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Execs still optimistic on 3D -It’s gonna be huge
The 3D revolution will be televised. That’s the word from a conference held last week on how 3D is pushing its way into our cultural mainstream. As proof, the conference pointed to six of the top ten movies of 2010 were 3D movies. And it looks like more will be as the number of theaters more »
Avatar stomps its giant blue feet all over Titanic’s record
1994 – Development on the movie Avatar began with an 80-page script by James Cameron. December 19th, 1997 – James Cameron’s Titanic was released in theatres everywhere. 1998 – Titanic becomes the highest grossing film of all time with 1.83 billion dollars worldwide. 1999 – Filming was supposed to begin on Avatar but James Cameron more »
Avatar spoof: The making of the Bootleg
Avatar has no doubt become a phenomena around the world. The hype surrounding the movie that James took 15 years to create, has taken theaters by storm. But it has also created its fair share of spoofs. This one pokes fun at the dramatic making of videos that have hyped Avatar. But this time a more »
“Augmented reality” for kids by Mattel?
San Diego Comic-Con 2009 is kicking off and Mattel is introducing a new set of toys based on the movie “Avatar” that brings augmented reality to kids. Here’s how this works: each toy (vehicle, action figure, etc.) has a 3-D tag which can be scanned using a webcam. Then the computer will display info about more »
Nurian Avatar F1 has a lot inside
You’ve got to like the look of the Nurian Avatar F1. Of course, looks are not everything from this piece of South Korean technology. The Avatar F1 is kind of a PMP, MID, and UMPC all in one.
This Avatar comes packed with an Alchemy AU1250 600MHz processor, is powered by a Windows CE 5.0 Core, and has a 30GB hard drive. The Avatar F1 can play back many file formats to include MPEG1/2/4, DivX, Xvid, WMV, OGG and of course MP3′s. It also allows the user to tune into mobile TV broadcasts and has output video with a TV out component dongle.
Google’s net reach broadens with their “Lively” take on “Second Life”
Net giant Google just revealed their plans to release their version of living in a virtual world with the online 3D social arena “Lively.” Unlike the program “Second Life”, Lively allows users to enter “their world” via IE or Firefox after the initial download and installation of the program. You can make use of integrating the Internet in several ways, bring in your photos or videos that you have hosted online, email your friends inviting them to join, or use the special pre-written widgets to embed your Lively area on your blog. Currently it doesn’t work with MySpace, they are still working on that one.
“It’s integrated with the Internet. It’s not an alternate destination,” said Niniane Wang, Google’s engineering manager for the project. “Our intention is to add to your existing life.”
