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Friday, July 26, 2013
Dan Mazeau Joins Tom Cruise's Yukikaze
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The "Wrath of the Titans" writer is working on an adaptation of the Japanese sci-fi bestseller, with Cruise attached to star.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
HTC Butterfly Android 4.2.2 OTA update starts rolling out in Taiwan
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HTC has announced that they have started rolling out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update ?(version 2.28.709.2) for the HTC Butterfly.?The update brings lot of new features including the Sense 5, BlinkFeed , Video Highlights slide show function for the camera that creates a short movie from your photos and videos,?AE/AF enhancements in the camera, Battery percentage in the status bar,?Quick settings and lots more.
HTC unveiled the?J Butterfly?in Japan last year. It was launched for global markets as?Butterfly?and as Droid DNA in the U.S. All these phones were running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).?The Android 4.2.2 update for the HTC One?started rolling out?for user in Taiwan earlier this month and would?roll out across Asia?later this week. The HTC Butterfly is the first phone to get the Sense 5 and the BlinkFeed features. HTC One S would not get these features, hope HTC would bring these features to the HTC One X.
As reported by Engadget Chinese, the update comes in 2 packages, the 1.39MB update package is aimed at solving system issues and the 551.69 MB is the main system upgrade that brings the?Android 4.2.2 update.
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Friday, June 28, 2013
'A Night With Janis Joplin' heads to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) ? The boozy, bluesy, hot-mama howl of Janis Joplin is heading to Broadway.
Producers said Wednesday that the musical "A Night With Janis Joplin" starring Mary Bridget Davies as the iconic singer will start previews at the Lyceum Theatre on Sept. 20.
The show, written and directed by Randy Johnson, has a live onstage band and features Joplin hits and classic songs such as "Piece of My Heart," ''Mercedes Benz," ''Me and Bobby McGee," ''Ball and Chain" and "Summertime."
The show has already been staged at Portland Center Stage in Oregon; the Cleveland Play House; Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; the Pasadena Playhouse in California; and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Davies, who was raised in Cleveland, first won the role in 2005 after beating 150 actresses. She has appeared in the musical revue "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" and another Joplin musical, "Love, Janis." She has toured with Joplin's band, Big Brother & the Holding Company and has released the album "Wanna Feel Somethin.'"
Joplin rose to fame during San Francisco's 1967 "Summer of Love," gaining acclaim when she performed her version of blues singer Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" at the Monterey International Pop Festival. She died of a heroin overdose in Hollywood in 1970.
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Online: http://www.anightwithjanisjoplin.com
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/night-janis-joplin-heads-broadway-190252900.html
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Specialized Turbo Test-Ride: Holy Crap This E-Bike Is Amazing
E-bikes are much-maligned by the cycling community and non-riders alike. They're for lazy people. They're so ugly and clunky looking. But Specialized has come up with an answer for both crowds. You will want to hate the Turbo. You will fail.
This thing is so damn fun.
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Design
At first glance, it doesn't even look like an e-bike. That's a huge achievement in and of itself. It looks more like a sporty cruiser/road-bike/mountain-bike hybrid. Most e-bikes have big, clunky battery packs that hang off the back, and motor housings that make their presence known. Everything on the Turbo is tucked away. It took Specialized five years of research and development to get to something the company was willing to stand behind, and that effort shows.
The frame itself is wider than you'd find on a normal bike. That's because the cradle for the large 342 watt-hour battery is built right into it. The battery locks snugly into place (you need a key to remove it) right in the middle of the bike, so it doesn't rattle around and it gives you a nice low center of gravity. The battery can be removed and charged in a rapid charger (which takes it from zero to 100 percent changed in two and a half hours), or you can use a mini charger which will juice up your bike via a socket built into the frame. The socket has a magnetic cover, and there's a magnet in the frame so you won't misplace it. Nice detail.
The 250-watt direct-drive electric motor is built directly into the rear hub, but it's done in such a way that someone couldn't steal it without stealing the whole bike. The bike's rims are wider and thicker than your standard street bike because they are reinforced to help offset the bike's not-trivial weight?close to fifty pounds, which mostly comes from the battery. The frame is mostly made of aluminum.
Up front there's a built-in headline which runs off the big internal battery. On the handlebars is a built-in bike computer. It tells you your speed, distance, how much battery you have left, and what mode you're in. It has an ANT+ radio in it, so it can communicate with other devices and smartphone apps. Only a very few smartphones have ANT+ built-in, but you can get a dongle for both Android and iOS devices. It's probably not worth it.
Toward the right side of the handle bars is a standard 10-speed SRAM DoubleTap gear shifter, and a little node with plus and minus buttons. No, those don't control your speed. In fact, there are no hand controls for the motor at all, which is part of what sets this e-bike ahead of the pack.
Using It
When it's time to start riding, you hold down the power button on the battery. The four lights on it then come on one at a time. That's actually a systems check, with each light indicating a different component. So, if the third light doesn't come on, for instance, you'd know something's up with the motor. Once you're all powered up, you select which mode you want to start in?there are four in all, from manual up to Turbo?and go.
Because there's no throttle, speed is controlled entirely by pedaling. The motor has a built-in torque sensor, so when it sees that you're putting more torque on it (either by going up a hill or pedaling harder) it kicks in more. It will help you go to a maximum of 28 miles per hour. You can, of course, go faster than that using leg power, but it will stop assisting you beyond 28.
How much assistance you get from the bike will depend on what mode you select. Turbo mode is essentially maximum assist, where it will use all its resources to get you to that maximum assisted speed (again, 28 MPH). Eco mode gives you a 30-percent boost by default, though it can be customized via the bike computer to help anywhere between 10 and 90 percent. No Assist is what it sounds like?you're doing all of the work yourself. And then there's Regenerate mode, where the bike actually adds resistance and your legs recharge the batteries.
Once the bike's battery gets down to 20 percent, it will automatically switch into Eco mode, and when it get down past six percent, assistance shuts down, and the battery is only used to power your bike's light. There's no set formula for predicting how long your battery will last because it depends on how much the motor has to engage and how much your legs are moving. On flat ground, you could probably get in a 25 mile trip at top speed. If you were going up a steep hill, it would be less than that. The bike also utilizes hydraulic disc brakes and engaging them uses the momentum you've already generated to charge the battery a little bit. It's a cool idea, but you'd probably have to be leaning on that brake down a 8,000 foot mountain in order to get back to a full charge.
Riding It
Earlier this week we took these bikes on a loop around Central Park in NY. Oh man. I fully expected to hate this thing, but it's just so incredibly fun. You stomp down on the pedal that first time and the bike accelerates underneath you, like it has a mind of its own, but you feel glued to it. In Turbo mode you can get up to 28 MPH with hardly any effort at all, and it's really easy to stay there. Suddenly, you're going flying up a hill and whipping by guys in expensive cycling gear like it's nothing. The Turbo is no louder than a standard bike, so there's nothing to interrupt the sound of the wind whipping through you hair.
Turbo mode will spoil you quickly. Switching to Eco mode, there was definitely still a bit of push, but you had to do a lot more work on the hills. Flip to No Assist, and you're doing real work. This bike weights 50 pounds, and you feel that extra weight when you're doing all of the work yourself. After using Turbo, switching into Regen is like a cruel joke. It feels like you're dragging a sailboat on a trailer, except the resistance doesn't ease up once you're up to speed. It took about four minutes of hard pedaling just to raise the battery one percent, which is why you really only want to use Regen while going downhill.
The bike handled really well and felt very stable even at top speed. The hydraulic rear brake worked great, and I was able to quickly stop for tourists who were clearly hoping to suicide on my handlebars. I'll cop to feeling a little guilty while blowing past people that were working much harder than I was, and of course I'd never try to sneak it into a race, but it was an absolute blast to ride.
A Breed Apart
So, we loved the bike and we had a great time on it, but a rather important question remains: Who is this for? At $5,900 we're in the territory of custom-built, carbon-fiber race bikes. Hell, we're in the territory of very decent used motorcycles and cars! It's also not ideal for city life because it accelerates so quickly, and because it's so heavy it's not as maneuverable?you have fifty more pounds carrying your inertia right toward that opening car door ahead of you. Also, you're not going to want to carry this thing up a flight of stairs.
We can see it maybe finding a niche with well-to-do commuters who work within twenty miles or so of their home. People who want to add a little more exercise to their lives, and would like to ride a bike to work, but don't want to be a sweaty mess by the time they arrive. People who don't mind being scorned by the hard-core cycling community.
Honestly, it's a luxury item. And while it might not change your mind about e-bikes, it's an undeniably good time. [Specialized]
Images and video by Nick Stango
Source: http://gizmodo.com/specialized-turbo-test-ride-holy-crap-this-e-bike-is-a-600913827
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Poppy turns iPhone into View-Master-like 3D display and camera (video)
Remember the View-Master? We've already seen goggles from Hasbro and Sanwa that transform the iPhone into a 3D viewer, but Poppy plans to spice things up by adding 3D photo and video capture to the mix. The device, which contains no electronics, is about the size of medium pair of binoculars and features a slot which accepts an iPhone 5. It's launching on Kickstarter today for less than $50, along with a matching app. We got the chance to take a prototype for a spin and it worked like a charm. Check out the gallery and campaign link below, then read on after the break.
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Apple
Source: Poppy (Kickstarter)
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Supreme Court strikes federal marriage provision
Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Ellen Pontac, ,left, and her wife Shelly Bailes, celebrate after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage in California Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Sacramento, Calif. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Juan Talavera, right, kisses his partner Jeff Ronci after the announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling at a watch party in Miami, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Molly Wagner participate in a rally for rights for gay couples in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Plaintiffs in the California Proposition 8 gay marriage case Paul Katami, center, and his partner Jeff Zarrillo, greet former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. In a major victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California.
The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits.
The other was a technical ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Gov. Jerry Brown quickly ordered that marriage licenses be issued to gay couples as soon as a federal appeals court lifts its hold on the lower court ruling, possibly next month.
In neither case did the court make a sweeping statement, either in favor of or against same-sex marriage. And in a sign that neither victory was complete for gay rights, the high court said nothing about the validity of gay marriage bans in California and roughly three dozen other states. A separate provision of the federal marriage law that allows a state to not recognize a same-sex union from elsewhere remains in place.
President Barack Obama praised the court's ruling on the federal marriage act, which he labeled "discrimination enshrined in law."
"It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people," Obama said in a statement. "The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it."
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he was disappointed in the outcome of the federal marriage case and hoped states continue to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
The ruling in the California case was not along ideological lines. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia.
"We have no authority to decide this case on the merits, and neither did the 9th Circuit," Roberts said, referring to the federal appeals court that also struck down Proposition 8.
In the case involving the federal Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by the court's liberal justices.
"Under DOMA, same-sex married couples have their lives burdened, by reason of government decree, in visible and public ways," Kennedy said.
"DOMA's principal effect is to identify a subset of state-sanctioned marriages and make them unequal," he said.
Some in the crowd outside the court hugged and others jumped up and down just after 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday when the DOMA decision was announced. Many people were on their cell phones monitoring Twitter, news sites and blogs for word of the decision. And there were cheers as runners came down the steps with the decision in hand and turned them over to reporters who quickly flipped through the decisions.
Chants of "Thank you" and "USA" came from the crowd as plaintiffs in the cases descended the court's marbled steps. Most of those in the crowd appeared to support gay marriage, although there was at least one man who held a sign promoting marriage as between a man and a woman.
Kennedy was joined in the DOMA decision by the court's four liberal justices.
Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, and Scalia dissented.
Same-sex marriage has been adopted by 12 states and the District of Columbia. Another 18,000 couples were married in California during a brief period when same-sex unions were legal there.
The outcome is clear for people who were married and live in states that allow same-sex marriage. They now are eligible for federal benefits.
The picture is more complicated for same-sex couples who traveled to another state to get married, or who have moved from a gay marriage state since being wed.
Their eligibility depends on the benefits they are seeking. For instance, immigration law focuses on where people were married, not where they live. But eligibility for Social Security survivor benefits basically depends on where a couple is living when a spouse dies.
The rulings came 10 years to the day after the court's Lawrence v. Texas decision that struck down state bans on gay sex. In his dissent at the time, Scalia predicted the ruling would lead to same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts was the first state to allow gay couples to marry, in 2004. When same-sex unions resume in California, there will be 13 states representing 30 percent of the U.S. population where gay marriage is legal.
The other 11 are Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Outside the court, gay marriage proponents celebrated both wins.
May the marriages begin," said the Human Rights Campaign's Chad Griffin, who helped spearhead the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8. The two same-sex couples who sued for the right to marry also were at the court Wednesday.
In New York City's Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn, where a riot in 1969 sparked the gay rights movement, erupted in cheers and whooping.
Mary Jo Kennedy, 58 was there with her wife Jo-Ann Shain, 60, and their daughter Aliya Shain, 25.
She came with a sign that could be flipped either way and was holding up the side that says "SCOTUS made our family legal".
They have been together 31 years and got married day it became legal in New York.
The broadest possible ruling would have given gay Americans the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals. The justices said nothing on that topic in either case.
The decisions Wednesday have no effect on the roughly three dozen states that do not allow same-sex marriage, including 29 that have enshrined the bans in their constitutions.
The federal marriage law, known by its acronym DOMA, had been struck down by several federal courts.
The justices chose for their review the case of 84-year-old Edith Windsor of New York, who sued to challenge a $363,000 federal estate tax bill after her partner of 44 years died in 2009.
Windsor, who goes by Edie, married Thea Spyer in 2007 after doctors told them Spyer would not live much longer. She suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years. Spyer left everything she had to Windsor.
Windsor would have paid nothing in inheritance taxes if she had been married to a man. And now she is eligible for a refund.
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Associated Press writers Connie Cass, Jessica Gresko and Bethan McKernan contributed to this report. McKernan reported from New York.
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StickNFind launches SDK, lets coders harness its Bluetooth stickers
When StickNFind burst onto the scene at the start of the year, the company promised that an SDK wouldn't be too far behind. True to the company's word, the toolbox has arrived, enabling developers to turn the Bluetooth location stickers into museum triggers, track conference attendees, or even turn the small discs into rudimentary pagers. The software's now available on the StickNFind website, while interested parties can dip their head below the break to learn a little more.
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Source: StickNFind
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