Archive for June 4th, 2007

Yanks fall to ChiSox

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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Abbott, Tennessee blank defending champ Arizona

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Monica Abbott threw her fourth straight shutout, and Tennessee got home runs from Alexia Clay and Shannon Doepking to beat defending champion Arizona 3-0 Monday night in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series finals.

Truex Jr. wins at Dover for first Nextel Cup victory

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Martin Truex Jr. earned his first career victory for Dale Earnhardt Inc., winning at Dover International Speedway on Monday hours after the death of longtime NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr.

Turtle Beach’s AK-R8 eight-speaker USB surround sound headphones

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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If we had a revolution for every surround sound headphone that promises us one, we’d all be so directionally aware we wouldn’t know what do with ourselves. Today’s “revolutionary” headphones come to us from Turtle Beach, who promises to turn the very waveform on its head with this new Ear Force AK-R8 “True Surround Sound” headset. Lucky for Turtle Beach, it has indeed packed a couple of notable features into the AK-R8, including a whoppin’ eight speakers, dual mics to monitor outside sounds, and a USB audio interface / sound card that includes a 10 band EQ and positioning abilities to (theoretically) get that big room system feel without all the calls from the neighbors. The AK-R8 also includes a removable boom microphone for chatting up your frag buddies, is Windows only, includes an optical S/PDIF adapter for tapping into your sound system, and should be retailing now for about $150.

 

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Turtle Beach’s AK-R8 eight-speaker USB surround sound headphones

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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If we had a revolution for every surround sound headphone that promises us one, we’d all be so directionally aware we wouldn’t know what do with ourselves. Today’s “revolutionary” headphones come to us from Turtle Beach, who promises to turn the very waveform on its head with this new Ear Force AK-R8 “True Surround Sound” headset. Lucky for Turtle Beach, it has indeed packed a couple of notable features into the AK-R8, including a whoppin’ eight speakers, dual mics to monitor outside sounds, and a USB audio interface / sound card that includes a 10 band EQ and positioning abilities to (theoretically) get that big room system feel without all the calls from the neighbors. The AK-R8 also includes a removable boom microphone for chatting up your frag buddies, is Windows only, includes an optical S/PDIF adapter for tapping into your sound system, and should be retailing now for about $150.

 

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Lowe flirts with no-no vs. Pirates

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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You lucky Chicago readers have another free screening: John Dahl’s YOU KILL ME, with post movie Q&A!!

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Hey, everyone. Capone in Chicago here with a last-minute screening opportunity/contest for all of you Chicago-area readers.

The film is called YOU KILL ME, and it’s a triumphant return to noir-ish form for director John Dahl, who has given us some great works in the last 20 years. KILL ME AGAIN, RED ROCK WEST, and THE LAST SEDUCTION were stellar new noir efforts from Dahl that really made me rethink film noir in modern terms. I also liked a couple of his follow-up efforts, like ROUNDERS and JOY RIDE. Hell, some people even enjoyed his 2005 release THE GREAT RAID (I was not one of those people).

Metal on metal! Bonecrusher Vs. Optimus footage!

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This bit just hit the inbox. Looks like Michael Bay has put up about 20 seconds of robot fighting on his personal website.

You can’t really get a feel for anything besides the spectacle of the movie. And there’s no doubt the spectacle will be amazing. It’s just a question of the stuff in-between. Enjoy!

CLICK IT HERE TO SEE SOME ‘BOTS TUSSLE!


Short Ends: Promotional Airbrushing Sure To Disappoint Hilton’s New Lynwood Neighbors

Monday, June 4th, 2007

· Maybe we’re just fatigued from too much Hilton coverage, but does it seem like E! gave Paris an airbrushed rack as a going away present? Bonus: A Simple Life mugshot face-off!

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Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas Dies

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Sen. Craig Thomas, a Wyoming Republican who has been battling leukemia, is listed in serious condition at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. According to a statement from his office, Thomas’ cancer has been resistant to a second round of chemotherapy and he is suffering from an infection in addition to the leukemia.

Introductions: Getting To Know New NBC ‘Rock Star’ Ben Silverman

Monday, June 4th, 2007

TVWeek corralled just-installed NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman (pictured above enjoying himself in the general vicinity of soon-to-be sworn enemy Les Moonves of CBS) for a “getting to know…

Frantic Double-A manager suspended three games

Monday, June 4th, 2007

A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet.