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Gordon-Levitt blazes his own post-sitcom trail

Johnny Depp has remained a box-office superstar (without losing his cosmopolitan-eccentric credentials) for so long now that we forget he once had to fight typecasting after beginning his career as a Tiger Beat pin-up. Remember? “21 Jump Street”? The pouting and the bangs and sassy-boy attitude that helped put the Fox network on the map back in the late ’80s?

Lines between netbooks, laptops keep blurring

When I saw Lenovo's recent announcement about its new, 12-inch netbook, the IdeaPad S12, I did a doubletake. Netbook? 12-inch screen? That's what my Mac PowerBook, circa 2004, had, and I remember carrying it everywhere.

I have a Kindle 2. Jealous much?

Amazon’s upgraded e-book reader, Kindle 2, has many attributes that gadget freaks will find irresistible. It’s got wireless 3G. (Ooh!) It’s slim and elegant. (Ah!) It’s got a luscious, 16-shade display and can handle 1,500 books at a time. (Wow!)

Americans watch yet more TV, Nielsen reports

Americans watched more television than ever in the fourth quarter, The Nielsen Co. reported Monday, even though the Internet is providing another way to watch.

Time spent watching TV continues growing

Despite the ability to watch video on computers and cell phones, Americans are viewing more television than ever.

Screen set up at trial nixes assault conviction

A sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Nebraska Supreme Court because of a screen that had been set up in the trial courtroom to prevent the defendant's 11-year-old accuser from having to see him when she testified.

Showgoers viewing fare on screen, not stage

As the house lights dim and the maestro lifts his arms, a hush comes over the crowd. It's opening night at The Metropolitan Opera — only we're 2,800 miles away.

Review: iPhone outdoes Instinct

Is Samsung’s Instinct, a phone carried by Sprint, the “iPhone killer” it has been billed to be by both companies?

Filmmakers Face Book-To-Screen Challenge

David Benioff was sitting on a plane, having a perfectly pleasant conversation with an elderly passenger about his job as a screenwriter, when he mentioned that he was working on an adaptation of "The Kite Runner."

LG.Philips to Make Clean Notebook Screen

Tired of irritating smudges, dust and fingerprints on laptop computer screens? LG.Philips LCD has come up with a dirt-resistant, easy-to-clean panel.

GAO: Airport Screeners Miss Bomb Parts

Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday.

Giamatti Does Santa in `Fred Claus'

In Hollywood, Santa Claus comes in all stripes, from the childlike Edmund Gwenn in "Miracle on 34th Street" to North Pole draftee Tim Allen in "The Santa Clause" flicks to gutter-mouth Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa."

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Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?
Source: The New York Times

...screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear. More Articles

Drugs that Specifically Attack Cancer Stem Cells
Source: The New York Times

Researchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead to a new generation of anticancer medicines and a new strategy of treatment. More Articles

Are Some Palm Pre Screens Defective? Multiple Reports Indicate an Emerging Problem

Palm USA's recently released touchscreen Palm Pre represents the companies best last hope for a resurgence, due to strong competition from both Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry line of smart phones.

4-year-old dies after falling from window
Source: katu.com

A 4-year-old boy who fell out of a second story window at his family's home died of his injuries. The incident happened Saturday evening at a home on Fenton Avenue in Molalla.

How many hours do you spend on a computer each day? (Poll)

For me, a routine amount of time at my my computer is between 8 and 10 hours daily because I have at least three websites to service. I do everything at my computer: research, writing my articles, subscribing to clubs and, of course, reading the daily news and papers.

Woman tries to steal one-metre TV under skirt
Source: austriantimes.at

A Romanian woman was arrested after she hid a one-metre plasma TV under her skirt to smuggle it out of an electronics store.

Prequel to Red Dead Revolver Revealed, Red Dead Redemption, Plus Screens
Source: Kotaku

Red Dead Redemption is a prequel to the Rockstar title, Red Dead Revolver. Not much has been said at this point but we have some screens and Sam Houser is impressed by it;

Watchphone :: Video
Source: CNN

...the new watch phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. More Articles

IPhone Apps: iSteam iPhone Steam Simulation App is Amazingly Cool
Source: Gizmodo

iSteam is a fun, but useless app. It makes your screen misty, but does not damage the iPhone.

Behavioral screening -- the future of airport security?
Source: CNN

TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- Keep your shoes and belts on: Waiting in long airport security lines to pass through metal detectors may soon be a thing of the past.

Stop the insanity: CNN's 'hologram' was horrendous
Source: CNET.com

Everywhere I turn, someone is saying how "cool" CNN's so-called "hologram" was. Uh, no.

Flexible screen could lead to foldable computers
Source: Telegraph

Researchers have demonstrated a flexible television screen which could result in people folding up their computer and putting it in their pocket.

Large Fabric Screen Now Blocks The View of The White House's Front Entrance. Why?
Source: Daily Kos

As you can see the peoples house, has a screen covering the entire view of the front entrance. Here is video of this screen shot, watch about 30 seconds and you will see this.

Experiment tries to slow Swiss glacier melt with giant screen
Source: thelocal.de

German researchers trying to slow melting glaciers have set up a large screen in the Swiss Alps that they hope will trap cold air over the icy mass.

Sphere: Microsoft's Saving Grace That They Won't Use

A while ago, Microsoft announced a technology called Surface. This was a table-sized computer that had a multitouch screen on top. You could do some genuinely cool stuff with it: "pull" photos out of a Bluetooth- or Wifi-enabled digital camera and "drag" them into your cellphone.

Computer sceens coming to Coke cans, paper
Source: NetworkWorld

A University in Canada has developed some unbelievable, revolutionary new Monitor screens. More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

Sidney Pollack Dead

It still has not registered that the great Sidney Pollack is no longer with us. He, of all the great movies has died, and from that deadly cancer. So, so many people are dying because of this horrendous disease. It has so many forms and can acclamate to any body part.

Rotten Apples: Apple hit with another "millions of colors" lawsuit
Source: Apple Insider

Specifically, the firm takes issue with a marketing claim from the Mac maker that both the 20-inch and 24-inch iMac are capable of displaying "millions of colors at all resolutions." While this claim holds true for the current 24-inch model and previous generation 20-inch model …

Popular Screen Saver
Source: popularscreensaver.biz

This is a site that is dedicated to bringing you the most popular screen savers from across the net.

'Bionic Contact Lens' Adds Computing Power to Sight
Source: Discovery.com

The bionic eye has arrived: engineers have, for the first time, combined a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.

Click if your computer screen is dirty
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World's First Phone with fold-away screen launched
Source: Reuters

Dutch company has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones -- by making a screen that folds up when not in use.

Grave reminder: Company puts video panels on tombstones
Source: madison.com

"That is a big step, putting electronics on your headstone," she said. "People are used to sandblasted, granite and marble and things like that."

Man taking medical marijuana fails drug test
Source: Yahoo! News

When Gary Ross was ordered to take a drug test at his new job, the recently hired computer tech had no doubt the results would come back positive for marijuana.

Transparent gadget could trump iPhone interface (from behind)
Source: New Scientist

A touch-sensitive gadget with the sensing panel on its back, instead of the screen, is being developed by US researchers. Using your fingers behind the device allows a firmer grip and more accurate performance without obscuring your view of the screen, they say.

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