The sounds of silent movies (Nature)
Flickering images can trigger perception of sound....more...Samsung's Instinct is competition for iPhone (CNN.com)
Over the last year, the collective response from most cell phone manufacturers to the iPhone has been rather muted. But now Samsung is trying a different tactic....more... Time to put on your game face (The Florida Times-Union)
Back in the old days, most tabletop games involved boards, rule books and dice - and nobody made any money from them except the people who made the game equipment. ...more... Films of the Fall (The Augusta Chronicle)
A cat-and-mouse movie about an FBI agent (Guy Pearce) pursuing a former Special Forces soldier (Don Cheadle) with possible ties to terrorist organizations. Given the talent involved, expect more than a by-the-book thriller. Aug. 29....more... 'Mummy' is stale summer popcorn dreck (The Lexington Dispatch)
If you're anything like me, halfway through "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," you may find yourself asking "what's the point'"...more... The scourge of tape mould and laser rot (The Globe and Mail)
Description is not available ...more... On DVD: "Rewind,' "Semi-Pro' bring old-school charm, little else (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Jack Black's "Be Kind, Rewind" and Will Ferrell's" Semi-Pro" follow two sweet, fired-up doofuses in quests to save, respectively, Black's old-school storefront and Ferrell's '70s-era Flint, Mich., basketball team....more... I Will Remember You (Metro Pulse)
A massive oak tree shades two grave markers, high on a hill along a narrow gravel road that rises up to a grassy knoll. The oak?s branches dip, down low, catching the last strains of R.B. Morris strumming his guitar and the low voices of those gathered together today....more... News and views on Linux on the desktop ... (Desktop Linux)
Military-grade USB key supports Linux desktops ? Jun. 26, 2008 ? IronKey Inc. has announced that its line of encrypted USB storage keys is now available for all major Linux operating systems (OSes)....more... |