Tag archive: Bond

Armed with his famous Walther PPK and license to kill, James Bond will make his twenty-third motion picture appearance when the latest 007 blockbuster releases later this year. The release of Skyfall will mark the film franchise’s 50th anniversary for the iconic secret agent and will be the third time British actor Daniel Craig reprises his role as Bond. Of course we all know what the Bond films are famous for: beautiful women,… Read More

He made the news last week with the announcement that he was joining Fusion-io, and now Steve Wozniak has made headlines again, ready to answer the burning question – can geeks dance? ABC has given the lineup for its new season of Dancing with the Stars, and Wozniak’s name is there, having signed up for the show, along with such luminaries as former pop stars Belinda Carlisle and Jewel, and one-time Bond girl Denise Richards.… Read More

In recent months, game publisher Activision has been all about building its franchise juggernauts, announcing it would be killing off games series it didn't think had to the potential to become long-running franchises in favor of long-running titles it can iterate (and sell) over and over again. At the same event where the company announced its Blizzard unit would start running ads from Microsoft subsidiary Massive, Activision also… Read More

Sony Electronics is offering you the chance to let your inner 007 have some fun via a promotional tie-in with Casino Royale, the upcoming 21st James Bond film in the 44-year-old 007 movie franchise. This tie-in centers on the Bond Collection, two sets of limited-edition 007-branded models of select Sony gear. The Bond Collection, as described by Sony, includes special edition models of VAIO TX and UX series laptops, Cyber-shot digital cameras… Read More

Sony Pictures is ramping up to the premiere of the latest James Bond film, Casino Royale in mid-November, so it should be no surprise that some of the corporate giant's numerous other divisions are getting in on all the secret-agent action. To whit: Bond-themed Vaio notebook computers and Cyber-shot cameras. In the U.S., in addition to Bond-themed Sony-Ericsson Cyber-shot phones, espionage fans can get their hands on a the… Read More

Both of the special edition K800 and K790 Cyber-shot camera phones will only be available for three months, so you better snap one while you can. “With both the latest Cyber-shot phone and the M600 Smartphone being used to assist the non-stop action in Casino Royale, plus a major marketing promotion to coincide with the launch of the movie, this is yet another example of collaboration between us and Sony Pictures… Read More

Activision, MGM, and EON Productions Ltd. today announced that Activision has acquired the exclusive rights to develop and publish interactive games based on the James Bond franchise. The license extends through the year 2014; according to entertainment publication Variety, the deal is worth about $50 million. The deal is a major shakeup: Bond games have been the exlcusive province of video game giant Electronic Arts since the company… Read More

Electronics Arts has shipped From Russia with Love for Sony's Playstation Portable (PSP) handheld gaming platform. The game marks the Bond-based game for the PSP, and features original Bond actor Sean Connery performing the voice of the 60′s era British secret agent. Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB, From Russia with Love offers eight missions, a multi-player mode with ad-hoc wireless game play, 16 new Bond challenges, several new… Read More

Game publisher Electronic Arts yesterday said they had shipped the next installment of their James Bond video game franchise. Called From Russia With Love, this title is rated T for Teen and being released on the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox(R) video game systems. A version for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) will be released in mid-November, followed by a Sony PSP version in early 2006. From Russia With Love features the likeness, voice… Read More

Actress Maria Menounos has been signed by Electronics Arts to appear as a virtual Bond girl in their upcoming From Russia With Love video game, the game publisher announced today. Menounos will appear alongside Sean Connery, reprising his role as James Bond. Menounos, who has several screen and television credits as well as being an Entertainment Tonight correspondent, will play the role of Eva, said EA. Eva is an original character created… Read More

Everyone wants one. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, colors and cases. Most let you listen to music, some allow you to watch video and a few are even wireless. They're one of the most popular consumer electronics products out there and a computer company named Apple is the current industry leader. We are of course referring to the mighty digital audio or MP3 player. Since their introduction in the late ‘90s, digital… Read More

Quote from the review at PC Stats: “Running on a single AAA battery (included) the MSI MegaStick1 stores up to 128MB of data, allows you to listen to the radio when you run out MP3s, or even just to make a quick verbal note. An electroluminescent backlight enables the LCD to be seen even in the dark, and a Jog-dial helps with file navigation. The controls are moderately good, but the LCD text a little too small, and the… Read More