ORIGINALLY AIRED: 3/10/2005
Hideo Nakata, DNA Extraction, Tami Tyson
Episode #5040
| Mario Unwired: Nintendo reveals details about its next-generation “Revolution” console, which will have built-in wireless capabilities and backwards compatibility with GameCube.
Your Graphics Card is Out of Date (Again): NVIDIA unveils new GeForce 6800 graphics cards with Scalable Link Interface technology. When Will the Killing End? Here’s another fun Flash game where you get to shoot stick figures that bleed. |
| Japanese director Hideo Nakata has achieved a film first: Directing the same sequel twice in two different countries. The Hollywood version of his Japanese horror film, Ringu, was a huge success as The Ring (directed by Gore Verbinski). For the Hollywood sequel, Nakata was hired—after he had already directed the Japanese sequel.
But Nakata promises that the sequels won’t be too similar. “I would say these two movies are completely different,” he said, with the American version being “much more emotional, dramatic.” Nakata went on to say he feels that Japanese audiences are more patient with the slow pace of his horror films. “But at the same time, I can tell the younger audiences here can accept the Asian style (of filmmaking),” he said. Get spooked all over again at The Ring 2’s official site. |
| Yes, pulling DNA from living things isn’t as difficult as you might think. With some detergent, some alcohol, and a test tube, you’ll soon be up to your ankles in clumpy DNA! Read these instructions by Dr. Louisa Stark. |
| Stronger, Faster, Better: AMD announces a 64 bit notebook processor, Turion.
Mars Yes, Voyager No? NASA may have to cancel the Voyager missions due to budget cuts just as the probes are reaching the edge of the solar system. This is Your Brain on MMORPGs: According to research done by a doctoral candidate at the University of Iowa, 15 percent of gamers are internet addicts. |
| Brendan has his issues with the G4 parking lot attendant. Namely, the red-jacketed fellow keeps stealing review gadgets from his car, living out his fantasies for a better life. Here's what he stole this week:
Archos PMA400 PDA ($799.95) |
| Learn more about the seat you’ll be spending several hours in during your next airline flight at SeatGuru.com. |
| Hunter in Los Angeles, California wanted to know if the upcoming Xbox2 would really have a teraflop of processing power.
Kevin P. said that yes, the next Xbox is expected to hit a teraflop, which translates to a trillion floating point operations per second. Furthermore, Kevin said that Microsoft is touting the Xbox 2’s general processor, instead having assigned processors, so developers will be able to better allocate the processing power where they want it. |
| On our LAN Party today, we played Call of Duty with special guest Tami Tyson, host of All Strength USA on the Fox Sports Net. She interviews strongmen for a living. It’s true! |
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RELATED LINKS
> Official site for Hideo Nakata's The Ring 2
> Sarah's Damn Good Website: SeatGuru.com
