Funny Samsung 3D Television Ad

With new 3D TV technology getting better all the time, haven’t you wondered what classic works of art would look like in 3D?

We’ve Got Company

People say “We’ve got company” way more often in movies and tv shows than they do in real life.

Flip SlideHD Camcorder

Today Flip unveiled another slick camcorder called the Flip SlideHD ($279.99).

The device shoots up to 4 hours of 720p video. You can watch videos on its 3″ resistive touchscreen or via its HDMI out. The clamshell design opens to reveal a 3″ widescreen to show your favorite videos instantly to friends and family.

Connect the built-in USB arm to your PC or Mac to launch the pre-loaded FlipShare software and recharge the internal Lithium-Ion battery.

Included in package: Flip SlideHD Camcorder, wrist strap, soft protective case and user guide.

Bring A Reusable Travel Mug To Starbucks On April 15th & Get A Free Brewed Coffee

Join the Green movement. On April 15th, bring a reusable travel mug into your local Starbucks and get a free brewed coffee.

One person can save trees, together we can save forests.

For the good of the planet, Starbucks is encouraging everyone to switch from paper cups to reusable travel mugs. One day in March thousands of New Yorkers made the switch. Join them now by taking a pledge to do the same.

LOST “Everybody Loves Hugo” Sneak Peeks

This week’s episode of LOST will be a Hurley episode.,The episode is titled “Everybody Loves Hugo.” and is described as follows:

Hurley agonizes over what the group should do next, and Locke is curious about the new arrival to his camp, on LOST, Tuesday, April 13th (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Guest starring are Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Harold Perrineau as Michael, Cynthia Watros as Libby, Francois Chau as Pierre Chang, Lillian Hurst as Carmen Reyes and Bruce Davison as Dr. Douglas Brooks.

Win Bigbang’s Edendale CD

Bigbang has been described as “Norway’s best live band”, with their Radio Radio TV Sleep holding the honor of being the best selling live album ever to be released in their home country.

Rolling Stone reviewed their newest CD, Edendale and said:

“Strong, clear reverberations of Sixties electric California and Seventies power pop roll through Edendale, the second American release by Norwegian trio Bigbang.”

You can win a copy of this great new CD and Bigbang t-shirt by simply becoming a Fan of THE FIRE WIRE on Facebook.  Click HERE to become a fan and receive daily pop culture updates from our site.

One lucky winner will be drawn from the entire fan list on May 1, 2010 and sent the prize…it’s that simple so sign up now!

Alice in Wonderland for the iPad

Alice in Wonderland for the iPad ($8.99) is an interactive form of the classic story book that brings the classic illustrations to life on your iPad.

Tilt your iPad to make Alice grow big as a house, or shrink to just six inches tall. This is Alice in Wonderland digitally remastered for the iPad. Play with the White Rabbit’s pocket watch – it realistically swings and bounces. Help Alice swim through a Pool of Tears. Or hand out sweets that bounce and collide with the magical talking Dodo.

Famous Movie Quotes Graphics, Part 2

My favorite is the Dirty Dancing Graphic.

LINK

Conan O’Brien To Return To Late Night On TBS

Conan O’Brien, the former host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” who lost the program to Jay Leno earlier this year, has signed a deal for a new late-night program on TBS. O’Brien’s show will start in November at 11 p.m. George Lopez, the comedian who currently occupies that slot, will have his show move to midnight.

“In three months, I’ve gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I’m headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly,” O’Brien said in a statement.

The deal with TBS is sure to catch many by surprise. Most industry observers expected O’Brien to land at Fox. While Fox’s top entertainment executives Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly were on board with going after O’Brien, persuading Fox’s affiliates to carry the show was going to be more challenging. That’s because those stations make a lot of money from the reruns they currently run at 11 p.m. This was also an issue for the stations owned by Fox itself.

Sharp Images By Artist Mark Evans

This is the London based artist Mark Evans

Why is he holding a knife?  It is the tool of his trade.

Using only a couple of knives, a handful of scalpels and some special waxes, Mark Evans turns pieces of leather into unique works of art.

All Mark Evans needs to create art out of cow hide is a knife, time and inspiration. Days, sometimes weeks, even months go by until his work is completed, but after all the etching and carving, a masterpiece is revealed. As if he he’s painting with a blade, Mark is able to create mindblowing tonal pieces.

It all started when he was just seven years old, growing up in the Welsh Mountains. His grandfather gave him a knife and he began carving shapes in tree bark. Later he studied fine art, in London, and although he worked with more conventional materials, he could never get over his passion for playing with knives.

Take a look at some of his most important leather paintings and also check out his official site.

2010 Record Store Day Special Releases List

Record Store Day is only a few days away (Saturday April 17^th, 2010). HERE is a complete list of all of the amazing music that some of your favorite artists have created specifically to celebrate Record Store Day! Like all great art, the quantity and availability of these pieces are very limited so please reach out to your local record store to check on what they will have.

New Video Game Releases: April 11th – April 16th

This week there’s something old, something new… err… make that something old that’s completely new.

Ubisoft’s anticipated Splinter Cell: Conviction hits shelves Tuesday.  A welcome departure for the series, Conviction sees its hero, Sam Fisher, going rogue to bring down some ultra-painful, chin-smashin-thru-urinal style vengeance to bastards that killed his daughter.  Not backed by the agency this go around, Sam abandons the usual fancy gadgets in favor of things such as a broken piece of car mirror to look around corners.  A  new “mark and execute” tagging system that Sam drop two bad guys in the blink of an eye, Fisher may just reclaim the rank of bad-ass that he once was on the original Xbox.

The other release of note is Grand Theft Auto IV’s two DLC expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony finally become available for PS3 and PC individually as DLC or collectively on retail disc as Episodes from Liberty City.

This week’s count: 14 games in all.

Sunday (April 11)
Final Saga (360)

Monday (April 12)
AlphaBounce (DS)
Military Madness: Nectaris (Wii)

Tuesday (April 13)
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo (Wii)
Blood Bowl (PSP)
Easy Piano (DS)
Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City (PC, PS3)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (PC, PS3)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (PC, PS3)
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (360)

Wednesday (April 14)
Final Fight: Double Impact (360)

Thursday (April 15)
Final Fight: Double Impact (PS3)
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone (PC, PS3)

Friday (April 16)
Rig’n'Roll (PC)

(Written by Nick Creature)

Free Fryday At Jack In The Box On Friday April 16th

Jack in the Box wants you to know about their new improved French fries with a crispier outside texture that enhances the potato flavor and helps them retain their temperature.

This Friday, April 16th, participating restaurants will provide a small fry (one per person) to their customers. No purchase necessary.

The Cricut Expression

The Cricut Expression ($349.99) is a simple to use device that can cut letters, shapes, and phrases in impressive sizes using the 12″ x 24″ mat or the 12″ x 12″ mat. The possibilities are endless with this large machine, allowing you to create bigger die cuts for classroom decor, scrapbook layouts, signage, and so much more.

I highly recommend the Expression because it enables you to do more intricate piecing designs, has larger sizing options and is computer compatible with the Cricut software. It cuts in ¼” increments from ¼” tall to 24” tall. It also cuts mirror images as well as many other features. There are many choices for cartridges as well. I used the Storybook cartridge for the birthday projects below.

The following card was made with the Wild Card cartridge.

All in all, when you consider the money and time you save by not having to hand cut your designs or buying expensive cards or gift bags, it’s clear that the Cricut Expression is a great investment for any paper crafter, both amateur or professional. (Written by Patricia Fire)

American Idol Judges Visit The Simpsons

The Simpsons season finale entitled “Judge Me Tender” will feature all of the regulars from American Idol as Moe the Bartender is invited to join the gang at the judges table!

Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Ellen DeGeneresl, Kara DioGuardi and Ryan Seacrest will lend their voices to the episode which is scheduled to air on May 23rd on Fox.

Springfield Punx Jumble Wallpaper

Springfield Punx is an ongoing web project of Dean Fraser in which he takes characters from pop culture and Simpsonizes them.

Below is a jumble of his popular characters from comic books, television programs and film.

You can click on the image to make it larger.

Toy Story 3 – Meet Ken Clip

In this brand new clip from Toy Story 3 – we meet Toy Story’s newest character – Ken – and Ken lays eyes on Barbie for the first time!

The Titles & Covers of The Final Two 39 Clues Books

Here are the titles and covers of the final two 39 Clues adventure books.

Book 9: Storm Warning, by Linda Sue Park, comes out on May 25th.

In this thrilling ninth installment, Amy and Dan hit the high seas as they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a long lost treasure. However, the real prize isn’t hidden in a chest. It’s the discovery of the Madrigals’ most dangerous secret and, even more shockingly, the true identity of the mysterious man in black.

Book 10: Into the Gauntlet, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, arrives in stores on August 31st.

Are Amy and Dan ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that’s taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet- a task no Cahill dared to imagine. When faced with a choice that could change the future of the world, can two kids succeed where 500 years worth of famous ancestors failed?

The  multimedia series—each volume written by  different children’s book author—is phenomenally popular in the 8-12 year-old set. It centers around Amy and Dan Cahill, a brother and sister who are, at their grandmother’s behest, searching the world for the 39 clues to the Cahill family’s power. Dreamworks has secured the movie rights to The 39 Clues; Steven Spielberg may direct.

Illustrated Cities by Blanca Gómez

The graphic designer and illustator Blanca Gómez lives and works in Madrid, Spain. She created these whimsical and retro travel posters that feature the cities of New York, London and Paris.

The name of her website is “Cosas Mínimas“, which means “Tiny Things” in Spanish. She thinks that name explains her work better than herself.

Hopefully the prints will be available when her Etsy shop opens in mid April!

TustoCorp Products

Last weekend, TrustoCorp, randomly placed one hundred subversively branded products onto the shelves and in the aisles of bodegas, delis, and Kmarts throughout New York City.

Slyly slipped in with existing stock, these modified consumer products are designed to confuse, entertain and make consumers think.

Google’s Search Stories Video Creator

Google recently launched a new feature called the Search Stories Video Creator. The new feature prompts you to input up to seven search queries spread across Google’s search features (including Images, Maps, and standard web search), choose a song, and it generates a video in the same style as Google’s other Search Stories.

The whole process only takes a few minutes and the tool automatically uploads your video to YouTube if you desire.

Here is a video that I created for THE FIRE WIRE.

THE FIRE WIRE Comic Book Pick of The Week: S.H.I.E.L.D. # 1

Leonardo Da Vinci was an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. So was Sir Isaac Newton. So were Imhotep and Zhang Heng and Galileo and many other geniuses throughout time. They were the first heroes to defeat Galactus and the Brood and turn Celestials back. They saved the world long before Captain America or Iron Man were ever born, but what does this mean to our heroes of today? What does this mean to Nick Fury?

Do not miss this Marvel Comics masterpiece written by Jonathan Hickman and penciled by Dustin Weaver that fans will be talking about for decades to come.

Issue # 1 hit comic stores this week and the first printing has sold out from  the distributor (a few issues are still available at comic stores – so snatch them up now).  A second printing has already gone to press.

Han Solo Carbonite Soap

This Han Solo frozen in carbonite soap ($6.50) is the best bar of soap, ever. Each handmade bar is detailed with a tiny Harrison Ford trapped inside a block of olive oil, shea butter, aloe vera and metallic pigments. (From the Awesomer)

Official Twitter App Coming to iPhone Soon

Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced earlier tonight that Twitter has “entered into an agreement with Atebits (aka Loren Brichter) to acquire Tweetie.” Williams noted that the decision was made to enable people to easily access Twitter from their iPhone and that “careful analysis of the Twitter user experience in the iTunes App Store revealed massive room for improvement.” Twitter plans to rename the app “Twitter for iPhone” and offer it for free as the official Twitter application for the iPhone platform. Loren Brichter, developer of Tweetie, will join Twitter’s mobile team to support the continuing development of Twitter for iPhone and a future Twitter for iPad application. In his own blog, Brichter describes his work on Tweetie as having been “an amazing ride” and mentions that he is really looking forward to working with Twitter to simplify the Twitter experience and create the next generation of mobile clients.

Teaser Trailer For The Other Guys

Columbia Pictures has released the teaser trailer for Adam McKay’s action comedy The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson.Opening on August 6th,

The Other Guys follows Detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell), a forensic accountant who’s more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg), who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an embarrassing public incident with his quick trigger finger. Allen and Terry idolize the city’s top cops, Danson and Manzetti (Johnson and Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don’t quite go as planned.