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TRON: LEGACY "Pop-Up Shop" To Open November 19th in Culver City

Need something special for the film's opening night? We got ya covered. Kicking off what I call "28 years of impatience and gleeful excitement", The Royal/T Cafe will host Disney's TRON: Legacy Pop Up Shop from November 19th to December 23rd, with plenty of fun activities and PLENTY of stuff...

8BITWOOD Takes VG Art To A New Level

Ever wish you could have an 8-bit version Link or that pain in the ass dog from Duck Hunt as a conversation piece for your wall? Well, wish no more my little geekdarlings...for local L.A. company 8BITWOOD is here to help. “What IS 8BITWOOD?” you ask. Well, 8BITWOOD is a...

Lucas Autographed Memorabilia Highlights TIF Charity Auction

For those of you GeekWeek readers looking not only to get your hands on some great collectibles, but also to contribute to a worthwhile cause, the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) is holding its second annual “Birthday Bids” online charity auction. All proceeds will be donated to Foundation programs such as...

ill LYTeracy – At Long Last, The Camel Clutch

I’ve collected wrestling toys since they became available to me. I was too young for the first wave, the Remco AWA figures and the large rubber LJN WWF ones (though I scored a couple of those on clearance years later: Mr Fuji and Jesse Ventura). But when the Hasbro figures...

Apple's "Try Before You Buy" Program Lets You Test Paid Apps

The Apple App Store has opened up a new "Try Before You Buy" section, which offers users the opportunity to test paid apps at no cost. As Mashable reports, there is a slight catch to the trial period: the free versions of the apps are pared down to "lite" versions...

First iPhone 4 Jailbreak Posted Online

A well-known hacker has posted the first web-based jailbreaking utility for the iPhone 4. Comex's JailbreakMe promises to jailbreak your iPhone with a single click, allowing you to access tweaks and apps that Apple does not support. A recent court ruling upheld the legality of jailbreaking, so it is perfectly...

Facebook Now Features An Instant Account Deletion Option

Facebook haters and Internet privacy advocates, rejoice: Facebook is now providing its users with the option of completely deleting their account and data from the site. Previously, Facebook users could only "deactivate" their profile. That option preserves the user's personal information and data in the Facebook system, while leaving no...

Apple To Provide Free Cases To iPhone 4 Customers

At today's press conference, which Apple called to clarify the iPhone 4 antenna issue, Steve Jobs announced that Apple will send iPhone 4 users with reception problems a free bumper case. Additionally, those customers still unsatisfied with the phone can return it for a full refund within 30 days of...

REPORT: Hasbro Debuts New Items In Anticipation of Comic Con

Hello friends. With the biggest event of the comic book year right around the corner, Hasbro has announced a few hot new items that will be premiering at Comic Con in San Diego. Though it's been a while since my last post, I thought now would be an ideal time...

Google Debuts Easy-To-Use Android App Inventor

Want to build your own Android app but lack the programming skills to do it? Fortunately for you, Google is now making app-building accessible to all with its simple new innovation, App Inventor. The App Inventor is currently in beta, so you must request access to use it. But if...

Class Action Suit Against Apple, AT&T To Move Forward

A federal judge has allowed a monopoly abuse lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T to move forward as a class action suit, according to the Associated Press. The class action suit consolidates several anti-trust complaints filed by purchasers of the iPhone in late 2007, a few months after Apple's first...

Cleanliness Is Next To (Time) Lordliness

It's not very often that I get excited about bathroom products ... in fact, I daresay it has never happened ... UNTIL NOW!!!! And how can you not get excited about TARDIS shaped soap? I am absolutely distraught that my birthday and Fathers' Day have now passed and I will...

FAA Approves Two-Seat Flying Car (No, Seriously)

This is no Chitty Chitty Bang Bang deal - this is the real thing. The FAA has given its approval to the Terrafugia Transition, a two-seated flying car developed over the past four years by a team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Transition is a vehicle...

Apple Responds To iPhone 4 Antenna Issues

Apple has responded to complaints about the diminution of the iPhone 4's cellular reception when held in a certain way. Reports of the issue began surfacing late Wednesday and early Thursday, as new iPhone 4 owners noticed that gripping the phone by the antenna band seemed to cause problems with...

Jimmy Kimmel Films His Show Through A Macbook Webcam

Apple got some nice free advertising last night when a power outage forced JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE to be filmed through Kimmel's Macbook webcam. According to MacWorld, a power outage that occurred an hour before taping rendered the studio cameras inoperable. Kimmel decided to record the entire show with his Macbook's...