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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Entertainment

Tron 2 Trailer Video Makes Pants Wet Worldwide

10:24PM Jesus Diaz | It’s a tiny bootleg video, but I don’t care. You can see that the 3D looks amazing, the new lightcycles are stunning (and move like real bikes), the world and the whole mood is Batman-like dark. And Jeff Bridges… well, he is Jeff Bridges. What can I say, he looks like a badass version of the Dude. “It’s just a game!” he shouts. No, it’s not. It’s Tr2n. At last. Note: excuse the excitement, but I saw the original in the movie theatre, and 200 times after that. With War Games, it’s what got me into technology when I was a kid, and ultimately here in Giz. The only thing that has me worried is that the characters are in the computer world are fully 3D. The good news: George Lucas is not involved in this one, but rumour is that Pixar may be. [Filmstalker] More »
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Gadgets

Expert Opinion: When Does Gadget Design Inspiration Turn Into Bootlegging?

6:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | When a company comes out with an innovative, landmark product, many other companies will end up incorporating those design features into their own products over time. But at what point does drawing inspiration from a rival’s innovations become simple bootlegging? We asked three experts. More »
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