iPaddles and the Sprockets of Summer: The Weekly Poll

Last Week's Poll: The iGimmick

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs stepped down, it was rumored that Apple has at least one major product queued for release next year to join the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. We invited you all to speculate on what the next iToy was going to be. Your predictions:

• Neither the iEye (a hand-sized three-d camera) or the iAye (a special naval edition of the Ipad) attracted much interest - each drew 20% of the vote.
• The EiEiO (a special tablet device for children) fared a little better, attracting 30%. 
• You definitely liked the iOU (for digital banking), the preferred choice of 35%

But the clear favourite was the the iPadL, an Apple tablet waterproofed for use in canoes, to be sold exclusively at Starbucks and Mountain Equipment Coop, the Mecca (Meccas? Meccae?) of aging Ottawa Cool.

 This Week's Poll: BlockBusted?

The Sprocket Club meets on Fridays at noon in the Consilium Boardroom to watch movies. The only criterion is that it has to be a film that one Sprocket Club member thinks EVERYONE in the world should know about, and that at least one of the other members haven't seen.

As we glided out of August, our conversation turned last week to the question of a summer blockbuster, or lack thereof. Opinion was divided on which of the summer's films, if any, had achieved that magical mix of buzz, box office returns, and, oh, yeah, quality (nearly forgot that one) that would crown it THE Movie of the Summer of 2011. 

Well, you know what it's like around here. Variety is calling for our ratings, IMDB is clamouring for our opinion, and Johnny Depp wants to know whether Pirates made the cut. (Pirates? Cut? Get it?)

So which of the summer's offerings would YOU anoint as Official Blockbuster?

1. Pirates of the Caribbean IV
2. Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows
3. Transformers III
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. X-Men First Class
6. The Help 
7. None of the Above

All right, Film Critics - let's criticize us some film.