Hasta La Gadget!

Quentin Tarantino got a little emotional during his last visit to “The Tonight Show.” This would be his last appearance before Jay Leno leaves the show, and Tarantino made sure to point out how important Leno and the “Tonight Show” had been to his career. During Leno’s first year as host — back in 1992 — Tarantino came on as a “civilian guest.” Back then it was practically unheard of for a director to be a talk show guest.

Leno had Tarantino on after he’d just written “Reservoir Dogs,” and the appearance was a big break for him. As such, he kept a coffee mug from that, and every subsequent appearance on the show, marking his way from being the “fourth guest” to the lead guest. As a farewell present, Leno gave him one last mug, marked “Best Director.”

And so Tarantino returned the favor, by giving Leno a scoop about his next movie. “I haven’t told anyone this publicly, but I will say the genre: It’s a western,” Tarantino said. “I had so much fun doing ‘Django [Unchained],’ and I love westerns so much that after I taught myself how to make one, it’s like ‘Okay, let me make another one now that I know what I’m doing.”

Read More…
More on Reality-Free

This time of year offers the perfect opportunity to take a step back and reflect on who and what really matters in life. And for those of us who are married, our spouse is one of those important people.

With that in mind, we asked HuffPost readers to tell us what makes them feel most grateful for their husbands or wives. Below are 41 heartwarming and honest reasons to be thankful for our partners — not just on Thanksgiving, but all year long.

1) “He encourages me to follow my passions and is always the first to praise, console or protect as needed.” – @JaynieMarie

Read More…
More on christmas 2013

Nokia’s Lumia 525 popped up in a Chinese regulatory filing earlier this month, but now we have official information about this new budget Windows Phone 8 device. In lieu of fanfare or a Middle Eastern press event, it’s appeared via a YouTube video (embedded after the break) and a simple product page. Appearing as a successor to the popular Lumia 520, the 525 keeps the swappable covers (orange, yellow or white) like previous Lumia models and the polycarbonate style-jacking iPhone 5c, while doubling the amount of RAM inside to 1GB. Just like the earlier model, it has a 4-inch screen, the 5MP rear camera is still without flash, microSD storage expansion, and it’s powered by a dual-core Qualcomm S4 processor. It will arrive with Nokia’s usual Lumia apps, but with that extra memory it can run more of them at once.

There’s no release information yet on the page yet, while the website only lists Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. However, Nokia has said it will not be coming to the US or the UK. Fortunately, Engadget Chinese reports the 525 and 526 have been announced for China Unicom and China Mobile, respectively, at an off-contract price of 1,099 yuan ($180 US), shipping in December. This pricing is in line with the 520, aligning this as the pay-as-you-go WP8 option it appears to be, but we’ll keep an eye out for domestic carrier release info just to be sure. %Gallery-slideshow123399%

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia

Comments

Nokia

Do you hear that? That’s the sound of livestreamers’ dreams shattering, as Twitch has decided to strip its directory of all shows that broadcast through the PlayStation 4’s Playroom. The decision comes shortly after the website started to crack down on PS4 streams that focus on non-gaming (and often risqué) topics, which is against its terms of service. From the sound of it, Twitch probably thought suspending accounts wouldn’t be a proper solution, because — as a spokesperson told Joystiq — a majority of Playroom content wasn’t related to gaming anyway. Those that still dream of fame with the help of their PlayStation 4 Cameras and new consoles shouldn’t lose hope, though. This move might be temporary, as the outfit says it could bring bring back Playroom shows once PS4 owners become more familiar with the platform’s gaming focus.

Filed under: Gaming, Sony

Comments

Source: Joystiq

The Moto X has long been touted as a highly customizable smartphone, allowing buyers to choose from a plethora of colors and, in some cases, different backings and personal engravings. Not all of the customization options were available upon launch, however, and many have found themselves waiting a long time for the wood backing option […]