‘Voltron’ Movie is Being Made for Real
August 18, 2008
Another day, another chance for Hollywood to hastily scrape the lining of the 1980s’ uterus, hoping something they can rake out will resemble a movie if they project some light through it. This time: Voltron.
Fox-based New Regency has put robot project “Voltron: Defender of the Universe” into turnaround.
Ryan Kavanaugh’s financing and production venture Relativity Media is in negotiations to back the property, though on a more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films including “300.”
Last summer, New Regency picked up the rights to the property, adapted by scribe Justin Marks, who’s behind Warner Bros.’ bigscreen versions of “He-Man” and “Green Arrow.”
Marks’ take is described as a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico, where five survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth’s invaders.
The worst part will be when I see the trailer in the theater and inevitably hear some kids talking about how it looks like a Power Rangers rip-off. “Hey, idiots, Voltron was around first! No, you’re an old nerd!”
‘Voltron’ facing a Relativity reboot [Variety]
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18k Gold Plated Mobile Phone Watch
August 18, 2008
Although mobile phone watches have been available for a while, I have never actually had chance to use one yet. The slightly larger then normal watches have a SIM card slot in which you put your regular SIM and then you can make and take calls from your watch.
The latest mobile phone watch I came across just now is a Bluetooth multimedia phone watch that also comes plated in 18k gold. It features a 1.5 inch touch screen display which is colour. 1GB of memory is included in this phone and it also sports a 1.3 megapixel camera. Calls are made and received through a bluetooth headset which you pair with the mobile. I assume that this headset can also be used to listen to audio with too.
Features
* 18K gold plated watch decorative frame
* Free bluetooth headset earphone included (for making and receiving calls)
* 1.5-inch vibrant color touch screen LCD display
* Quad-band GSM network support: 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz
* 1GB TF flash memory card included
* MicroSD/TF memory card slot allows up to 1GB memory expansion
* 1.3 mega pixel digital camera (manufacturer claimed)
* Supports GPRS/WAP/MP3/MP4
* Plays MP3/MP4
* Bluetooth V2.0 with A2DP stereo music support
* Comes with a 700mAh rechargeable lithium battery
* 100~240V AC charger included
* Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Vietnam, Russian, Arabic, Thai, and Italian
* Comes with USB data charging cable and headset earphone
* Spare wristwatch strap included (maybe the phone is too heavy and it has a tendency to snap the wrist band? That’s my guess ;))
The 18k gold mobile phone watch (GSM) costs $163.
Product Page Via: GeekAlerts
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MacBook Air to get an Update - Rumour
August 15, 2008
Rumours are floating around that mention Apple are preparing a new MacBook Air. This super slim and light MacBook will soon to sport a Penryn-class Core 2 Duo Processor which ranges from 2.26 GHz up to 3.06 GHz. The FSB (front side bus) will run at 1066 MHz.
As these are more beefy processors it is believed that the battery will be increased in capacity as well as the hard drive which is also speculated will see an increase.
Via: Geeky-Gadgets
Exposed Flip Clock
August 13, 2008
A number of ways of telling time are available such as a sun dial, pendulum clock, digital clocks and watches. The latest clock to appear is the Exposed Flip Clock which looks extremely unique as it’s innards are exposed for all to see.
The Flip Clock is just like any regular old fashioned flip click which has small plates that rotate against a bent metal finger and when the clock rotates to a certain point the next plate drops down to reveal the next minute or hour. With this clock you also get to see the insides though which includes seeing the gears and everything else that keeps the thing ticking.
The Exposed Flip Clock is available from ThinkGeek and costs $59.99.
Exposed Flip Clock Details
* Battery powered alarm “flip” style clock
* 24 hour alarm
* Remarkably precise
* Requires 2 “C” cell batteries (not included)
* 17.5cm x 6cm x 9cm
Via: I4U
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