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Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg Joins ‘Star Trek’ Film

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Adaptation, Drama, Science Fiction, Sequels, Casting, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,

Simon PeggJust last week we announced intriguing casting news for the upcoming film:  Eric Bana as the film’s villian, Nero.  (I wonder if this was the part Russell Crowe was rumored for.)  Now we have more news to whet your appetites.  Actor (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is signed on to play Scotty; (Harold and Kumar) will take over the role of Sulu.  With the exception of James T. Kirk (an actor is supposedly being finalized), most of the characters have now been filled.  As a refresher:

  • John Cho: Sulu
  • Simon Pegg: Scotty
  • Eric Bana: Nero
  • Zoe Saldana (Haven): Uhura
  • Anton Yelchin (Alpha Dog): Chekov
  • Zachary Quinto (): young Spock
  • Leonard Nimoy: Spock


Not much is known about the script, though it is believed the movie will depict the Enterprise’s early days.  Shooting for the film will begin in November.

 

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

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Voyager Flat Available to Affluent Trekkers

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,

Starship Voyager Flat

Tony Alleyne designed a Star Trek-themed apartment based on the Starship Enterprise. After spending more than £30,000 (~US $58,000.00) to build it in England, he decided to sell it for £1.25 million (~$2.5 million). With no interest from bidders, he then upgraded it to a Voyager and changed the price to £500,000 (~$969,000.00.) Apparently the poor guy is still having no luck in finding a buyer, so if you are an eBay master you might want to handle the sale for him. Then again, if you are an conniving Trekker, maybe you can just trade for your transporter credits.

Read More | 24th Century Design

Intel Officially Unveils Xeon 7100 Series “Tulsa” Processors

Posted by Yuan Zhao Categories: PC / Laptop,

Intel Releases Xeon 7100Intel has revealed its new dual-core processors for high-end servers using more than four chips, the Intel Xeon 7100 Series. The units, although based on the outdated NetBurst microarchitecture, still offer relatively strong performance as well as power efficiency. The chips, built on the 65nm process, includes all of the features expected on Intel processors such as hyperthreading, virtualization, and Intel cache safe technology. The clock speed vary on different models, ranging from 2.60Ghz to 3.40Ghz, though all feature 2MB of L2 cache. The Xeon 7100’s are directed at enterprise customers. Admittedly, Intel has done an excellent job lately with their new technologies and processors. Looks like it’s time for AMD to play catch up.

Read More | X-bit Labs

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