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Toronto Underground Cinema opening night event on May 14th

May 13, 2010May 13, 2010 drsquid Bloor Cinema, Cinema, event, Film, Toronto, Underground3 Comments

The Toronto Underground Cinema, formerly the Golden Classics Cinema, on 186 Spadina Ave, is having an opening night FREE double bill of Clue, and Big Trouble in Little China! This new cinema is run by former employees of the Bloor cinema, who left to open a theatre that focused more on ‘cult classics, seldom-seen treasures, popular favourites, and whatever else kicks cinematic ass.’ Opening night is Friday, May 14th, and will be celebrated with a double bill that highlights the Underground’s ethos: 7:00 — Clue (1985): Based on the Hasbro…

If Mario Was Designed in 2010

May 12, 2010May 12, 2010 drsquid Achievements, Classic, facebook, Gaming, Mario, Nintendo, Tutorials, Zack Hiwiller0 comment

If Mario was first designed in 2010, he’d probably have to adopt some of our modern trends… Game designer Zack Hiwiller recently posted on his blog a series of screenshots of what Super Mario Bros. would be like if it was made today. His observations are spot on but, obviously, from the note he added, there are other game designers who might feel a bit ‘uncomfortable’ looking at his post: While this post is meant to be humorous, it isn’t meant to be humorous at the expense of my fellow…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Day 2 Photos

May 10, 2010May 11, 2010 drsquid canada, Comics, event, festival, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto5 Comments

On Day 2 we returned to Toronto Comics Arts Festival to talk to some more of the very talented writers and artists in attendance. We managed to get interviews with some great webcomic artists, like Ryan North, creator of Dinosaur Comics, Emily Horne and Joey Comeau of a softer world, Brandon Bird, and David Malki of Wondermark. We also talked to Jim Munroe, of nomediakings, writer of the ‘post-Rapture graphic novel’ Sword of My Mouth. Lastly, in a bizarro finale to the show, Alex interviewed Evan Dorkin, creator of Hectic…

Apple taking Canadian iPad pre-orders now, announces Rogers data plans

May 10, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Apple, Bell, canada, HSPA, iPad, Rogers, tablet, Telus0 comment

It’s 3am, and I just checked the Apple.ca store, and the iPad pre-order page is up! Apple has also pre-empted Rogers by posting the details of their iPad Data plans: To start 3G service on your iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G, you will need a micro-SIM card and a data plan. A range of data plans are available and most don’t require a contract. When you order your iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G from the Apple Online Store, you can add a micro-SIM card from the carrier listed below. You…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Day 1 Photos

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Comics, Emily Horne, event, Jamie McKelvie, Jim Munroe, Matthew Kumar, Miguel Sternberg, Ryan North, Scott Campbell, Shannon Gerard, Sonja Ahlers, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto1 Comment

Today was the first day of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and we were there with our cameras. Above is a slideshow of the crowds at the Toronto Reference Library, and two panels that we videoed, to be put up online in the next week… We went to the The Spirit of Indie: Where Comics Meet Video Games panel where creators Scott Campbell, Jamie McKelvie, Jim Munroe, and Miguel Sternberg were interviewed by games journalist Matthew Kumar. There were some great discussions about how indie games and comics are starting…

rgbfilter @ TCAF 2010: Kick-off Event – Daniel Clowes presents Wilson

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Comics, Dan Clowes, Daniel Clowes, event, pictures, Ramones, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto, Toronto Reference Library, Wilson1 Comment

We went to the Daniel Clowes presents Wilson event on Friday night, where Mark Medley, arts writer from the National Post, sat down with Daniel, and talked with him at length about his career, art, and Wilson (his new graphic novel). Some interesting info I learned was that he created art for an animated Ramones video, and there was the short-lived ‘OK’ Cola created by Coca Cola, that featured his artwork on the can. He also mentioned that while he still pencils, inks, and letters everything by hand, he now…

Apple announces Canadian iPad date, Bell joins Rogers in confirming ‘support’

May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid 3G, Apple, Bell, canada, HSPA, iPad, Rogers, Telus, WiFi0 comment

Apple finally announced on Friday exactly when the iPad will be available internationally. It will hit Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on May 28th, and will be up for pre-order on May 10th. Both the Wi-Fi and 3G models will be available on that date, and the Canadian prices are as follows: Suggested retail price of $549 (CAN) for 16GB, $649 (CAN) for 32GB, $749 (CAN) for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and $679 (CAN) for 16GB, $779 (CAN) for 32GB and $879 (CAN) for…

Daniel Clowes Presents WILSON: Official TCAF Kick-Off Event

May 6, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid Arts, canada, Comics, Dan Clowes, festival, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto, Wilson0 comment

Tomorrow night TCAF 2010 kicks off with Daniel Clowes presents WILSON at a FREE, but ticketed, event at the Toronto Reference Library. Seating is limited, and the first round of tickets released are already SOLD OUT, but there is another block being released tomorrow morning – you’ll have to act fast to get one!

Don’t Miss the 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival

May 6, 2010May 10, 2010 drsquid canada, Comics, Dan Clowes, event, James Sturm, TCAF, TCAF 2010, Toronto7 Comments

The first Toronto Comics Arts Festival was held in 2003, as a “natural progression of years of disparate book signings, author appearances and miscellaneous events” put on by world renowned Toronto comics store The Beguiling. Since that first event, it has quickly grown to be one of the most preeminent comic festivals in the world. Unlike other comic conventions, like the Toronto Fan Expo and San Diego Comic-con for example, TCAF does not focus on the big names (Marvel, DC etc.), nor is it full of aging actors from old…

Next is Now: Rogers branding video

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 drsquid Android, brand, canada, Internet, iPad, Mobile, product, Rogers, smartphone, video6 Comments

Rogers held their annual shareholders meeting today, and like many of these types of meetings, there’s some slick, well-made corporate video to set the mood. I’ve been on the editing end of more than one of these, so I know how it works. The thing is, this one from Rogers, well, kind of works. Using stats projected in urban environments, it communicates the message that the future is here… or “Next is Now” if you will. Some of the stats are somewhat odd though. I did laugh a bit when…

RIM announces Blackberry 9100 Pearl 3G, coming in May to Bell, Telus and Rogers

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 drsquid 3G, Bell, Blackberry, Kin, Microsoft, Pearl, RIM, Rogers, smartphone, Telus0 comment

This week Research in Motion (RIM), is holding their annual WES event, in sunny Orlando, instead of Waterloo Ontario. On Tuesday they announced their new Blackberry OS 6, which we posted a video of a few posts below. OS 6 is coming later this year, and is RIM’s attempt to catch up to Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7. Also announced were 2 new handsets, the new Bold 9650, a refresh of last years CDMA Tour, with the optical track-pad, and more RAM (in preparation for OS 6). More interestingly…

We weren’t actually going to post anything…

April 24, 2010April 26, 2010 drsquid 4G, Apple, Gizmodo, iPhone, leak, roundtable, tech0 comment

…on the iPhone 4G leak, since the combination of the hundreds of posts and articles online, in the mainstream media, and on The View!, has really drained the life out of this story. However some lively comments, made to each other via email, made me think that it is still our civic duty as a tech and geek news website to say something about the 4G, so here is what we all think: