Pexels There are individuals out there in the world that are lucky enough to be born into a family of wealth and fortune. Others can appear to be successful by the people they share their time with, the designer clothes they wear, and the fancy restaurants they eat out at. While some of us base our popularity on how many social media followers we … [Read more...]
Dish’s Charlie Ergen on wireless dreams, ad skipping, à la carte programming and more
February 17, 2013 by
Charlie Ergen, chairman and co-founder of Dish Network, was the keynote speaker on the first night of the D:Dive Into Media conference in Dana Point, California., and without question, he's going to be a tough act to follow. The hour-long conversation touched on everything from Ergen's expertise at the blackjack table to his belief that there are … [Read more...]
Intel Red Ridge lands in the FCC: Medfield tablet dreams are reborn
December 9, 2012 by
Mentions of Intel's Red Ridge tablet platform began cropping up in earnest well over a year ago, but things have been fairly quiet on the Medfield front -- with a few exceptions, of course -- ever since. Now, however, Intel's signaling that it may be ready to pop the cork at CES, as the label you're peering at above just made it through FCC … [Read more...]
Dreams, curiosity and a passion for what’s next: picking the brain of Innovation Lab’s Mads Thimmer
September 17, 2012 by
Innovation. According to one Mads Thimmer, it's a word that held a great deal of mystery some 10-plus years ago, but today, "it's thrown around as a cliché." When you really get down to it, though, the art of innovating is a hugely delicate and complex one, fraught with frustration and a curious passion for never settling on the here and … [Read more...]
Lane Acord Has “Racing Dreams”
July 22, 2012 by
Cinematographer Lance Acord ("Being John Malkovich," "Lost in Translation") is in negotiations to make his feature directorial debut on "Racing Dreams" for DreamWorks Pictures reports Variety. The story follows three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. The trio chase the National Championship … [Read more...]
Terahertz bandwidth: the key to 1,000x faster smartphones, laptops and pipe dreams
March 13, 2012 by
Much like carbon nanotubes and quantum computing, terahertz technologies have been promising miracles for nearly as long as humans have been able to distinguish water from fire. We exaggerate, but barely. A crafty team assembled at the University of Pittsburgh seems to have no qualms with moving forward, however, recently announcing a new physical … [Read more...]
Cox, McElhone Share “Dreams” Of Man U
September 10, 2011 by
Brian Cox, Natascha McElhone, Anne Reid and Philip Jackson have joined the cast of David Scheinmann’s "Theatre Of Dreams" for Bill and Ben Productions and Trinity Films says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is a coming-of-age drama about how Manchester United’s legendary manager Matt Busby helps an 11-year-old rascal (Jack Smith) fulfil his … [Read more...]
