The Rhythm: If you've been living in a geek shielded cave recently you might want to know this stuff.
The Galactica Rises Again
That's right folks, the series that has been resurrected more times than all of the characters in the Bible put together is coming back with another prequel. It was a sad day for all sci-fi fans, those who weren't even fans of the show, when Caprica was heading towards cancellation this past fall. Syfy, apparently was dropping the axe on all of its decent dramas because not too long after Stargate Universe felt their wrath, but I'm getting off topic. Blood and Chrome (yes, that's the title) is centered around the tenth year of the first Cyclon war and focuses on a young hot shot pilot known as
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Mac's Apps Arrives
Months ago, Apple promised the Mac App Store, a desktop version of the iOS App Store found on iPads, iPhones, and iPods and they have delivered as promised today. If you have a Mac and Snow Leopard, I recommend performing a System Update to install the new program and allow its excellentness wash over you. No more will you need to order the DVD version of iLife or iWork, instead you can just download it straight to your computer, and the best part is you can buy the individual programs rather than the whole package. Awesome. Plus, tons of games and plenty of other programs that you won't have to sift through Apple's Download page on their website for.
Spidey Under Pressure
So that guy from The Social Network, you know
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3D and Internet Killed TV
Okay, so not literally. What I mean to say is, 3D televisions and internet televisions have not sold nearly as well as the creators of them had hoped, especially with television sales down over 2010. As I alluded to previously, people are just happy with their already insanely thin plasma and LCD TVs, why the hell would they want to buy a new one that you have to wear glasses with or one with all the capability of your laptop? Beats me, and beats the developers' minds as well. Personally, I have a small HD TV, and it works fine for me. I'm thinking I may upgrade to a larger one sometime soon since it's a bit small for my living room, but still, I don't need to wear another set of eyewear to watch Barney Stinson high five or the Tom Brady throw a touchdown pass through the TV to me. Those things are made to stay in the TV, and apparently most of America agrees with that.
[NY Times] - So apparently this link is down, but I swear I got this information from somewhere.
The Wars go Blu
In case you actually have been living in some sort of legendary-proof hole for the last year you probably should be aware of the fact that Star Wars is being released on Blu-Ray this year. That's right, the greatest geek saga of all time (I know there are those among you who may debate this but now is not the time) is being released with the well deserved audiovisual quality update. The complete saga, I-VI will be available in High-Def this September in multiple packages. From the trilogy packs, the original and the prequel, at $70 each or the complete saga for $140. The special complete package includes over 30 hours of bonus features. Sadly I haven't heard of a gag reel yet, but still deleted scenes, alternate takes, and plenty of other things are worth it. And, Amazon has sweetened the deal by knocking $50 off the complete saga preorder price (that's just $90 if you need help with the math) and $35 off the individual trilogies. I'd suggest acting now jedi knights, stormtroopers, and wookies because this is going to be Legen-wait for it until September because that's when it gets released-dary!
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And just to complete this post with some sort of Star Wars reference beyond the Blu-Ray release: 2011 is going to make you wish you were on Hoth because it's shaping up to be a hot one. Okay, admittedly, that was probably my worst so just ignore it and watch this redone Ghostbusters trailer that makes it seem like a good idea for Christopher Nolan to get a hold of the rights for a remake...maybe.
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