Archive for August 25th, 2008Filed under: Videos and Screenshots  Eurogamer TV has just obtained a brand new trailer for Resistance 2. It doesn’t show any gameplay. Rather, it explains in detail the sick, twisted alternate history of the upcoming PS3-exclusive FPS. See how the Chimeran attack against America begins here.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments After a rather intense film Mumbai Meri Jaan, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam seemed like a glass of soda but without the fizz. Filed under: Computers
Mygazines.com wants its users to “upload, share and archive” magazines, and has full copies of titles such as ‘The Economist’ and ‘Men’s Health’ available. There are no ads on the Web site and readers can register for free. While the site claims its digital copies are no different from the copies of magazines people pick up and read while waiting in a doctor’s office, magazine publishers certainly feel different. Several publishers are looking into ways of shutting the site down, but since it is registered in Anguilla, a British territory in the Caribbean, U.S. law doesn’t reach far enough. Even its registration information seems a little shady: The domain name is owned by one “John Smith,” who seems to be tough to find. Lawyers say the site goes beyond fair use rules by encouraging people to upload and share protected content, and you may remember file-sharing site Grokster getting in trouble for this kind of activity. While protected content sometimes ends up on YouTube, for example, that site does its best to remove the video when asked by the copyright owner. Interestingly there’s a contest for users who sign up lots of friends, with a $1000 award being given out every month for the next six months, and then a $5000 grand prize being awarded in February of 2009. What we can’t figure out is where Mygazines gets the money. With no registration fee and no advertising, we guess John Smith is just feeling generous. [From: USA Today] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Gaming  It’ll take some DIY muscle, but if you’re tired of sending your Xbox 360 back to Microsoft after suffering yet another Red Ring o’ Death seizure then this custom case is for you. Designed specifically for the Xbox 360, the $150 PC-XB01 chassis from Lian Li is now shipping globally with the promise of a silent, vibration-free, and cooler running gaming experience. And really, besides a bag of chips and 100mg of Guarana, what more could you ask for? Oh right, a warranty extension. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Eggs
Perhaps the Soft Boiled Eggs by Cooking for Engineers will be key. They bring the water to a boil, add the eggs, cover, and boiling for 5 minutes without lowering the heat. Then they’re placed in an ice water bath. Why? It lowers the temperature of the egg whites, which helps keep the yolk from cooking, and two — it causes a little bit of shrinkage. See, this recipe ends with peeled soft-boiled eggs. I have to say — the thought never occured to me, but now I’m scheming up eggs twists — perhaps a soft-boiled egg cracked open into a small, hollowed-out and toasted roll? What’s your favorite soft-boiled egg technique, and do you eat them in or out of the shell? Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Google lays out Android roadmap, devs scheduled to get more lovePosted by: in Technology newsFiled under: Cellphones, Handhelds
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Jason Bateman plays the factory owner — that, we already knew. We also knew that the amazing Kristen Wiig is playing the wife, and Mila Kunis another employee. The new info is that Clifton Collins, Jr. has joined the cast as the maiming victim, and Ben Affleck as an ambulance-chasing lawyer who, I’d imagine, wants to milk Bateman’s character for all he’s worth. No word on who’s playing the gigolo. I got pelted with poop for praising Mike Judge’s last movie, the largely direct-to-DVD Idiocracy, the first time I wrote about this project, but I stand by comments. It would have been easy for Judge to do Office Space 2, but it’s been gratifying to watch him go in some even more offbeat directions instead.
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Rumor Monger: Is Abbie Cornish Going to the Moon with Jake Gyllenhaal?Posted by: in Celebrity newsFiled under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, RumorMonger
Whatever the potential drama, this would definitely be an interesting casting move for the feature, which is hoping to hit screens in 2010. Cornish has taken on a number of themes over the last few years, from the times of Queen Elizabeth to being a tough Texan girlfriend, so why not add some moon action to the mix? Thoughts?
Kate Hudson is reportedly trying to reconcile with Owen Wilson.The “Fool’s Gold” actress is said to have been bombarding the “Wedding Crashers” star with phone calls since her split from cyclist Lance Armstrong last month, and although her old flame initially wasn’t interested, he is now considering rebuilding their relationship for a third time. A source said: “He was frosty at first. He felt betrayed when she dumped him for his friend Lance. But after a while, he caved in and has been sweet to her.” The pair first dated in 2006 after meeting on the set of “You, Me and Dupree.” Owen attempted suicide soon after their break-up in June 2007 after pictures emerged of Kate kissing new love Dax Shephard. They enjoyed a brief reconciliation earlier this year. Although the pair look set to rekindle their love, Owen’s friends are worried the comic star will have his heart broken again. The insider added to America’s Star magazine: “It’s not fair to Owen, because he really cares for her and ends up getting hurt.”
Next week, we are going to stop by NVISION to check on what’s new with NVIDIA and may be we’ll find out if the crazy X86 NVIDIA CPU rumors are true or completely fake (we’ve been hearing that since 2006…). Anyhow, if you think of going, you might want to check the Demoscene section called NVSCENE. The “demoscene” is a group of passionate individuals who program real time “demos” with sometimes astonishing technical constraints, like limited size of 64KB, 4KB or even full games (think Tetris) in 256 BYTES (yes, bytes). I have a particular bias for this event because I started in the industry as a “coder” in the demoscene. Most demoscene events happen in Europe, so this is a rare opportunity to see this talented bunch and their work in the U.S Add a comment | From: Upcoming Event: NVISION 2008 & the demoscene | Visit Ubergizmo |
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An offshore Web site is encouraging people to upload and share paid magazine content, something the magazine industry is none too happy about.
Here’s a movie that’s getting stranger and stranger the more details we get — and I’m loving it. 
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