In a career that spanned writing, directing and producing nearly 50 films, Blake Edwards, who died Wednesday, shaped more than his share of characters including Pink Panther’s Inspector Clouseau and Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. (Dec. 16)
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By Mr. Fish Related Entries December 16, 2010 Trendy French Straights Have Co-Opted Civil Unions December 15, 2010 Army of Fun
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By Mike Luckovich Related Entries December 16, 2010 Trendy French Straights Have Co-Opted Civil Unions December 15, 2010 Army of Fun
Continue reading …Lyon: Interpol on Thursday said it had received information from its office in Baghdad about possible al Qaeda attacks on US and European targets. “We received information yesterday (Wednesday) from the Interpol office in Baghdad about possible threats, especially in the US and Europe, due to orders given to al Qaeda cells by al Qaeda commanders,” the global police agency said. All 188 countries which are members of the agency have been informed of the possible threats, said a spokeswoman at Interpol’s headquarters in the French city of Lyon. Europe has been on high alert for several weeks over heightened fears of terrorist attacks in the run-up to the busy Christmas period. On Saturday,…
Continue reading …Word Lens augmented reality app instantly translates whatever you point it at
December 17, 2010 No Comment
Augmented reality and optical character recognition have just come into their own, beautifully intertwined into an instant translation app for the iPhone. Download Word Lens, pay $4.99 for a language pack, then point it at a sign and watch as it replaces every word with one in your native tongue. It’s a little bit like Pleco , but without the whole language learning stuff. We just gave it a spin, and while it’s not quite as accurate as this video claims, it’s still breathtaking to behold — especially as it doesn’t require an internet connection to do any lookup. Sadly, it only translates to and from English and Spanish for now. Still, Babelfish, eat your heart out. Word Lens augmented reality app instantly translates whatever you point it at originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A missing New Jersey prostitute was not among the four women whose bodies were found over the past week on a deserted beach highway in New York, detectives said Thursday. (Dec. 16)
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By Eugene Robinson The good news is that President Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan is “on track.” The bad news is that the track runs in a circle. Related Entries December 16, 2010 Everything Is Negotiable, Except Nature December 16, 2010 An Afghan War Refresher With President Obama
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TOKYO (AFP) – Japan said Friday it would shift its defence focus from the Soviet Cold War threat to southern islands nearer China, labelling the military build-up of its giant neighbour a global “concern”. Aside from boosting its southern forces and submarine fleet and upgrading its fighter-jets, Japan will strengthen missile defences against the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea, it said in a major strategic review. The cabinet of officially pacifist Japan approved the National Defence Programme Guidelines months after a territorial row flared up with…
Continue reading …RIM dropped an intriguing hint about a likely release date for the BlackBerry PlayBook during its Q3 earnings call this week — namely, that the company expects the first revenue from the dual-core tablet to arrive in the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year. “There are no PlayBook revenues included in our Q4 guidance, and we expect the first revenue impact from PlayBook will be in RIM’s first quarter,” a RIM spokeswoman said, adding that the PlayBook is still slated to ship in the first quarter of the calendar year. If that still sounds like financial gibberish, let us clarify a tad — RIM’s first fiscal quarter doesn’t start till March, which happens to be when the first calendar quarter ends. Oh, RIM can certainly revise its guidance to shareholders and launch the BlackBerry PlayBook earlier or later if that’s what execs deem fit, but if both of RIM’s statements remain true, then March is when the PlayBook will ship. Isn’t logic wonderful? BlackBerry PlayBook will ship in March, assuming inertial momentum originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games in the NFL this week. The Giants host the Eagles. Those two teams are tied atop the NFC East. The 7-6 Colts host the Jaguars, while Kansas City takes on St. Louis. (Dec. 16)
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