Update: I wrote this whole post and then it turns out that I’m actually responding to a parody. So when I say “reads like a parody” that’s because it is, in fact, a parody. But yes, as Alex says in the comments, it’s tough for parody to keep up with reality these days. It was […]
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LG will display its new super-thin 55″ OLED TV at CES next week. One of the big, shiny things at CES next week will be LG’s new 55″ OLED TV – a 4mm thick set that may just be the greatest television set ever made. There’s just one problem. According to Gabe Gagliano, one of the […]
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is launching its own exclusive series, Lilyhammer, on February 6th. has made some pretty glaring blunders over the past year or so, but launching their own television shows will hopefully not be one of them. Lilyhammer is the story of a mobster (played by Sopranos star Steven Van Zandt) who enters the witness protection program and […]
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Roger Ebert is easily the most entertaining film critic out there, and only more so since he’s been blogging. His explanation for 2011′s decline in ticket sales at the movie theatre is well worth the read. He lists six reasons why 2011 wasn’t a huge year compared to 2010: 1. There was no major must-see […]
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According to the DigiTimes, Manufacturing Company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are three firms bidding on chip orders for the coming Apple TV said to be slated for release in 2012. The chips would be ARM-based custom chips similar to those released in the iPad in 2010 and in the TV set-top box […]
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The internet is abuzz with an increasing number of reports on the 2012 release of 32″ and 37″ Apple televisions in third or fourth quarter 2012. Commenter aaronl makes a really smart point about what the reported size of these sets means about ‘s strategy going forward: “If is targeting the 32″ and 37″ market, […]
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Rumors of an Apple TV set have been floating about the internet for a long time, but it looks like eager fans can expect full-blown Apple television sets should hit shelves in third or fourth quarter 2012 according to PCMag.com: In the doldrums between rumor-mongering about Apple’s iPhones and iPads, speculation about the company’s plans […]
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Firefly fans and the Foundation for Individual Rights in helped protect free speech, and a university professor’s job, with a little help from author Neil Gaiman and Twitter. (Note: beat me to the punch on this one. Read his post here.) Social media is changing the world and certainly University of Wisconsin professor James Miller […]
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These days, Santa can be used for just about anything. This Christmas, it’s a good old fashioned dose of guilt thanks to a new ad from UNICEF. “This ain’t no Christmas gift. So, you buy this products for your friend, and all this stuff goes to poor kids? Like in Africa?” asks an apparently slightly […]
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Well it’s not as compelling as “Winter is Coming” but the trailer for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ second season has my mouth watering nonetheless. Season 2 will mirror the second book of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Clash of Kings. Expect lots and lots of battle scenes as […]
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