The movie will be a modern telling of the "G.I. Joe vs. Cobra" storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago. The premise of this fantasy is the story of the G.I. Joe team, led by Duke, and their "fight for freedom wherever there is trouble" against the evil Cobra Commander and his Cobra force.


This storyline was an instant hit with kids in the early 1980s, spawning a highly popular 3-3/4-inch action figure line, comic book collection and animated series. The G.I. Joe team will not be based in Brussels. Instead, they will be based out of the "Pit" as they were throughout the 1980s comic book series. And, in keeping with the G.I. Joe vs. Cobra fantasy, the movie will feature characters and locations from around the world. Duke, the lead character and head of the G.I. Joe team, will embody the values of bravery and heroism that the first generation of G.I. Joe figures established.

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Our friend George (Lucas) has been working on making the new generation of Star Wars fans happy. He is continuing his world of Star Wars, by releasing yet another Star Wars related feature "the Clone Wars". The feature film and animated series fill the gaps between Episodes II and III, and will be done in a 3d animated version of the short series that appeared on the cartoon network related to the clones or the Star Wars movies.

In one clip, which begins with two Jedi carriers departing from a larger Republic starship. Inside one of them, Anakin briefs his young liege Ahsoka on the upcoming battle, telling his young apprentice to stay close because it isn't practice although she's very cocky and self-assured, snapping back that she'll try not get him killed. The battle scene is quite impressive as we get to see Ahsoka in action against a large armored vehicle that's able to climb up a vertical cliff-face, followed by a scene of Count Dooku relaying his plans to his own dark apprentice Asajj Ventress via the normal Jedi hologram communication, their plans interrupted by the entrance of Ben Kenobi, leading to a short lightsaber fight between them, Ventress disarming Kenobi with her advantage of two lightsabers to his one. The animation looked somewhat primitive compared to what else is out there with the characters not being as detailed as some might like, but the battle sequences are still very exciting and impressive. (comingsoon.net)

In an interview Lucas mentions that the film will not crossover from the experimental cartoon network series but will have an anime feel to it. The TV series is designed to go 5 to 6 years and it has been production for 3 years. One years worth is ready with the second year nearing completion and third year already written. But wait there is more. A live action series is also in the works for television, set for 2010! One thing Mr. Lucas points out is that the series are not episodic, so it should follow a short story feel that Lucas is known for when doing Young Indiana Jones. There is a background world but. we experience pieces of time.


One of the most important questions asked by Comingsoon.net was:
"CS: Do you think you'd have other people continue the "Star Wars" saga past "Episode VI" or turn some of the other material into films?
Lucas: But there's no story past "Episode VI", there's just no story. It's a certain story about Anakin Skywalker and once Anakin Skywalker dies, that's kind of the end of the story. There is no story about Luke Skywalker, I mean apart from the books. But there's three worlds: There's my world that I made up, there's the licensing world that's the books, the comics, all that kind of stuff, the games, which is their world, and then there's the fans' world, which is also very rich in imagination, but they don't always mesh. All I'm in charge of is my world. I can't be in charge of those other people's world, because I can't keep up with it. "

It should be exciting to see the wars that were mentioned and briefly shown in the original films, now get the full attention of stories ala "Band of Brothers". Movie releases in mid August and TV show opens in the fall of 2008.


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Yesterday Apple reintroduced the iPhone. How? By showing all of us that it is not a phone, nor smartphone. It is a miniature computing/ communications device. They showed us some skin by flashing us some insight to what is inside the OS of the phone, in the end it was understood that the iPhone is really more like a thinned out full OS, making it like the Macbook AIR for the pocket.
Apple turned over the SDK for software developers, to unleash havoc in the cellular work and relief to the business world.
For starters, the licensed the active sync protocol for Outlook exchange capabilities. What does that mean for business? Well syncing with the office is more like it, your email gets pushed to your phone like the blackberry, your contacts are synced across the U.S. even as your secretary is adding numbers to your contact list in the office computer, it shows up instantly on your cell, so you have the latest info. A new meeting? Your secretary adds it to your office computer (with Outlook) and you corporate Exchange server sends the latest calendar info to your phone instantly.

Software: Um what can i say? 3D gaming, and robust apps have access to some of the latest technologies Apple has to offer. Apple has added SQLite to handle database type apps which will offer some heavy duty capabilities. Apple also has permitted access for the applications to the camera, address book, calendar, and wireless features to that anyone can create applications that can do all sorts of fun or serious things. For example, Apple demonstrated the ability to play games by using movement of the phone with its accelerometer, and 3D like sound so if you are playing a game with headphones you can hear when something is behind you without needing 5.1 surround. The question is weather you can use the video output to watch the game you are playing on an HD screen?

This will be a phone game changer, with near laptop capabilities for the traveler ( like the macbook Air) Apple is introducing a new way people interact with technology. It will take years for any mobile phone manufacturer who have been making "iPhone killers" to out maneuver this move by Apple.

All I can say is with the combination of Business apps, and network capabilities, and mobile entertainment, (games, movie rentals, podcasts) which for the first time , can connect you to your office and home in ways that no one has ever thought of.
Sit back and enjoy the revolution.

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