Hulu Plus now on the Wii

Netflix has seen a large number of users streaming from their Wii and now Hulu Plus is trying to get a piece of that action.

Right now you can go to the Wii shop channel and download Hulu Plus and get a free 2 week trial. Hulu Plus will also be coming to the 3DS later this year. Honestly I can't even be bothered to wipe down the my dust-caked Wii controllers to check this out. But if the Wii is your only streaming box, you're in luck.

Hulu via: Engadget

Mac OS X Mountain Lion coming this summer

Apple announced in an unusually low-key way, that a paid update to OS X Lion will be coming to the Mac App Store this summer. The update called "Mountain Lion" follows in the footsteps of Snow Leopard as a paid minor update to a major release. Since OS X Lion cost $30 to begin with it will be interesting to see what they price this at.

This update brings a lot of features from iOS 5 to the Mac. iChat is being replaced by Messages and with that you can now chat with your iMessage contacts on your Mac. Reminders and a dedicated notes app are also coming along with Game Center. That could mean big things for Mac gaming but I'll get back to that. Twitter, sharing and iCloud are now integrated deeper and the Notification Center is now coming to the Mac.

All these features are pretty cool but I think Game Center is the stand out here. Apple showed off Firemint's Real Racing 2 in their demo which is a graphically intensive game. I think this new push could really benefit both platforms. If developers can easily port iOS games to the Mac that can create a much bigger market for games on the Mac which right now is basically nonexistent. With the opportunity to port games to Mac, developers have a bigger incentive to create graphic heavy games like Real Racing 2 or Infinity Blade II. Check out the link below to see all the new features in depth.

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Double Fine Kickstarter nearing $2 million, new update for backers

Tim Schafer took a moment to update folks on the status of their Kickstarter for 'Double Fine Adventure.' The project is currently at $1,814,231 and will likely hit $2 million by the weekend. With this increased budget Double Fine is able to make good on some promises like support for Mac and Linux. There will also be support for iOS and Android devices.

Voice acting also now can be added to the game as well as subtitles in English, French, Italian, German, Esperanto and Spanish. The previously announced beta access for backers will only be on Steam but a DRM free version will be available for fans who like their adventure games "loosey goosey." Watch Schafer's update after the break.

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Take a quick look at the Pixar short 'La Luna'

La Luna has been making some festivial rounds but the first time the general public will get a look at it is on June 22, 2012 ahead of Brave.

Early looks hinted that this will be more than an average Pixar short and this brief look doesn't disappoint. Every frame here looks absolutely beautiful. Take a look at the clip after the break.

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Mattel producing Hoverboard ahead of 2015 schedule

Back to the Future Part II had some pretty wild ideas for what the future would be like in 2015. That is only 3 short years away and the world doesn't look quite like Robert Zemeckis' vision for the future. No one is wearing two ties at the same time but some people are wearing clothes made out of meat so that's sort of close.

One of the more iconic future devices was the Hoverboard by Mattel. Like those Nike Air MAGs, Mattel is cashing in on the 80's classic by introducing a prop replica of that stylish, hot pink hoverboard. The official word from Mattel calls this a "high-cost item." And if minimum pre-orders aren't met the replicas will not be made. I can't imagine spending over $100 for such a thing — it doesn't even hover for Christ sakes — I can't imagine where all the cost is going.

Personally I'm still waiting on the Black & Decker HYDRATOR. You know, where you put in that little freeze-dried pizza and comes out all fresh and hot in about 3 seconds. That is the equivalent to a flying car for me.

via: /Film