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Gadgets
James Bond’s Weird World of Inventions Chronicles 007 in 1966
7:00PM Elaine Chow | The James Bond series has always had gushing reviews of their gadgety goodness, even before Jesus’ take on Quantum of Solace. This January 1966 article, “James Bond’s Weird World of Inventions” look backs to the time when Sean Connery was filling 007’s shoes. Remember the Disco Volante, the110-foot hydrofoil floating fortress? How about the Bell jet-pack Bond uses in the opening scenes of Thunderball? More »
Entertainment
Quantum of Solace Is the Perfect Bond Movie
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | The latest Bond is the perfect Bond Movie. Yes. It is. In fact, Quantum of Solace is not only the perfect Bond movie, it’s the best Bond movie ever, period. Even surpassing Casino Royale–and I mean both the Craig’s one and the original Peter Sellers, David Niven, and Woody Allen’s delirium–which to me surpassed Connery’s best (I know, sacrilege). It has everything a Bond film must have and more: Cars, cocktails, airplanes, boats, cocktails, smart hot girls, evil baddies, slimy baddie sidekicks, cocktails, and gadgets. Yes, the new Bond has some really cool gadgets in it. I don’t mean cheesy stupid mini-rockets firing from the exhaust pipe of an Aston Martin or laser watches that can cut through steel and french lingerie. I mean cool, believable technology that integrates in the movie transparently. More »
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Ex-CIA Officer Laments Q’s Absence from Modern James Bond
4:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond movie scheduled for release in mid-November might be a fine movie, but something is missing. There is no Q. More »
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11:30AM Nick Broughall | Sony just can’t seem to get enough of Bond. James Bond. Not even a week after wrapping up their not-officially-a-Bond-promotion-but-it’s-called-the-”Quantum-Code”-so-you-don’t-have-to-use-too-much-imagination-to-see-where-they-got-the-idea-from Quantum Code promotion, they’re at it again, this time offering a range of Bond-style adventures.
To be eligible for this promotion, you’ll need to pony up the cash: “For every $50 spent on participating Sony products, consumers will have the opportunity to win one of seven world-class Bond-style adventures.” There are also daily prizes including PS3s, 007 DVD box sets, movie vouchers, BigPond music download credits and adrenalin vouchers (whatever they are).
Of course, Sony are pimping the QR codes again, with the chance to double your chances in store by scanning a QR code. Considering each of the seven major prizes is worth up to $30,000 each, this isn’t exactly a bad promotion to try and win. For a full run-down of the prizes and specifics on how to enter, see the full release below… More »
Sony’s Milking Quantum Of Solace For Everything It’s Worth
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Sony just can’t seem to get enough of Bond. James Bond. Not even a week after wrapping up their not-officially-a-Bond-promotion-but-it’s-called-the-”Quantum-Code”-so-you-don’t-have-to-use-too-much-imagination-to-see-where-they-got-the-idea-from Quantum Code promotion, they’re at it again, this time offering a range of Bond-style adventures.
To be eligible for this promotion, you’ll need to pony up the cash: “For every $50 spent on participating Sony products, consumers will have the opportunity to win one of seven world-class Bond-style adventures.” There are also daily prizes including PS3s, 007 DVD box sets, movie vouchers, BigPond music download credits and adrenalin vouchers (whatever they are).
Of course, Sony are pimping the QR codes again, with the chance to double your chances in store by scanning a QR code. Considering each of the seven major prizes is worth up to $30,000 each, this isn’t exactly a bad promotion to try and win. For a full run-down of the prizes and specifics on how to enter, see the full release below… More »
Computers
Sony Starts Auction Royale For Bond-Themed VAIO TT
5:15PM Gizmodo US Edition | In case you’re a huge James Bond fan just on the verge of buying a laptop, Sony’s auctioning off a hundred 007-branded VAIO TTs to promote the Nov. 14 release of Quantum of Solace. Each 1.3kg TT packs an Intel Centrino 2 processor, 4GB RAM, a 64GB SSD, an 11.1-inch XBRITE LCD screen and a built-in webcam. Along with the laptop, you’ll also get a matching leather carrying case. In case you think Sony’s just trying to get its Goldfinger on, all proceeds from the auction will go to 1% For The Planet, a charity that gets companies to donate 1% of their sales to environmental organisations. [Ebay] More »
Phones
9:30AM Nick Broughall | Last time e saw the Quantum of Solace James Bond C902 phone, the US team were bitching that they couldn’t get a photo of the handset. Well, when Sony Ericsson announced it in Australia, they not only gave us photos, but attached the youTube video you see above. Essentially just a version of the trailer with slow-mo and some frames around character faces – pointing out the camera aspects of the handset – it’s still a pretty good way of promoting what is essentially a four month old phone.
The phone itself will come with 007 content preloaded (as is the case with the rest of the world), and is available now exclusively through Optus. More »
Sony Ericsson’s Bond C902 Phone Launches In Australia
9:30AM Nick Broughall | Last time e saw the Quantum of Solace James Bond C902 phone, the US team were bitching that they couldn’t get a photo of the handset. Well, when Sony Ericsson announced it in Australia, they not only gave us photos, but attached the youTube video you see above. Essentially just a version of the trailer with slow-mo and some frames around character faces – pointing out the camera aspects of the handset – it’s still a pretty good way of promoting what is essentially a four month old phone.
The phone itself will come with 007 content preloaded (as is the case with the rest of the world), and is available now exclusively through Optus. More »
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