From: ‘Voltron’ morphs into movie
The story being developed will be based on the series about five maverick explorer-pilots who must travel to the planet Arus to learn how to operate Voltron, a giant mechanical warrior formed by five smaller robots. The gargantuan robot is the last hope against the evil Drule Empire that has subjugated Earth and taken control of the universe.
Sounds like a combination of Lion Voltron (five people / mini-bots, planet Arus) and Vehicle Voltron (the Drule). Regardless, it will most likely be teh suck.
I’d just be happy to see the original, unedited Japanese versions of these released on DVD. At least give me re-runs of the American ones on Boomerang.
Apple announced updated iBooks today, basically beefed up versions of the previous ones. More standard memory, faster processors and video, yada yada. (No, I mentioned the bisque…)
Most of the interweb seems rather surprised that Apple didn’t announce a widescreen model. Frankly, I’m not at all surprised. A widescreen iBook would close the gap between iBooks and Powerbooks enough to cannibalize sales of the later, something the PowerMac line already experiences thanks to uber-fast iMacs. My guess is that many people buy a 15″ Powerbook just for the widescreen. Features like more RAM, a PC card slot, and faster video really don’t make that much of a difference to your average consumer. For Joe Blow, its all about that widescreen, and maybe a little about the Aluminum casing.
In any case, I don’t think we’ll see a major revision to any of Apple’s portables until the x86 transition. Rumor has it that the inability of IBM to produce a G5 for notebooks was a major factor in the Intel switch, and that’s where my money is too.
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No Hassle my ass. I’ve been trying to close a credit card with Capital One for about 3 months now, and I think I’ve just now gotten it sorted out. I’d bet money that these companies intentionally ignore your first account closure request just to keep you as a customer. The second time I called, complaining that I was still receiving statements and accumulating monthly charges, they said there was no record of my first call. Uh huh. It took four calls and a few demanding statements to finally get them to credit my account to a zero balance and mark it for closure at the end of the month. Now I just have to wait and see if it actually worked this time. I hate credit card companies.
Dear eBay, please block any and all connection attempts from my IP to your servers for the next two weeks. My brain responds to your site in ways that can only be understood by Meth addicts and Everquest players. I need to go cold turkey and I can’t do it alone. I assure you that once I’ve kicked this current bender, I’ll come back, albeit in a more controlled and logical state. Please don’t take advantage of me.
Thanks so much.
As alluded to in my post from a few weeks ago, I have indeed upgraded to a 15″ Powerbook. I’m just now getting my stuff moved over to it, and it is so choice. If you have the means, I highly suggest picking one up.
I’m a little distressed, however, as Sidetrack doesn’t work with these newer Powerbooks. For me, Sidetrack is a necessity; I must have my right-click tap! Is there any other tool that will give me a right-click by tapping the touchpad?