The late 1990s were a fascinating period in the evolution of cinema technology. Film, the only physical medium cinema had ever known, was slowly being replaced by newfangled digital technology. And it was in 2000 that the Academy Award winning film O Brother, Where Art Thou gorgeously illustrated the potential of digital filmmaking. Read more…
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O Brother, This Was the First Movie to Use All-Digital Color Grading
This symbol first showed up in the 1770s, appearing in documents of English-Americans who had business dealings with Spanish-Americans. However, it wasn’t until the very early 1800s that it became popularized, around the same time as the first official U.S. dollars were being minted. Previous to this, the symbol had already been in use as an abbreviation for names of Spanish currency, namely as an abbreviation for the Spanish peso “p”. Read more…
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Where the Dollar Sign Comes From
iOS 8 is just around the corner (and potentially unjailbreakable), but for folks who have found themselves stuck on the more recent 7.1.1 update and unable to jailbreak, there’s finally an option . Thrown together by as-yet untested Chinese developers Pangu, the untethered jailbreak is windows only, but works for all devices that can run 7.1.1. Read more…
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There’s Finally a Jailbreak for iOS 7.1.1
More than t wo years ago , Dolby trotted out Atmos, the most advanced surround sound system in history. It’s been used to bring explosions and battles to deafening life Gravity to The Hobbit, to create chilling, intense movie going experiences to hundreds of theaters. Now Dolby plans to bring Atmos to your house. Read more…
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Dolby’s Crazy Atmos Surround Sound Is Coming to Your Living Room
As many as 50, 000 gallons of crude oil spilled onto the streets of Los Angeles early this morning when a 20-inch pipeline ruptured. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department , the oil is knee-deep in places. Read more…
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Thousands of Gallons of Crude Oil Spill In Los Angeles
Life is hard for soldiers in the battlefield, so when the troops want something that might make things a little more bearable—say, a particular food item in their meal rations—the military listens. And right now, soldiers want pizza. They want it bad . And it looks like they’re finally going to get it. Read more…
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The Army’s Perfecting a Pizza That Lasts for Years and Years
Put simply, there are too many Android phones out there. The only way to know which ones are worth your time is to follow tech news every day. For those that have other things to do, here’s what matters when buying a new device. Read more…
Obviously, the most important feature of an antivirus program is the ability to catch viruses—but it’d also be nice if the program was fast and lightweight, too. The team over at Soluto put together a graph that shows how many seconds some anti-viruses add to your boot time. Read more…
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Anti-Virus Boot Times Compared: Paid Options Come Out On Top
After its acquisition of Waze this past June, Google announced this morning that it is deploying real time incident reports from Waze users to Google Maps mobile and apps users. Waze users can now search with Google, too. And if you’re into mapmaking, the Waze Map Editor now includes Google Street View. [ Google and Waze ] Read more…
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After its acquisition of Waze this past June, Google announced this morning that it is deploying rea
Sharing a link from Dropbox just got a little easier and faster. Now, when you right-click to share, you’ll see a “Share Dropbox Link” that will generate and automatically save said link to your clipboard. Neat. [ Dropbox ] Read more…
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Sharing a link from Dropbox just got a little easier and faster.