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Rob Zombie to Host Cult Movie Theater on TCM


Fangoria has spilled the news that just in time for Halloween, hard rocker Rob Zombie will be hosting “TCM Underground” on Turner Classic Movies. TCM Underground will be a showcase of rare and obscure cult horror films, with Zombie providing commentary before and after the flicks. For those not familiar with Turner Classic […]

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Neca Cult Classics Series 5

While Series 4 is just starting to trickle into retail outlets, the catalogue Things You Never Knew Existed has revealed Series 5 before the official Neca website. Series 5 contains Ash from “Army of Darkness”, Jigsaw from “Saw”, the Jigsaw Puppet from “Saw”, Hannibal Lector from “Silence of the Lambs” and Leatherface from “The […]

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Paul Thurott unveils a Microsoft Zune Gallery

Windows expert, and provider of excellent Vista updates and reviews has received two Zune units, and as any good internet journalist published a gallery with them. And I have to admit that I’m pretty surprised. Instead of using an already available software, like their portable Media Center OS they seem to have started from scratch […]

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Europe Wii’ll get the Nintendo Wii on December 8

European fans rejoice! Nintendo didn’t pull a Sony (delay) on us, we are getting the console at almost the same time as all the other countries.
However, the console will cost slightly more in Europe than in the states, that is, if you convert the money from Euros to United States Dollars. In the UK it […]

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Comic Haul 9-13-06

Poor week for comics. Only 3 issues this time, and of course, Spoiler Warnings.
G.I. Joe: America’s Elite #15

TMNT Tales of Leonardo: Blind Sight #4
Transformers Spotlight #1

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Microsoft Officially Launches Zune

Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune™ brand. Designed around the principles of sharing, discovery and community, Zune will create new ways for consumers to connect and share entertainment experiences. The Zune experience centers around connection — […]

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Hard Drive Turns 50

Can you believe that the hard drive has turned 50 years old? Well, it did, yesterday. PCWORLD covered the history of the device, and how we got from huge twenty pound plus devices, to the tiny things they are today.
Today, the hard drive is found everywhere–from the PCs we use daily to MP3 players and […]

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Wii give even more Wii details

During Nintendo’s conference today, many details were spilled regarding probably the most eagerly awaited Nintendo console in a long time. And also some sales numbers were given, comparing Nintendo’s console sales compared to Sony’s. Obviously the big N is winning on all fronts with the DS showing a specially strong rise in sales numbers.
One of […]

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Segway Recalls All 23,500 Scooters

If you have a Segway, you need to bring it in to have its software updated. No, it is not because of exploding batteries, like every other battery powered device, it is because it will tip you onto your face if the software bugs out on you.
So all 23,500 Segway units sold between March […]

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More Wii Details

It looks like what is going to be in the retail box is now pretty well known. All prices listed below are from the Japanese launch details, and converted to current US dollars. Take it with a grain of salt, as our prices may be higher or lower when it is released in North America.
Here […]

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Microsoft Hardware Launches New Devices

The folks over at Microsoft’s Hardware division have launched nine new peripherals still long before those Microsoft Windows people have been able to get their one product out, Windows Vista. While it is probably much easier to redesign a mouse, keyboard and webcam in subtle ways, it is still slightly amusing to me.
Pictured above […]

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Nintendo Wii Official Launch Date Confirmed!

According to Here, Here and Here, The official launch date of the Nintendo Wii has been confirmed. The Wii will be released in North and South America on November 19th for $250. It will then be released in Japan on December 2nd for 25,000 yen (roughly $215).
Nintendo intends to ship 4 million units […]

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Original “Nightmare on Elm Street” Theatrical Re-Release

The original Nightmare on Elm Street will be getting a nationwide limited theatrical re-release on September 20th and 21st. In addition to the movie, audiences will be treated to a montage of “Freddy’s Best Kills” from all 8 of his movies.
To see what theaters near you are showing the movie, check out Big Screen […]

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iPod Update Unknown Error 1417 on iTunes7 fix

One of the things that bothered me about iTunes7, is that even though it has a great interface for managing the iPod, I couldn’t get it to update my first gen iPod Nano to the 1.2 firmware due to an unknown error in 1417. But now, thanks to the admin of Chernick.org I now can.
Here […]

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Griffin iClear Review

With the new iPod nanos released, I doubt the Griffin iClear for the iPod nano would fit the new models, but for those that have the original nano, this is a product you might want to check out.
The iClear was different than I thought it would be. I assumed it would be a thin […]

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iTunes 7 Review

It’s hard not to fall in love with this player as soon as it loads up, even though it takes quite a few more seconds than it’s previous version to boot, and consumes quite a lot more RAM (when you’re browsing in the Album Cover mode, it takes roughly 50 megs of RAM).
Having tried, both […]

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