x-men
Weapons
Empty Boxes No Match For Crazy Dangerous Retractable Wolverine Claws
12:30PM Wilson Rothman | A Metacafe user who wishes his name was Logan uploaded a video of his new homemade Wolvie claws, complete with a mechanism that releases the blades when he flexes his biceps. More »
QOTD
Has Piracy Made You More or Less Interested In The Wolverine Movie?
7:40AM Sean Fallon | As you know, a rough version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked online. Starting today, we will learn if it
Peripherals
2:00PM Nick Broughall | I’m all for movie paraphernalia. Especially when the movie is based on a comic book. Action figures, toys, soundtracks, keyrings… But a Wolverine branded flash drive? Maybe if it was in the shape of a dogtag… but it’s not. So why would anyone spend $40 for 8GB of X-men branded USB drive? More »
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Kingston Flash Drive Has Us Reaching For The ‘Why?’ Basket
2:00PM Nick Broughall | I’m all for movie paraphernalia. Especially when the movie is based on a comic book. Action figures, toys, soundtracks, keyrings… But a Wolverine branded flash drive? Maybe if it was in the shape of a dogtag… but it’s not. So why would anyone spend $40 for 8GB of X-men branded USB drive? More »
Entertainment
How to Create a Blockbuster Movie in Today’s World: Leak It to BitTorrent
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | Wolverine is guaranteed to be a bag of trash with claws carried by Ryan Reynolds. Which is why, ironically, getting leaked to BitTorrent sans special effects is the best thing that could’ve happened to it. More »
Entertainment
Motion Comics, Half-Animated Comic Books, Coming to iTunes
7:00PM Elaine Chow | Hankering to read the next Ultimate Spiderman issue on your iPhone? Motion comics, those semi-animated slide shows of conventional comic books, will be hitting Apple’s iTunes store soon. More »
Entertainment
4:00PM Nick Broughall | Looks like there’s something for everybody in the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine film: Explosions for the guys, Hugh Jackman beefcake for the ladies, and the inevitable mountains of merchandising for the kids. This is now wrestling with Star Trek for the number three spot on my list for most exciting movie of 2009, right behind Watchmen and Terminator Salvation. Looks like another bumper year for films in 2009… More »
New Wolverine Trailer Looks To Make Up For X-Men III
4:00PM Nick Broughall | Looks like there’s something for everybody in the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine film: Explosions for the guys, Hugh Jackman beefcake for the ladies, and the inevitable mountains of merchandising for the kids. This is now wrestling with Star Trek for the number three spot on my list for most exciting movie of 2009, right behind Watchmen and Terminator Salvation. Looks like another bumper year for films in 2009… More »
Science
UCSD’s StarCAVE Is a Real 3D Super-High-Def Danger Room
8:00AM Wilson Rothman | UC at San Diego has the closest thing to an X-Men-style Danger Room in its new StarCAVE, a small room that entirely surrounds you, hurtling 68 million pixels at your eyeballs at near-perfect resolution. Pop on polarised glasses and the whole thing goes 3D. Grasping a wireless “wand,” you can walk through tall buildings, fly over cities, pick apart tiny cell structures or embrace entire galaxies. All the while pretending to do actual academic research, of course. Here’s how to build your own for under $US1 million: More »
Gadgets
