Archive for July, 2008
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Wireless TV Systems
I know this isn’t a Twitter but I wanted to quickly link to a story that fits right into our blog.
Go here to learn about creating a home entertainment system using Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) from Sony and Samsung.
No Comments » - Posted in Hardware, Uncategorized by Jason D.
Friday, July 25th, 2008
iPhone’s: Arrived
Stay tuned to this space for breaking news and updates on the arrival of two white 16g Apple iPhone’s.
No Comments » - Posted in iPhone by Jason D.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Font Conference- Via CollegeHumor.com
I hadn’t been to collegehumor.com since well, I was in college. Then a friend who is still in school posted the link to this video on his facebook page. Naturally it showed up in my ‘News Feed’ and here it is now for your enjoyment.
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
No Comments » - Posted in Facebook, YouTube vow by Jason D.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Goodbye Estelle Getty OR “Picture it…Sicily”
3 days before her 85th birthday Golden Globe and Emmy award winning actress Estelle Getty has passed away. Getty’s longtime caregiver said:
”Sadly, today July 22, 2008 at 5:35 a.m. Pacific Time, we said our last good-byes to our little friend Estelle, who passed away and made her journey to the great beyond. Although it was a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in TV, Uncategorized by Jason D.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Seperate is Equal
Magid Media Labs, working for CBS Interactive, released a study that shows people who watch TV shows online are also watching them on broadcast networks. What, the online component won’t cannibalize the television audience? Well, who’dathunk that? Oh yeah, everyone! Not only does the internet not take away viewers from broadcast TV but it also [...]
No Comments » - Posted in TV, TV on Web by Jason D.
Monday, July 21st, 2008
E Ink Finally Arriving At The Newsstand
E Ink has been buzzed about for years. I wanted to do an E Ink independent study project during my undergraduate years, but the cost for a test device was too expensive. Finally though it looks like E Ink will hit the newsstands. I was expecting it to be in the form of newspapers, but [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Jason T.
Monday, July 21st, 2008
I Should Have Sold My “Dark Knight” IMAX Tickets
Possibly and Internet first–fans turned to the Web in order to purchase Dark Knight tickets off of sites such as eBay and Craigslist. Usually fans turn to the web in order to buy hard-to-get tickets for music concerts and other events, but with fans lining up more frequently for big-name movies, scalpers may have to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Internet, Movies by Jason T.
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Friday the 18th
Birthday party? Yesterday might have been Disneyland’s 53rd birthday but we all know 7/17/55 was the invite only grand opening celebration. So, for all us regular folks, today marks the 53rd anniversary of the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’. Rumors, from the most untrusted source in Disney gossip, say that Disney will announce a new Hong [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Friday Review by Jason D.
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
David Gray, Torture?
The debate over whether or not “the U.S. gov’t may owe royalties on the song that has been blared over and over and over again to weaken detainee’s” at the Guantanamo Bay may finally have an answer, no. The song you might ask is none other than one of my all time favorites: David Gray’s hit from [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Big Brother, Music by Jason D.
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Nostalgia Sometimes More Important Than “Wow Factor”
Google threw up this article on my Gmail news ticker–Frogger, anyone? Old-school gamers revel in nostalgia. I thought it was a pretty sweet idea to turn a garage or spare room into an old-school style arcade. I remembered a site I came across when I was trying to get into physical computing which sold a [...]