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A C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh: While touring Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi literally bumped into Anthony Daniels, the actor behind Star Wars' lovable android C3PO. You might not recognize his face, but you surely know his voice. Take a walk down memory lane with Daniels, who talks...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Marketing, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, star wars, anthony daniels, pittsburgh, carnegie mellon, entertainment technology center, george lucas, ilm, skywalker, c3po, r2d2; Videos 2008-05-09
(Photos: The sounds of skywalker): (Photos: The sounds of Skywalker)That looks like one of the most fun places to work! [nt][nt]; Tags: Skywalker, photograph; Discussion threads 2007-12-06

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News to know: IE 8; Big storage; Gnome 2.2; Apple; Acer; Tech lobbying: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Will IE 8 break the Web? Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrations There's more than one way to make Microsoft software 'serviceable' Windows Home Server users want their Power Pack 1...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Yahoo! Inc., Storage, GNOME, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., Channel Management, Virtualization, Internet, Open Source, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Photos: Oscar nods for ILM, skywalker: The 2007 Academy Award contenders are named, and Lucasfilm divisions Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound nab six technical nominations. by CNET News.com; Tags: Lucasfilm, Photograph, Nomination, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-24
Photos: The sounds of skywalker: Walking through Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, Calif., one sees state-of-the-art stages and studios--and lots of movie memorabilia. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-12-06

skywalker Sound secrets: What makes a good movie? The story? The acting? What about the sound? It may be a cinematic element that goes in one ear and out the other, but when you really stop to listen, you may be surprised what an impact sound design has on a movie. CNET News.com...; Tags: Ear, Movie, Secret, Skywalker Sound, movies, Digital Filmmaking; Videos 2007-12-05
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (dmg): Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use...; Tags: Star Wars, Aspyr Media Inc., Productivity, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-11-19
Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!: Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!More content per disk...Does anyone watch the extras that come with a movie now?I don't.Interviews, sometimes with people who appear to have forgotten the movie. As with Strangers on a Train, an inferior cut of the movie. Scenes the Director didn't insert when he...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blue-ray, Sony Corp., disc, HD-DVD player; Discussion threads 2007-08-21
Luke's Binoculars hard-wire spyglasses right into soldiers' brains: Science fiction and military reality have seemingly merged now that U.S. Special Forces have developed powerful high-tech binoculars that connects a soldiers prefrontal cortex to hardware that detect threats by the soldiers subconscious, reports Wired.com. The Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System, dubbed "Lukes Binoculars," after the binoculars Luke Skywalker...; Tags: Government technology, Defense; Blog posts 2007-05-03
The true nature of open source: The true nature of open sourceThat's why we need GPL3!...No more gimmiks with 'commercial' versions or proprietary binaries included.Heck, if this is 'open source' for you, than even M$ can claimed that they use OSS!So the closer to proprietary software...... open source software companies can get, the greater their chances...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, open source, software, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-09
Photos: The best costumes at NYC ComicCon: Pikachu, Luke Skywalker, and Captain America were just a few of the characters roaming the aisles of New York.; Tags: aisle, photograph, New York; Image galleries 2007-02-26
Google love waning: Has Google peaked?: Will Google’s absorption of YouTube, a merger that YouTubers in chief, “Chad and Steve” are touting as the union of two Internet “kings,” mark the beginning of a Google slow, but inevitable, fall from grace?I have been questioning Google’s motivations and power since the Spring, at this Digital Micro-Markets Blog,...; Tags: Google Inc.; Blog posts 2006-10-14
Google YouTube kingdom: Benevolent or despotic?: In “Google: Should we cheer it or fear it?” I put forth:Every day seems to bring another reason to cheer “everyone’s favorite garage band,” Google: Multi-billion dollar acquisitions YouTube, strategic alliances Intuit, product introductions Google Apps…Now may be the time to stop the cheering and start the fearing, however. ...; Tags: Google Inc.; Blog posts 2006-10-13
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption demo (exe): This expansion pack for Star Wars: Empire at War presents a new, unique point of view of the Galactic Civil War as you play as an aspiring Underworld figure. Corruption runs through your veins and drives your desire to become the most notorious criminal leader since Jabba the Hutt. The...; Tags: Battlefield, Star Wars, Faction, Corruption; Software downloads 2006-10-12
Defending Linux against Wingots: Defending Linux against WingotsIf you want consistent and 'easy to use' then stick to one distribution.The Linux community has diverse interests. Specific distributions and vendors try to make things easy for those who don't specialize in running operating systems. I know you just said the same thing, I just don't...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, LSB, Linux; Discussion threads 2006-06-15
Sun promises to open-source Java: Sun promises to open-source JavaPromisesPromises are made to be brokenhttp://www.otherthingsnow.blogspot.comIt's the End of the World as we Know itDamn, I thought this day would never come.Next Microsoft will release Windows into the wild.This could produce a gain...... for .Net, particularly if IBM's subsequent assertion of control lacks finesse.Use of Java...; Tags: Programming languages, Open Sores, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source; Discussion threads 2006-05-16
Will your PC keep pace with Vista?: Will your PC keep pace with Vista?It's a handy toolI've been using KDE's equivalent for quite a while to set the budget for "non-essential but nice" features on desktops.Does Microsoft let you dial back the amount of animation, etc. that the desktop uses or are you stuck with a Henry...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., GUI, Microsoft Windows Vista, chip, laptop computer, PC, video memory, video; Discussion threads 2006-03-15
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Images: Terrafugia's flying carI...don't knowBelieve you me, I'd LOVE to have a flying car. Given that I'd need a pilots license, though, and given that a flying vehicle is likely to be orders of magnitude more complex than a car, I question how widespread this product will be (but...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, personal flying vehicle, flying vehicle, computer; Discussion threads 2006-02-16
Top ten predictions for 2006: Top ten predictions for 2006I hope you're jokingBut just in case you're not: xenon is the G5 derivedthree core, 3.2Ghz, PPC in the X360.about point 9...Why should M$ built a version of Windows that only runs on Xenon procesors. It could be the start of a very simplified M$ Windows...; Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Processors, Apple Inc., Xenon, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., C; Discussion threads 2006-01-02
Bill Gates working on a new book: Bill Gates working on a new bookThe Life and CRIMES of Bill Gates...or how I was able to F*ck the World, BUY Capitol Hill and the U.S. judicial system.IMNHO, this SCUMBAG deserves Life in prison without parole and seizure of all assets illegally obtained thru corruption.Firefox - subject for...; Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Bill Gates, first edition, new book, innovation; Discussion threads 2005-05-19