If you are as excited as Buzz and I are to check out Wall-E this weekend, then I just know you're going to love these cool retro styled movie posters! I caught an interview with the designer Eric Tan on io9, who digs the simple style of the old Disneyland ride posters from the 60s, and the Pixar artist is crazy about them too:

A lot of the creative leads up at Pixar are huge fans of the Disneyland attraction (or ride) posters. A lot of the ones from the 60's were done in this very simple, colorful style. In fact, you always come across a few pinned up on the walls when you walk through the halls of Pixar.

Tan not only has the Wall-E posters under his belt, but he has also worked on posters for The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and even the Indiana Jones flicks. Check out some comparisons from the Wall-E posters and the Disney rides, and the rest of the interview over at io9 — hopefully you can contain your excitement for one more day until the robot hits the big screen. Will you be going to see Wall-E this weekend?

Sweet! You just purchased a 32GB Edge flash drive to store your files, but now you're wondering what the heck this drive can actually hold — how many MP3s? Movies? This is all important information! Well Sensible Units will help you on your quest, taking any unit of size (not only tech related) and converts it into real-world objects. I suggest playing around with it. . . Who knew that 5cm was 6.3 dry basmati rice grains end to end? Or that 4 MBs is only equivalent to 1.3 MP3s worth of songs?! Love it!

Rumors were swirling this week about the future of Helio. Two to be exact. First, that the Mobile Virtual Network Operator will be closing all of its retail stores in preparation of a buyout by Virgin Mobile, and that we should expect an official announcement this week of the final takeover. I contacted my local Helio store to get the details and although the number to the store was invalid (strange), after being connected through customer service, I was assured that Helio wasn't going anywhere.

And in a final attempt to kick the rumors to the curb, SK Telecom (Helio's parent company) released a statement yesterday, calling the rumors "groundless" and they are sticking by Helio till the death. However, SK Telecom did say that Helio and Virgin were in "early talks" on a deal for the US market. So just to stay on the safe side, maybe you should hold off on those plans to swoop up the new iPhone and bow out of your Helio contract (ETF free) for just a while longer!

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Yesterday I introduced you to the geeky clothing line Rhombus, and because I was so caught up in the presentation of nerd courtship, I didn't get to highlight any of the individual pieces. Something I couldn't resist showing you was something truly geeky, but in such an undercover way that it's not like wearing a message T and bashing people over the head with it: The James dress shirt in binary (it's in Flash, so just navigate to the women's section in the online store).

Other binary apparel can be sort of geek in the unglamorous way, what with t-shirts that make you wear your hobbies on your sleeve, literally. I love a good button-down, and for one in subtle binary code, it's already got me sold. The only thing I'd be worried about is fellow male geeks staring — they've got the perfect excuse: "I'm trying to read your shirt." Sure you are, buddy.

On average, how many text messages would you guesstimate you send each month? I would say I average about five or more a day, so I probably max out at around 150 - 200 per month. Well Paige Horne, a 15-year-old from Ohio, averages about 15,000 texts a month — that's even more than what the 13-year-old National Texting Champ sends! According to NewsNet5, Paige plays volleyball and basketball and her GPA is above 3.0, and yes, she is a lightening fast texter.

"I just don't look. I guess I had the phone a long time and I just know where the buttons are and I just hit them," she said. Thankfully for her parents, she's under an unlimited phone plan where texting is included, but I can't help but ask what she's doing for all her sore fingers?