House season finale filmed with Canon 5D Mark II. Just like Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride was filmed using a pro-sumer DSLR, so has this years Season finale of House. With more models offering full 1080p HD video output, will we be seeing more of this filming technique?
Business Tips from Van Halen. How Van Halen’s “infamous” no-brown-M&M test acted as a diagnostic, allowing the band to spot potential problems early.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has a suggestion for the University of Georgia, which is looking for a replacement for Uga VII, the Georgia Bulldog mascot who died last week in Savannah: PETA says the University should use what it calls an “animatronic dog,” or use a person in a costume. Robo UGA, really? Really? Only if it’s armed with a death ray….
At an industry summit in NYC on Oct. 21, News Corp Deputy Chairman Chase Carey revealed that online video hub Hulu will begin charging users for content as soon as 2010. Sounds like a classic case of cutting it’s nose off to spite it’s face. Just means people will look elsewhere…
In a move mirroring their deal in Britain, ESPN has reached an agreement to televise a package of Premier League matches in the US for 2009-2010 beginning Saturday and through the completion of the season in May. Double the amount of Premier League games I can watch now… All they need now is to reach a deal with the SPL and I’ll be as happy as a pig in shit…
Jenson Button secured a dream debut victory for the Brawn GP team after dominating the Australian Grand Prix. This is the first time in a long time I stayed up to watch a race live, and I was glad Jensen won as he’s been an also-ran for far too long. And with all the new regulation it’s truly a new age in Formula One, sure the cars are uglier, but they look like they’re made for racing now…
Where The Wild Things Are Trailer. Looks utterly delightful… Cannot wait…
Social networking sites such as Facebook could raise your risk of serious health problems by reducing levels of face-to-face contact, a doctor claims. Daily Mail scaremongering much? I’m surprised they didn’t managed to fit a reference to Maddie McCann or Princess Diana in there…
Twitter Chatter During the Super Bowl. As the Steelers and Cardinals battled on the field, Twitter users across the nation pecked out a steady stream of “tweets.” The map shows the location and frequency of commonly used words in Super Bowl related messages.
Super Bowl Adverts. Rejoice, for this years Super Bowl adverts are online already! And honestly, most of them sucked…
Layoff Daily. Quite possibly the most depressing site on all the internets right now…
Obama staff arrives to White House stuck in dark ages of technology. The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing.
CNN utilise Photosynth to capture the inauguration. A citizens eye view on this moment in history…
Cleveland Indians open up a “social deck” section for bloggers and tweeters. In this press box for social media types, they get a press kit, media guide and press releases, and they are free to update followers and readers throughout the game just as they normally would. But unlike the traditional press box, they don’t get any access to players or managers. It’s a very cool idea I’d like a few other teams to follow.