Version: 2008

Comments on: Forget 'Iron Man's' fighting prowess, check out his computers

Iron Man has plenty of digital special effects, good acting, and great production design, but the futuristic computer scenarios will grab the attention of the geeks.

Add a Comment (Log in or register) (9 Comments)
  • prev
  • 1
  • next
by ewelch May 4, 2008 10:34 PM PDT
I liked the movie a lot, but the product placement was particularly egregious.

But those dual 30" Cinema Displays made me drool.
Reply to this comment
by tylersmyler May 5, 2008 5:53 AM PDT
Only 30" ?? I haven't seen the movie yet but seesh. They can can do anything they want in a futuristic movie. Why not 87" OLED crazyness..
Reply to this comment
by Orion Blastar May 5, 2008 6:11 AM PDT
Tony Stark uses Dell servers and Dell computers.
Reply to this comment
by hn20 May 5, 2008 6:15 AM PDT
This is exactly what I thought: the most fantastic thing in the film was the AI of Tony Stark's computers. It's more difficult to build this kind of AI than the actual Iron Man suit...

This was a great piece of entertainment, Jon Favreau and the rest of the crew did an outstanding job - go see it.
Reply to this comment
by Mercury23 May 5, 2008 7:20 AM PDT
His digital panoramic window in his bedroom was the first thing that got me. How it went from alarm clock to weather and other various information. I smiled real big and whispered to my g/f that I want one of those :) She has an Audi Quattro but thought the Audi product placement was a bit much, like every car you saw seemed to be an Audi. The Burger King part though I chuckled at.

I'd rather have that giant window that can generate information than the 30" cinema displays ;)
Reply to this comment
by Jacques_Auef May 5, 2008 8:24 AM PDT
I saw the movie and Tony Stark was using two Apple iMacs
Reply to this comment
by inachu May 5, 2008 9:27 AM PDT
The virtual home butler as far as I know from past videos on the internet is real.
http://www.opulentitems.com/Virtual-Butler_p_63-207.html
Reply to this comment
by crankarms May 6, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
What about the Tesla Roadster in Stark's fleet? That's way more advanced than an Audi.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/02/03/iron-man-tony-stark-gets-a-tesla-before-anyone-else-does-must-b/
Reply to this comment
by shlinder May 23, 2008 11:19 PM PDT
What was the keyboard used in the movie? It was divided and had touchpay like keys.
Reply to this comment
(9 Comments)
  • prev
  • 1
  • next
advertisement

15 sites that went kaput in 2009

Web sites launch all the time, but they also shut their doors. We highlight 15 that bit the dust this year.

Top 10 news stories of the decade

Let the debate begin: Was the iPhone more important than iTunes? Was anything bigger than Google finding a great business model? CNET offers its list of the 10 most important stories of the '00s.

About Outside the Lines

Dan Farber is the editor in chief of CNET News. He has covered technology for more than two decades, and he previously served as editor in chief of ZDNet, PC Week and MacWeek. Outside the Lines explores the intersection of business and technology.

Add this feed to your online news reader

Outside the Lines topics

Subscribe to the EIC² podcast

Editors Dan Farber of News.com and Larry Dignan of ZDNet, square off in EIC² in this weekly podcast. The two editor in chiefs talk about the big tech stories of the day and provide insight and analysis.

Subscribe to this podcast using an RSS reader other than iTunes

Subscribe to this podcast using iTunes

advertisement
advertisement