Halloween is only a couple of weeks around the corner, kiddos, so you’ll probably start seeing a lot more stuff like this. Michael Barrera from Ai Presents did some work on the Darth Vader Unleashed figure, transforming the Sith Lord into an undead.  Head on over to the site for more pics. For those interested, the newest issue of Toyfare also has a step-by-step guide to transforming the Slave Leia figure into a zombie as well…for all you people with a twisted Star Wars/zombie fetish. Read more »

So I was watching Jimmy Kimmel last night, and he showed this clip that had been making its way around the tubes. Back in the late 1970′s, from the looks of it, Stacy Hedger was competing in a Nebraska beauty contest, and she chose to play a trumpet solo from the biggest movie at the time…Star Wars. I can’t decide what’s worse, the “playing”, the “acting”, or the “costume”. *Shudder* Read more »

If you follow games much, you probably know that we are heading into what will probably the biggest video game holiday season in history, especially on the 360.  With the mega-launch of BioShock a month ago and the uber-launch of Halo 3 a week or so back, and with the long litany of games coming soon, it’s a great (and bank-busting) time to be a gamer. In an effort to drive their customers (myself included) even further into debt, companies have begun to offer some pretty sweet Collector’s Editions for their games.  BioShock had a Big Daddy statue along with a music CD, and Halo 3 came with a ton of extra Read more »

  You know the signals are always flying around you.  However, have you ever found yourself frustrated that you can’t find a wi-fi signal strength at those times when you don’t have a computer with you?  Yeah, me neither. Regardless, if you are looking to add to your geekly wardrobe, look no further than the Wi-Fi Detection Shirt.  It will show the signal strength of surrounding 802.11b or 802.11g signals, and will run for hours off of 3 AAA batteries.  This astounding garment can be yours for the low price of $29.99! Read more »

Bungie Studios is set to become an independent company, according to this press release issued by Microsoft today.  As you may or may not know, Bungie became a part of Microsoft Game Studios back in 2000.  They went on to create that Halo series that there has been so much hooplah about. “Our collaboration with Bungie has resulted in ‘Halo’ becoming an enduring mainstream hit,” said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. “While we are supporting Bungie’s desire to return to its independent roots, we will continue to invest in our ‘Halo’ entertainment property with Bungie and other partners, such as Peter Jackson, on a new interactive Read more »

  Serenity, the theatrical follow-up to the gone-too-soon Fox drama Firefly, may have a sequel in its future. In an interview with, Moviehole, Alan Tudyk, who played Wash, had the following to say: “They had to put [the new DVD] out because they’ve been selling out of the other one and so Universal’s like ‘So, let’s do another one’. And now… there’s now a chance there’s going to be another movie. [...] Everybody in the Firefly crew – and that includes the ones who died in the movie – are excited about the prospect of doing another.” First Showing verified this, saying that the matter is in Universal’s hands, and Read more »

  On Tuesday, Microsoft will hold a press conference in Redmond.  This much is confirmed.  The speculation, though, is that we’ll get our first official word on the much rumored sequel to the Zune.  Billy Gates and J Allard are said to be attending this press conference.  Don’t look for them to follow Apple’s model, though…the new bricks Zunes probably won’t ship until November. (Source: BetaNews) Read more »

Apparently, AT&T’s new policy is “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words may ALSO hurt me.”  From their newly updated Terms of Use: In addition, AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice, for conduct that AT&T believes (a) violates the Acceptable Use Policy; (b) constitutes a violation of any law, regulation or tariff (including, without limitation, copyright and intellectual property laws) or a violation of these TOS, or any applicable policies or guidelines, or (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of Read more »

In a move that should shock no one, Microsoft is apparently no longer going to be offering the Xbox 360 Core System. Kotaku is reporting that GameStop has just gotten notice from Microsoft to pull all signage regarding the baby version of the console, saying that what they have in stock is all that they’ll be getting. It’s tough for me to understand how these things lasted this long, anyway.  Much like the case with the 4GB iPhone, if someone was going to be paying the amount of the severly limited Core System anyway, why not just go for the Premium for $100 more?  Ah, well…it’s not something we’ll have Read more »

Apple has released iPhone Software 1.1.1, which contains, most notably, the brand spankin’ new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.  Users of the iPhone or iPod Touch can now remotely download, according to Apple, every song that iTunes offers. I haven’t gotten to try it out yet, but Michael over at our sister site Apple Gazette has applied the update (despite a bit of a rocky start).  He confirmed that the store won’t work over EDGE, only over wi-fi…hence the Wi-Fi part of the Wi-Fi Music Store. Here’s the full list of updates: • Louder speakerphone and receiver volume • Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites of music controls • Space Read more »