Decades ago, viewers were fascinated with a device from Star Trek called the Tricorder. Now we have those devices in the form of mobile phones. With that in mind, there are a few other fictional devices from movies and television that should follow in the Tricorder’s path. So if there is a Santa Claus of breakthrough technologies, here is a list of items he needs to get cracking on. See our list after the jump!

Spike’s Video Game Awards (“VGAs”) will air this Saturday at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. The show will be hosted by NPH, Neil Patrick Harris, who’s nominated for Best Male Performance (ew) for his work in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. A few major announcements are expected to go down: Batman: Arkham City will debut gameplay, Lucasarts might announce Star Wars Battlefront 3, a first look at Saints Row 3, and the first trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. As much as we’d LOVE to give predictions, we’re giving this photo gallery of gorgeous gamer girls instead. Look deep into their “controllers”. There you will find the answers you seek! GAME OOOOOOOOOOOON!

As the years have progressed, video games have becoming increasingly cinematic, with their story lines and characters often drawing comparisons with films both past and present. With that being said, here are the “Tinsel Town” equivalents of some of our favorite (and not so favorite) video games.

The sequel to Star Wars The Force Unleashed released yesterday. One of our top gamer reviewers took a stab at it and unleashed some truth on what is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. Check out screenshots and the official trailer.

Now that anyone can strive for 15 minutes of fame – in a fraction of that time thanks to sites like YouTube of course – there is more than an abundance of intentional and not-so-intentional hilarity posted online. COED culled the web for listings and polls of what cyberspace peeps seem to find the most entertaining viral videos, picked 5, and finally added the theoretical outcome if herb was added to the recipe. And because you’ll be stoned, there’s absolutely no need to explain each video’s theme or concept… you’ll find your own personal comedic euphoria!

The holy grail of dating is to actually find a girl who’s hot but is still willing to go out with you. And as you’ve already figured out, that’s really hard. But even if you’re not as attractive or as suave as that friend who has so much sex you want to punch him, even if you “have no game,” there are a few ways to tip the scales in your favor.

Harrison Ford is a Hollywood institution. He played Indiana Jones, banged Princess Leia, and spoke wookie. He’s a credit to men everywhere. And part of his badassery is the fact that he can pretty much bitch slap you with his focused, steely glare. Not only did that testicle tearing stare scare the bad guys, but it might have scared success away from his co-stars.

For years Star Wars fans have had to deal with the indignation of not being properly represented in the flash drive arena. You either had to buy the same one as everyone else and put a Yoda sticker on it, or buy one that was badly painted to look like Darth Vader.

Here are the movie catchphrases of Hollywood lore that will be around until the end of time.

Tons of bad movies open at #1 -and mostly, everybody already knows they suck before they hit the theater. Sometimes, however, a movie everyone expects to be awesome opens at #1 that is really bad. Offensively bad. Beg-for-your-money-back, sign-of-the-impending-apocalypse bad. Here are the 10 Worst Movies to Open at #1.

You’re in for a treat this summer: Star Trek is poised to be a popular success on the level of Iron Man. It’s exciting, funny, and entertaining in ways that are accessible both to die-hard Trekkies and average movie lovers. Except for the parts where it sucks… (Spoiler Alert!)

We’ve got some good videos to start out the week. First up, we’ve got disappointed dogs dressed in Star Wars costumes. Then there’s the first minute to Nailin’ Paylin. The best recession meal: squirrel melts! Beck has a new video, “Modern Guilt”. A dumbass slams into a fence. A list of the “Worst Political Ads, … Click to read more

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Have you ever wondered if Hollywood studios reuse the same scream effect over and over again? If you have, it’s with good reason.
The infamous death scream – “aaaaaaiiiyyeeeeaaaaaahhhh” – is called the Wilhelm Scream. The scream was actually a stock effect used in the 1951 film Distant Drums; it has been used in over 200 mov… Click to read more