The Almost Friday Show – Episode 50: Infotainment!

07 Mar 2011

Episode 50: Infotainment!

Episode 50: Infotainment! from Almost Friday Show on Vimeo.

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Off the Press:

3DS launches in Japan
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/26/nintendo-3ds-launches-in-japan-populace-tears-through-initial-4/
- http://kotaku.com/#!5771727/nikkei-says-japan-retailers-sell-out-their-first-3ds-shipments
3D trailers and free wi-fi hotspots for the 3DS — …probably only in the US
- http://dvice.com/archives/2011/03/nintendo-3ds-to.php
3D porn now available across the pond
- http://dvice.com/archives/2011/03/penthouse-launc.php
Thundercats reboot gets a trailer
- http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/first-thundercats-trailer-is-here-video/
- http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/02/28/new-thundercats-footage-video/
International BBC iPlayer available for a low low fee
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/03/bbc-iplayer-will-cost-fewer-than-10-a-month-for-international/
Red Skull ZOMG!
- http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/03/hot-damn-hugo-weaving-is-the-red-skull/

This Week’s New Releases:

Movies
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Beastly
- Rango
DVD/Blu-Ray
- 127 Hours
- Faster
- Reboot seasons 1 & 2
- Bambi Blu-ray/DVD
Games
- Pokemon Black and Pokemon White (Mar. 6th)
- Fight Night Champions (PS3/360)
- RIFT (PC… not Mac)
Other
- Nintendo 3DS (in Japan)

Dave Presents: From the Gutters: Lightning Round!

Ghostopolis
- Written and Illustrated by Doug Tennapel
- http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/ghostopolis/
Zita the Spacegirl
- Written and Illustrated by Ben Hatke
- http://zitaspacegirl.com/
Takio
- Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivia Bendis, Illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming
Turf #2
- Written Jonathan Ross, Illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards
- http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30929
Box 13 vol. 2 #11
- Written by David Gallaher, Illustrated by Steve Ellis
- http://www.comixology.com/series/3725/Box-13
The Magdalena #5
- Written by Ron Marz, Illustrated by Nelson Blade II and David Marquez
- link

Tech insight:

The iPad 2 is here — A 33% less impressive announcement
- http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Playbook On April 10th? — Maybe
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/blackberry-playbook-to-be-released-on-april-10th/
- http://gizmodo.com/#!5772084/blackberry-playbook-to-run-android-apps
Microsoft to bring Windows 8 to Tablets
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/01/microsoft-windows-embedded-compact-7-now-available-may-or-may-n/
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/microsoft-to-demo-windows-8-tablet-interface-in-june/
IE9 is coming soon and Bing is first of the last
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/01/internet-explorer-9-expected-on-march-14th-definitely-released/
- http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/bing-advances-past-yahoo-to-become-worlds-second-most-used-sea/
CRTC Didn’t Fuck Up
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/01/crtc-federal-court-tv-fee.html?ref=rss

Sean’s Mad Science! -ience -ience -ience:

Smell-O-Scope
- http://ca.io9.com/5764644/augmented-nose-sniffs-out-illegal-smells
Fiber Optic used as artificial nerves no longer Theory
- http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-02/talk-hand-new-interface-bionic-limbs

LOL of the week:

Robocop’s message to the people of Detroit
- http://blastr.com/2011/02/peter-weller-on-that-robo.php

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