George Lucas and co. has confirmed that they plan to 3-Dize the 6 Star Wars movies. Nuff said. Apparently costs between $50k and $100k per minute to convert. Dang.
Fans are divided - some say spend the money on new projects. Others say bring it on. I say, hell yeah, I’ll go see at least 4 of those movies again in 3-D. Actually, I may not have liked the 1st 2 prequels much, but the CGI scenes were pretty stunning.
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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 2nd 2008 at 2:52PM We can’t fully express the awesomeness of RoboStool with mere words, but we’ll try. A product of Norris Labs, this robotic foot stool can be navigated in a trio of ways: by using a remote control, by actually tapping into a satnav or by utilizing a thermal sensing system to make it follow its master around. We don’t suppose you need more than one guess to pick which of the three is our favorite, and there’s a nice demonstration video of said choice waiting after the jump. (Read the full post about ‘Video: RoboStool follows you around, never leaves you sans a seat’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 2nd 2008 at 3:20PMDon’t rule out the possibility that this is a complete and utterly disgusting fib, but a recent writeup in The China Post about HTC’s financial situation very clearly states when the hotly-anticipated Touch Diamond is coming to Sprint: this month. If you’re looking for the play-by-play, the article proclaims that the “company released its Diamond phone in Asia in June and will begin selling the handset through Sprint Nextel Corp. in August.” Look, we’ve seen a CDMA version of this thing donning Sprint garb, we’ve watched it fall into the capable hands of the FCC and we know it has to arrive sometime. If all of this doesn’t add up to Sprint getting the Touch Diamond in August, well, we’ll let (Read the full post about ‘HTC report says Touch Diamond is coming to Sprint this month’…)
Aside from the recently announced and fashionably stylish EX310 laptop, MSI has also unveiled the ultra-lightweight PR201 laptop PC. And when we say lightweight, we mean 3.97-pounds including battery with its clean and sleek-looking magnesium alloy casing. But of course, aside from beauty, this portable powerhouse also carries with it several features and specs to compete with the rest of the current Core 2 Duo-powered laptops available in the market today. The MSI PR201 boasts of features such as a fingerprint reader for data security, HDMI capability for high-quality video output, Al Array Microphone and a built-in 2.0 megapixel webcam. (Read the full post about ‘MSI profiles the ultra-lightweight PR201 laptop’…)
With the Kindle selling out in just a little over 5 hours after the initial release, its been something of a curious mystery as to just how many Amazon had actually sold. Well it seems that even though Amazon has not offered up any hard numbers, the crew over at TechCrunch are claiming that a “source close to Amazon with direct knowledge of the numbers” has given up the details, and that magic number is 240,000. Still less than a year on the market and roughly about a quarter million sold is certainly is not a bad start, that would place the revenue for the hardware alone at an estimated $100 million, and that is not to include any of the books and other goodies that are available. (Read the full post about ‘Amazon rumored to have sold 240,000 Kindles’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 2nd 2008 at 10:28AM We already had a glance at NVIDIA’s newest low-ender, the GeForce 9500 GT, but the outfit clearly wasn’t done. In case the previously mentioned card was just a tad too weak for your needs, you can also check out the GeForce 9800 GT and / or 9800 GTX+, which feature 112 / 128 stream processors and support for HybridPower and PhysX. Both cards can be found just about everywhere right now for $149.99 and $199.99, respectively, with 512MB of RAM on board. (Read the full post about ‘NVIDIA gets official with GeForce 9800 GT / 9800 GTX+ GPUs’…)
Nothing could be worse than finding out your bike was nicked when you’re on your way home, or you’re in a hurry to ger some place. Luckily, there’s Immobitag to help you out. It can’t exactly prevent bike thefts from happening, so don’t expect Immobitag to come with a couple of men dressed in black to stand guard over your precious bike. Nevertheless, if anyone ever grabbed your bike, you’d want to get them caught, or at least get your bike back, right? ImmobiTag is a radio frequency identification device. Basically, when your bike gets stolen, it’ll show up on the National Stolen Property Database and Second Hand Trade Stolen Property Register. (Read the full post about ‘Had a Bike Nicked Recently? Immobitag to the Rescue’…)
by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Aug 2nd 2008 at 1:29PM If you’ve been waiting for Gateway’s P-7811 FX gaming laptop, the wait is almost over: it will begin shipping August 14, that is, if an open-lipped Best Buy is to be believed. As for specifications, you’re looking at an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 cache with 1066MHz FSB), PM45 Express chipset, 15-inch WUXGA display at 1920 x 1200, Nvidia GeForce 9800M-GTS with 512MB GDDR3, 200GB 7200RPM spinner, 8x DVD burner, HDMI 1.2, eSATA, a 5-in-1 media card reader, 1.3MP camera, and a 9-cell Li-ion battery. The $1,499 machine weighs in at 9.2-lbs and will be ready for your Crysis, Spore, etc. (Read the full post about ‘Gateway P-7811 FX gaming laptop coming August 14 for $1499′…)
Redefine your style statement with the new sophisticated HTC Mogul Cell Phone. The phone comes fitted with a large color touch screen that provides an improved viewing of documents and photos. With HTC Mogul, you can easily keep updated calendar, tasks, notes and what not at your fingertips! Features Slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Windows Mobile 6. Sprint Mobile Broadband. Download thousands of games and applications. HTC Mogul enables you to access your corporate and personal e-mail anytime and anywhere. When you have this cell phone, you need not carry your laptop along, as it allows you to edit Microsoft OfficeWord and Office Excel documents. (Read the full post about ‘HTC Mogul’…)
Fujifilm’s FinePix S2000HD has just been leaked, and the successor to the S1000fd is pretty beefed up that’s for sure. One of the main updates would be the lens upgrade that sees the 12X lens ousted by a 15X lens. while you will be able to record high definition videos (720p) in widescreen mode. Budding sports photographers will be able to sacrifice some resolution for higher speed, hitting 6.8 frames per second at 5 megapixels, while those who prefer even more speed can capture 3 megapixel photos at 13.5 frames per second. Sounds pretty impressive, and with a retail price of approximately $293, the FinePix S2000HD ought to be a seller when it is released. (Read the full post about ‘Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD Leaked’…)
