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Actors Jim Sturgess and Ryan Kwanten talk about lending their voices to new animation ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’ – the story of a young barn owl who embarks on an epic adventure. (Oct. 20)
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On Wednesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith noted how President Obama was on the campaign trail “in hopes of avoiding a Democratic washout,” but added, “he may be getting some help from Republicans….unintentional help.” Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes exclaimed: “…we've been seeing a spate of strange claims from tea party candidates in recent weeks.” As supposed evidence of those “strange claims,” Cordes pointed to Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell accurately noting that the phrase “separation of church and state” appears nowhere in the Constitution. Cordes remarked that O'Donnell's comment “actually drew gasps from her audience yesterday,” and later concluded: “O'Donnell – who calls herself a strict constitutionalist – appeared unaware of one of the Constitution's most basic tenets.” read more
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Photo via Planet Green Planet Green is launching a new series this Friday, October 22nd called Dean of Invention . Viewers get to follow inventor Dean Kamen and co-host Joanne Colan as they travel the globe looking for the most mind-blowing, game-changing new innvetions that make the world a better place. As a green gadget geek, I’m really looking forward to the show so I was excited to get to ask co-host Joanne Colan about what the upcoming series has in store for us. Check out her favorite discoveries — from helping people regain lost abilities to mitig… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …First-Ever Geoengineering Research Ban Considered by Convention on Biological Diversity
October 20, 2010 No Comment
photo: James Jordan / Creative Commons While preservation of the planet’s dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan,
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Given its success with the iPhone / iPod touch’s App Store , we can’t say an OS X version is entirely crazy — and neither can Apple, who just announced such an App Store for its 10.7 release, Lion . Here’s what we know so far: multi-touch gestures, app home screens, full screen apps. “Every app on the iPad is a full screen app,” says Steve. Auto save, apps resume when launched. Don’t expect on-screen multitouch, as Jobs is very much against vertical touching. “Touch surfaces want to be horizontal” — you can all but kiss those touchscreen iMac rumors goodbye. Just like iPad, there’s automatic installation, auto-updates, a 70 / 30 revenue split for developers, one-click downloads, and the license works for all personal Macs. The App Store itself is a standalone app that looks a lot like iTunes. Apps are automatically dropped into the dock after download. Expect it to hit OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users “within 90 days” from today. And developers? Apple’s accepting app submissions starting in November. Check out our liveblog of Apple’s Back to the Mac event right here . Gallery: Mac App Store on OS X 10.7 Mac App Store for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 unveiled, coming ‘within 90 days’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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As promised, Apple today offered a preview of Mac OS X 10.7, a.k.a “Lion,” which Steve Jobs says has been inspired by the company’s efforts with iOS. That inspiration has resulted in an expanded use of multitouch gestures (but not on a vertical screen), an emphasis on iPad-like full screen applications, and — here’s the big one — an App Store for OS X (which will also be coming to Snow Leopard). Also new is the Launchpad application launcher, which will give you an iPad-like grid of icons and let you create iOS-style folders for applications, and the all-new Mission Control, which offers an Expose view of your windows, your open apps, and your dock. No exact launch date just yet, but Apple says Lion will roll out sometime in the summer of 2011 — head on past the break for the full press release. Gallery: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Preview Developing… check out our liveblog of Apple’s Back to the Mac event right here . Continue reading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion announced, coming summer 2011 Mac OS X 10.7 Lion announced, coming summer 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We just spotted the FaceTime logo, or a version of it, lurking in the OS X dock during Apple’s iMovie 11 demo. New version of iChat with FaceTime compatibility? We’d put money on it. Update: It’s real! It appears to be an all-new app, instead of a version of iChat AV. You use your Mac’s Address Book and make calls right from the app. If your chat counterpart is in portrait or landscape the display automatically adjusts, and you can also go to full screen. Better yet? It’s out today, in a beta form. Be sure to check out our complete live coverage right here ! FaceTime coming to OS X, beta available today originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple announces iLife ’11, $49 upgrade or free with every new Mac, available today
October 20, 2010 No Comment
There you have it. Shockingly enough , iMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBand have all been modernized sufficiently to merit having their names appended with ’11. iPhoto ’11 is taking the early demo lead in the live event, with hot new slideshow themes . Gee, Steve, you’re building it up nice and slow, huh? There are added Facebook and email sharing enhancements and new full screen modes that make it look a lot like … an iPad app. Gallery: iPhoto ’11 iMovie ’11 will freshen up the audio editing options (finally!) and add “one step effects,” a People Finder that identifies individuals in movie clips, and an apparently effortless movie trailer maker. Intriguing. The audio tweaks include per-segment sound levels adjustments as well as easy fade sliders, there are also additional new audio effects for people to play around with. 24fps video editing and output is now supported, allowing you to export more film-like trailers using the templates thrown into this new software. Good news on the upload front too, as direct sharing to Facebook and Vimeo have also been added. Gallery: iMovie ’11 Apple is adding FlexTime, Groove Matching, more guitar and amp effects, new piano and guitar lessons, and finally a “How Did I Play” feature to GarageBand ’11 . Groove Matching can be summarized with a quote from the Cupertino crew’s Xander Soren: “it’s like an automatic spellchecker for bad rhythm.” As to “How Did I Play,” that’s a mixture of post-play analysis and a Rock Band -like live note monitor, which highlights in green the notes you strike correctly or in red the ones you miss. It works with both the guitar and piano. Gallery: GarageBand ’11 iLife ’11 is available today , as a free extra on new Macs or as a $49 upgrade on differently new Apple machines. Apple announces iLife ’11, $49 upgrade or free with every new Mac, available today originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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And with that, the long (long!) wait is (just) about over. Boxee just announced this morning that its long awaited Boxee Box (you know, the one built by D-Link ) will be shipping out on November 10th for customers who have pre-ordered from Amazon in the United States and Best Buy or Future Shop in Canada. Furthermore, pre-orders taken in Australia / New Zealand and other nations across Europe will start heading out “shortly thereafter.” For those looking to pick one up after the initial rush, it’s expected to start splashing down in retail on November 17th. So, you in? Continue reading Boxee Box shipping November 10th in US and Canada Boxee Box shipping November 10th in US and Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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