Emerald City Comic Con 2015 Rundown
Emerald City Comic Con 2015 is over, and we are already anticipating going again next year. ECCC is definitely my favorite convention of the year.
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Tag: Tron
Only Toys R Us Will Sell Tron Upgrade for Disney Infinity
A look at the new Toys R Us exclusive Tron upgrade disc for Disney Infinity.
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Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist
In the playlist this week, the GeekMoms share an array of projects and cuteness found on YouTube.
Continue ReadingReliving Our Tron Days With the Xenon
Evolve Motorcycles auctioned off their electric motorcycle, the Xenon, at the Global Green pre-Oscar party on February 22 in Los Angeles, with proceeds going to Global Green USA. The event was graced by such celebrities such as Penelope Cruz, Adrian …
Continue ReadingEL Wire-Enhanced Lego Light Cycle Achieves New Levels of ‘Leetness
Lego builder Kaminoan built this Tron light cycle, using a design created by Ewok in Disguise. But he added electroluminescent (EL) wire to increase the ‘leetness — the wire glows when current passes through it. [Via the Brothers Brick]
Continue ReadingTop Five Geek Picks in Amazon’s Virtual Discount Bin
Through the end of May, Amazon has increased their $5 album collection to include 1,500 albums. Here are the top five geek picks out of that vast sea of tunes: TRON: Legacy Reconfigured soundtrack Perfect for background sounds while making your own TRON suit. X & Y, Coldplay I’ve always liked the cover art for […]
Continue ReadingConvert Any Room Into the Tron Grid With Blik
In honor of Tron week, part two, we decided to give in to the Grid and decorate the geeklet’s room with some of the new Blik Wall Graphics. When I first saw these online, I was a bit leery. We …
Continue ReadingFive Great Cyberpunk Novels Tron Should Inspire You to Read (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
It’s not as though Tron (1982) invented virtual reality or cyberspace — the idea of humans entering into an immersive computer generated environment was around way before Flynn and his cohorts ran the grid in their light cycles. Philip K. Dick …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Interview: Eric Barba – Tron: Legacy Visual Effects Supervisor
GeekDad recently had a chance to participate in a Virtual Roundtable discussion with the Visual Effects Supervisor for Tron: Legacy, Eric Barba. In Tron: Legacy, he supervised all 1,565 visual effect shots needed. You may have also seen his work …
Continue ReadingTRON: Experience the Grid From the Beginning – Home Version
The day (04/05/11) has finally arrived: TRON and TRON: Legacy are now available on Blu-ray and DVD! Many fans were disappointed when they wanted to brush up on the original movie, only to find out that it was not available …
Continue ReadingTron: Legacy in 8-Bit
Here’s a pretty clever, if short, rendition of pieces of Tron: Legacy as they might have appeared in a twenty-year-old video game. You should definitely have the sound on while watching, for a well-made remix of Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” from …
Continue ReadingTRON Week: Wrap-Up
Well the big day has finally come and gone, TRON: Legacy is now out there in a theatre near you. Have you seen it yet? We’ve had a great week here on GeekDad, bringing you lots of lovely Tron-themed posts …
Continue ReadingIn Search of TRON (1982)
I still remember seeing the original TRON in the theaters, about the same time I got my drivers license. The movie didn’t have the same impact on me that Star Wars and Raiders of The Lost Ark did, but I …
Continue ReadingTron: Evolution Offers Byte Sized Parkour Fun
I often enjoy playing games because they remind me about something in real life. Me and my two boys have recently become fascinated by Parkour (Free Running). It’s the sport where you attempt all sorts of jumps, slides and runs …
Continue ReadingTRON: Week – More Soundtracks That Are Integral To The Film
Having listening to Daft Punk’s awesome soundtrack for TRON: Legacy pretty much on repeat since I got it, I started thinking about other great movie soundtracks. Not just collections of nice music to go with the pictures (that’s been done …
Continue Reading10 Things You Should Know About Tron: Legacy (Spoiler-Free)
So it’s just possible you’ve heard there’s a movie opening tomorrow called Tron: Legacy. I mean, it’s not as though Disney’s been promoting it much. Sarcasm aside, though, if you’re a geek I’m willing to bet you’re excited about the …
Continue ReadingTron: Legacy Takes Over Disney.com – GeekDad Exclusive!
Okay. Our faithful GeekDad readers get an early look into the Tron:Legacy takeover of disney.com before anyone else. Today, December 16, 2010, Tron breaks through the Disney homepage to reveal exclusive Tron: Legacy downloads, games, videos and more. Here’s a …
Continue ReadingTRON Week – Daft Punk’s Soundtrack
When I first heard that there was going to be a sequel to Tron I was very excited. When I found out that Daft Punk were going to score it, I think it’s safe to say I was even more …
Continue ReadingTron Betrayal Fills In The Blanks Leading To Legacy
It’s been a long time since Tron threw his disk into MCP’s core, destroying the rogue program and Sark. It’s been so long, judging from the trailers for Legacy, that Flynn has a grown son and The Grid has evolved …
Continue ReadingGames, Goodies and The Grid: Marketing Tron: Legacy
I’ve had variations on this internal dialogue more than a few times over the past year and a half: Cynical Me: “It’s just marketing. It’s just hype. It’s Just. A. Movie. Child of the 80s Geek Me: (while donning my …
Continue ReadingEverything I Know About Parenting I Learned From Tron
GeekDad Tron Week, images from Disney Once upon a time, arcade owner Kevin Flynn journeyed through a virtual world to emerge the CEO of the largest computer company in the world. Before the decade had ended, however, Flynn was missing …
Continue ReadingSeeing Tron for the Very First Time
Jack Palance, looking like he did circa 1989, strolls through a dimly lit, dust-shrouded room cluttered with arcade games, Timex Sinclairs and Atari 2600 consoles and Commodore 64s hooked up to small televisions. A VHS player hums while WarGames silently …
Continue ReadingGridflix: Movie Clips Get the Tron Treatment
So psyched for Tron: Legacy that you’re starting to dream in Grid-visuals? Are you imagining light trails behind motorcycles and wondering during the after-dinner cleanup how those plates would fare as Deadly Discs? Then you’ll probably enjoy the results of …
Continue ReadingTRON Week on GeekDad
It’s really, almost, very nearly here! On the 17th December TRON: Legacy finally comes to a cinema screen near you and to celebrate the end of what seems like a VERY long wait (28 years?), we’ve decided to have a …
Continue ReadingThe Art Of Tron: Legacy Is Elegant, Beautiful, and Breathtaking. End Of Line.
The movie Tron came out nearly 30 years ago and for a generation of kids (and adults) it was a thrilling tale of what might actually be going on inside our machines. For much of the public, the idea of …
Continue Reading1010* Fun Things to Do on 10/10/10
(Reposted with minor changes from Friday.) Today is the 10th of October 2010, or 10/10/10, or 101010: a binary day! Of course, it’s also a decimal day too, and one of the few that is the same no matter which …
Continue ReadingCome On, Hollywood, Put An End To DVD Moratoriums
One of the real joys of parenting is sharing memories of your childhood with your kids. Whether it’s reading a classic like Goodnight Moon or relaxing with a movie like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, these are truly touching …
Continue ReadingCyglo Tires Will Help You Live Out Your Light Cycle Fantasy
Just in time for the release of Tron: Legacy, a British firm is gearing up to release a bicycle tire embedded with LED bulbs. While these lighted rubber tubes won’t lay down trails for your opponents to crash into, they …
Continue ReadingUnity Engine Lets Anyone Design Their Own Computer Games
GeekTeen John has been teaching himself to design computer games using the game engine Unity. Here’s his report: With all the recent advancements in videogame technology, it’s no surprise that we would get some programs that allowed anyone to create …
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