You may recall a couple of weeks ago we posted leaked images of the cast of the forthcoming G.I. Joe film in their ridiculous costumes. Today, we have another. The same tipster who sent us the originals gave us this image of Destro.

I’m am so disappointed.

The only thing good about this movie is that it’s getting made, so that when it’s done they can hopefully do a reboot as they did for the Hulk franchise.

Hit the jump to see how the old man looks. Get a hanky.

Didn’t he have a metal mask on at all times? Yes, he did.

This is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. Since getting a Pleo a few months ago, we’ve basically given the bugger a name and gotten to know its personality. To watch this Combot tear Pleo up at Maker Faire is like watching a wolf eat a mouse — it’s no contest
Basically Ugobe donated Pleo for this contest and they put it in with Vicious Verdict, a combat robot used for Battlebot contests. Once VV winds up a little, all hell breaks loose. Very, very sad… and kudos to Ugobe for making a device that humans can love.

More news in Atlantic vs. Boyer, a case of the RIAA coming down hard on an innocent user and the user fighting back.

Yesterday we brought news that the defendant’s attorneys filed a countersuit yesterday and that the judge has dismissed it. Turns out the RIAA filed for a dismissal, but today the judge put aside the RIAA’s dismissal request and will allow the countersuit to stand.

This means the RIAA’s got a fight on its hands. Normally the defendants back down and try to get out with as little loss as they can, but it’s great to see someone standing up to these big jerks.

NBC will give away free episodes of hit shows on the iPhone (and Touch).
All you have to do is go to NBC.com on an iPhone and you will get the invite to watch full episodes.

This doesn’t make sense to me. Yesterday, we find out that they will
sell their shows on the Zune for the same price as Apple.  Then, they turn around and give it away for free to iPhone users. If NBC was
trying to stick it to Apple this seems counterproductive. But wait…there’s more.

People are saying that the quality of the video is almost unwatchable.
Apparently the iPhone froze twice while
trying to watch one episode. Is NBC trying to use the Trojan horse
method to slap Apple again? Sabotaging the platform would be a great
way to do that.

People may think that it’s the iPhone’s fault for the poor quality,
but it’s really that NBC used the crappy 3gp codec. Since this is an
iPhone only feature on their site; you would think they would use a
native iPhone codec.

I guess we will have to wait and see what happens next. I wonder if
this will make Steve rethink his decision to not embrace the Mobile
Flash player.

We’re still not able to experience Home on our PS3s, but Sony Computer Entertainment’s David Reeves says it will definitely be out by Autumn. He goes on to say that SCEE may have been too ambitious in its plans for the application, which is a Sims-like social networking tool, much like Second Life.

To make it more attractive, SCEE will be adding games to the application, virtual amusement in a virtual world. What’s unknown is if anyone still cares.

PowerupMobile in the UK is offering an Asus eee PC with their T-Mobile broadband package, an extremely interesting move from an industry that usually focused on subsidizing cellphones. Sadly, the models they’re offering don’t have WWAN — you use the T-Mobile USB dongle, though, so it’s basically the same thing — but it’s definitely something to consider: could 3G cell providers start offering discounted or free laptops with built-in WWAN just like they offer phones?

THQ is clearly pumped about this. The uber-developer and publisher, which works with such industry leaders as Gas Powered Games and Relic, calls Marvel “one of the true crown jewels in the entertainment industry.” How flattering! Marvel is not quoted; they probably couldn’t get anyone on the phone since everyone in the company is too busy counting their money.

Now, Sega is in charge of the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America as well as the Ultimates, so what exactly is left for THQ to tie into during the next few years? Well, the deal is for Marvel Super Hero Squad, which is a series of children’s toys. Not exactly the most exciting franchise, but it is a great business opportunity. Get those hooks in early.

It was Kodak that made the first digital camera in the year before I was born. It was cobbled together out of spare parts in the Kodak labs and was less than .01 megapixels in resolution. It was the size of a toaster and it took 23 seconds to record a black and white image to a cassette tape.

That’s all so retro cool. It was “portable”, but nobody at Kodak likely thought it as a good idea, seeing as the company’s bread and butter was selling analog film. But still, just look at the thing!

I…don’t get it. That doesn’t matter, though, because I bet we’ll start seeing these things all over the place.

It’s called the “Magic Wheel” and it appears to basically be a bike wheel with a smaller rotating caster wheel attached to it. The top of the bike wheel features a seat of some type that looks like it wedges right into your ass. Now that’s magic.

The thing itself costs around $250, plus almost $325 shipping from Singapore. What?! I take back what I said about seeing these things all over the place. That’s insane. Hit the jump for a video.

Looks like Best Buy’s got a pretty massive boner for Carphone Warehouse, as it’s just increased its ownership share from 2.9% to 50%, according to IDG News Service.

Best Buy has agreed to invest an additional $2.1 billion in the European retailer, likely by the end of August.

Carphone Warehouse will be opening stores here in the states this year and Best Buy is planning to open its first store in the UK in 2009. It appears that these kind of partnerships will be Best Buy’s main method of gaining access to foreign markets, as it’s also recently formed similar alliances with Future Shop in Canada and Jiangsu Five Star Appliance in China.