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BioWare Reunites with Legendary Composer Jack Wall for Mass Effect 2 Original Score

January 12th, 2010

EDMONTON, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced today that accomplished composer, Jack Wall, will compose the original score for Mass Effect™ 2, the epic second act in the award-winning action-RPG trilogy. Featuring nearly three hours of extraordinary orchestral arrangements, the score explodes with a symphony of sounds that spur the game’s intense action and dramatic storytelling. Wall scored the award-winning soundtrac
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Klipsch LightSpeaker makes whole home audio as simple as screwing in a light bulb (hands-on)

January 5th, 2010

When we walked the sound-filled halls of Klipsch’s Indianapolis headquarters last month, the company insisted that it was always looking at possible expansions into new markets. Today at CES, it’s proving that those words aren’t being uttered carelessly. The all-new LightSpeaker is a unique and potentially game-changing device in the whole home audio market, as unlike similar contraptions, this one requires no external wiring or power. The device is designed to fit into normal 5- to 6-inch light recesses, which enables existing homeowners to easily retrofit these into their ceilings and walls. We were granted some hands-on time with the light, and put simply, you just screw it into a conventional fixture, dial up the desired zone on the bundled remote, and listen. A full-range driver sits just beneath the LED light, and it receives signals via a 2.4GHz base station that can be plugged into just about any source.

Klipsch plans to ship these soon in two main packages: a kit that includes a base station and two LightSpeakers for around $600 and a single LightSpeaker by its lonesome for around $250. The bundled controller allows users to control two zones and two sources, and you can also adjust lighting brightness and volume via the main station or the smaller remote. Each zone can easily support four LightSpeakers, and when we asked if these could withstand the elements, we were told that they’d do fine in a covered patio but probably not within an unshielded pool deck. In other words, some humidity shouldn’t be an issue, but you probably wouldn’t want ‘em to get rained on all night. We also wouldn’t be surprised to see a bundle in the future that includes a wireless subwoofer to really round out the audio, but don’t say you heard it from us. Peek the gallery for a closer look!

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Eye-Fi announces 802.11n Eye-Fi Pro X2 memory card

January 5th, 2010

Eye-Fi just busted out at CES with its next generation WiFi-enabled SD card, the Eye-Fi Pro X2. The big features of the new 8GB Class 6 SD card are 802.11n support and the Endless Memory mode, which automatically clears photos and videos as they’re uploaded to your machine over WiFi, and there are also some new sharing options in the mix, as well as geotagging support. No word on a ship date, but it’s up for pre-order on Amazon and other retailers now for $149. Eye-Fi is also launching its new Eye-Fi Center software, which should make managing media delivered from Eye-Fi cards a little simpler — it’ll be out later this month. Couple more images in the gallery, full PR after the break.

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MovieClips Catalogs Quotes from Thousands of Movies [Movies]

December 15th, 2009

If you're trying to remember a certain quote from a movie and coming up empty, whether for conversation or presentation purposes, MovieClips can help you find that quote—like the one about the monkey in Paraguay.

MovieClips catalogs 12,000 clips from thousands of movies. You can search by movie, actor, mood, character, theme, setting, and props used. Each subcategory gets fairly specific, you'll find "egg", "cake", and "armor"in the props category for instance, but they also have featured items—currently bombs and guitars are getting the feature treatment in the prop category.

Check out the video below to see MovieClips in action:

Each clip is up to two minutes long. MovieClips has permission from the respective movie studios to share the clips, so you don’t need to fear their disappearing if you need to come back. You don’t need an account to use MovieClips but if you want to review clips with mature content or be able to save favorite clips for later review you’ll need a free account.

If you find a favorite clip on MovieClips, throw a link into the comments here to share it. Have another favorite tool for movies or tv shows? We want to hear about that too.

MovieClips [via TechCrunch]

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Go Gamer Black Friday Deals

November 25th, 2009

GoGamer has posted their Black Friday deals, and some of them are a total steal.

On the system front you can get an Xbox 360 Elite or an 80GB PlayStation 3 for $210. Granted, both are refrubs.

Co-Op wise there’s some deals to be had with the likes of Modern Warfare 2 bundled with a controller for $80, Borderlands for $40 on consoles, Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC for $35, and various Guitar Hero titles for $30. Not bad!

Please click the above banner if you are considering purchasing to help support Co-Optimus!

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Buy.com Black Friday Deals

November 25th, 2009

Sneak Preview: Weekend Specials! Valid 11/27 to 11/29
60% off** Today! + FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on the Audio Source IEBAS In-Ear Headphones - Black
47% off** Today! + FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on the Lexar Media 4GB JumpDrive FireFly USB 2.0 Flash Drive
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on the Sylvania Headphone With Built-In FM Radio
40% off** Today! + FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on the Samsung Bluetooth Headset Black
$100.00 off** Today! + FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on the TomTom ONE 140S Portable GPS System
Black Friday Bonanza! DVDs starting at $3.75 from Buy.com! Exp 11/30/09
Blu-ray Movies Up to 72% Off from Buy.com! Exp 11/30/09
Up to 75% Off Hot TV DVD from Buy.com! Exp 11/30/09
Top Movies, WWE and more Up to 80% Off from Buy.com! Exp 12/1/09
The Season’s Top Toys from Buy.com! Exp 12/19/09

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Walmart Black Friday Deals

November 19th, 2009

Console/Handheld Systems:

PS3 Slim 120GB + inFamous + Batman: Arkham Asylum + Dark Knight blu-ray for $299
Nintendo DS for $98
Xbox 360 Arcade Madagascar bundle for $199

$7 Games, "over 50 titles at this price," including:

Red Alert 3 (360)
Lock’s Quest (DS)

$10 Games, "over 40 titles at this price," including:

GTA IV (360)
Midnight Club: LA (360)
NFS: Undercover (PS3)
Godfather II (PS3)

$25 Games, "over 25 titles at this price," including:

Sims 3 (PC/Mac)
CoD 4 (PS3)
NBA 2K10 (360)
Tiger Woods 10 (Wii)
Madden 10 (PS2? weak)
UFC (360)
Smackdown (PS3)

From Siliconera. Click "Read More" for scans.

BlackFriday.info has the full list of everything in the circular.

Some non-game items of interest:

Computers: (could only find exact specs for the eMachines)

Acer 17.3" Blue Laptop w/4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Premium (Online Only) - $498.00
eMachines 15.6" Notebook w/AMD Processor, 2GB Memory, 160GB Hard Drive (Model # EME627) - $198.00 * - Specs
HP 15.6" Notebook w/Intel Processor, 3GB Memory, 250GB Hard Drive (Model # G60-519WM) - $298.00 *
HP 17" Notebook w/4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive (Model # G71-329WM) - $398.00
HP Pavilion All-In-One 19" Desktop w/4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, MS213 AMD - $598.00
HP Pavilion Desktop w/AMD Processor, 3GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, w/20" Monitor (Model # P6243w-b) - $398.00 *

Blu-ray Players: Magnavox $78, Samsung and Sony $148.

LCD TVs from Sony, Samsung, RCA, Emerson, Sanyo, 32" - 50".

Movies: (just listing a few at each price)

Select Blu-ray movies $10 (Braveheart, Dark Knight, Boondock Saints)
Select DVDs
$2 (Young Frankenstein, Casino Royale, I Am Legend)
$5 (Ironman, Dark Knight, X-Men 2/3/Origins)
$9 (Star Trek, Quantum of Solace)

More:

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC S930 10.0 Megapixel Digital Camera - $79.00
Belkin N 150 Router - $29.00
Apple 8GB iPod Touch w/$50 iTunes GC - $195.00
GPS:
TomTom One 125-SE GPS - $59.00
TomTom XL325-SE GPS - $89.00
Sandisk Cruzer 4GB USB Flash Drive - $8.00
Sandisk 4GB SDHC Card - $8.00
Sony 4GB Memory Stick - $20.00

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These Soda Displays are Getting a Little Ridiculous [Screengrab]

October 13th, 2009

As seen at Pixelated Geek

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Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

October 8th, 2009

Kempler & Strauss — which pretty much came out of nowhere this week to announce a pair of 3G WinMo devices and a watchphone — is pulling out all the stops here at CTIA to get its new products noticed, so everything they've got is on display and ready to use (or in some cases, wear). First up are the Billionair B6 and B7, full touch and portrait QWERTY WinMo devices respectively that currently run 6.1 — but we’re told that 6.5 upgrades will be available by the end of the year. Neither phone looks that awesome and feel generally cheap; the B6 borrows styling cues from the original HTC Touch, to boot, so there’s an overal KIRFy feel to the thing. The skin they’ve dropped atop the operating system is pretty uninspiring, too — though many WinMo skins look uninspiring when they’re up against something thoroughly modern like a recent build of TouchFLO 3D. The phones’ saving grace might be the fact that they’re cheap — sub-$300 — and in the case of the B7, the combo portrait keyboard / QVGA touchscreen is still a nice, sadly too-rare combo.

Turning our attention to the more interesting device of the trio, the W is a watchphone that employs a pretty standard GUI we’ve seen on similar models, but this one employs perhaps the most livable styling that we’ve seen this side of an LG GD910, and it all comes at a small fraction of the price. The touchscreen doesn’t come with a traditional stylus, per se, but instead you get a “communicator” accessory that functions as a combination stylus / Bluetooth handsfree / remote control — pretty cool, although we’d feel pretty silly (and sad) if we misplaced it. At $200, we could almost justify buying one of these just for the sheer novelty of it — just don’t expect desktop-class browsing on that display, and you should be a happy camper.

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Hotelicopter: it’s like a cruise, but through the air

March 30th, 2009

Though not quite as extravagant as checking into a space motel, booking a stay in the Hotelicopter is pretty stupendous. Hailed as the world’s first flying hotel, the Soviet-made Mil V-12 has been extended and completely renovated since being purchased in 2004, and starting this summer, it’ll host 18 decidedly affluent individuals on a fortnight long roundtrip jaunt that begins and ends in New York, stopping at Charleston, Freeport, Montego Bay, Santo Domingo, Nassau, Miami and Charlotte along the way. There’s also a California and European tour planned for July, and the ‘copter can even be rented out for what will undoubtedly be the zaniest episode of My Super Sweet 16 ever. There’s no word on how pricey this five-star flying hotel will be, but if you have to ask, you probably can’t even afford a walkthrough.

Update: The further we look into this, the less realistic it seems. It looks like someone may have taken the covers off their April Fool’s hoax a few days early.

[Thanks, Kyle]

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