There are many short Star Wars films online, but rarely will you see one as awesome and well produced as A light in the Darkness.
A Light in the Darkness’ main action takes place approx. 1 year BBY on a small planet in the Outer Rim. A young boy watches the Jedi who saved his people be killed by the very clones who once fought by his side. Years later, as a member of a small insurgency against the empire he and his team hatch a new plan to take back their planet by drawing the attention of the newly formed rebel alliance.
[GaS] reader Loura has just sent me these oh-so-yummy-looking coconut Wampa and chocolate Wookiee cupcakes she recently baked for her horde of sexy geeks. I have to say, these are the best looking Wookiee cupcakes I’ve ever seen, Loura! And I know what I’m talking about… you know, I spend my whole day looking at stuff like this! ;)
The Indian government has unveiled a tablet computer that costs just $50.
The Aakash (the Hindi word for sky) is made by DataWind, a business created and run by two Canadians but based legally in the UK where it’s previously sold a cheap pocket device which does web surfing and little else. This is truly an international story as DataWind has previously had its products made in China, but will have the Aakash manufactured by an Indian firm.
The tablet is a 7 inch Wi-Fi Android device with 256MB of RAM, 2GB of on-board storage and two USB ports. The processor is only 366MHz, with the manufacturers saying some cloud-based processing will reduce the workload on the device itself. One notable feature is that it’s been tested as working for long periods in the very hot conditions that are prevalent in parts of India during the summer. One Indian TV station’s tech website summed up the device by saying it wasn’t a high quality product, but that “it is a high quality product for its price.”
The Indian government has placed an initial order for 100,000 units, with a further order of a million if the first batch meets expectations. If all goes well, the government will buy as many as 10 million units before the end of March.
Aakash stems from a government challenge for companies to come up with a device that costs $35 all-in. At the moment the Aakash itself costs $38, though this rises to $50 with sales taxes and the inclusion of a warranty that means faulty units bought by the government will be replaced. The working plan is still to get this down to $35 once DataWind is producing in greater quantities.
While the Indian government will be either giving the tablets to schoolchildren or selling it to them at a subsidized price, DataWind plans to expand production to the commercial market. It’s going to make a second edition with a GPRS connection, allowing the tablet to double up as a makeshift cellphone, which will retail for $60. It’s also looking at taking the device to markets such as the US where it can see plenty of room for profit.
The tablet development follows an Indian government attempt in 2009 to get manufacturers producing a cheap laptop, with early talk of the same $35 price and, at one point, rumors that it wanted a $10 machine. Not surprisingly that proved an unsuccessful request.
I went to FanExpo 2011 in Toronto to do another cosplay video… I heard there were supposed to be more cosplayers than Anime North… but unfortunately the day I went there wasn’t many… I wanted to have DEADPOOL in this vid SO BADLY!
Anyway, same drill as before, everything is made up on the spot, no rehearsals!
Dragon Age: Redemption is a six-part web series set in the world of the Bioware RPG Dragon Age. The series tells the story of Tallis, an Elvish assassin, who gets a last chance at redemption when she’s sent to capture a rogue Qunari mage intent on wreaking havoc in the world. The series launches October 11th.
Here is the official announcement video for Apple’s new iPhone 4S, which was announced yesterday. Unfortunately, the phone itself looks exactly the same as the old iPhone 4, but the inside has been completely revamped, featuring new and more powerful specs. Check it out:
The new iPhone will be available in stores on Oct 14th. Preorder will start being accepted on Oct 7th and will be available on Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T.
