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Sex and the City Blu-ray Discs Come With Digital Copies!

GeekSugar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:49 -0700

I preordered Sex and the City on Blu-ray, and when it came yesterday, I was greeted with a pleasant geeky surprise: A digital copy was included! Digital copies have been included on a few DVDs and Blu-ray discs since the beginning of the year, but this is the first time I've gotten one - and with a movie that truly makes it worth it!

The disc is separate from the Blu-ray disc itself and when inserted, opens iTunes, where you enter the unique code that comes with your disc. Now I can put Carrie and the posse on my iPhone (and not even bat an eye when those broads take up 1.6 gigs!)

Have you gotten any digital copies with movies you're buying yet? Do you use them?

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Jennifer Hudson: Not a Techie Like Her SATC Character

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:25:59 -0700

Jennifer Hudson lights up the big screen alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sex and the City movie, playing geek-chic Louise, Carrie's right-hand tech woman.

With a computer science degree behind her, Louise organizes Carrie's emails and calendar and revamps her outdated website, carriebradshaw.com, which by the looks of it still needs a makeover- so blah for Carrie!

Louise is also a big fashionista who drools over Carrie's divine Manolos and is a frequent customer of Bag Borrow or Steal for all the latest handbags. But in real life, Jennifer Hudson's tech knowledge is comparable to that of her fellow costar Chris Noth, who says he can handle the basics but that's about it.

To see what Jennifer had to say about her geekiness at a recent press junket for the movie, just read more.

How are your Mac skills?
I’m a Mac girl – MAC makeup and Mac computers. So I have a Mac computer, but I’m not a computer genius like Louise. And I’m not as organized as Louise, so don’t be fooled.

To get in an assistant kind of mode, I switched places with my assistant and I assisted him. So I would answer the phone, "Hello this is Louise speaking, Walter’s assistant, how may I help you?" to get into the groove of the character of being an assistant because I had never been an assistant before. And you don’t want me to be your assistant, trust me. I’d be like, you want me to get what?

Did you see the SATC movie and take the Sex and the City Movie Tech Quiz?! So much fun!

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Mr. Big Speaks Geek!

GeekSugar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:30:25 -0700

I think me and a few thousand other women who saw the Sex and The City movie would like to have a few words with Mr. Big. But I'm going to leave that up to the writers and instead focus on his alter ego: Chris Noth. Having embodied TV's most famous commitment-phobe for years, Noth had some 'splaining to do on behalf of Mr. Big when it came to some of the silly and plot-altering tech habits he had at the press junket for the movie.

Are you tech savvy?

To a point. And then I stop. I mean, I have a cell phone, I have a computer, and it's great for sending some emails. But we do lose something by not being able to compose a letter. When I was at an age falling in love, we wrote letters and when you write a letter, you’re taking more time and it's just certainly a little bit more of a poetic medium. I can’t even see a poem or an email that would even go there.

For more of Mr. Big's sentiments (spoiler alert!), just read more.

Does technology hurt the chance of finding true love?

More difficult. I don’t think you walk away from a wedding and have an easy way of explaining it the day of. That said, I think it is harder for people to find, possibly harder, for people to find in this day and age. Do you ever think that an email can equal a letter?

I see what Big, I mean Noth! is saying here, and I like that he didn't necessarily defend his character's actions. As much as I love me some email, I wish he had actually written a pen-and-ink letter to Carrie. What do you think? Do you think technology makes it harder to find love?

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Sex and the City: Home Tech

GeekSugar — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:39:42 -0700

With Sex and the City mania in full swing on the Sugar network, I thought I'd take a moment to reflect on something that was just as important as Carrie's signature Manolo Blahnik shoes - the fab four's home tech! For Carrie, her humble abode was also her workspace, which meant that trusty black G3 PowerBook was regularly spotted on her desk, the floor, her bed and everywhere else. Have a peek at the slideshow to see where the other ladies' set up their "geek sanctuaries"!

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Sex and the City Movie Tech: Miranda and Her BB

GeekSugar — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:37:19 -0700

We're in the homestretch now of our Sex and the City Movie premiere, and I can honestly say, Christmas came early this year! We've already jogged our memories on tech from past seasons, and last week we learned about some of the gadget gear from the movie! So Samantha has an iPhone, Louise (Carrie's assistant, played by Jennifer Hudson) uses a Sidekick, and Carrie likes to mix it up between cell phones and pay phones.

And what about Miranda you ask? You'll find her with a BlackBerry 8700, which is kinda odd, considering there have been at least three new models out since they started filming!

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Gadget Gear From the Sex and the City Movie!

GeekSugar — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:30:15 -0700

Now that you've taken the Sex and the City tech trivia quiz, which brought you up to speed with all the tech treats from past SATC episodes, it's time to check out some of the geeky gadgets the Sex and the City movie has in store for us! Here's a sneak peek of what we can expect next week at the premiere!
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The Sex and the City Movie Tech Quiz!

GeekSugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:30:02 -0700

I've been eagerly (and patiently) awaiting this moment since I first laid eyes on the Sex and the City movie. For all you tech-obsessed SATC fans, who I know rocked the tech trivia quiz from older episodes, this quiz is sure to be a breeze! There were so many fabulous tech treats and fun tech talking moments featured in the film that I can hardly contain my excitement. You knew it was coming. . . it's now time for you to test your tech knowledge from the movie! It's a whopping 15 questions, so best of luck!

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Carrie Prefers Payphones over Cellphones in the Sex and the City Movie

GeekSugar — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:15 -0800

You'd think with a fab worthy outfit and a Prada ombre clutch that miss Carrie Bradshaw would be showing off a sleek iPhone in the Sex and the City movie. After six seasons and now with the movie, Carrie is surprisingly still sans a cell phone.

I certainly agree that trying to track down a payphone in one of the largest urban cities in the world is much more dramatic than conveniently returning Mr. Big's calls on a BlackBerry. . . But still!

Let's just hope that Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte step it up and give us some modern technology to get excited about.

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The Bag That Kept Carrie's Phone in Hiding

GeekSugar — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:00:53 -0700

Who would have thought that this exact (but in pink!) Judith Leiber cupcake evening bag would have such a significant role in the
Sex and The City movie.

First of all, Charlotte's adorable Lily answers Carrie's Swarovski crystal encrusted phone and puts it in this bag and then walks off with it. And then Big keeps trying to call Carrie, but her phone is held captive in this cupcake - therefore I'm blaming their (spoiler alert!) failed wedding round one on this jewel-encrusted $4295 bag.

What Laptop Should Carrie Use in the Sex and the City Movie?

GeekSugar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:56 -0700

Rolling on with the Sex and the City tech coverage and the possibility of new iMacs this week, I had to wonder (!): What computer will Carrie be using in the movie? The film picks up four years later after the end of the TV show, so she could still be using her vintage PowerBook G3, since she went to great lengths to rescue it, and the fact that she was not the most tech-savvy person in the world.

On the other hand, it may have stopped ticking by then, and she might be turned on by a new MacBook (especially since it looks the most like her original machine in black), she may have heard that the hot Air was the gadget equivalent of her, and maybe her geek BFF Miranda taught her to go with the MacBook Pro. (Spoiler alert! I think it can be seen in one of the trailers.) What do you think she should use?

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