By Mark O’Neill
Despite a screwy first season and two cancelled episodes due to the writers strike, Fox has finally confirmed that there WILL definately be a second season of the Sarah Connor Chronicles – and it could be back on TV screens as early as the fall.
It will also likely get a new day and time-slot.
Add to that the arrival of Terminator 4 next year and this is going to be a great time for Terminator fans in general.
Come with me if you want to live.
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If you are planning to become a professional blogger, you might want to watch the following video before quitting your current job. Professional blogging is really overrated, as most bloggers are subjected to horrible work conditions and usually receive almost nothing for their work.
By Patrick Biz
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
There are a number of reasons why HDTV and home theater gear are now mainstream: prices of Plasmas and LCDs screens have dropped considerably; personal video recorders (PVR) have kicked VCRs out of the living room; the offering of HD channels is growing rapidly; and Blu-Ray has officially buried its strongest contender, HD-DVD.
If you have recently purchased a home theater system, the next essential step is getting yourself a few DVD titles to show off your new toys, and impress the sexy chicks / stud who come over for a Friday-night movie.
Here’s a list of 5 killer titles sorted by genre.
By JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Starting today, the GPS system has a new power: sensing high-crime areas and warning you before you make a potentially dangerous turn.
Honda has just introduced its new SatNav system in Japan. International news agency AFP reports the system will use information provided by police to mark “crime hotspots,” then sound alerts when a driver is creeping too close to those areas for comfort.
AFP says the system will actually rank neighborhoods by a formulated risk level. A higher risk level means more past reports of car damage, theft, and break-ins.
The system adds to a list of growing GPS features available only overseas, including the ability to warn you about hidden traffic cameras that could land you tickets at intersections.
But it’s the crime spot sensor that’s stirring up the debate in the States. Some fear introducing that kind of feature here would open up a can of worms because of the number of historically high-crime areas that are heavily populated by minorities. Others say there’s nothing wrong with presenting legit police data for drivers to use as they please. However you look at it, though, one thing’s for sure: This one won’t go over quietly in the U.S.
At the moment, Honda has gone on the record saying there are no plans to offer the feature in America as of yet.
Recently, at the Fortune Green conference, Michael Dell unveiled one of his new babies, an eco-friendly PC made in part out of bamboo wood. Dell says this computer is 81 percent smaller than their regular desktop PCs and uses 70 percent less power. Also, a lot of the computer’s components are made out of recycled materials, such as old bottles and detergent cases. The new product could apparently be released later this year and be priced between $500 and $700.
[Via Earth2Tech]
Here’s a great 3 minute video tutorial on how Greasemonkey, a Firefox extension what lets you run user scripts on almost any html page you want, can help you fix sites that really annoy you, such as myspace.
The folks at LM3Labs have developed an extremely cool interactive hologram system that can be controlled via hand gestures. Check it out in the following video.
Looks a bit creepy doesn’t it?
By JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
You can measure a man’s greatness by the number of cool gadgets in his home – or at least, the number of cool gadgets he’d like to have in his home if not for those pesky utility bills. So in the spirit of all things awesome, I bring you this list of 10 gadgets every geek should have (or, at the very least, want to have).