Imagination, How It All Ends, Google wireless, Muse
I have six things to mention today: 1. I will soon be reviewing the independent film Imagination by Eric and Jeffrey Leiser for Filmometer.com. They’ve let me know that a DVD screener of their three-year effort is in the mail. After invitations to a number of film festivals in 2007, additional theatrical openings of Imagination […]
Happy Halloween: Vampire electronics and sports
Early this morning amidst the dense fog, I saw a woman dressed as a ladybug, with curved orange wings and all, riding a bicycle on her way to work/school. It was a surreal moment. Here’s a Halloween concept for you: “vampire electronics.” This refers to all of your plugged-in appliances and entertainment devices consuming little […]
Amazon MP3 Beta launched, iTunes still annoying
I am very excited about Amazon MP3 Beta (minus the consumer profiling it inescapably contains). I hope it enables me to be done with iTunes Music Store, soon. Now that Apple’s iTunes has paved the way, it’s about time a major player forced changes to the way digital music is sold. Apple finally has some […]
Brix, Inland Empire, coconut for cats, South Park
Here are a few random notes to round out what’s been a busy month of August: Check out this cell phone concept, called Brix, courtesy of Yanko Design. Brix modular cell phone can expand into a large-screen display. It’s cool, but probably unrealistic for the mainstream. SciFi.com published a related article this week: “Top 10 […]
Fertility phones, planting yellow plums, save as PDF
I have four things to share today. Ready, set, go: 1. Here’s some interesting technology news from Engadget Mobile: Samsung has filed a patent application for a fertility-measuring phone. The phone is capable of tracking a woman’s fertile periods. Oh, yes, it’s true . . . by measuring eardrum distance and body temperature. I enjoyed […]
Genealogy of music (and the Skeksis departed)
I really enjoy seeing artists’ renditions of the genealogies (or family trees) of music, specifically rock music. Last year I bought a vintage t-shirt on eBay that shows a rock & roll family tree, starting with Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, and Louis Armstrong and progressing up the trunk to the outer branches of popular late 1980s […]
Wikia Search, Boston Celtics, Iraqi soccer, “diabeetus”
I read an interesting analysis of Wikia Search and Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales in this past April’s issue of Fast Company. The cover of the magazine read: “Google’s Worst Nightmare: Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Has His Sights Set on the Search Business.” One of the coolest parts of the “Why Is This Man Smiling?” cover story was […]
Pink Martini concert (and Google wireless, obesity)
Friday night I went to see Pink Martini at the da Vinci Days festival in Corvallis on the Oregon State University campus. I also caught some of the opening act, Sneakin’ Out. It was all very good stuff. For those of you who aren’t familiar with them, Pink Martini is an adventurous multilingual lounge act […]
Blended iPhone, Smashing Pumpkins, carbon fiber blades
As you may have gathered from the title, I have three things to write about today: 1. Blended iPhone Excited about the iPhone? Of course you are! Not excited about AT&T exclusivity through 2009 (or maybe even 2012)? Of course you’re not! Nevermind battery life, my only question about the iPhone is: Will it Blend? […]
Robotic BEAR, badgers, American Zoetrope, French Open
Today is the birthday of two of my friends. Happy Birthday to everyone born today! As usual, I have a number of random things to share. Let’s do this newspaper-style, using three sections: Science & Technology Ever imagined dying in the arms of a robotic teddy bear? Soon this may become a reality for wounded […]