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RSVP Now For Byteside’s Final Show And Xmas Special

Nick Broughall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:36 +0000

If you haven’t yet managed to get down to experience the Byteside live show, time is running out – the final show is scheduled for November 24, although Ben and Shay are hosting a special Christmas show on December 8.

The November 24 show should be a good one, with a retrospective look back at the last decade of gadgets and games. The Christmas show, which will happen at the Hotel CBD rather than the Shelbourne on December 8, will be a Christmas bonanza, with the coolest tech for the holiday gift-giving season. Should be a lot of fun on both counts, so if you’re in Sydney, make sure you RSVP and check it out (and say G’day if you see your friendly Giz editor there).

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First Episode Of Byteside Tech Is Live

Nick Broughall — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:29:29 +0000

For those of you who missed the launch episode of Byteside Tech on Tuesday, here it is!

It was a great night, with a great crowd and a fantastic atmosphere. If you’re based in Sydney, you should definitely try and make it to the second episode in a couple of weeks.

The games show will be going live later today, and both should hit iTunes and other Podcast syndication networks tomorrow.

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And The VIP Byteside Ticket Winners Are…

Nick Broughall — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:45:46 +0000

Next Tuesday is the launch episode of Byteside, and two lucky Giz readers will be attending courtesy of a couple of VIP double passes. And those readers are…

Vincent Law and Jed Stevens. Congrats guys! Shay from Byteside will email you with details shortly. For everyone else, make sure you check out the podcasts from the live event next week, and try and RSVP for future shows.

[Byteside]

Giz AU Coming Live From Computex 2009 This Week

Nick Broughall — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:49 +0000

By the time you guys read this, I’ll be soaring over Australia on QF 127 to Hong Kong on my way to Computex in Taipei. Who wants Duty Free booze?Computex this year looks like it’s going to be pretty exciting, at least as far as gadgets go (Taipei the city isn’t exactly the most exciting place I’ve ever visited). I’ll be travelling on Intel’s coin, so expect a fair amount of Intel coverage over the next week or so – it’s only fair, really. But I’ll also be doing my best to visit as many other exhibitors as I can to bring you guys the best possible Computex news you’d ever hope to experience.

So, aside from booth babes, is there anything you’re expecting to be big news from Computex in 2009?

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Are You Watching the Battlestar Galactica Finale Tonight?

Mark Wilson — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:00:00 +0000

When I heard Battlestar Galactica came back, I avoided it. When my friends recommended it, I avoided it more. Finally, about two years ago, I gave in.

My wife and I started watching the mini series skeptically on a Friday night around 7pm, sitting down to pad thai and a few beers. We forced ourselves go to bed around 4am, leaving the story somewhere in the first season. For the remainder of the weekend, we partook in a gluttonous feast of sci-fi, scarfing it quickly and knowing the behaviour was completely unsustainable and wastefully opulent.

I’ve often questioned just what makes the show resonate with so many people. It’s, of course, a completely unfair question with limitless legitimate answers. One thing I’ve always appreciated is the props. Just as the original Star Trek or Lost in Space would glue together studio scrap to fill their sets on a shoestring budget, so too does Battlestar accentuate the futuristic with the contemporary and mundane. Mechanics wear stock ski goggles, Captain Adama drinks from Bodum glasses and the crew loves a good backwards sleeveless tee. It’s a small point that ties Battlestar to its predecessors, an homage, intentional or not, that designs a future (or past?) unlike any we’ve imagined before.

Anyway, if you’re reading this, you’re probably watching the Battlestar Galactica finale tonight (or very soon). So our question of the day is a little different that just that. With such a complex lore, can Battlestar untwist its own enigmas before the show fades to black?

Upcoming Prototype This! TV Show Sounds Like Modders, Maker’s Geekfest

Kit Eaton — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:07:00 +0000

Hackaday has a piece about an upcoming Discovery Channel show called “Prototype this!” It’s due in October, and since it’s about making and modding robots and other gizmos, it sounds like a Mythbusters-meets-Makerfaire geeky heaven. [Hackaday]

Guy Collects 5000 Mobile Phones, Creates Art Show

Jason Chen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0000

If you’re in Boston and really like looking at mobile phones, a guy called Rob Pettit collected 5,000 of them and created an art show. Hit the link to see where and when it is, and be thankful that Rob’s collecting them instead of poisoning little kids. [Rob Pettit]

First Entirely Green Screen Show Coming to TV

Mark Wilson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Sci Fi has announced that they’ll be producing Sanctuary, television’s first entirely green screen show. Its plot explores the possible existence of shadow-hidden mutants living among us (which doesn’t sound like the worst fodder for CGI overload, though a weather drama might have required a lower budget). With the ever-dropping price and simultaneous growing capabilities of computer graphics and compositing software/hardware, it’s almost surprising that someone (outside of Hollywood) didn’t beat Sci Fi to the punch. But one thing’s for sure: this trend is far from over. And there’s a strong possibility of rain, too. [tvfodder]

Microsoft Gets Worst Movies Ever Producer to Create Exclusive Xbox Live Shows

Haroon Malik — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:25:00 +0000

Microsoft has just inked a deal with Peter Safran, the producer of amazing cinema masterpieces like Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Meet the Spartans, and the all-time-classic RocketMan, to produce “original” shows for distribution via Xbox 360’s Live service. Like his movies, the 10-minute-max shows will “initially” be scripted (or something like that,) and they will focus on the “horror” and “comedy” genres, “appealing to the Xbox 360 demographic.” Apparently, Microsoft and Safran think that Xbox Live video users are retards with short attention span problems. [NYT]

The Cal Marching Band’s Amazing 16-bit Video Game Halftime Show

Adam Frucci — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:40:00 +0000

This is the Cal band playing a halftime show from earlier this month. It’s their “video game show,” and it’s pretty much the coolest thing ever. They run through a number of classic game songs, all while forming scenes from the games out of the band itself. It’s got everything from Pong and Tetris to Zelda and Mario, and it’s amazing. It makes me want to play Nintendo and join a drumline all at the same time. Well, maybe just play Nintendo, but you get the idea. [Milk and Cookies]