Entries for July, 2008

Blu-Ray Announcements for July 7, 2008

Well, after a long and pleasant, if not hectic, holiday weekend, we’re back, and so is High Def Digest, with more Blu-Ray announcements, including: X-Files: Fight the Future, from Fox (no date set) X-Files: I Want to Believe, also from Fox (again with the no date set) A Christmas Story, from Warner, in a new […]

BMW Unveils 5th Generation 7 Series Sans “Ugly Bump”

The BMW design language over the last half-decade has been controversial to say the least. Not least among their design sins is what I call the “ugly bump” on the current 7 series…that place where the trunk lid rolls off to the sides to hit an abrupt new angle jutting out to the car’s outside, […]

Openmoko Freerunner Available to the Public

So there’s this company called Google that’s been working on a (sort of) open mobile phone platform thingie called Android and they say it’s gonna be a big deal. And when I say “they” I don’t mean the “they” who typically say things. You know, like “They say that you can catch the bird flu from […]

Blu-Ray Announcements for July 3, 2008

Today’s Blu-Ray announcements include the following fine feature films: Hellraiser, from Anchor Bay (no date set) Children of the Corn, also from Anchor Bay (also no date set) Baby Mama, from Universal (early September) Thanks to High Def Digest for posting these. And thanks to Pinhead from Hellraiser for not killing me while I’m having […]

Cargo Scooter Concept Brings New Shape to Classic Vehicle

Oft-ridiculed in the U.S. for being girlier than a hot pink VW Cabrio, mopeds and scooters are typically shunned for bigger, more powerful motorcycles here. Across the pond and in Asia, however, they’re not only abundant, but a good choice in the crowded, narrow streets found in many of the countries there. And Elliot Ortiz […]

Blu-Ray Announcements for July 2, 2008

On High Def Digest we see that Sony announced today that they’ll bring The Fall to Blu-Ray in September. Warner Brothers, meanwhile, announced that September will also see the release of Adventures of Robin Hood on Blu-Ray.

EC Approves Nokia’s Aquisition of Navteq, Less Happy About Name Change

Nokia issued a press release this morning saying that the European Commission had unconditionally approved their proposed aquisition of Navteq, which Nokia plans to have completed within the next five days. Here’s the text of the press release:

Blu-Ray Announcements for July 1, 2008

Three new announcements from Sony today for September Blu-Ray releases (thanks to High-Def Digest for these): Jerry Maguire Rudy Married Life All’s I’m sayin is “You had me at 1080p…”

AT&T Reveals iPhone 3G Rate Plans

Official word has hit the street on pricing for iPhone 3G plans. See the pix above to find out how hard you’ll have to squeeze the piggy bank each month starting a week from Friday. If your finger hurts hurts too much to click the thumbnails, here’s the lowdown on the range of pricing: 450 […]

How Much Does Helena Bonham Carter Dig Cyborgs?

Classy Brit actress and sometimes-creepy-meat-pie-maker Helena Bonham Carter is supposedly in talks to play a “small but pivotal” role in the upcoming Terminator Salvation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If all goes well, Not Mrs. Tim Burton will be joining actors such as Christian Bale, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard and Josh Brolin (supposedly) in the […]