{ twitter } What are ‘Curly Brackets’ and when to use them?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 3, 2009 in Tech
Having previously used several social media websites I faced a dilemma when I first started using Twitter: My problem was that several unique groups of people who had very different focuses were following me on Twitter. And Added to that is that I’m a linkaholic who loves to share breaking news and offbeat stories. Read more… Hello Wars: Kitbashing Hello Kitty and Star Wars
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 3, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Hello Wars has a line of stickers (which have sadly disappeared from their website) which do a wonderful job of giving Star Wars characters that Hello Kitty touch. You can follow them on twitter to see if their stickers will reappear! Read more… Infinite Space: Sega’s Anime Game will Feature Bad English Dubbing!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 2, 2009 in Animation, Videogames
I’ve been getting excited about the Sega science fiction game Infinite Space for a while, but of course my main fear was that we’d never see this cool anime spaceship themed saga in English. Well be careful what you wish for because the above trailer shows the English dub is shown above, and the voice acting is kind of average to say the least. You’d think that Sega would have learned from the Anime industry in the United States, but that isn’t the case here. However on the flip side even if the voice acting is bad what counts is the game design which looks impressive from what I’ve been seeing so far… Rumor Confirmed: Star Wars Live Action TV Series
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 2, 2009 in Star Wars
Over the last few hours I’ve been following rumors of a Star Wars live action television series which will be shot in Australia — well I’ve just confirmed from a source who has a friend that works at ILM that this rumor is in fact true! My understanding from what I’ve been able to gather is that the series will be high quality and tap into local talent from Australia from well know film people to science fiction writers. The series is suppose to be aimed at adults (unlike the previous cartoon series) and focus on relationships and emotional landscapes — which means that it might be in more of the “chick flick” tradition. Read more… RoboGeisha: I’m Surprised Nobody Thought of This Gimmick Before!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 2, 2009 in Cult TV and Movies
RoboGeisha is an upcoming film from writer/director Noboru Iguchi (井口昇). The trailer for this film (which will be released in 2010) looks quite campy, although I’d have to say that’s what makes me want to watch it! Read more… Tales of Monkey Island: LucasArts is Top Banana in My Book
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 2, 2009 in Videogames
There’s always something so rich about the games that LucasArts releases and Tales of Monkey Island for the Wii keeps to that tradition. Shown above is the official trailer and below is a sample scene which shows the “Launch of the Screaming Narwhal”. The developer of this game is Telltale Games which was founded by a team of former LucasArts employees who were working on the ill fated Sam & Max: Freelance Police project. I really love how they brought a cartoony feeling to a 3D world in what little I’ve seen of this game so far: Read more… Pixar Up Posters Prints Illustrated by Eric Tan
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 1, 2009 in Animation, Hobbies and Collections
Acme Archives has released a beautiful set of faux posters based on the Pixar film Up illustrated by Eric Tan which are available through entertainmentearth.com. Be warned though: These are limited edition giclée prints which are hand signed so they’ll cost you a bit more than your average poster, however they’re signed by the artist and the quality is there. Read more… How NASA Saved Hubble
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 1, 2009 in Science
It’s so easy to forget that when Hubble first launched in 1990 that it was a total disaster because the lens on the main mirror couldn’t focus — yet 19 years later it’s one of the best NASA success stories in recent history. This video tells he story of the team that replaced the mirror back in 1993. Here’s a before and after photo to show how much of an improvement the mirror fix made: Read more… Miyazaki’s Fish Story: A First Look at the Disney Release of Ponyo
Posted by Joe Strike on Jun 30, 2009 in Animation
Everyone’s had that tingling feeling running (as they say) up and down one’s spine when they experience something awesome. Last night I saw a preview of Hayao Miyazaki’s new film Ponyo — and the feeling hasn’t gone away yet. Read more… Anna Van! Know the Future
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 30, 2009 in Japanese TV
Anna van! (Announcer Bang アナ★バン!) is broadcast on Sundays at midnight on the Fuji Television Network. The show is a bit odd because while it’s aimed at adults the studio setting looks like a kids show with the host talking to a sun puppet. This episode below is titled “Know the Future” and features palm reader who informs the well dressed ladies if they will be lucky at love, work or money: Read more… Japanese Retro Robot Memory Sticks
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 29, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
The AntDesignStore is a Japanese version of Archie McPhee of sorts, they offer a wide range of novelties from this cute laptop chair to cat themed sleeping masks. Shown above is a line of their colorful looking retro robot line of USB memory sticks which are available at geekstuff4u.com. What’s cool about the design of these robots is that their LEDs light up when you plug them into your computer. Read more… It’s THE Ultimate Coffee for Japanese Salarymen: UCC THE Coffee
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 29, 2009 in Japanese TV
This late 80s greed-is-good coffee advert exerts a wonderful bravado for UCC THE Coffee. Doing some research I found that THE Coffee (with sugar!) is still being marketed to the public, in fact here’s the full line on the Japanese UCC website. Here’s another slightly less dramatic spot for THE Coffee from the 80s that I found: Read more… |
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