sure you do: it wasn’t that long ago. We had a bumper sized issue as well as the monthly to get our teeth into, perhaps with a few pin-ups at the back. Somewhere along the line these began to get pretty wretched, with many of the crossover annuals being a…
I was thinking of summarizing JLA/Cyberforce for Spoilt!, but I could’t force myself through it. The Cyberforce team is exactly as stupid as I expected, relic of Image’s glory days when powers like four arms (three on one side) or blades or guns were all they needed to sell millions. I truly gave up, though,…
Director John Singleton outgunned his rivals at the weekend box office in North America with his revenge drama “Four Brothers,” one of four newcomers whose arrival failed to boost overall sales. Tweet reuters.com
This isn’t EA’s first time releasing a beta version of a full game. In fact this problem has plagued the Battlefield series from it’s inception. Tom’s pulls no punches, and poses EA the difficult questions, like “How retarded can a degree in mathematics from MIT make you?” Thank you Tom’s Hardware. Tweet digg.com
Search, blogging, maps, photos, email, and now a portal, Google has kept adding to their array of services. Is an instant messenger next for Google? Most recently Google has been said to be buying out a company called Meetroduction, LLC for their instant messenger Meetro. So, is it true? Is Google writing the check now?…
Atlanteum Entertainment have agreed to provide creative digital and artistic services for Spider-Man 3. The company also worked on the second installment of the franchise. Tweet comics2film.com
Maryam, Patrick and I were just having breakfast at the Sunnyvale Four Points Sheraton and when we came out we saw a huge vending machine. OK, that alone might be notable, but Patrick instantly recognized that it sells iPods and other Apple stuff, along with the typical junk food and other items you might expect…
“The DVD is coming out very bare bones with only a ten-minute or so behind the scenes featurette where Rodriguez, Miller, and the cast talk about the movie and their experience working in a green screen environment.” Tweet comics2film.com
The SCi’s Battlestations: Midway Product Section reveals a delay for Mithis’ upcoming tactical World War naval combat game that was previously due this summer. Tweet bluesnews.com
