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Sarah and I are wandering through the lovely and mad world of the Sundance film festival-- we've only seen one film so far, the movie premiere of Mirrormask (by the wonderful team of Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman.) Produced by Henson Studios, and a child of sorts to movies like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, Mirrormask is a cgi fantasy film like absolutely nothing I have ever seen before. The lead character, Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) finds herself early on in a strange mirror-world, where normal rules just don't apply-- of course leading to strange and lovely bits of detail like monkeybirds named Bob, and a band of sphinxes who eat teacakes, books, and occasionally, adventurous little girls.
McKean mentioned during the screening that he composited every frame of the
film himself, and it shows--the world of the film is layered with stunning pencil drawings and twisted trees that almost appear to be super-magnified versions of strange bug legs. For those of you familiar with Dave McKean's work, it's exactly what you would expect-- a stunning visual tour of the thoroughly unexpected.
Announcements haven't been made if the film is touring theaters but there are plans to release a DVD soon. The Hollywood Reporter posted the first review of the film today-- check the link below.
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Some are calling it an internet video search others are making it sound
like it is an index of television shows. New Scientist adds some
information on what they are actually indexing.
>The search engine's new service sifts through the subtitles provided
by many programmes, allowing users to find shows of interest.
[(link)](http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6927)
Engadget points out:
>we're surprised it's never been done before: set up a bunch of
machines to capture and index all the closed captioning data on the
line (and grab a few screen shots along the way for context). Boom,
instant full-TV index.
[(link)](http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000560028908/)
After you zero in on your search results you are presented with screen
caps from several points in the show along with the subtitle context
from that portion of the program. The video of the program, though
probably stored somewhere at Google HQ are not made available for
download.
[(link)](http://tinyurl.com/6euro)
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The first unwired feature film encrypted and beamed 800 miles to premier at the Sundance Film Festival (where a few of our fabulist crew are currently stationed).
>Intel technicians in Hillsboro, Oregon, encrypted Rize, which was shot on high-definition digital video. The file was streamed to Salt Lake City, then beamed via microwave to Park City and through a WiMax
connection to the top of a 10,000-foot mountain.
[(link)](http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66380,00.html)
details from Intel:
[(link)](http://www.intel.com/netcomms/events/sundance.htm)
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A while ago we posted about the retro cell phones available from Pokia. Jason commented what we really needed were rotary cell phones.
Ask and the door shall be opened.
Spark Fun Electronics has posted instructions on how to build your very own rotary cell phone.
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From the fantabulous Catherine Pita:
i have added a bunch of cozies to the shop. some of them have fake fur, some of them have bad words on them, and some of them are just way cool in their own special cozy way. you'll just have to click to find out! Also, if i may: don't forget to spread the gospel of the pita if you can find it in your heart next to your inexplicable love of the OC.
I lurve her, and all of her recycled clothes goodies too. Patronize her, in the form of shiny, shiny money.
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Pimped out spinning rims for your bicycle... Maybe the most awesome
thing I've ever seen. What more can I say? Watch the flippin video.
[(link)](http://www.deuce-usa.com/gallery_video.html)
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Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess does We Will Become Silhouettes, the latest video from the Postal Service-- it's Ben Gibbard like never before. Trust me.
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Robosapian is the first humanoid robot to hit the mass market. It has 67 builtin functions, 4 programming modes, and sensors covering it's entire body, which allow you to program it to perform a variety of tasks. It's marketed as a kids toy but has high geek value since it was designed by a robotics physicist, who through his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory has contributed to NASA and various Department of Defense projects and already has plenty of "robosapian hacks" sights springing up all over Google.
Time Magazine "Gadget of the Week" article (nice series BTW): [(link)](http://www.time.com/time/gadget/20041201/)
Official Page With Video Of Commercial: [(link)](http://www.wowwee.com/robosapien/robo1/robomain.html)
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Fancy, fancy. For just $14, you can introduce The Future right into your home-- just pour a little tap water love into this calculator, and voila! It's portable power in the palm of your hand! (Say that three times fast.)
>>The secret is a patented revolution in fuel cell technology that harnesses the energy of water molecules to provide a futuristic stream of pollution-free electrical current.
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SolarRolls are Brunton's answer to keeping your digital life intact in the wild. Starting at $169, the SolarRoll is just what it sounds like-- a flat, fruit-roll-up of a solar panel, easy to stow, travel and show off.
The waterproof SolarRoll has given sea kayakers the power to photograph their voyages from the far reaches of the planet. And next spring, it will assist Ed Viesturs in his final summit, Annapurna, as he polishes off the last peak of Endeavor 8000. Ideal for powering satellite phones, members of expeditions worldwide pack the SolarRoll in place of expensive extra batteries that don�t offer much relief in the form of weight. [...You can also use] the SolarRoll for charging [the] car battery or running [the] video camera.
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I found an on line marketplace where you can buy, sell or trade those
annoying gift cards to stores you never go to.
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We are fast moving into an age where we wear tech as fashion accessories. The iPod has long had various colored skins to personalize your sidekick music player. Now one entrepreneurial artist has begun creating jewelry for your iPod Shuffle.
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We've all seen Che Guevera idolized on everything for shoes to shirts to purses. Now his legacy is being remixed, hooking up the look of the icon with the face of Biggie Smalls. Check it.
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