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The Morning After: New Moon Tech Quiz

GeekSugar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:50:12 PST

Raise your hand if you saw New Moon over the weekend?! You know I was there checking out two hours of shirtless action, but was totally satiated by all the tech I saw as well. How well were you paying attention to all the gadget goodies? Find out in this quiz!

Photo courtesy of Summit Entertainment

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"No Signal" Cell Phone Reception Clips From Horror Flicks

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:50:05 PDT

Whenever I think of scary movies and phones, Scream instantly comes to mind - especially the gory Drew Barrymore kitchen scene - yikes! Back in the eighties and nineties, most horror movies had serial killers cutting phone lines so when the victim (usually helpless young women) went to call the police, the phone would be dead. Nowadays, screenwriters can't write this classic scenario into scripts because a majority of people have swapped their landlines for a cell phone. So what's a screenwriter to do? They are to play up the lack of cell phone service conundrum. Rich Four Four has put together this amazing compilation of 66 movies from 2000 that have done just that.

Tech Takes a Backseat in The September Issue

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:53:41 PDT

I've been patiently waiting to see The September Issue ever since Fab showed us the trailer back in June, and I finally got the chance to make it to the theater over the weekend.

The documentary follows Vogue's stoic editor Anna Wintour as she prepares for the biggest issue release of the year and chronicles the pressures that follow. Naturally, I was interested in seeing the fashion and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the magazine runs, but I was hoping for some tech sightings as well.

Although there wasn't much gadget eye candy in the film, we first see Anna onscreen rocking two phones - a BlackBerry and a Motorola RAZR - on her way into the office. One for work and one for play, I presume. At first I was surprised to see Anna wielding that particular flip phone (I guess I was expecting her to tote a high-fashion Dior or Prada phone), but then I remembered this was filmed in 2007 - RAZRs were all the rage back then.

There were a few other gadget sightings in the film. Find out what they are when you

read more. In The September Issue, we see Anna using both a black and white MacBook in her office, as well as a MacBook Pro when she presents the final cut of the issue to the executives. Tech took a backseat in this film, but I can't complain - the fashion more than made up for its absence.

Match the Eclipse Cast With Their Tech!

GeekSugar — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:05:25 PDT

The cast of Twilight has descended on Vancouver to begin filming the third installment of the series, Eclipse. But they aren't coming alone - they have their tech right by their sides to help them with their new location in the Northwest. Find out if you can recognize the cast in this Twilight inspired tech matchup.

Question 1 of 5

Guess who's chatting on the phone?

Confusing Technology Doesn't Pass in Post Grad

GeekSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:50:37 PDT

I just saw the college graduation comedy Post Grad starring Alexis Bledel and like Buzz, I thought the movie was also quirky and cute, but I had a few quibbles with the technology.

First, there must have been some sort of MySpace deal for placement, because it opens with Bledel's character Ryden posting a video blog getting live video comments on a very fancy-looking MySpace UI. I haven't been on the 'Space for a while now, but I'm pretty sure this is not the latest redesign. Speaking of UIs, though Ryden uses an Apple laptop in the movie, it's not the OS X interface either, but another fake Hollywood OS. What's wrong with existing UIs?

That's not even my biggest tech problem with this movie - to see what it is, just

read more. My greatest objection by far was Ryden's job hunt - she searches out leads in the newspaper! Not Craigslist? Not monster.com or the other millions of job-hunting websites that a bright college grad would certainly know about? The movie's website itself even opens up with a face Craigslist page. Definitely a huge "what were they thinking" moment, but it's an otherwise fun movie. Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

Twilight and New Moon Geekery Recap

GeekSugar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:46:04 PDT

With die-hard Twilight fans eagerly anticipating the release of New Moon this November, I've been making sure to keep everyone updated on the Twilight tech front. This also means I've been closely following and and keeping up on what gadgets Edward and Bella have been using. Here's a roundup of all of the goodies!

Website of the Day: Twilight Google	Geeky Twilight and New Moon Mania!	Vampire Tech: The Twilight Slideshow!
Kristen Stewart Has a Pretty in Pink BlackBerry	New Moon, New Gadgets: How I'd Wire Bella Swan	Robert Pattinson's Old School Phone

Tech Cinema! 4 Geeky Movies to Look Forward To

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:50:55 PDT

The Summer blockbusters are blowin' up the big screen, but I'm turning my focus toward the future, and the slew of geeky movies that are in the works. Indeed, as many movies as there are that turn into video games, there are tons that are going the other way. Check out some rad upcoming movies, adapted from video games and other geeky fodder.

iMurders Movie Trailer Both Gory and Out of Touch

GeekSugar — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:36 PDT

"People are getting systematically killed in that chat room," a gravely voiced detective says in the trailer for iMurders below. While yes, the movie does look quite scary (warning: the gore in it is not for the faint of heart), the Internet terminology kills it for me (pun intended, sorry).

Chat rooms? "Facespace"? It appears the release date has been pushed back a couple times for this flick, which, for a film that references technology, can only be the kiss of death (again, sorry). And is that Eleanor Waldorf in there?

Coming Soon: The World of Warcraft Movie

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:05:22 PDT

Just yesterday I was asking you what movies you'd want to see as video games, and now comes news of an epic video game turning into a movie: World of Warcraft!

The movie will be directed by Sam Raimi, who's got plenty of geek movie cred (he did the Spider-Man movies as well as the Evil Dead series).

No news yet on who will star or when the movie will come out, but I hope that Raimi will do WoW fans justice. What are your hopes for the movie?

Jennifer Garner Spotted With Latest Cell Phone Star, Nokia E71

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:45:49 PDT

Somehow, the Nokia E71 got itself in front of some casting directors who declared that the smartphone was going to be a star.

First it showed up as the phone of Sandra Bullock's character in The Proposal, and now Jennifer Garner was snapped with the E71 on the set of her new movie, Valentine's Day.

So what's so appealing about the phone? It has an FM radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera (bonus: it has a second, front-facing camera for video calls and self-portraits), a full QWERTY keyboard, and it comes in white, gray, black, or red.