The in-flight moving map, object of fascination for travel geeks and impatient fliers, is going in a new direction. But have your credit card ready: The beloved map will become one more revenue-generator for airlines [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled.], reports the Wall Street Journal. From the story: Maps are the most popular elements of in-flight entertainment systems,…
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Amazon’s 10″, Full HD Tablet Is A Steal At Just $100
If you want a tablet to basically use as a portable TV (that’s basically what my iPad is at this point), a big screen is important, and you’d be hard pressed to find a better deal right now than Amazon’s Fire HD 10 for $100 today, a $50 discount.Read more… Source: https://kinjadeals.theinventory.com/amazons-10-full-hd-tablet-is-somehow-just-100-today-1825561386…
Chupacabras? No: Rhesus Monkeys!
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. And they are right – whoever “they” actually are. For me, at least, this really hit home on an expedition I made to Puerto Rico in 2010. It turned out to be one of the most memorable, and strangest, of all my many treks around Puerto Rico,… Continue reading Chupacabras? No: Rhesus Monkeys!
Solo’s Alden Ehrenreich Will Star in the Brave New World TV Series
The much-shuffled Brave New World TV series just got a big boost with some major casting news: Alden Ehrenreich, last seen piloting the Millennium Falcon in Solo: A Star Wars Story, will play lead character John the Savage, the outsider who upsets the status quo in the latest take on Aldous Huxley’s classic dystopian…Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/solos-alden-ehrenreich-will-star-in-the-brave-new-world-1834094561…
The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago
Star Wars Celebration 2019 is in the books and it marked probably the biggest, most action-packed Celebration yet. It was the first convention to reveal a title for a Star Wars saga movie, the first time anyone saw footage of a live-action Star Wars TV show, and oh so much more. Below, are our 10 favorite things that…Read more… Source:…
The Tick TV Show Doesn’t Give a Damn About Your Cynicism
Two years ago, a new version of The Tick premiered during Amazon’s Pilot Season promotion with a first episode that felt queasy, paranoid, and claustrophobic. It definitely wasn’t The Tick of years past. But, for the most part, any worries about Ben Edlund’s big, lovable crimefighter melted away as that first season…Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-tick-tv-show-doesn-t-give-a-damn-about-your-cynicis-1833999073…
Kevin Feige Finally Wants to Make Good on the MCU Tying Film and TV Worlds Together
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is no stranger to the thought of tying together the vast storytelling of its series of films with television projects. But it’s no stranger to…well, basically abandoning a lot of the pretense behind that thought, either. But after Avengers: Endgame, and with the arrival of Disney+, it …Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-feige-finally-wants-to-make-good-on-the-mcu-tying-1834080816…
US Government Admits It Doesn’t Know If Assange Cracked Password For Manning
An FBI agent admitted in a newly unsealed court document that the Department of Justice does not know whether Assange’s offer to help Manning came to fruition. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evy4ka/us-government-doesnt-know-if-assange-cracked-password-manning…
Twitter Removed Links to News Stories That Mentioned Leaked TV Shows
Starz used the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to force Twitter to kill tweets about its leaked episodes of ‘American Gods.’ Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5wxak/twitter-removed-links-to-news-stories-that-mentioned-leaked-tv-shows…
Twitter Doesn’t Want You Sharing This Link About TV Piracy
Twitter is home to some of the vilest neo-Nazis, racists, and homophobes on the planet. But don’t even think about discussing the one topic that’s apparently taboo on the platform: Piracy of TV shows.Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/twitter-doesnt-want-you-sharing-this-link-about-tv-pira-1834043362…