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29th
JAN
Burn Things with a Flashlight and Graffiti in 3D Space
Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Technology
Today we have some YouTube distractions for your viewing pleasure…
4100 lumen flashlight burning some plastic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsV3-IvS8UA
http://www.i4u.com/article14324.html
Graffiti in 3D space!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhxDpsg2Dk
http://www.freshcreation.nl/comments.php?id=1504_0_1_0_C
Tags: Distractions, Flashlight, Grafitti, Torch, YouTube
19th
JAN
A Conversation with Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves
Posted by Bradley under Entertainment

io9.com has posted a revealing interview with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. Particularity interesting stuff on making expensive Hollywood cameras look like cheap, auto-focus handheld cameras. This is a great read for fans of the film.
Cloverfield is on track to shatter box office records for movies opening over the MLK holiday. The previous record was set by Black Hawk Down in 2002.
http://io9.com/346501/io9-talks-to-cloverfield-director-matt-reeves
Tags: Cloverfield, Director, Matt Reeves
18th
JAN
On Cloverfield
Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield is a modern day monster movie for the You Tube generation. A well executed tease brought to you by Nokia, Sephora, and Mountain Dew. Heavily watermarked which most people won’t notice.
I digress.
I felt a connection to the no-name actors — they could be my friends or yours. Which was effective. The hand held camera point-of-view worked up to the point where I began to ask myself why our witty cameraman (Hudson) didn’t put the damn thing down. And then he did…
The creep factor was there. The monster was like nothing I’ve ever seen. The visual effects were deliciously understated. All without a soundtrack.
Ultimately Cloverfield delivers. A new era of systematically casual, digital film making.


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Tags: Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams, Monster, Movie Review, Slusho
15th
JAN
From Macworld: Apple Releases Macbook Air, Time Capsule, et al.
Posted by Bradley under News, Technology

New Macbook Air fits in a manila envelope!

New Time Capsule backs up all of your computers without a second thought!

Apple TV 2.0 gets HD movie rentals and lower price!
So there you have it. The black turtleneck has spoken. Not to mention the iPhone gets new firmware, the iPod touch gets iPhone’s applications and iTunes gets movie rentals. Too many details to post here… full coverage over at Engadget!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/apple-macbook-air-first-hands-on/
Tags: Apple, iPhone, iTunes, Keynote, Macbook Air, Macworld, Steve Jobs, Time Capsule
15th
Kansas City Named 22nd Most Wired City in America
Posted by Bradley under Technology
Forbes.com ranked Kansas City #22 on their list of America’s Most Wired Cities. Which surprises me. A lot of Internet traffic moves beneath our streets as we are a major point-of-presence for many of the Tier 1, backbone Internet tubes. Maybe they should factor that into their equation next year. ![]()
http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/09/wired-cities-wifi-tech-wireless-cx_ew_0110wired.html
Tags: Forbes, Internet, Kansas City, Most Wired
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