WYNK: What You Need to Know: Entertainment

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Official Trailer Released

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:11:50 GMT

Finally, the first official trailer has just been released. Enjoy.

- @lbert

Super Bowl XLII Commercials

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:49:08 GMT

So the Super Bowl is over and the New York Giants won, now what? You can either continue with life or re-watch the greatest commercials from the game. Your pick. But just in case you want to enjoy the ads again, I've decided to provide you with a nice little player with all of the ads. So here it is, enjoy.

Playlist

- Albert

Technology plays big role in "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:20:33 GMT

We all remember the clear product placement HP had done in National Treasure (2004). Well, it's back in "Book of Secrets," but not alone. As if it weren't enough, it is already clear in the movie's trailers that more is coming, and a lot of it. From just Trailer 2, I found so many different companies' products in the movie, that I got very excited to see all of it in action. Nevertheless, there is now also a presence of the company we all just love to see more of (said with extreme sarcasm): Apple. Yep, Disney just had to ruin their film (for me at least) by including a Mac in the movie. Yet, as if expecting my outcry, they miraculously balanced that same scene with the phenomenal and rather rare appearance of Windows XP. It is rather rare to find Windows XP's logo in movies nowadays, even though in most cases it's Windows with a few visual tweaks to prevent having to go through Microsoft's rigorous rules and terms. But not in this movie, the Windows XP logo is as clear (well, blurry in my snapshot) could be. So, enjoy the following snapshots of the trailer which depict all of the technology that seems to have taken a key role in "National Treasure: Book of Secrets."

1. Apple's Black Mac Notebook

2. HP Desktop

3. Smartphones (or Blackberry's)

4. UMPC: Sony UX50

5. Windows XP (Yeah! Same scene with the Mac Notebook)

So yeah, nice to see HP is still here. The Windows XP appearance I found very relieving and hilarious to be in the exact same scene with the Mac. Probably because from what it seems, there isn't a need for it, so for it to be just in the background is not a coincidence. The UMPC might create excitement if people recognize (which I doubt) or realize that it is also a real-life technology. Though, what a strange combination of companies: Apple, HP, RIM (?), Sony, and Microsoft. One thing for certain though, I'm excited to see which plays the biggest role.

- Albert

Kyle XY: Season 1 Marathon

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:40:24 GMT

By now, you have heard of ABC Family's "Kyle XY," one way or another. Well, for those who have missed the show's season one and would like to catchup by tomorrow's Season 2 Premiere on ABC Family at 8:00 PM PST, you now have a chance: Season 1 is currently being shown as a marathon. All 10 episodes will be shown today. Episode 1 started at 1:00 PM PST. Here's MSN TV's listing, click on the image to find your location-specific TV listings.

Enjoy my favorite show.

- Albert