Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/disney-buying-lucas-films-for-4-billion/?src=rec&recp=9

Miami Heats Big Three get their rings and beat Boston in Home opener

Unity of Old and New Photographs

In this series of carefully photoshopped images, photographer Shawn Clover created composite photographs that blend historical scenes from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and his own present-day captures of the same locations. (via Colossal)

Life of Pi is an amazing book by Yann Martel...soon the Life of Pi movie will be released...check it out
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/new-life-of-pi-trailer-is-breathtaking

Use your 4 ejection seats

Yeah guys just in case you get scared on Halloween just watch this and know your 4 ejection seats from a horror movie

Want to watch a few good Halloween movies?

http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/arts/television/halloween-movies-on-syfy-hallmark-and-bbc-america.html?ref=television&_r=0

Dubstep

If you like Dubstep music this is an awesome site to download from, it has a lot of underground artists that you probably have never heard of.... The site also has house, electro, and hip-hop music, enjoy!



http://thedankles.com

More streaming

You can also search almost any artist or song name and download it for free straight onto iTunes...



http://soundowl.com/shuffle

I thought this was interesting.. NBC is cancelling "Animal Practice" because the viewing has dropped 9% and the show was ranked the least viewed in that hour slot... darn...


http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/showbiz/tv/animal-practice-canceled-ew/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9

These Pictures are amazing

You don't need 3-D glasses to view these Pictures

iPad Mini

Come November 2, the iPad Mini (pictured, right) will go on sale.  Will you be buying one?

Video Games Making a Better World?

If you have 20 minutes to spare, check out this video about video games.

ERB: Obama vs Mitt Romney

I thought this would be pretty good considering there is a debate between Obama and Mitt Romney. Looks like the media is going big on this.

Who won?

Google's Data Centers

Take a Look Inside Google’s Data Centers

 

TIME Magazine published an article under their tech section. They announced that Google is now offering an unprecedented look inside some of its global data centers through a series of photographs. The photos capture data centers from around the world, displaying Google's vast network of data sharing.

Read more: http://techland.time.com/2012/10/17/take-a-look-inside-googles-data-centers/#ixzz2A1oVDVfr

To see the official google data center website, click here : http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/

User Activity Comparison of Social Networks

This is the link that would not show up in my power point.

http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/social-networking-user

Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of s...

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

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Newsweek to end print after 79 years, December 31 will be the last paper version.

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Skydive record

Thought this video was pretty cool.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I

2012 Presidential Debates and Social Networking

This article relays what many think to be the "funniest" tweets posted on Twitter regarding the most current presidential debate. It's interesting to think about the instantaneous nature of social networking... Romney makes a comment about Big Bird or having "binders full of women" and the next thing you know, it's a trending topic on one of the largest social networking sites. Millions of people will proceed to tweet or retweet about what comes out of the candidates' mouths, and those who don't even tune in to watch the debate probably feel like they already have with the bombardment of information they receive by the simple act of social networking.

You can read the article here.

An easy way to fix your broken toy....and onward.

Makerbot/Replicator

Thoughts? I found this to be interesting, especially with the interest of cloning. 

Pretty Neat Article!

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/skydiver-felix-baumgartner-s-supersonic-free-fall-tests-mettle-spacesuit-280221

Timeline Infographic

Amazing how the technology can improve in short period of time, what will we have in 10 years?

MP3 Player Creative, listen to the music from the wrist

MP3 Player Creative, the portable music player features a flexible OLED screen that other than diplaying the playlist also let the use select the song or control volume with just a touch of a finger.

http://gadget-ideaz.blogspot.com/2010/08/mp3-player-creative-listen-to-music.html

How far would you go???

http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/08/10/how-far-would-you-go/

Just imagine!

http://www.thebluedot.net/blog/2010/03/04/making-your-body-a-touch-screen/

Whats next??

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48933348/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/distance-record-set-quantum-teleportation/

interesting predictions

http://mashable.com/2011/12/22/crazy-tech-predictions-2012/

A giant eyeball washed up near my hometown!

Giant Eyeball

Video Games

As we talked in class today about the positive and negative side effects of video games, we mostly discussed hand held controller games and ones that promote violence or learning. As technology increases, video games have become more of a physical activity as well, which many people tend to forget. New advances like Wii Fit, Just Dance and Xbox Kinect provide a more active atmosphere for video gamers that will also let out anger in a more productive and safe atmosphere.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20121001/active-video-games-help-some-kids-get-active

Jerry Seinfelds new show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pe7J-8qIPY

now he is really creating a show about nothing

The Robotic Rover found a Bright Object on Mars

Mars News

Ratings Guy

I found it interesting that today in class we talked about television and ratings and Family Guy just did an episode on Nielsen ratings.

Check out the episode:

http://www.fox.com/familyguy/full-episodes/1849411828/ratings-guy

Lark Wristband

lark wristband

Remembering Steve Jobs

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/with-steve-jobs-tribute-a-home-page-reflects-its-founder-again/?smid=pl-share

Chirp: Imitating Nature to Expand Communication

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2011 Media Consumption Stats

Here is a cool infographic based on the 2011 stats put out by Ad Age  about what age group consumes media during a certain time in the day

http://www.mbaonline.com/media-consumption/

The mystery and irony of Gangnam Style

iPad mini might be coming our way!!

http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/ipad-mini-almost-know-162420535.html

This would be so cool to have

Its a keyless entry just using your cell phone.

https://lockitron.com/preorder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4dphR4JBA

Thought this was kind of funny and embarrassing for both Flava Flav and Miley Cyrus.  when I saw this it reminded me how we were talking about the iheart radio festival in class.