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Star Wars: Episode VII actor John Boyega this week shared a great Instagram photo of one of the most beloved droids from the series, R2-D2, showing how the years haven't been too kind to the little 'bot. Check out the first look image of the robot from the yet-to-be-titled film below! But before we take a look at the new R2-D2, we also learned this week that C3PO actor Anthony Daniels stated that Episode VII would be a better sequel than The Empire Strikes Back! Read More »
After months of rumors surrounding the Steve Jobs biopic movie project, with a script by Aaron Sorkin and filmmaker Danny Boyle lined up as director, Christian Bale was named the leading star of the project. Unfortunately, just this week Bale dropped out of the movie, leaving Sorkin once again without star to take on his Jobs flick. Read More »
Michael Kors has debuted a new, cutting-edge line of very fashionable tech accessories, including phone-charging cases, earbuds and portable chargers designed to resemble lipstick and compact cases, with prices ranging from $59 to $140. "The men and women who I design for are constantly on the go," Kors told "WWD." "They live full lives, and they need their phones to work from morning until night, breakfast to boardroom, on business trips and vacation." Like Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren and Burberry, among others, Michael Kors is taking his tech accessories game to the next level. In 2014, Tory Burch launched a collection of bracelets for "Fitbit," Rebecca Minkoff designed technology-enabled jewelry, Ralph Lauren debuted the US Open's smart shirt and Diane von Furstenberg introduced a collection of optical frames and sunglasses for Google Glasses. Read More »
Kevin Jonas may be best known for being the heartthrob oldest brother in the teen trio The Jonas Brothers, but now the 26-year-old father and foodie is looking to branch out into the tech development world. Inspired by his time on tour with his brothers Nick and Joe, earlier this month, Jonas launched the food and venue discovery app Yood. Read More »
Screenwriter Alex Garland makes his directorial debut with the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, starring Alicia Vikander as an artificial intelligence robot opposite Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson. This week we learned that the film would officially get US distribution from Universal, and to celebrate the movie's first trailer was released! Read More »
There are plenty of great uses for Google Glass ranging from hands-free photography to new advances in teaching. Unfortunately, there are also some features on the glass that could technically be illegal-namely wearing them in movie theaters and pirating films. Do to this new technology and how easy it would be to do such a thing, he Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) this week announced that Google Glass is officially banned from all movie theaters nation-wide. Read More »
Author Daniel H. Wilson's hit sci-fi novel Robopocalypse has a movie adaptation on the way, but it's been in development for a number of years now with not many updates. Considering Steven Spielberg will direct it, we would love to hear any news we can get about the feature! Luckily for us, Wilson revealed some information on the progress of the film and why it's been delayed in a brand new interview this week! Read More »
It seems Pharrell is following in Beyonce's footsteps, as the multi-talented entrepreneur has just launched his Billionaire Boys Club clothing line on the mobile e-commerce app, Spring. Read More »
According to multiple sources and an official blog post from Sony on the PlayStation website, it looks like months of waiting for a YouTube app on the PS4 has come to an end! Though the original launch date of the app was for the end of 2014, starting this week you'll be able to watch YouTube clips in 1080p on your console as well as share your own gameplay to your account! This helps gamers that make a living on YouTube and Twitch get their product to their viewers easily - so what else will this new app do for us? Read More »
While most of us want to forget the Christian Bale movie Terminator: Salvation, it looks like an unused alternate ending for the 2009 movie could make its way into the 2015 blockbuster, Terminator: Genisys. Thanks to a number of reports and rumors, the latest Terminator 5 update dropped this week, with some news of a possible twist that was originally thrown out coming back into play in the upcoming movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
On October 23, Moda Operandi, the flash-sale site that often allows you to pre-order items before they hit stores, unleashed possibly the most luxurious accessory ever. They offered 24K gold iPads with a price tag of $3,065. Another high-end retailer, Brikk, is selling their own luxury iPhones. The German company specializes in giving tech devices high-fashion (and high-priced) makeovers. In addition to a gold-plated model of the iPhone (starting at $4,995), they also have platinum (starting at $5,395) and rose gold (starting at $4,995). If your pockets are really deep, you can get those with a diamond apple logo, which run for $8,895 or more. Read More »
Nike held its 2014 Women Innovation Summit on October 22 at Spring Studios in New York. Style.com interviewed Nike’s VP Of Digital, Stefan Olander, to discuss Nike fashion and what the future of Nike digital looks like. Read More »
The promotion around Far Cry 4 has really been hyping up this new Ubisoft title, which has a release date set for Nov. 18. While walkthroughs and gameplay trailers are pretty exciting, this week we were treated to a new kind of promotion: a choose your own adventure styled live-action video experience! Instead of in-game footage, experience the open world of Kyrat with real action and making your own choices to continue on! Read More »
