MGM plans to bring The Hobbit back to the big screen

According to an article posted on Chud.com, MGM Studios is planning on producing a live action film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. MGM’s planned budget for the film will be in the $150-200 million (USD) range, and MGM chairman Harry Sloan is said to be hoping Peter Jackson will come back to make [...]

Pre-release Intel Core 2 Quadro benchmarked

Tom’s Hardware has posted detailed benchmarks and comparisons of the upcoming Intel Core 2 Quadro quad-core cpu vs. the Core 2 Duo/Extreme, Pentium Extreme Edition and AMD Athlon 64 FX. In addition to the benchmarks, they have some interesting observations about the state of the x86 CPU war between Intel and AMD.

While the unreleased [...]

Thanko NB-mate: Road Warrior’s Dream!

I just read this Engadget post about what could be the ultimate road warrior device made by a Japanese company named Thanko. The NB-mate is apparently a USB 2.0 powered hub, that can be used to power/charge USB based devices. It’s also a AA battery recharger and portable speaker system. To top it all off, [...]

Amazon Unbox: Reading the fine print

So Amazon launched a TV and movie download service today, and at first glance, it would appear they have put together a compelling solution for consumers. Strong support from studios, realistic prices and some pretty nifty features, including the ability to purchase a movie or TV show on one computer, say at work, and [...]

Apple’s patent play. Something big this way comes?

MacNN today posted a fairly in-depth summary of a new patent application filed by Apple computer with the US Patent and Trademark Office in March 2006 for a “Multi-functional hand-held device”. This patent makes reference to technologies first identified in previous patent applications for “Proximity detector in handheld device”, a “Virtual Scroll-Wheel Interface” and [...]

Apple enters phase 3 of it's Mac ad strategy

Most Mac enthusiasts were relieved when Apple launched it’s Get a Mac TV campaign a few months back, but we weren’t holding our breath that it would last, given Apple’s past Mac advertising efforts. The ads have been received quite well among the Mac faithful, and have certainly ruffled some feathers in the Windows [...]