You know what the best part about Steve Jobs iPad announcement presentation? The iPad itself was onstage the whole time. Just sitting on the couch with a little black cloth covering it up. That’s just awesome.

During Steve Jobs announcement presentation Steve brought up the New York Times web site that apparently needed to have flash, but the iPad did not have. Did Steve do this on purpose? I would assume Steve knew what websites he was planning on visiting before the announcement and wasn’t just up on stage winging it. It will be interesting to see if Flash will be supported on the iPad or if websites will start encoding their video different. I hear from a lot of people Apple doesn’t want to support Flash because it is such a resource hog. So what I say, seems like 80% of the video on the web is in Flash. If I am suppose to be using the iPad to browse the web and watch video, it seems like somethings gotta give. For me I want to be able to watch Hulu and Netflix (which is Silverlight). Currently I can watch neither on my iPhone. Doesn’t really matter to me if I watch Hulu & Netflix in Safari or as an app, I just want to be able to watch them on my iPad.

Tonight is Conan O’Brien’s last night on “The Tonight Show”, be sure to tune in on NBC at 11:35pm. There are sure to lots of interesting bits and fireworks.

Update 1:04pm: Mashable just reported a Fail Whale Peacock

Bungie is running Be a Hero campaign! You can help get money donated to Haiti, just by playing Halo. You need to play by midnight Pacific tonight (Thursday 1/21), and change your logo to hearts. Here are the steps for changing your emblem.

Edit your appearance settings so your character is wearing the RED HEART emblem.
a. Press START
b. Select “SETTINGS” / “APPEARANCE”
c. Select “EMBLEM”
d. Select “Hearts” ICON, “Circle” BACKGROUND
e. Back out to the APPEARANCES menu and select “COLORS”
f. Set “EMBLEM PRIMARY” to RED (or MAROON / BRICK / ROSE depending on which game you’re playing!)
g. Set “EMBLEM SECONDARY” to WHITE

Make sure you play a game online after you update your emblem

You can also buy Bungie Apparel and Bungie will donate the profits to Haiti.

Thanks to Major Nelson for the heads up.

I am really not excited about Sony rebooting Spider-Man already. In my opinion it is way to early for a reboot. If Spider-Man is not doing well, work on some other superheroes for a while and reboot Spider-Man in 2014 or 2015. Sam Rami and company were doing a better than average job with the first 3 Spider-Man movies.

I had heard rumors of possibly Carnage, Black Cat or Lizard being in the Sam Rami version of Spider-Man 4. I think I would have enjoyed Carnage the most. They could have had the destructive nature of Venom, without all the Peter Parker strutting around Manhattan all emo. If they had done Lizard, there probably would have been too much time spent on long whiny story of Peter not wanting to battle his former professor. Don’t get me wrong, I really want a good story out of any movie I see, not just all action, but there is too much time spent on Peter Parker’s story and not enough on all the other characters in the Spider-Man movies. Black Cat would have been a pretty good choice as well, although I am sure Mary Jane would have become really whiny really quick as well.

Here is Sony’s full Press Release for the upcoming reboot:

A NEW WEBB FOR SPIDER-MAN™
Marc Webb Chosen To Direct Next Chapter of the Acclaimed Series
-Spider-Man to Climb into Theaters in Summer, 2012 -

CULVER CITY, Calif., January 19, 2010 – Marc Webb, the director of the Golden Globe nominated Best Picture (500) Days of Summer, will direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise, set to hit theaters summer 2012, it was jointly announced today by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.

Written by James Vanderbilt, Webb will work closely with producers Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin in developing the project, which will begin production later this year.

Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, said, “At its core, Spider-Man is a small, intimate human story about an everyday teenager that takes place in an epic super-human world. The key for us as we sought a new director was to identify filmmakers who could give sharp focus to Peter Parker’s life. We wanted someone who could capture the awe of being in Peter’s shoes so the audience could experience his sense of discovery while giving real heart to the emotion, anxiety, and recklessness of that age and coupling all of that with the adrenaline of Spider-Man’s adventure. We believe Marc Webb is the perfect choice to bring us on that journey.”

Arad and Ziskin added jointly, “Over the years, the Spider-Man comics have been told with bold and creative new writers and artists who have re-calibrated the way audiences see Peter Parker. Marc Webb will do for the new direction of the films what so many visionary storytellers have done with the comic books. He is an incredibly talented filmmaker and we look forward to working closely with him on this new adventure.”

Webb said, “This is a dream come true and I couldn’t be more aware of the challenge, responsibility, or opportunity. Sam Raimi’s virtuoso rendering of Spider-Man is a humbling precedent to follow and build upon. The first three films are beloved for good reason. But I think the Spider-Man mythology transcends not only generations but directors as well. I am signing on not to ‘take over’ from Sam. That would be impossible. Not to mention arrogant. I’m here because there’s an opportunity for ideas, stories, and histories that will add a new dimension, canvas, and creative voice to Spider-Man.”

Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man, added, “I’m excited that Sony has chosen a director with a real penchant and understanding for the character. This is a brave, bold direction for the franchise, and I can’t wait to see what Marc comes up with next.”

Added Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, “The idea of re-imagining the on-screen story for one of the world’s most iconic superheros is sure to deliver an exciting new dimension to Spider-Man fans everywhere. There are volumes of comics and material available to inspire fresh and compelling takes on Peter Parker and his journey as Spidey and we look forward to seeing this come alive onscreen.”

MARC WEBB has won acclaim with his film debut (500) Days of Summer. He has several MTV VMAs™ including 2009′s Best Director award for Green Day’s “21 Guns,” 2006 Best Rock Video for AFI’s “Miss Murder,” and Best Group Video for The All-American Rejects’ “Move Along.” The Music Video Production Association honored him in 2006 as the Director of the Year for his work with Weezer, AAR, and My Chemical Romance.

In addition to two Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture (musical or comedy), his first feature film, (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, has been nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature. Webb was also awarded the Spotlight Award, which honors outstanding directorial debuts, by the National Board of Review

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