Phonekerchief: There’s a Nap for That

from GeekChicDaily:

The modern cell-phone is an incredible device. It reaches out to the web, communicates with GPS satellites and hurls cartoon birds in glorious destructive arcs at their pig enemies. It also rings, and not always when you want it to… like your super-secret post-lunch under-desk nap, for instance.

Enter the Phonekerchief. It’s a hanky specifically designed to wrap around your phone and block its signal. Crafted from a high-tech silver-fiber fabric, the Phonekerchief acts as a “Faraday Cage”, knocking out what service might still be trying to reach you at that candle-lit dinner you should probably be focusing on. Sure, you could just turn your phone off on your way into the restaurant, but why be practical when you can be scientific? The physicist who discovered the electrical principles that make a Faraday Cage possible didn’t get a Lost character named after him for turning things off.

And just in case your dinner date doesn’t notice the tech-sacrifice you’ve made in the name of giving them your full and undivided attention, one corner of the Phonekerchief is printed with the words “My Phone Is Off For You.”

This is perhaps the most rare and amazing effect of the Phonekerchief; how many nerdy scientific instruments do you know of that can actually gain you points with the opposite sex?

Literary, Artistic Works Released in Support of Upcoming Independent, Almost-No-Budget Feature Film, “Project London”

from Project London:

Spiral Productions LLC, producers of Project London — the virtually no-budget, live action, science fiction film featuring 774 vivid, intense visual effects with animations created using open-source 3D software — announced today the availability of two novels from the movie’s website, projectlondonmovie.com. The prequel novella, Project Manhattan, is the first installment of the story that culminates in Project London. A graphic novel of Project London, based on the movie’s screenplay, presents a much darker exploration of the epic story and realigns it into a completely new, visual experience for the printed page.

The two new books debuted at the 2011 Emerald City Comicon in March, where the supplies of each book sold out at full price, with minimal promotion, to both existing and new fans of Project London from around the world. Showing its support for the movie’s growing fan base, Spiral Productions has made digital previews of the two books available for free on the Project London website, including the first 15 pages of Project Manhattan and 61 pages (nearly half) of the graphic novel.

Both Project Manhattan and the Project London graphic novel are now available for media reviews and will also be available at Norwescon 34, the Pacific Northwest’s premier science fiction and fantasy exhibition hosted in SeaTac, Washington, April 22-24. The next steps for the books include feature trailers soon available on YouTube, the release of digital (both) and audio (Project Manhattan) versions, and global distribution via Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Tonight on SPACE!

Riese: Kingdom Falling

The acclaimed web series Riese: Kingdom Falling makes its television debut tonight on SpaceCast.com!

About Riese:

A reluctant heroine travels with her wolf through a collapsing world, outrunning a dangerous religious cult and piecing together her past.

In a hauntingly familiar dystopian world, Riese, a seemingly random wanderer, flees across the dying lands. Hunted by a terrifying religious group, The Sect, Riese must evade their assassins to discover their true objective.

Her past is shrouded in mystery as even Riese can’t recall the events of the tragic night when her entire family was slaughtered and she was forced to flee. On her journey she will piece together her past and her destiny.

The once peaceful kingdom Eleysia will be the battlefield of a struggle that will hold the fate of the world in the balance.

And Riese will emerge as the sole beacon of hope.

J!NX: $5 Off Select WoW Tees & Tour the Fortress

from J!NX:

Tour the J!NX Fortress – A Stop-Motion Experiment
Step inside the J!NX Fortress for a stop-motion experiment in exploration. This video represents 3623 still photos woven together with a delicate mixture of technology and sorcery. Music by STRFKR. Enjoy!

Select World of Warcraft Designs $5 Off Through April 15:

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Paranormal Anime Adventure “Blue Exorcist” Premieres on VIZAnime.com This Month

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media has announced that it will serve as an official distribution partner for Aniplex of America’s domestic debut of the Blue Exorcist anime series. VIZ Media will carry the new action series (subtitled) on its VIZAnime website beginning Wednesday, April 20th, just days after its eagerly anticipated debut on Japanese TV on April 17th. New episodes will stream on the site every Wednesday.

In the animated series, Rin, along with his twin brother Yukio Okumura are raised by an eminent priest, Shiro Fujimoto, but one day Rin discovers that their biological father is actually Satan! As the border between “Assiah” (the human world) and “Gehenna” (demon’s world) is intruded upon by evils, Rin vows to become the ultimate exorcist to defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates. Can Rin fight the demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!

VIZ Media is the official North American publisher of the Blue Exorcist manga (graphic novel) series, created Kazue Kato. Volume 1 is on sale now and is published under the company’s Shonen Jump Advanced imprint. Blue Exorcist is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN.

Blue Exorcist Volume 1 will also available on April 11th as part of VIZ Media’s expansive digital manga library available exclusively for the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad mobile device. For more information on the VIZ Manga App, please visit VIZ.com/apps/.

Manga creator, writer and illustrator Kazue Kato won the prestigious Tezuka Award when she was only 19 for her work, Rabbit and I, published in Japan in Akamaru Jump magazine. Her latest manga series, Blue Exorcist, debuted in Jump Square magazine in April of 2009.

Free Comic Book Day 2011 is One Month Away!

from Free Comic Book Day:

Free Comic Book Day is only a month away, with anticipation building and excitement mounting for the tenth annual event. Close to 2,000 stores in the U.S. and around the world have signed up as participating retailers, and will be giving away more than 2.7 million comics! Make sure you bookmark your favorite store now by visiting the FCBD Shop Locator!

Welcome Spring with MIMOBOT and Take 60% Off on Select Stuff We Like!

from Mimoco:

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Visit the J!NX Community

from J!NX:

Welcome to the Community
If you haven’t been to the J!NX Community section, or haven’t been by in a while, come check it out. We’ve got tons to do, and you can even get your hands on some prizes while you’re at it.

  • Design Arcade — Win up to $750 cash and a $250 J!NX Gift Certificate for your t-shirt design.
  • Tweakfest — Tweak photos of the J!NX crew and win up to 10,000 J!NX Gold plus other cool prizes.
  • J!NX Pix — What does errbody look like?

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Buy 3+ Minecraft Tees, get $5 off each
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“Absolute Boyfriend”, “Black Bird”, “Blue Exorcist” and “Kekkaishi” Join the Latest Additions to 12 Other Popular VIZ Media Manga Titles

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media continues the expansion of its digital manga manga (graphic novel) library available exclusively for the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad mobile device with several new series that will premiere during the first half of April.

The latest update features the launch of the shojo series Absolute Boyfriend and the fantasy-action of Kekkaishi on April 4th. Another popular shojo manga series, Black Bird, and the supernatural adventure Blue Exorcist will premiere on April 11th. The VIZ Manga App is available for free through the iTunes Store and all manga volumes are generally available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the application for $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) per volume. More than 100 manga volumes are now available for download.

Absolute Boyfriend (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) is the romantic shojo drama created by Yuu Watase (Arata: The Legend, Fushigi Yûgi, Ceres: Celestial Legend). Rejected way too many times by good-looking (and unattainable) guys, shy Riiko Izawa goes online to sign up for a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover “figure.” The very next day a cute naked guy is delivered to her door, and he wants to be her boyfriend! Has Riiko died and gone to heaven? The cute guy turns out to be sweet, smart, a great cook, and lots more. And he looks like a million bucks, which is what he’s going to cost Riiko if she doesn’t return him in time…

Kekkaishi (rated ‘T’ for Teens) is an action series created by Yellow Tanabe. By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a “kekkaishi” — a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori’s got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori’s pretty 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the “true practitioner” of the art. In the opening volume, Yoshimori couldn’t care less about catching demons… until he realizes that his apathetic attitude is taking a toll on his friendship with Tokine. Just as he decides to take matters into his own hands, a couple of amphibious demons and the pesky ghost of a pastry-chef show up to complicate matters!

Black Bird (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) is the award-winning shojo manga series by Kanoko Sakurakoji. There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand… or her life!

Blue Exorcist (Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) was created by Kazue Kato and introduces Rin Okumura, a boy who is the son of a famous exorcist but never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto, the priest who raised Rin, forces the boy to face a terrible truth — the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight the demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!

April updates also include new additions to 12 other popular VIZ Media series currently available. Readers should check the app regularly, as new additions and free Chapter 1 previews of forthcoming manga series for the iPad are also featured.

Twenty-four series will be available on the VIZ Manga App; additional new manga volumes available the weeks of April 4th and April 11th include:

April 4th:
Death Note Vol. 10
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 3
Naruto Vol. 20
One Piece Vol. 20
Otomen Vol. 5
Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 5
Rosario + Vampire Vol. 3
Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 10

April 11th:
Bleach Vol. 12
Captive Hearts Vol. 4
Claymore Vol. 7
D.Gray-man Vol. 8
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 4
Naruto Vol. 21
One Piece Vol. 21

For more information on the VIZ Manga App, please visit VIZ.com/apps/.