Actor Jeff Bridges talks about reprising his role as Kevin Flynn in sequel ‘TRON: Legacy’ and reveals what’s changed on set since the groundbreaking original, made nearly three decades ago. (Nov. 25)
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A former Texas solicitor general has been identified as one of three victims who died when their small plane crashed off the Florida Panhandle. NTSB investigators are on scene and investigating the cause of the crash. (Nov. 25)
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Not so keen on plopping down a Benjamin for Movea’s Air Mouse ? A full two years after the introduction of that very product, there’s now an acceptable, bargain-bin alternative: the Air Mouse. Er, the Air Mouse app for iPod touch / iPhone. This here nugget of code, which is selling for just $1.99 in the App Store, taps into your iDevice’s inbuilt gyroscopes as well as the company’s own MotionSense technology in order to convert your handheld into a mouse. No need to fish for a surface, though — simply wave your iPhone around in order to take advantage of in-air cursor control and gesture recognition. It’s a dream come true for HTPC owners (Macs and PCs are supported), though critics are suggesting that Mobile Mouse may actually be superior. If you’ve already parted ways with your buck-ninety-nine, let us know how things are panning out in comments below. Continue reading Movea turns your iPod touch or iPhone into an Air Mouse for just $2 Movea turns your iPod touch or iPhone into an Air Mouse for just $2 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Dirty Rags at Elisava Design School. Image Credit: Vicente Zambrano What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser , a local waste collection and urban cleaning company. Not only were they asked to design useful products for the company’s employees out of their old uniforms, they also had to come up with designs that would use all of the pieces of the uniforms; leaving nothing behind.The Elisava students presented their work in an exhibition called “
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Survey shows 80% of seculars want more religious freedom, while 91% of haredim think government policy is too pluralistic. Most seculars, traditional want unity government excluding haredi parties
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Billy Joel is recovering from double hip-replacement surgery. A spokeswoman says the Hall of Famer is doing extremely well. (Nov. 25)
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‘I prayed for my grandson to convert,’ Sarah Omar tells Saudi paper while on hajj pilgrimage
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Photo: modern tribe Chanukah, the Jewish holiday , comes early this year, so there are some frantic shoppers out there already. Here is a little guide to some green and special presents, just in time for the first night of the holiday which takes place on the first of December. There are many charities doing wonderful things. Just £10 will provide books for children in Sierra Leone and £37 will provide … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Content providers might be banning Google TV left , right , and center , but hardware partners don’t seem to be losing any enthusiasm. After Samsung openly admitted to contemplating a HDTV with Google TV hardware and software built right in, Toshiba and Vizio are now said to have firm plans to introduce such new products at January’s CES 2011 . While neither manufacturer would be drawn into confirming this latest bit of insider info, Toshiba’s American GM, Jeff Barney, is quoted as saying, “Google certainly is a key partner for us on the PC side and will likely be key for us on the TV side as well.” How else could Google function as a key TV partner than with its web-connected TV experience ? Toshiba and Vizio expected to join Google TV bandwagon in January originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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China has been staging a fashion show with a difference: the Beijing Tattoo Fair. It’s brought hundreds of people together, united by the view that beauty can be viewed through the eye of a needle. (Nov. 25)
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