March 29, 2024

“Iron Man 3” To Change Villain’s Voice?

If there was one thing that didn't quite click about the trailers for "Iron Man 3," it's that Ben Kingsley's line deliveries had a strange affectation. Certain words he would draw out to almost comical proportions, in others he would roll his 'R's. A new TV spot, however, indicates these odd pronunciations may have been excised - or at least … [Read more...]

Voice Cast Announced For “Rio” Sequel

Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Bebel Gilberto, and Jake T. Austin are all set to return for the sequel to the 2011 animated hit "Rio" at 20th Century Fox Animation. Joining them this time are Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, … [Read more...]

“Poppy Hill” English Voice Cast Set

GKIDS have announced the English voice cast for Studio Ghibli and Goro Miyazaki's animated feature "From Up on Poppy Hill", the top-grossing Japanese film of 2011. Set in Yokohama in 1963, the story follows the budding romance that develops as a young man and woman join forces to save their high school's ramshackle clubhouse from … [Read more...]

MetroPCS lights up Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services, starts selling LG Connect 4G

MetroPCS may not be grand in scale, but it's certainly not lacking for ambition. Just over a year after announcing its eventual transition to Voice over LTE, the carrier has officially launched its VoLTE services. Moreover, it's announcing the first sale of a VoLTE-capable handset at one of the company's Dallas / Fort Worth store locations. The … [Read more...]

Bike rental operators voice concerns about new bike share program

After being promised they would be consulted by city staff about plans for a new public-private bike share program, several Vancouver bike rental operators are still waiting.Joe Kainer of English Bay Bike Rentals says that's why he felt compelled to interrupt a city council discussion about the program this morning."Well the problem for me is that … [Read more...]

More Google Glass details: experimenting with connectivity options, control possible via voice

While Vic Gundotra wasn't willing to talk Glass in our run-in here at Google I/O, a few others were. In speaking with folks from Google, we learned a few new details about the project, while confirming some whispers that we'd heard floated in the past. Here's a quick rundown: Engineers are currently 'experimenting' with connectivity options. … [Read more...]

Xbox 360 software at E3: FIFA 2013 / Madden 2013 gaining Kinect voice commands; Halo 4, Fable, Forza Horizon and Gears of War showcased

No new hardware for Microsoft at E3? No problem. Clearly, this year's all about software for the Xbox 360, with both FIFA 2013 and Madden 2013 confirmed for release with Kinect support. Aside from letting you flail to and fro in order to make plays, both titles will also support voice commands, right down to understanding multiple dialects in the … [Read more...]

Internet Explorer coming to Xbox 360 this year, Kinect / voice integration and all

Microsoft just confessed that while other outfits have brought web browsers to televisions, "no one is using them," because "keyboards don't belong in the living room." Aside from thoroughly slamming Google TV, MS just offered its own alternative: Internet Explorer on Xbox 360... with full-on Kinect / voice command integration. It'll hit later this … [Read more...]

Burrell, Charles Voice DWA’s “Peabody”

Ty Burrell ("Modern Family") and Max Charles ("The Amazing Spider-Man") are set to voice the lead roles in the 3D CG animated feature at DreamWorks Animation based on the classic cartoon "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" reports Variety. Burrell will voice Mr. Peabody, the world's smartest person, who happens to be a dog. When his "pet" boy Sherman … [Read more...]

DreamWorks “Turbo” Voice Cast Announced

DreamWorks Animation has announced a massive voice cast for its animated racing feature "Turbo" according to Heat Vision. Joining the already cast Ryan Reynolds is Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson. … [Read more...]