Kenny Ortega Set to Direct Feature Film Beginning in Spring 2008

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–All principal cast members from Disney’s ”High School Musical” – Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman – will be reunited on the big screen for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming feature film, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” it was announced today by Oren Aviv, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production.

This highly anticipated feature film is set to begin production in spring 2008 with DGA Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega returning to direct from a screenplay by Peter Barsocchini, who wrote the scripts for the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movies “High School Musical” and “High School Musical 2.” The musical film’s producers are Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush and Don Schain.

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ATI HD 2600 Pro 256MB Video Card Reviewed @ TheTechLounge

Quote:

“ATI’s HD 2600 XT is a pretty nice card.  It plays games acceptably well, consumes a negligible amount of power, and has flawless video acceleration.  It’s my first choice for the mainstream.  So where does that leave the HD 2600 Pro?  Being a cut-down, budget version of a cool card, what, then, is missing? The HD 2600 Pro is targeted to anyone who wants a discreet video card, the casual gaming ilk, but doesn’t really want either the lowest-end model or to spend over a hundred dollars.  All that seems reasonable, but it’s just not true.  I think the GDDR3, 256MB HD 2600 Pro should be skipped altogether.  It does a couple things right, but misses the mark too often.”

Article Link:

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/483/ATI+HD+2600+Pro+256MB/

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Title: CoolIT Water-Cooling Products
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/515
Category: First Look

Summary:
A quick look on current and forthcoming water-cooling products from CoolIT: Pure, Freezone Elite, Reference Series, Boreas and a prototype for rack-mount servers.

Here is a snippet:
“At CES 2008 we could see the complete range of current and forthcoming water-cooling productsfrom CoolIT, including the prototype of a water-cooling solution for rack-mount servers. Check it out.”

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Title: Gigabyte 3D Mercury Water Cooled Case @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11693
Summary: “Water cooling used to be a very daunting task for all but the
most experienced enthusiasts. It required time, dedication, and
knowledge of many different types of components, and installing them in
an orderly, professional matter was a very time consuming process. Many
have simply jumped ship, including me, and returned to air-based cooling
solutions over the past years. But nowadays, water cooling is becoming
more and more accessible. Just about every vendor involved in the
cooling business provides all-in-one systems, 5.25″ bay contraptions,
and integrated case solutions. Today we have Gigabyte’s 3D Mercury
integrated water-cooling case for review. The 3D Mercury is built around
Gigabyte’s 3D Galaxy water cooling system but is built into a large
chassis that is compatible with even Extended ATX motherboards.”

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We hope you all had a good weekend and have recovered from the craziness that is CES.  We’re writing today to let you all know that we’ve just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, performance, and overclockability of the Asus EAH3850 TOP Graphics Card.  The Asus EAH3850 TOP is a factory overclocked version of the Radeon HD 3850 running at a 730MHz core and 950MHz memory clocks.  Head on over to the site and check it out…

Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asus_EAH3850_TOP_Graphics_Card/

Site: http://www.hothardware.com/

Titel: Cooling-Station Modding Contest Frühjahr 2008 @ Cooling-Station

Text: Hiermit eröffnet Cooling-Station offiziell seinen ersten
Modding-Contest in seiner Geschichte. Dieser Modding-Contest ist von und
für die Community geplant, doch dürfen auch neue Mitglieder jederzeit
hinzustoßen.

Dazu haben sich Sponsoren wie PC-Cooling, LC-Power, OC-Card, AmacroX,
Crucial Technology, Xen-Core und easyNOVA gefunden, die u.a. als Jury
fungieren und mit ihren spendablen Dreingaben die Prämierungen für die
besten Case Mods bzw. Case Cons ermöglichen.

Der Cooling-Station Modding Contest Frühjhar 2008 beginnt mit der
Anmeldung am 15.1.2008 und endet am 30.4.2008. Die Anmeldezeit ist bis
Ende Januar 2008 gültig. Ab dem 1.5.2008 beginnt die Bewertungsphase.

Hast du ein paar tolle Ideen und möchtest diese in die Praxis umsetzen?
Dann gib Dir einen Ruck und melde dich zum Cooling-Station Modding
Contest Frühjhar 2008 an. Alles weitere zum Ablauf und Regelungen ist im
Forum bei Cooling-Station zu erfahren.

Link: http://www.cooling-station.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2752

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-I don’t quite have a comment for this product…. it’s just weird

1. Mr. “P”eeper Toilet Ashtray
http://www.gizfever.com/product_info.php?products_id=121

It’s really a small rascal, unexpectedly and secretly hide at the toilet back, also do not feel tired to hang and discovered. Peep, only in order to the satisfied curiosity or has something else planned? Or in order to prepare beating out a fire for someone’s safety?

Specification:

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Title: KeySonic ACK-126 RF Keyboard Review on Technic3D

Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-612,1-keysonic-ack-126-rf-usb-tastatur-review.htm

Quote: “The KeySonic ACK-126 RF USB Keyboard arrived Technic3D. Full flexible silicone material, Wireless 2.4GHz (up to 10m) and  18 multifunction keys with Control of Audio, Video, Email, Internet. Technic3D will see the functions in the following Review. Ideal for use in facilities, laboratories, gastronomy, food industry and medical areas?”

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Digit-Life Review: Apple iPod nano 3G

Excerpt:
“The iPod nano 3G has come to replace the popular second generation on September 5, 2007. When we saw a photo of the iPod nano 3G for the first time, we had an impression that the player became much larger. It can be explained with the position and size of the traditional click wheel-this wheel was almost as wide as the device itself in previous models, but now there is plenty of space at the sides, which creates an illusion of a wider player.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/td/ipod-nano-3.html

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Digit-Life Review: Corsair DOMINATOR TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN G Memory Modules

Excerpt:
“This article begins a new series of reviews devoted to DDR3 memory modules. In this article we’ve tested Corsair DOMINATOR TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN G Memory Modules on a platform based on an Intel Core 2 processor and an Intel X38 chipset with 333 MHz FSB. This platform can provide memory performance on the level of DDR2-800 and lower, so DDR2-1066 and faster DDR3 memory is redundant here. In practice, reality is full of surprises, which may change our categoric attitude formed by theoretical data. That’s what we’ll do in this article.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/mainboard/memdb-corsair-ddr3-1800c7d.html

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I4U NEWS reviews the Zagg iPhone Full Body invisibleSHIELD.

Quote from the review:
“The touch screen functions just as well with the Apple iPhone Full Body invisibleSHIELD installed as it did without the film. The feel of the touch screen is changed a bit because the Apple iPhone Full Body invisibleSHIELD is not a slick feeling as the glass screen is alone.”

Full Review:
http://www.i4u.com/full-review-361.html

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Title: Ultra M998 Mid-Tower Case at Modders-Inc

Articles URL:  http://www.modders-inc.com/reviews-story–182.html

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BHFO.org Press Release

Summary:

Japanese - 33 million pixel TV Standard: This article talks about the Communications Ministry of Japan investing 300 million dollars into a new broadcast technology slated for launch in 2015.

Here is the article:

“Americans are still stumbling today to upgrade their ailing televisions to HD standards. Many do not realize that their friendly broadcast over the waves is about to change. As America pushes the Hi-Def deadline back, the Japanese are pushing forward with plans to drop their “Hi-Vision” standard pioneered by NHK, who is a Japanese broadcaster . The Hi-Vision technology was also used on the JAXA moon mission. The communications ministry is pouring 300 million yen into the NHK project to develop and launch a higher quality 33.2 million pixel broadcast standard by 2015. Due to the ailing USD, that is 2.735 million dollars.

The broadcast standard will be able to travel along 260 kilometers of fiber optic cable and carry 16 different wavelength signals. The total bandwidth they have achieved in tests is 24 gigabit. Back in 2003 and 2005 NHK demonstrated the “Super-Hi-Vision ” technology. Back then, there were 16 HDTV recorders hacked together recording 18 minutes of footage. They took the resultant 3840 × 2048 image and “upscaled” it through pixel shifting to 7680 × 4320 pixels or 4000 scan lines. Three years later, the project is still advancing and has overcome many of the hurdles they once had.

NHK has also developed a codec to compress the 24Gbps video signal down to 180-600Mbps. The audio is dropped from 28Mbps to 7-28Mbps. Go ahead and read that again, video data rate of 24Gbps and a 24 channel audio data rate of 28Mbps. 18 minutes of video will take up about 3.5 TB of data in a raw format. The image would be more palpable and vibrant than anything we can imagine.  Yahoo news has the AFP” …Chris Hunter

News Article Link:

http://www.bhfo.org/news/latest-news/japanese-33-million-pixel-tv-standard.html

Images are contained in the link.

Website Link:

http://www.bhfo.org

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Sony to stop some PS3 shipments in Japan

Posted: 13 Jan 2008 02:20 AM CST

Sony said it will stop shipments of PlayStation 3 models with 20GB and 60GB hard drives in Japan this month, focusing instead on the 40GB model.

Sony said that this does not mean the 40GB machine will be the only model available in Japan and that it will launch new models to respond to end-user preferences sometime in the future. The 40GB model, launched in November in Japan, sells for $364 (39,980 yen), less than the 20GB machine.

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Skype’s mobile dreams

Posted: 13 Jan 2008 02:20 AM CST

Internet-calling software provider Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market–coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype–could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.

Skype, a peer-to-peer software application that allows people to make free phone calls to other Skype users over the Internet, has become an easy and inexpensive way for people all over the world to stay in touch.

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OLED getting hot

Posted: 13 Jan 2008 02:21 AM CST

Slashdot It!

Thin TVs made with organic light-emitting diodes could become a big hit with consumers, but not any time soon, according to Toshihiro Sakamoto, president of the Panasonic AVC Networks company.

“It will start to grow as a market in 2015,” he said during an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show taking place here this week. “You won’t be able to beat the cost and price performance of LCD and plasma for a long time.”

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1. Multimedia Remote Watch
http://www.gizfever.com/product_info.php?products_id=223

Size: Unisex
Color: Black
Watchstrap: Plastic
Movement: Automatic

Macworld Conference & Expo 2008

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Belkin International, Inc.:

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Water-Repellant, Neoprene Case Designed to Fit and Protect Popular MacBook; Waterproof iPod Speakers Enable Music Sharing in Extreme Weather or Near Water

Macworld Conference & Expo 2008

Moscone Center, Booth # 4130

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Macworld 2008, – Atlantic Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of media storage solutions and gaming and iPod^® accessories, today announced the Raindrop Sleeve, a lightweight neoprene case designed to tightly fit and protect the MacBook line of notebook computers. Atlantic is displaying its complete EGO line of Apple accessories at Macworld 2008, Jan. 15-18, 2008 in San Francisco, Calif.

The Raindrop Sleeve is available in several sizes to fit and protect 13-, 15-, and 17-inch MacBook models. Available in black or titanium, the Raindrop Sleeve features a hidden zipper, four millimeter thick, high-density neoprene and a seamless inner surface to prevent scratching the notebook’s finish. For further protection, the Raindrop Sleeve is water-repellant, keeping the MacBook inside dry while transporting in damp weather conditions or in case of accidental spills.

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Netflix Breaks New Ground With First-Ever Grassroots Screening Program Day and Date with Release on Netflix for DVD and Instant Watching on a PC; Innovative Program Directly Involves Football Fans in the Promotion of the Film

LOS ANGELES & AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Red Envelope Entertainment, a Netflix company, and B-Side Entertainment, Inc., an independent film discovery and distribution company, today announced the release of the film TWO DAYS IN APRIL through an innovative exhibition program that challenges the traditional theatrical release model for new films. This release marks the first ever “day and date” release of a Red Envelope Entertainment film both outside and inside the home, giving audiences the opportunity to see the film for free at grassroots screening events across the country and even host their own screenings. The release furthers the trend of making newly released commercial content available to audiences for free in order to leverage the power of fans to promote material through word-of-mouth communication.

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Article Name: Zerotherm Hurricane HC92 CU 8800 VGA Cooler Review @ Tweaknews.net
Article Url: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/zerotherm_hurricane_vga_cooler/

Article Snippet:

“In the final analysis, ZEROtherm’s Hurricane HC92 Cu 8800 VGA cooler showed a marked improvement over the OEM solution while adding some style and bling into the mix. The inclusion of a fan speed controller, along with the three configuration options, gives the user some control over cooling performance and noise levels; always a plus.”

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Title: ASUS Triton 75 CPU Cooler Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Review link: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/ASUS_Triton_75/index.shtml

Quote: “Asus offers a myriad of CPU coolers, ranging from fanned, to fans with LED’s, to the silent fan-less models. Most of the coolers are universally compatible with AMD and Intel processors. So, with this many options, what type of cooler will we have in this review? Well, I’m sure you already have a pretty good idea just from the name in the title, but I will still name it fully here. The CPU cooler in the spotlight this time around is the ASUS Triton 75. The Triton 75 is a fan-less CPU cooler that helps dissipates heat away from the core roughly 10% faster than other coolers. The fan-less design allows the end user to choose whatever brand of 120mm fan they want.”

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TITLE: 2008 International CES Computer Technology Highlights @ Benchmark Reviews

DESCRIPTION: The 2008 International CES is now finished, and while exhibitors use the weekend to tear-down booths there are as many writers who will feverishly extol the numerous technology displays viewed over the past week.  Benchmark Reviews was after the only the most notable computer technology highlights and announcements at the show, and this article reveals what we believe to be the most important innovations for Q1/Q2 2008.

ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=1

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