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Archive for February, 2007
Category: Apple, Video Games
MacNN reports:
Namco Networks today released Ms. Pac-Man for the video iPod via the iTunes Store for $4.99. The release marks the 25th anniversary of the classic video game and serves as the companion to the original Pac-Man that launched when iPod games were first released in September of last year. Ms. Pac-Man is the second Namco game produced for the video iPod, challenging players to navigate the character through four different mazes while evading ghosts. Ms. Pac-Man is charged with chomping all of the pellets on the screen to proceed to the next level and specially placed ‘power pellets’ enable players to temporarily gobble up the ghosts to send them back to their start locations. Ms. Pac-Man features 256 maze levels with the ‘coffee break’ animated intervals available in the original coin-op arcade version. The iPod version also features arcade game cabinet art as well as a tutorial level.
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Posted by Paul on February 27, 2007 at 3:58 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Pixar
From jimhillmedia.com:
By now, you’ve probably seen pictures of “WALL E” ’s title character. Maybe you’ve even caught a glimpse of this film’s unique-looking logo.
But what do you actually know about Pixar’s 2008 release? Very little, I’ll bet. Which is standard operating procedure for this Emeryville-based animation studio. They like keeping the storylines for their upcoming animated features under lock & key for as long as possible.
But “WALL E” went over the wall (so to speak) last week. You see, I had the chance to talk with someone associated with this new Andrew Stanton film who just couldn’t contain themselves. They had to talk about “WALL E.”
Why For? Because this individual believes that Stanton’s next movie is important. That it’s going to be such a step up from the work that Andrew did on “Finding Nemo” that “WALL E” is going to shock people. Both for its choice of source material as well as its style of storytelling.
And the story that this animation insider told me … It’s such a departure for Pixar, such a ballsy choice that one wonders how mainstream audiences are actually going to react to “WALL E.” Will they be able to embrace a message movie that so liberally mixes science fiction & satire?
Be warned, folks. If you don’t want to know anything about the story of Pixar’s Summer 2008 release, now would be a really good time to bail out of JHM. For I’m about to give you the skinny on “WALL E.”
If you keep going you’re in for a treat. This movie has gone from looking and sounding OK to being AMAZING.
I can’t wait for this.
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Posted by RavenG4 on February 27, 2007 at 3:42 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney
ANAHEIM/AP - Two women were injured after falling off a tram in a Disneyland parking lot, officials said.
One woman was standing on a tram in the theme park’s “Timon” parking lot when she tumbled off around 10:20 p.m Friday as it turned, said Maria Sabol, spokeswoman for the Anaheim Fire Department. Another woman tried to grab her but fell, too.
The first woman suffered minor injuries to her head and feet and the second more serious head wounds, Sabol said.
One was discharged but officials didn’t say which.
Disneyland Resort spokesman Bob Tucker said the women were taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, but declined to release their identifies. When asked for updates on their condition Sunday, Tucker declined, citing privacy laws.
The tram, one of many used to shuttle visitors between the parking lot and the park, was going about 5 mph at the time, Tucker said. It was shut down Friday, but appeared to be operating normally and was put into service again Saturday.
Posted by Dr. Disney on February 27, 2007 at 12:14 pm · Permalink
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Category: Apple
A bulky waterproof iPod case is nice and all, but sometimes you just want to jump in without having to worry about wrapping it up. Enter the first iPod waterproofed from the inside out. The impervious coatings are applied to the ‘Pod’s inner workings, leaving it aesthetically identical to any other Shuffle and secure up to 10 feet. Clip it to your goggles and dive in. Waterproofed iPod Shuffle From $150;swimman.net
Posted by Dr. Disney on February 27, 2007 at 6:27 am · Permalink
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Category: Misc, Travel
From idlewords.com:
When John Titor first showed up on IRC chat in October of 2000, he was enjoying a neat kind of double billing - as his 38-year-old self sat downstairs in the kitchen, typing away, a two-year-old version of himself lay sound asleep upstairs in bed. The elder Titor had been sent back in time by the U.S. Army, which needed him to fetch some legacy computer hardware from the 1970s, and he had a sort of layover in the year 2000. So like anyone with time to kill, he went online.
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Posted by kurt on February 26, 2007 at 1:47 pm · Permalink
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Category: Technology
Small Packages
Why should still cameras have all the miniaturized fun? This camcorder, touted as the world’s smallest, is water-resistant, shock-proof, has 10x optical zoom, starts up in less than two seconds, and uses high-capacity SD memory cards. So uploading your on-the-fly footage of the cat attacking the computer again is a breeze. SDR-S10 Available in May; price not set; from panasonic.com
Posted by Dr. Disney on February 26, 2007 at 12:24 am · Permalink
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Category: Apple
From looprumors.com:
As rumored, Apple aired an iPhone commercial during the 79th Annual Academy Awards Show tonight. The ad, titled “Hello” aired at 8:51PM EST, and featured all famous stars answering phones throughout the years beginning with Lucielle Ball and ending with Mr. Incredible. Cingular, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone has also had various ads during the Oscars.
See the ad HERE
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Posted by RavenG4 on February 25, 2007 at 9:56 pm · Permalink
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Category: Apple, News
From macnn.com
Apple is ranked No. 18 on BusinessWeek’s The Customer Service Elite, but led the PC industry in customer satisfaction in part to due to the service offered at the company’s Genius Bars. “Despite frustration about iPod battery replacements, Apple’s customer service phone support ranks tops among electronics providers. In particular, customers rate its automated phone system as easy to navigate and good at resolving questions,” according to the report. The report also noted that “Apple’s customer service shows its bruises–device problems frequently erupt just after warranties expire,” but said that the support offered at the “Genius Bars” at its retail stores set it apart from its peers.
USAA (insurance company), Four Seasons (hotels), Cadillac (automotive), Nordstrom’s (retailer), and Wegmen’s (supermarket) were ranked as the top 5, respectively.
Apple scored a C- in its “process” score, a reflection of its return policies or reservation procedures, but received a B+ in the ‘people’ category, which reflects the friendliness of customer service representatives, their expertise, and other aspects of the experience. According to the report, the people score was weighted at 63 percent and the process score at 37 percent.
Nearly 60 percent of people surveyed said that they would recommend the brand. Apple also benefited from being the leader in its in industry, as the scores include bonus points for the top 3 vendors in each industry. No other PC vendors were among the top 25, which was published in this week’s issue of BusinessWeek.
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Posted by Jose Castillo on February 25, 2007 at 7:39 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Podcast
Inside The Magic - Show 99
It’s movie magic this week in honor of the Academy Awards!
February 25, 2007 - Show Length: 01:20:16
Description:
It’s Oscar night and we’ve got a movie-themed show this week, including a DVD review, movie review, movie request and Disney Details, Inside Disney History on Peter Ellenshaw, and a great movie contest! Skipper Ben is here with a look at movie releases at Walt Disney World from a cast member perspective.
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Posted by Jose Castillo on February 25, 2007 at 7:28 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc
This is just too funny… Some people are so busy they need a script to order their pizza?
Pizza Party - Command Line Pizza ordering program
Pizza Party is a free text based software package for ordering pizza, or for throwing pizza parties.
Pizza Party has many features to make ordering pizza easy:
- Can order pizza with only a few keystrokes.
- Can save pizza preferences.
- Can use batch files for ordering many pizzas.
- Has easy to use flags for ordering different toppings.
- Runs on most UNIX-like operating systems.
- Supports most currently popular topings like “mushrooms”, and “pepperoni”!
- Unattended / background operation.
- Pizza Party is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
(via Digg / News)
Posted by kurt on February 25, 2007 at 4:31 pm · Permalink
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