Best Christmas gifts 2008

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:25:17 +0000

It’s never too early to start thinking about what you’re going to find under the tree this holiday season. In anticipation of that shopping spree Amazon.com is ready to offer a few touts before you part with your hard-earned cash.

Already, the online retailer has been pollling users to come up with the hottest gifts for 2008.

Here are some of the current leaders:

– Kindle: Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device: $359
– Wii: $283.33 and up
– LEGO Mindstorms NXT: $249.99
– Pleo Dinosaur: A UGOBE Life Form: $320.55
– PlayStation 3 80GB Motorstorm Pack: from $453.09
– Apple iPod touch 16 GB, Old (1st Generation): $309.95
– Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime: $76.69
– Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera for Girls: from $139.99
– Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle: $189.99

See the complete list of best Christmas gifts for 2008 at Amazon.com.

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Favorite CGI characters

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:41:18 +0000

Moviemaking has come a long way since the days when Godzilla was some guy in a rubber suit and Yoda was a puppet. Over the past 20 years or so, computer generated images have lent a more lifelike quality to even the most bizarre and unlikely of on-screen characters.

The folks at Entertainment Weekly have noticed. In honor of this budding genre, they put together their list of “Favorite CG Characters.”

Here’s what they came up with:

10. Casper, Casper the Friendly Ghost (1995)

9. T-Rex, Jurassic Park (1993)

8. Sandman, Spider Man 3 (2007)

7. Woody and Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story (1995)

6. T-1000, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

5. Yoda, Attack of the Clones (2002); Revenge of the Sith (2005)

4. Bumblebee, Transformers (2007)

3. Gollum, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

2. Davy Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006); Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007).

1. King Kong, King Kong (2007)

To read more about each of these, visit Entertainment Weekly.

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