2011.071 (March 12, 2011)

iPad Features High Definition Wing Commander

This is a reminder to anyone who picked up an iPad 2 yesterday, or plans to get one soon, that iTunes has a special iPad HD version of the Wing Commander Movie available to rent for just $3.99! The film can also be easily streamed to your HDTV via the new HDMI adapter or Apple TV. SD versions are available for $2.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy.

Space Shuttle Discovery Ends a Great Run

The Space Shuttle Discovery completed her final mission this week. Discovery capped its fourteen-day orbit by completing construction of the International Space Station (docking a permanent supply module) and reaching its own milestone, 365 total days spent in space across 39 missions. After the shuttle is decontaminated and prepped for storage, it should replace the Enterprise in the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.