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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Video: A Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
Gaga’s latest is full of nods to fashion, film, fine art and the occasional West Texas weirdo.
By James Montgomery
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By now, you’ve had a few hours to digest Lady Gaga’s brand-new “Born This Way” video, a starry, swirly, some would say gnarly clip that features plenty of astral afterbirth, a snarling man-zombie and exactly one shimmering unicorn.
So, yes, “BTW” is most definitely an eye-catching, high-concept thing — as Gaga told BBC’s Radio 1, it’s meant to showcase “the birth of a new race,” which doesn’t make it all that different from all of her videos, if you think about it.
And, much like her earlier work, “BTW” is also loaded with blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments, carefully constructed odes to fashion, film, fine art and, uh, West Texas weirdos. So, in the same way we broke down her “Telephone” and “Alejandro” clips, we’ve decided to put “Born This Way” under the microscope, watching (and rewatching) each frame to compile a pop-culture cheat sheet that’s alphabetized and cross-referenced for your convenience. Believe us, this took way longer than you could imagine, but it was worth it. (Oh, and despite our best efforts, we’re sure there’s something we missed, which is why we need your help: Let us know what you spot in the comments below!)
And so, without further ado, here’s our “Born This Way” pop-culture cheat sheet:
Alexander McQueen: The late fashion designer has always been an influence on Gaga (she wore his famous “armadillo heels” in the “Bad Romance” video and one of his creations on the red carpet of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards), and in “Born This Way,” her outfit at the beginning of the video — where she’s hovering above Earth, giving birth to a starchild (or something) — seems directly influenced by the natural flourishes of McQueen’s final collection, which featured feathers, mock scales and faux wings.
Denny Brewer: Deep-fried Texas musician/oddball who, along with his son, plays in the band Refried Ice Cream. In recent weeks, Brewer has risen to fame thanks to his recorded ramblings about alternate dimensions, phase-shifting, lizard people and pomegranates that serve as the through-line to Bright Eyes’ The People’s Key album. Much of what Gaga declares in her “Manifesto of Mother Monster” is lifted from Brewer’s playbook: a “mitosis of the future,” a “multiverse” and the constantly changing concepts of “temporal” and “eternal.”
H.R. Giger: Swiss-born surrealist painter and sculptor, perhaps best known for designing the terrifying, sexualized beasts in the “Alien” franchise. After Gaga gives birth to her “evil” spawn, he contorts his body in a way that, when coupled with sinewy fabrics, appears to be a direct nod to Giger’s chilling work.
Janus: The two-faced Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings, endings and time. At the very beginning of “Born This Way,” Gaga’s Mother Monster features two faces, and, given the whole “rebirth” concept behind the video, that seems less than coincidental.
Madonna: By now, you’re probably aware that, sonically, “Born This Way” sounds a lot like Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” So, perhaps as a bit of a joke, Gaga closes “BTW” by mimicking Madge’s iconic gap between her two front teeth.
Michael Jackson: As she tries to assure her spot in the upper echelons of pop royalty, Gaga is obviously taking cues from the man who eternally sits on the throne: the late, great King of Pop. At the end of “Born This Way,” she pays direct homage to the man, strutting down a dark alleyway, slightly glowing (à la his “Billie Jean” video). Earlier, she also wears a tuxedo, which could be a nod to the cover of MJ’s Off the Wall album. Oh, and there’s a very definite “Captain EO” feel to the proceedings too.
“Metropolis”: A 1927 expressionist film directed by the iconic Fritz Lang, which tells the tale of a dystopian, not-too-distant future in which society is divided into two classes. The opening scenes of “BTW” definitely recall the film, especially the famous scene in which the heroine Maria is cloned by the villainous scientist Rotwang.
“Sin City”: Gritty, black-and-white comic series from Frank Miller. Not only does the machine-gun-clutching Gaga remind us of every gun moll in the series, but at the end of the video, when she dances in stark white gloves with tassels, it seems like a direct homage to one of Sin City’s most famous denizens: cowgirl stripper Nancy Callahan.
“Superman”: Massive 1978 film directed by Richard Donner that tells the origin of one of DC Comics’ most iconic characters. In Donner’s version, the Man of Steel’s home planet of Krypton is made almost entirely of shards of crystals, which also seems to have influenced the production design of “Born This Way.”
Surrealism: Populist art movement begun in the 1920s, famous for its use of nonsequiturs and juxtapositions. Famed surrealist painters include Francis Bacon and Salvador Dalí, both of whom were name-checked by Gaga herself as being influences on the “Born This Way” clip.
“Vertigo”: Masterful 1958 psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock. For reasons not really clear, it’s equally masterful main theme, courtesy of Bernard Herrmann, is played over the opening scenes of “Born This Way.”
Zombie Boy: Also known as Rick Genest, a model who made the rather, uh, unique decision to cover his entire face (and most of his body) in one large skeleton tattoo, which makes him look very much like, well, a zombie. In recent months, Genest has become a favorite of both Gaga and her stylist, Nicola Formichetti, appearing in a promo clip for the Born This Way album that premiered last month, and, of course, in the “Born This Way” video too.
What did we miss? Share the pop-culture inspirations you spotted in the comments below!
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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Video Premieres
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
The seven-minute clip shows a Gaga ready to create new worlds to dominate.
By James Montgomery
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She’s already accomplished pretty much everything on this astral plane — you know, emerging from swimming pools while flanked by Great Danes, murdering her boyfriend, escaping from prison, offending the Catholic church. So, in her new video for “Born This Way,” it sort of makes sense that Lady Gaga has taken her talents to an entirely new dimension: a “multiverse” of starry space births and snarling specters, new life forms and centuries-old demons. And sparkly unicorns. You can’t forget about them.
So, yes, “Born This Way” (which premiered on Monday, February 28) is quite the spectacle. Part space odyssey, part Creationist yarn, it involves the formation of not just an entirely new universe, but an entirely new race of humanity, too. It sort of makes sense, it sort of doesn’t, but that 100 percent doesn’t really matter much. This is Gaga at her most fabulous, her most out-there, her most, well, Gaga.
Beginning with a long voiceover (the “Manifesto of Mother Monster,” as Gaga puts it) that drops phrases like “the mitosis of the future” and “the eternal mother hovered in the multiverse” like they’re practically weightless, “Born This Way” stretches a tale of astral rebirth — which appears to be a central theme of the Born This Way album — over seven minutes, recalling everything from the early “Superman” films to the late Alexander McQueen’s final collection, doing so effortlessly and oh-so-seriously, in the way we’ve come to expect from Gaga.
There is haute couture and barely there underwear, a guest appearance by the so-called “Zombie Boy” who showed up in an earlier clip, a whole lot of oozing afterbirth, some fierce dance moves and even a bit of gunplay. The basic premise seems to be good vs. evil, but again, that’s entirely up to your interpretation. Director Nick Knight fills each frame with shades of dark and light, coloring the voids of this new world with his fashion-photographer’s eye. Gaga plays it straight, even when she’s delivering a whitechocolatespaceegg (shout out to Liz Phair!) while hovering above planet Earth.
It’s part fantasy, part hopeful reality. It’s about the future and the past (especially at clip’s end, when Gaga sports Madonna’s near-trademarked tooth gap), but really, all of that pales in comparison to the sheer spectacle of the thing. And that sort of makes sense, because after thoroughly dominating this world, with “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga seems content to create brand-new worlds to tower over. Welcome your new overlord.
What do you think the “Born This Way” video means? Share your interpretations in the comments!
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Best ways to maintain your vehicle
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
The function of pep boys car upkeep administration is to devise the greatest doable way to maintain and services a automobile. It is achievable to do the job out the names and emails on a single vehicle and after that apply a similar to the other cars that follow. There are a variety of software package packages obtainable that guarantee the right maintenance of the cars. It requires an operator to provide in the mileage of the vehicle every 7 days and after every single do the job order, so which the preventive upkeep of the vehicle can be labored out. It can retain monitor of any variety of autos, their scheduled upkeep, work orders, materials and labor costs.
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Spyware Doctor Review
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
Are you having problems with your computer? Have you ever tried to fix it yet somehow, the problem yet remains? If this is the situation, then your PC could have been affected by spyware and you have to fix it as soon as possible. Luckily, there’s a lot of tools out there which could aid you. However, if you’d like the ideal, you could try to Google Spyware Doctor Review – and you will definitely get an idea about why this program is known as the most excellent by many.
Firstly: have you any idea what spyware is? It is really a truly destructive malware or malicious software which can make your PC slower and also perform inefficiently. You will have to determine how you can eliminate adware, malware and viruses.
In reality, having spyware unattended on your computer may also confirm to be very dangerous since most of these software may cause undesirable access to your private information, background and even credit information, to be “spied” on – resulting in your information getting in the hands of the wrong persons – without having you even being aware of it!
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Using Xsite Pro To Produce Websites On The Fly!
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
The New website building software called Xsite Pro allows you to create websites simply and with out having to use html. The software program developer, Paul Smithson hasn’t re-invented the wheel, he has simply improved on it! Xsite Professional was developed to allow anyone to create either a fancy website or a simple area of interest website rapidly and easily.
There were some teething problems and some bugs that wanted to be mounted when this software was launched but these have been resigned to the past because the software program developed to its present form.
Paul Smithson invented Xsite Professional to fill a gap within the market. He wanted a web site building program that not solely constructed websites but in addition one which included stand alone packages equivalent to ftp, adsense and links pages. There is no such thing as a doubt that Paul has achieved his initial aim and continues to work to make it better still.
Xsite Pro was not developed to compete with Dreamweaver or Frontpage. These applications have their very own loyal customers but to the novice, who has no understanding of html or website constructing experience, these advanced programs could be formidable to use. Where Xsite Pro comes into its own is when you wish to construct an internet site quickly and easily without the frustrations of using massive, advanced packages, allowing you to create websites on the fly.
Using Xsite Pro’s built-in templates I found that not only could you build websites shortly and easily, but I was ready to add links pages, insert adsense, test web page optimization and add via ftp with a click of a button. But that’s only a small pattern of the versatility of the software. Many more options are constructed into the program.
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Oscar Night Ruled By ‘The King’s Speech’
Feb 28, 2011 Tech News
‘Inception’ nabs four awards, one more than early awards-season fave ‘Social Network.’
By Eric Ditzian
Colin Firth poses with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in “The King’s Speech”
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“The King’s Speech” entered the biggest night in Hollywood as the clear front-runner to win top honors and did not stumble at the 83rd Academy Awards, nabbing four wins out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Colin Firth and Best Director for Tom Hooper.
“Inception” ended up roping in four wins as well, one better than “The Social Network,” which lost out in all the major categories after beginning awards season as a potential dominant Oscar presence yet losing momentum over the past month. The evening, in fact, unfolded without a single upset in the major categories, from Melissa Leo’s (”The Fighter”) early Supporting Actress win to the Best Picture triumph for “King’s Speech.”
Firth could have begun penning his Best Actor acceptance speech months ago. When he finally got the chance late in the night, he began, “I have a feeling my career has just peaked” and ended, again self-deprecatingly, “And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some impulses I have to attend to backstage.”
A very pregnant Natalie Portman (”Black Swan”) swept aside six-time nominee Annette Bening (”The Kids Are All Right”) for Best Actress. Entirely more serious than she was at the Golden Globes, when she laughed about getting to sleep with baby-daddy Benjamin Millepied, Portman instead ran through a dizzying list of thank-yous, acknowledging everyone from her parents to her publicists to director Darren Aronofsky, to whom she said, “You are fearless and a visionary.”
Up until the minute the directing award was handed out, no one could decide if Hooper or David Fincher (”The Social Network”) would end up the champ. In the end, Hooper soared on the strength of what he dubbed the “triangle of man love,” whose points apparently include Firth, Geoffrey Rush and the director himself.
The show kicked off with a high-concept, “Inception”-inspired cold open as hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway entered into the worlds of the Best Picture nominees and some beloved past films — from the boxing ring of “The Fighter” to the rehearsal studio of “Black Swan” to the time-traveling DeLorean from “Back to the Future.” The duo then sauntered out onto the stage at the Kodak Theatre and segued into a short, shared monologue in which Hathaway congratulated Franco on his Best Actor nomination and lamented that she wasn’t honored for her work in “Love & Other Drugs.” “It used to be, you get naked, you get nominated,” she joked. “Not anymore!”
Wearing a tuxedo and high heels, Hathaway popped up later for a musical number, riffing on “On My Own” from “Les Misérables” and accusing Hugh Jackman of bailing on a planned duet (following their song-and-dance number from the 2009 Oscars). Franco then joined her, in a blond wig and hot-pink ball gown, because, well, does Franco really need an excuse to be weird?
The first major award of the night went to Leo, who bested some stiff competition for Best Supporting Actress but might have been upstaged by the presenter bestowing her award. The 94-year-old Kirk Douglas commandeered the stage, haltingly telling jokes and clearly enjoying his moment in the spotlight, before announcing the winner. When she finally accepted the award, Leo struggled to keep her composure, unleashed a naughty word that the censors bleeped and profusely thanked the Academy for respecting her work.
Long the heavy favorite for Best Supporting Actor, Christian Bale surprised no one when he collected a win for “The Fighter.” More surprising, however, was how the often-reserved star fought off tears as he thanked his wife and daughter. Bale also shouted out the film’s cast and crew, saying of Leo, “Melissa, I’m not going to drop the F-bomb like she did. I’ve done that enough already!”
The writing awards went to two first-time nominees, with Aaron Sorkin nabbing Adapted Screenplay for “The Social Network” and David Seidler taking home Original Screenplay for “The King’s Speech.” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross nabbed Original Score for “The Social Network,” and Original Song went to 20-time nominee Randy Newman for “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3,” which also won Animated Feature Film. Honorary Oscars went to Eli Wallach, Francis Ford Coppola, Kevin Brownlow and Jean-Luc Godard, who did not attend the ceremony.
In the evening’s funniest moment, Hathaway and Franco presented a series of faux-music numbers courtesy of the magic of Auto-Tune. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson unwittingly found themselves taking part in a song called “Tiny Ball of Light,” culled from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ footage, and “Eclipse” star Robert Pattinson ended up crooning a little ditty alongside Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner titled “He Doesn’t Own a Shirt.”
Did the Oscars get it right? Let us know in the comments!
Stick with MTV News on Oscar night and beyond for red-carpet fashion coverage, analysis of the winners, plus interviews, photos and more from your favorite Hollywood stars!
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Oscars Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know!
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
Join us at 6 p.m. tonight live from the Academy Awards red carpet on MTVNews.com.
By Eric Ditzian
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All across La La Land in the hectic hours before the 83rd Academy Awards, nominees are putting the finishing touches on the scraps of paper containing their — fingers crossed! — acceptance speeches. Limo drivers are gassing up their rides. And somewhere inside the bowels of the Kodak Theatre, co-host James Franco (or, more likely, James Franco’s assistant) is shining his shoes.
Meanwhile, you’re putting the finishing touches on your Oscar ballot or making sure your Oscar party doesn’t run out of Jesse Eisenburgers and King’s Peach Pie. Stressful!
Soon, though, the action on Hollywood’s biggest night will be under way. What can you expect when the show goes live? MTV News has got you covered. Read on for everything you need to know about this year’s Academy Awards:
The Live Coverage
The first thing you need to know is that MTV News will be everywhere on Oscar night. To begin the evening, we’ll be launching a red-carpet live stream at MTVNews.com from 6 to 8 p.m. ET tonight, where we’ll be chatting up everyone from Natalie Portman to Christian Bale. We’ll also be taking your questions via Twitter, so tweet your questions to @MTVNews using the hashtag #oscars for a chance to see your favorite celebrities fielding your own inquiries.
We’ll also be running a red-carpet fashion blog on Hollywood Crush. Once the show begins, shift over to Movies Blog for a live blog about the show itself. And, of course, we’ll be churning out loads of video, analyses and breakout stories across all our Web properties, so keep it locked to MTV News for the very latest updates about the show.
The Races
All week long, we’ve been previewing the major Oscar categories. Best Supporting Actress might be the tightest of all the top races, with Melissa Leo (”The Fighter”) grappling with Hailee Steinfeld (”True Grit”) and Helena Bonham Carter (”The King’s Speech”). Best Supporting Actor couldn’t present more of a contrast: Christian Bale (”The Fighter”) long ago locked up this win. Colin Firth (”The King’s Speech”), too, is a sure bet to win Best Actor, while Natalie Portman (”Black Swan”) should coast to Best Actress victory (though Annette Bening ["The Kids Are All Right"] could play the spoiler). When it comes to Best Director, Tom Hooper (”The King’s Speech”) is a slight favorite over David Fincher (”The Social Network”), but either of these gentlemen could walk away the victor. The same likely cannot be said about Best Picture: “King’s Speech” appears to have pulled away from “Social Network” and should end up the night’s big winner.
The Rundown
Deadline Hollywood has published the broad outline of the telecast, giving us a general idea of how things are going to go down. Franco and co-host Anne Hathaway will begin the evening with a pre-taped video in which they appear in scenes from the Best Picture nominees.
Tom Hanks will be the first presenter, announcing both Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. Other presenters include Russell Brand, Sandra Bullock, Robert Downey Jr., Hugh Jackman, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Oprah Winfrey. Hilary Swank and Kathryn Bigelow will present Best Director and then, just before the clock strikes 11:30 p.m. on the East Coast, Steven Spielberg will hand out Best Picture.
So you think you have a good picture about what the Oscars are going to look like? Hopefully, but check out this TwitPic from Franco for what he simply calls “my view.”
Will it be a regal evening for “The King’s Speech”? Can “The Social Network” dial up Oscar gold? Don’t miss MTV News’ “2011 Oscars Live” at 6 p.m. tonight when we’ll be chatting with your favorite Hollywood stars live from the red carpet on MTVNews.com, and stick with us all Oscar night for winners, interviews, photos and more!
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Basics of Good SEO
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
There are many fads online, but search engine optimization is not one of them. Because the internet has become a necessity, making sure your business shows up in the search engines is crucial. Your website investment will be wasted if your target market does not even know you exist. Your business must show up on the search engines if you want to reach your potential customers.
Before you can start advertising online, you should know the basics of SEO. Marketing online should be easy and profitable once you get a grasp of what optimizing for the search engines is all about.
There’s a certain learning curve you need to surmount to be able to do SEO. There are so many resources online that you can use to do SEO properly. But this process is mandatory if you want to earn big bucks by internet marketing.
Basics of SEO
1. Search Terms – There are words or phrases that people use to look for information online. Building a promotion or a marketing campaign around a certain keyword is the best thing to do. There are keyword analyzers that automate this process. Most keyword analyzers are free, such as google adwords tool and wordtracker.
2. Search ranking – Google Rankings, Yahoo Search Rankings and Alexa Page ranking system are used by marketers to find out how deep users must search to find you. This knowledge is important if you’ve hired some SEO expert to help you get to the first page of a search engine for one particular keyword or keyphrase.
3. Page Rank – Page rank is a system that google came up with to evaluate the relevance of web pages in their index. The algorithm for pagerank is not clear but it is said that the more high-pagerank websites link back to your page, the higher this value is. You can use Page Rank seo tools to check if your link building efforts are effective.
4. Link popularity analysis – A good link popularity rating should tell you how many places online are pointing to your site. Link popularity is an indication of your website’s visibility online.
You can make use of these SEO resources to really succeed online. Your profitability depends on how patient you are in terms of learning and applying SEO.
SEO is one way that you can learn Make money online. So, be like Russell Brunson and Mike Filsaime today!
IPod Video Downloads – Read This Prior To Deciding To Download IPod Video
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
iPod video downloads are now hot favorites among iPod users. Everyday, countless video downloads are transferred to PCs and synced with iPods. Video iPod or iPod video is the name folks give to the new generation iPod which can be equipped with video viewing capabilities. It is this technology; coupled with the vast option of iPod video downloads that pushed up the popularity of iPod videos because the most downloaded form of media.
There are many online music and video stores to download videos to your iPod. The most famous is certainly iTunes. You can download movies, TV shows and music at a standard charge per download. For those who have missed an instalment of your favorite Tv program on national television, just go there and download that particular episode at $1.99. It really is that convenient as the iPod video downloads are available the very next day it really is screened. You also do not have to be worried about having to purchase the whole season.
Should you be looking for free iPod video downloads which can be legal, you can test some of the following sites. They’re mainly collection of entertaining videos uploaded by individuals like you and me or aspiring film producers and public domain videos. What happens if you be amused by the kind of iPod video downloads that you can get on this planet.
OVGuide: guide to online movies.
Watch free movies: If you are a fan of classic movies, you’d love the free video downloads.
Singingfish: This is a video search results that archives many movies, movie clips and videos. Check out the hot favorites section.
SearchforVideo: Another video search results where you can find a lot of iPod video downloads. Additionally , you will find a range of video clips under different categories like news, movies, music, celebrities, health, TV channels, etc.
The Open Video Project: That is site having a huge assortment of digital video for sharing.
Vmix: One interesting and wacky site where you will find a lot of entertaining and funny videos submitted by amateurs and professionals alike.
Irrespective of where you download, there’s something you need to know. Most videos are not exactly iPod video files but rather AVI, RM, DivX, WMV, ASF and VOB video files. In these instances you would need to convert them into MPEG 4 or H.264 video format in order for your iPod to play them. There are lots of converters in the market, some paid while others free. Type in “free iPod video converters” inside the search engines and you should be able to find a couple of good free video to iPod converters.
Find out more about iPod video downloads and which can be the most popular sites video lovers are using to download high quality video for iPod at prices even school-going teens can afford.
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Roku XDS 1080p Review-Is Roku XDS 1080p Any Good?
Feb 27, 2011 internet technology
Roku has unveiled a few new players that come sporting some new features. And they seem to have also taken a queue from the new Apple TV and offered a new (and smaller) form factor. The new models include the Roku HD, Roku XDS 1080p and the Roku XDS and all are out there direct with Roku and also with Amazon. In terms of pricing, the HD is $59.99, the XD is $79.99 plus the XDS is $99.99.
Feature wise, all three models will work with both a standard and high-definition television, play high-definition content and sport HDMI, Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Roku XD adds in 1080p video support too as an Instant Replay button and Wireless N compatibility. And then the Roku XDS features all of the features found within the XD with the addition of Dual-Band Wireless N support as well as component video and optical audio outputs. Additionally, the Roku XDS 1080p also features a USB port that will be employed to access music, videos and images.
Keep reading to check out the full press release…
Roku Introduces New Line of HD Streaming Players Starting at $59.99
New XD and XDS models feature 1080p HD, Wireless-N, and Instant Replay
Saratoga, Calif. – September 23, 2010 – Roku, Inc., maker of the best-selling and award-winning Roku streaming player, introduced right now its new product lineup, featuring improved performance along with the lowest costs in the business. With up to 1080p HD streaming support and Instant Replay, the new players are shipping immediately at prices beginning from just $59.99. All models feature high-definition playback also as support for older, standard definition TVs.
You will find 3 new Roku models: the entry-level Roku HD at $59.99; the Roku XD with Wireless-N and 1080p, and also the top-of-the-line Roku XDS, which adds dual-band wireless technology and extensive connectivity alternatives for property entertainment systems.
All Roku players will continue to deliver the largest collection of streaming entertainment readily available for the TV, such as over 100,000 movies and TV shows from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Video On Demand; live and on-demand sports from MLB.TV; music from Pandora, MP3tunes, MOG, and RadioTime; photo and video sharing from Flickr and Facebook; plus news and entertainment from thousands of sources around the world.
“We’re committed to delivering the most effective entertainment experience at the lowest price in the business,” said Anthony Wood, founder and CEO of Roku, Inc. “Customers can now purchase an HD-capable Roku player with wireless for 40% less than the price of our original $100 Roku HD player. Or, think of it this way: for around the price of two Blu-ray Discs, a Roku player brings you access to limitless instant streaming entertainment choices out there these days and within the future. It’s ideal for anybody who wants the most choice and control over their entertainment.”
The new $59.99 Roku HD streams video in high-definition at up to 720p, and features built-in wireless and Ethernet for easy broadband connectivity anywhere inside the house. The smaller, sleeker Roku HD is only 1 inch tall and less than 5 inches wide, so it fits anywhere and is tiny enough to take on a trip. Composite A/V cables are included so that it can connect to virtually any TV, including standard definition models. An HDMI port enables HD playback on HDTVs.
The new Roku XD ($79.99) and XDS ($99.99) models deliver the next level of streaming performance, with 1080p HD support (delivered over HDMI) and extended-range Wireless-N. In addition, the XDS model features dual-band Wireless-N technology, component video output, optical audio output, along with a USB port. Over USB, buyers is going to be able to play stored music, photos, and up to 1080p video using a USB player channel, available as a free upgrade to XDS owners (expected to be out there in November 2010).
Both XD and XDS models also feature an business first in streaming devices for the TV: an innovative Instant Replay button on the remote, enabling the viewer to instantly skip back in 10 second increments without having to wait for a rebuffering delay. It’s a convenience that until now has been limited to DVRs and other hard-drive based devices.
Very first introduced in May 2008, the Roku player offers an uncomplicated, affordable, and reliable way for hundreds of thousands of Netflix clients to watch movies and TV shows instantly on their TV. Since the launch of the Roku Channel Store last fall, all Roku customers now have access to over 85 channels from 50 distinctive content services, with additional added all of the time.
Pricing and availability
The new Roku HD is obtainable for $59.99, while the XD and XDS models are readily available for $79.99 and $99.99 respectively. All three Roku players are available immediately at www.roku.com, and available for preorders at.visit:http://www.rokuxds1080p.org
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‘Black Swan,’ Natalie Portman Nab Independent Spirit Awards
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
James Franco wins Best Actor for ‘127 Hours.’
By Shawn Adler
Natalie Portman at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images
The day might have started out mildly overcast, but as the film community watched in anticipation, the Santa Monica beach quickly went from partly cloudy to completely black, as “Black Swan” swept the major honors on its way to dominating the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (February 26).
A schizophrenic thriller about a ballerina’s inner demons made manifest, “Black Swan” danced away with four awards, winning Best Feature, Best Director for Darren Aronofsky, Best Actress for Natalie Portman and Best Cinematography for Matthew Libatique. The flick is nominated in the same four categories at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Among other winners, the rural drama “Winter’s Bone” nabbed two awards: Best Supporting Male for John Hawkes and Best Supporting Female for Dale Dickey. Presumptive Oscar Best Picture favorite “The King’s Speech,” meanwhile, won Best Foreign Film.
James Franco, who played a man who literally had to give up an arm to be here today, finally got his due, winning Best Actor for his performance in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours.” The 32-year-old, who is in almost every moment of the film as the camera focuses on his character’s struggle to make a nearly unthinkable sacrifice, will be front and center as co-host of the Academy Awards.
Other winners included “The Kids Are All Right” for Best Screenplay, “Get Low” for Best First Feature and “Exit Through the Gift Shop” for Best Documentary. Thierry Guetta, aka “Mr. Brainwash,” accepted the award for “Exit” on behalf of the film’s reclusive director, Banksy.
Hosted by Joel McHale, the show honored independent and original filmmaking throughout 2010, moving from last year’s venue, the downtown L.A. Live complex, back to the beach in Santa Monica.
Will it be a regal evening for “The King’s Speech”? Can “The Social Network” dial up Oscar gold? Don’t miss MTV News’ “2011 Oscars Live” at 6 p.m. Sunday, February 27, when we’ll be chatting with your favorite Hollywood stars live from the red carpet on MTVNews.com, and stick with us all Oscar night for winners, interviews, photos and more!
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Stay Connected With Your Downline Utilizing Free VoIP
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
Over the last few years I have noticed a large amount of my downline, sponsors and clients often have horrible phone calling plans relying on where they live. One of many top expertise we as sponsors in our programs regularly teach our groups to pick up the telephone and name their downlines in an effort to help those folks achieve success.
In the event you stay in an excellent part of the nation or a rustic that offers nice cellphone calling plans you do not have much to fret about. Nonetheless in case you are unfortunate to dwell the place the plan could be very expensive, you will not be in a position to name your workforce properly. Remember the fact that a phone name can make the distinction between getting an lively member or losing that member for good.
So how do you solve this problem if you’re a web-based marketer or business owner but you’re one of the unlucky people who can not afford to name as a lot as you should? I may have a simple solution for you that will not break the bank. VOIP is Voice Over Internet Protocol. In different phrases you use your PC and your internet connection to make phone calls without spending a dime or low month-to-month plans. You possibly can even pay as you go in some cases.
Google Talk:
If you happen to do not thoughts registeting for a free Gmail account at Google they provide free VOIP service that lets you call or send prompt messages your staff, household and friends. Offering a fast download it ought to only take you about three minutes on a modem ( files measurement: 900K). One notable merchandise is that it requires Windows XP/2000 with a minimum of a 56k (broadband beneficial) connection. Dial up will work however broadband will be easy to talk and IM your friends.
iConnectHere Broadband Phone:
What’s good about iConnectHere is it’s low regular plans starting under twenty dollars. They will assist you “Hold up on Excessive Prices” as their slogan says. iConnectHere Broadband Cellphone offers low calling charges perhaps the bottom in the world to your native, long distance and worldwide phone needs. Imagine being able to call that lead from Austailia! Their plans might prevent up to 80% compared with traditional cellphone service according to thier sites information. Plus their plans embody bundled options at no extra cost.
As you can see simply from the 2 services above you do now have a method to connect along with your new referrals, sponsors, clients and even your loved ones and pals can use free VOIP to cut costs. Utilizing a lot of these services will assist improve your support to your downline and won’t cost you prefer it does if you use a land line phone system with their high value calling plans.
If that’s not enough for you listed below are {two} more companies that will make it easy for you to contact the important folks in your online business. This service is called Skype where the whole world can talk for free in line with the Skype website.
Utilizing the service Skype provides, you may call abnormal phone numbers everywhere in the world. if your downline member has a nasty calling plan as well Skype is slightly program that allows anybody to make free calls over the web to anyone else who also has the Skype software program which is free, easy to download and to use. It also knows learn how to play nice with most computers out there today.
Skype also gives Voicemail which lets you direct your incoming calls if you’re busy or offline to your voicemail. Your downline will be comfortable they can get involved with you when they have questions.
NetZero also presents you a service the place you can name individuals anywhere on the earth from your computer for free. NetZero Voice makes calling as straightforward as on the spot messaging, besides as a substitute of typing (chatting) you’re speaking over your Internet connection for free.
Easy to use as with other similar providers you simply obtain the software, sign-in with your NetZero member ID and dial any NetZero member ID to begin speaking free of charge and it works with dial-up or broadband.
Both manner you have a look at it, now you can and actually you need to select one in every of a lot of these providers so you possibly can enable voice communications together with your new referrals and customers. It simply makes sense as individuals purchase from folks not websites or buildings. They purchase from you, if you call them! Get VOIP and get in contact with them today!About The Writer
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Create, Share And Enjoy Photoshop Free Brushes
Feb 27, 2011 Tech News
Is Adobe’s marquis program Photoshop new to you? It’s definitely a complex and power-packed program but try not to get too overwhelmed by it. One of the easiest things to learn how to do is to create your own brushes or customize the Photoshop free brushes available for download all across the web.
Why Save Custom Brushes
Why would you want custom or Photoshop free brushes? To truly customize all of your images, of course!
Obviously, the main reason you’ll want to save settings as a custom Photoshop brush is to apply those same settings to any other image you want in just a single click of a mouse. Custom brushes are essential when creating a project with a number of different images; it helps to create a visual symmetry. If you want to add a watermark to a series of images, a digital brush can be used to that end. If you’re designing a website, you may choose to use a Photoshop free brush as a means of stylizing photos with a singular color palette.
Photoshop free brushes can also be used by hobby photographers. In the same way a professional might apply one to their websites, stationary or brochures, a hobbyist can use the color brush to a series of photos to evoke a sense of whimsy or add some flair to the photos of a special event. In fact, photographers who also scrapbook can add designs, logos, cartoons and splashes of color to their photos all before even printing them out with the help of a Photoshop free brush.
How To Create/Customize Photoshop Brushes
There are two ways to create a Photoshop brush: from scratch or using the settings from a previously designed image. You can actually use others’ Photoshop images to create a brush too, but it’s important to make sure you have the right to do that.
To make a new brush, you need to start a new file and then create the image to use as the brush. The image will have to be on a white backdrop and itself be black. Next, select the image and then go up to the Edit menu. Choose ‘Define Brish Preset’ from the list of options and name your new brush. At that point, your new brush should show up at the end of your brush palette.
Or – Download Photoshop Free Brushes
If you’re not in the mood to create a new brush and customize it from scratch, it’s also possible to just search for “photoshop free brushes” on the web and download pre-made ones of just about every variety.
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Timeless Secret Anti Aging Skin Care
Feb 26, 2011 Tech News
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The New Era of Los Angeles Public Relations – Merchandising with Social Media
Feb 26, 2011 Tech News
Today, popular marketing and Los Angeles public relations has altered from one-way printing and broadcasting to two way conversations. In the last year, about 293 newspapers closed down, with almost 100 of those shuttering in the year’s first quarter alone. In the meantime, eight magazines with a circulation of one million or more discontinued printing, and 600 staff members were laid off from top tier publications. Moreover, with more than 10,000 jobs gone, the radio stations are down as well. bankruptcies in Television have also been common, with parent companies’ filing Chapter 11 and affecting more than one hundred TV stations. More than 1,126 magazines shut down.
This unhappy news is no shock, while the year 2010 is in rising levels of a complete re-engineering of our establishments forced by social networking which has all but replaced many conventional media outlets. (Source: Vocus Media Research Group.) The latest Web 2.0 platform extends ways for people to interact by mixing on and offline tactics to create a real-time dialog with each individual customer. It’s all about charming clients. Orthodox merchandising and Los Angeles public relations goes together with online strategies today, helping set up and maintain the new online social media promotions.
There is one Los Angeles public relations firm that strongly considers in creating a cooperative creative promotion for trade publications, handing PR, producing short videos for YouTube, or helping with trade shows. While the traditional media are transforming, the Internet has put the public back into public relations. With the new media, there is emphasis on having a two-way communication between you and the public, and the bright marketers are continuing with the use of the foundation built by the strategies from yesterday’s Los Angeles public relations; and today, this stage is now including the online groups on the Internet.
Research shows that 65 percent of marketers have only been attached with social media marketing for a couple of months or less. About 56 percent, or a large part of the marketers, use social media for more than six hours a week. The minority, only one in every 3, are spending more than 11 hours per week with social media.
Moreover, there are more than 85 percent of these marketers that have suggested that the top advantage of merchandising through the social media is the exposure it generates for their business. This is something that marketers used to say about traditional Los Angeles public relations.
These are the top three questions that marketers ask:
1) What are the top exercises to use with social media marketing?
2) Are there time-management circumstances with social media, and if so, what are these?
3) How will marketers measure the return on investment of social media marketing?
Most companies are still having a trying time assessing the return on investment (ROI) from social media. Nearly 61 percent of marketers asked said their companies’ ROPI measurement practices are poor. Nearly 34 percent declared they are very poor. But there’s good news in the fact that the technology for better measurement is being improved. After all, it’s always been rather tough to value Los Angeles public relations. Typically PR professionals have used only the amount of press articles (quantitative) and the messages that were published up (qualitative) as analysis for Los Angeles public relations measurement.
In effect, with the Internet, you are given a better platform in valuing customers going to a web site and making a sale.
To be able to reach future customers with the use of social media networks, it is still significant to be using the basis that was built by the ideas from previous Los Angeles public relations. While the traditional media are transforming, the Internet has put the public back into Los Angeles public relations. New media promotes two-way communications between the public and you, and soon there will be metrics in place to assess how well it is working.