Out of Hollywood, Rising Fascination With Video Games

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Video Games And Hollywood Already On The
Rocks?

Video Games And Hollywood Already On The
Rocks? 05/24/2004 12:27 PM
Over the last year or so there's been a tremendous amount of hype about how video games were "going Hollywood," as the various video game companies worked out deals to tie together new movies with new video games and new video games with new movies. There were stories about video games grossing more money than movies, and how movies were now being filmed with the video games in mind (including extra footage shot just for the video games). Now, however, just like a good Hollywood marriage, some are wondering if the relationship between video games and Hollywood is on the rocks already. Many gamers are finding that the games that are coming out based on movies aren't particularly original, fun or interesting (sounds like a lot of Hollywood movies as well...). Also, just because either the original movie or video game has a huge following, there's no guarantee that the corresponding video game or movie will be nearly as successful. Of course, at this point, it's unlikely that we're going to see any less of a relationship between the two industries, but at least the honeymoon period appears to be over.

Hollywood Agents Playing Video Games

Hollywood Agents Playing Video Games 12/10/2003 12:43 PM
For years, people have predicted that video games were the "next movies" as they started to grow as the entertainment choice of a new generation. Now, it seems the folks in Hollywood - specifically the agents - have discovered that there's money in games (in fact, more money than in movies). Hollywood agents are pushing over each other to get in good with game makers - and are doing their best to tie in games with movies, and movies with games. The article suggests some of this collaboration between the two industries is because many of the decision makers in Hollywood grew up playing video games and hold them in higher regard than those who never played video games.

Hollywood Interest in Video Games Grows

Hollywood Interest in Video Games Grows 05/15/2004 11:15 PM
AP via Daily Press May 16 2004 3:42AM GMT

Hollywood Interest in Video Games Grows
(AP)

Hollywood Interest in Video Games Grows
(AP) 05/15/2004 09:33 PM
AP - The video game industry was once an afterthought in Hollywood, at most an ancillary source of revenue like action figures. The people passionately developing the computer-based form of entertainment were seen as dorks compared with the celebrities. Not anymore.

Planetwide Games to Host "Golden Launch"
Event For RYL: Path of the Emperor Video
Game at Digital Hollywood

Planetwide Games to Host "Golden Launch"
Event For RYL: Path of the Emperor Video
Game at Digital Hollywood 03/29/2005 02:19 PM
Planetwide Games will hold an official Golden Launch event at Digital Hollywood, March 30, 2005 in Santa Monica, CA for RYL: Path of the Emperor, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), which recently announced a $1,000,000 Grand Prize skill-based Player vs. Player tournament within the game. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Games based on uWink Game Library Developed by Nolan Bushnell. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh.

Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh. 08/21/2004 06:49 PM
Seeking to establish the medium as a mass market form of entertainment instead of a niche technology, the game industry has taken the playbook of the movie business.

Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh

Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh 08/21/2004 06:54 PM
New York Times Aug 21 2004 10:39PM GMT

Hollywood meets Video Conferencing

Hollywood meets Video Conferencing 06/16/2004 02:01 AM

Since I haven't used any videochat software, let alone multiway video conferencing system (MVCS), I am not sure if a brief inspiration I had this afternoon is implemented or not.  The inspiration was to enhance the MVCS experience by emulating what movie directors do to help the audience follow conversations in movies.  It's Hollywood meets video conferencing.

This is how I see the system working.  When a person (A) speaks, the view changes to A.  When another person (B) breaks in, the view switches to B, but the view will briefly switch back to (A) several times while B is speaking.  When B finishes, the view switches back to A.  When A doesn't respond immediately, the view switches to show other attendents intelligently.The intent here is to catch the facial reactions to weave the conversations into a drama so the system remembers the interaction history like who spoke when, in reaction to whom, for how long, etc.  When two people talk at the same time, the screen is divided into two parts to minimize the ping-pong effect.  Questions are also detected and 'the camera' scans the likely 'suspects' for reactions.

Brief overlaying of textual information about the person on the screen commonly seen in detective TV shows should be also useful when participants are not familiar with each other (i.e. community meeting with 1000 attendents).  It's smartly done based on whether it helps the viewer or not.

Lastly and appropriately going overboard, dramatic sounds can be injected either automatically or by participants like sounds of suspense or those funny sounds talkshow DJs like to use (video-smileys?).  Appropriate video clips (i.e. Three Stooges or Groucho Marx) can also be injected similarly by the moderator or attendence.

While I think it is unlikely someone haven't thought of this before, I thought the idea was interesting enough to share, just in case.

Rising online video sales a potential
windfall for web merchants

Rising online video sales a potential
windfall for web merchants 12/29/2003 04:07 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 29 2003 3:07PM ET

SAG/AFTRA video game strike on the way
for Hollywood?

SAG/AFTRA video game strike on the way
for Hollywood? 04/14/2005 12:47 PM
Xeni Jardin: Here in Hollywood today, the top story in Daily Variety: is a video game labor strike by the entertainment industry's two actors' unions imminent? As recent releases like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas demonstrate, big names are becoming a must-have for game titles. Voice talent in GTA:SA included James Woods, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda, and the blogosphere's own Wil Wheaton.

The Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA are in a critical, final stretch of negotiations with a group of major vidgame publishers, all of which have come to rely on union talent for increasingly cinematic -- and lucrative -- vidgames. The last contract covered Electronic Arts, some 70 other big gaming companies agreed to its terms.

Present contract, currently in its second extension, is set to expire on Friday, and there will not be a third extension, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage. Complicating matters: Unlike the film and TV companies, which have a long history of collective bargaining and an org that represents them, vidgamers are relatively disorganized and new to the idea of bargaining with labor. "It's 50/50 right now," said an insider. "It really could go either way."

(...)A strike would most affect the industry with regard to the use of big names. From Clint Eastwood to Vin Diesel to Heather Graham and even Marlon Brando in EA's "Godfather" adaptation, A-list talent is turning from a rarity to a must-have in the vidgame world.

Kudos to my pal and former colleague Ben Fritz, who broke this report for Variety today. Link (paid subscribers only -- arrrrrgh!)

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana are set to star in "Lucky You" at Warner Bros. Story revolves around struggling singer (Drew Barrymore)who hooks up with professional poker player (Eric Bana)as he collides with his estranged father at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The casting company for the movie is currently seeking poker players and dealers for the film. Details and application forms are available on the front page of www.PokerConnection.net [PRWEB Feb 15, 2005]

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood 05/23/2004 04:32 PM
Boston Globe May 23 2004 7:19PM GMT

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood (Reuters)

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood (Reuters) 05/23/2004 03:00 PM
Reuters - Is the honeymoon over for Hollywood and the video game industry?

Designerskins.com console skins are
selected by Hollywood Video’s Game Crazy
unit for retail sales.

Designerskins.com console skins are
selected by Hollywood Video’s Game Crazy
unit for retail sales. 09/16/2004 03:18 AM
Desigenrskins.com the world leader in console skins, and Nuby Technologies, Inc. brings many of their hot new gaming title skins to market. These fresh new skins will be sold at participating Hollywood video’s Game Crazy retail stores. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Video Games

Video Games 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
On September 22nd of this year I pre-ordered Gran Turismo 4 through work. The listed release date for the game was November. The next month...

All for Ads Within Video Games

All for Ads Within Video Games 06/25/2004 03:53 PM
Advertising revenue is a great opportunity for video game makers.

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again 05/23/2004 02:57 PM
Boston Globe May 23 2004 5:48PM GMT

Video Games Gone Wild!

Video Games Gone Wild! 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
Check out the hottest and newest XCubeStation titles. By David Cross from Wired magazine.

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters) 05/23/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - Hold on to something long enough, the theory goes -- a car, a tie or even a hairstyle -- and eventually it will be cool again.

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again 09/01/2004 08:58 PM
Every few month or so, there seems to be some random story about how only guys play video games, and how a bigger effort needs to be made to make games for women. Of course, nearly every attempt to target women specifically has failed -- but what people haven't noticed is that women are playing games all the time. In fact, they're considered some of the hardest core gamers, though, more focused on word and puzzle type games. However, that's clearly not all. New studies are showing that as new games become more character driven, instead of kill-everything-driven, women are playing those games as well. As obvious as it seems, it appears the trick to getting women to buy into video games wasn't to make games for women, but to make games for everyone.

Coming soon: ads in video games

Coming soon: ads in video games 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
CNN Money Apr 11 2005 3:35PM GMT

Sports video games

Sports video games 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Reading this Salon article on sports video games brought back a ton of memories from college. I never got into Madden properly, but I played a ton of Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl, and NHL '94, the latter of which is, in my estimation, the best sports video game of all time (with which Stewart would agree, I'm sure). A quote from the article: [Bo] Jackson isn't the only athlete... (with comments)

Video games on a Movie T

Video games on a Movie T 08/29/2004 12:50 PM
Techzonez Aug 29 2004 5:21PM GMT

Video games get raunchy

Video games get raunchy 05/13/2004 09:40 AM

Chatting up video games

Chatting up video games 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
Chicago Tribune May 27 2004 10:51AM GMT

Video Games Hit The Big Screen

Video Games Hit The Big Screen 08/28/2004 10:16 PM

Academics get serious about video games

Academics get serious about video games 02/13/2004 05:10 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 13 2004 9:45PM GMT

Video games to get emotional! !

Video games to get emotional! ! 08/30/2004 01:52 PM
123Bharath.com Aug 30 2004 5:59PM GMT

Video games in court

Video games in court 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Cory Doctorow: I wrote a short story called Anda's Game that Salon published last year -- it's about kids working in sweatshops playing Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs, grinding through repetitive tasks to earngold for sleazy operators who sell the product of their labor on eBay. The inspiration came from a real-world account of that sort of sweatshops, which has hit the news again today, in a story about the courtroom shenanigans stemming from video games:

A multiplayer online game is sued for allowing its players to dress up like comic book heroes. An upstart company winds up in court for creating a Tijuana sweatshop to manufacture digital weaponry.

A funny thing is happening in these sprawling online multiplayer arenas. The ultimate in digital escapism, virtual worlds keep ending up in the ultimate in depressing reality: the courts.

Link (Thanks, Rob and Aaman!)

Education Via Video Games

Education Via Video Games 08/16/2004 06:48 AM

Best Selling Video Games

Best Selling Video Games 07/09/2004 06:39 PM
The NPD Group has released their latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US. This list is for the week ending June 26th. Most startling is the fact the Sims made number 7! Who in their right minds plays the Sims? :o)

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Half-Life 2 (Full Product, PC) City of Heroes (Full Product, PC) Unreal Tournament 2004 (Full Product, PC) Far Cry (Full Product, PC) Half-Life Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Full Product) Half-Life Counter Strike (Full Product, PC) Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Full Product, PC) Battlefield Vietnam (Full Product, PC) Call Of Duty (Full Product, PC) Warcraft 3 BattleChest (Full Product, PC/Mac)

Expand games with music, video add-ons

Expand games with music, video add-ons 12/18/2003 01:07 PM
CNN Dec 18 2003 10:05AM ET

Movie-Based Video Games

Movie-Based Video Games 08/19/2004 11:06 PM
G4 Tech TV Aug 20 2004 2:55AM GMT

Product Placement And Video Games

Product Placement And Video Games 06/18/2004 02:32 PM
You really can't escape advertising any more. It's absolutely everywhere. While the concept isn't all that new, it appears that the new fascination is on how to advertise within video games ("this frag brought to you by..."). Already, of course, automak ers are huge fans of advertising in videogames. But, what's interesting about Viacom's announcement about their desire to advertise within video games is that it will convince many other companies they need to do the same thing. Of course, if the advertisers are paying for part of the game, shouldn't the games get cheaper for buyers?

Video Games - Lost in Translation?

Video Games - Lost in Translation? 04/29/2004 01:53 AM

Academics turn to video games

Academics turn to video games 02/13/2004 08:05 PM
Boston Globe Feb 14 2004 0:45AM GMT
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Great Outdoor Network.com the Free
Online Resource for Top Outdoor
Advertising Companies Viacom, Lamar
Outdoor and JC Decaux, Launches MyPlan

Great Outdoor Network.com the Free
Online Resource for Top Outdoor
Advertising Companies Viacom, Lamar
Outdoor and JC Decaux, Launches MyPlan 04/09/2005 02:24 AM
Online research and education tool for Out-of-Home Advertising - N. Lauderdale, FL - April 1st, 2005 - Great Outdoor - Network.com launched the re-design of its outdoor advertising website http://www.greatoutdoornetwork.com April 1st, featuring a streamlined version of its outdoor advertising search engine and the addition of My Plan, a private user interface that further simplifies the search for out-of-home media. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2005]

New outdoor data logger is Mac OS X
compatible

New outdoor data logger is Mac OS X
compatible 04/09/2004 09:16 PM
Onset Computer Corp., a company that specializes in battery-powered data loggers and weather stations, has introduced the HOBO U12 Outdoor/Industrial Data Logger, a four-channel logger for monitoring temperature and other parameters in outdoor environments...

New: HOBO U12 Outdoor/Industrial Data
Logger

New: HOBO U12 Outdoor/Industrial Data
Logger 04/13/2004 10:04 AM
The HOBO U12 Outdoor/Industrial Data Logger is a four-channel logger for monitoring temperature and other parameters in outdoor environments.

The Smalley vs. Drexler "Battle of the
Nano Scientists" rages on

The Smalley vs. Drexler "Battle of the
Nano Scientists" rages on 12/04/2003 06:00 PM
Nobel Laureate nanotechnologist Richard Smalley and pioneering nano visionary Eric Drexler have taken their firey debate about the scientific probability (and exact definition) of molecular assemblers to the front page of Chemical & Engineering News magazine. Here's the Foresight Institute's summary. Ray Kurzweil has jumped into the fray too. L ink

Is Dirty Data From Registrations An
Advertising Scandal Waiting To Happen?

Is Dirty Data From Registrations An
Advertising Scandal Waiting To Happen? 08/11/2004 06:13 AM
Adam Penenberg is on a roll. After pointing out that the NY Times is missi ng out on the internet due to its registration system, and then admitti ng to contributing to the dirty data in most registration databases, he's now suggesting this may be an even bigger scandal waiting to happen. There have been a bunch of stories over the past few weeks concerning newspapers admitting to over-stating their circulation numbers. The problem with this, of course, is that advertisers buy print ads based, in part, on circulation and demographics. If the circulation is wrong, they've been sold something under false terms. On the web, it's that demographics part that's the problem. With all that dirty data, will sites need to admit to advertisers that the demographic info they're selling is contaminated? While many sites insist that there isn't that much dirty data, it's increasingly looking like they're trying to play down a serious problem. Just as advertisers are asking for refunds for bogus circulation data for print newspapers, how long will it be until online advertisers ask for refunds on bogus web demographic information?

Get well soon, Stuart

Get well soon, Stuart 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Stuart Buck, author of a great paper on spectrum commons, is in the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend.  Stuart is 29 and was in apparently great health, so this is quite a shock.  The note on his blog from his wife is encouraging.  I wish Stuart a quick and full recovery.

Q&A: Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL

Q&A: Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL 03/06/2004 02:02 AM
The head of the Open Source Development Labs is witnessing major movement to Linux in China.

Stuart Weibel interviews Tim Berners-Lee

Stuart Weibel interviews Tim Berners-Lee 12/09/2003 03:47 AM

Stuart Rose named new M&S boss

Stuart Rose named new M&S boss 05/31/2004 02:01 PM
Struggling retail giant Marks & Spencer replaces chief executive Roger Holmes with ex-Arcadia boss Stuart Rose.

"Volokh conspirator Stuart Benjamin"

"Volokh conspirator Stuart Benjamin" 04/22/2004 02:51 PM

The US Interactive Advertising Bureau
(IAB) said on Monday that Internet
advertising totaled nearly 2.3 billio

The US Interactive Advertising Bureau
(IAB) said on Monday that Internet
advertising totaled nearly 2.3 billio 05/24/2004 09:51 PM
Xinhua News Agency May 25 2004 2:04AM GMT

Stuart Hughes of BBC covers Olympics via
videobl0g

Stuart Hughes of BBC covers Olympics via
videobl0g 08/10/2004 10:34 AM
Stuart Hughes, whose work you may know from some deeply personal accounts out of the Iraq war, is covering the Olympics via weblog. Stuart says, "I'm at the Olympics in Athens for the BBC but I'm giving the behind the scenes skinny you don't get from the news sites on my personal blog. This evening I've uploaded my first Olympic videoblog."

The New York Times > Business >
Media & Advertising > Advertising:
Like Apple, TiVo Faces a Struggle in a
Market It Helped Create

The New York Times > Business >
Media & Advertising > Advertising:
Like Apple, TiVo Faces a Struggle in a
Market It Helped Create 08/10/2004 12:32 PM
NY Times compares TiVo to Apple, saying it faces a struggle in a market it helped create

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Newspaperadvertising.com, Print
Advertising Information Website,
Celebrates One-Year Anniversary and
Invites Advertising Experts to Submit
Articles

Newspaperadvertising.com, Print
Advertising Information Website,
Celebrates One-Year Anniversary and
Invites Advertising Experts to Submit
Articles 03/25/2005 06:38 AM
Newspaperadvertising.com, newspaper advertising and magazine advertising Information website, celebrates one-year anniversary and invites advertising experts to submit articles - developed by Mediabids.com [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

TriJUG: Stuart Halloway talks Java
Classloaders.

TriJUG: Stuart Halloway talks Java
Classloaders. 03/19/2003 10:26 PM

No matter what and regardless of the whip count in the security council, blogger Stuart Halloway will be talking Java Classloaders tonight at the Triangle Java Users Group Meeting. Here is the scoop:

Java's class loader architecture provides a dynamic and extensible mechanism for building applications. You will learn how to use class loaders to deploy multiple versions of classes side-by-side in the same VM, and how to redeploy components withtout shutting down servers. You will also learn how to troubleshoot class loading problems such as inversion. You will learn to use the context class loader to correctly implement factory methods, and how to load non-code resources. [more...]

Mediabids, the Only Online Print Ad
Space Marketplace, Saves Client, Garden
Bridges 50 Percent On Magazine
Advertising and Newspaper Advertising
Costs

Mediabids, the Only Online Print Ad
Space Marketplace, Saves Client, Garden
Bridges 50 Percent On Magazine
Advertising and Newspaper Advertising
Costs 03/28/2005 03:27 AM
Online Media marketplace www.mediabids.com saves client over 50 percent on print advertising costs [PRWEB Mar 28, 2005]

Treo 600 Smartphone Paired with Stuart
Weitzman's $2 million Shoes

Treo 600 Smartphone Paired with Stuart
Weitzman's $2 million Shoes 03/06/2004 02:04 AM

Stuart Energy Systems quarterly loss
reduced to $7.8 million from $11.4M

Stuart Energy Systems quarterly loss
reduced to $7.8 million from $11.4M 06/12/2004 12:51 PM
Canadian Press Jun 12 2004 4:13PM GMT

BBC warbl0gger, mine blast survivor
Stuart Hughes videobl0gs in Cambodia

BBC warbl0gger, mine blast survivor
Stuart Hughes videobl0gs in Cambodia 12/08/2003 03:32 PM
BBC war correspondent Stuart Hughes' courageous, first-person blog testimonial on surviving a land mine accident in Iraq brought home the personal reality of war to readers worldwide. At left, a snapshot of Stuart taken in the hospital, as he recovered from the loss of his leg earlier this year.

Stuart is now traveling to Cambodia and reporting -- throu gh the BBC and through his blog -- on the human impact of mines, during conflicts and long after the conflicts end. He writes to BoingBoing:

"Greetings from London. Me and my artificial leg have just returned from northwestern Cambodia, where I carried out my first experiments in videoblogging. You can view my efforts on my blog here. See what you think!"

Link

Outdoor Fire Detectors

Outdoor Fire Detectors 04/16/2005 10:10 AM

Deadwood goes high-tech to control fires: Deadwood is as close to a tourist mecca as you're going to get in South Dakota (not counting that mountain with the funny designs carved in it, of course). Anything that disrupts tourism out there is a huge, huge problem for the regional economy.

The FireAlert-DC units, made by Ambient, are about 6 inches around, 20 inches high and sit on top of 12-foot poles. A sensor scans the full horizon every two minutes. When it detects a growing fire, the unit sends a signal to a satellite, which relays the information to the company's dispatch center. It also calls the local 911 dispatcher and fire department.

Dozens Hospitalized After Outdoor
Concert (AP)

Dozens Hospitalized After Outdoor
Concert (AP) 05/23/2004 09:15 AM
AP - Nearly 50 people were sent to area hospitals, and more than 200 others were treated for heat exhaustion Saturday at a concert festival at RFK Stadium.

WorkPartner Outdoor Service Robot

WorkPartner Outdoor Service Robot 12/19/2004 03:41 PM
Trevor Bommersbach writes, Helsinki University of Technology's WorkPartner platform is a tele-robotics humanoid with 4 wheel independent suspension instead of legs. Seems very capable of doing some real work. More pictures at Impress Watch (where I was first alerted to the robot). Additional photos and video of this Centaur-like robot are available on the Helsinki University website. For more details on the locomotion modes of the hybrid 4-wheeled walking technology, there is a 5 page overview titled, Work Partner, HUT-Automation's New Hybrid Walking Machine (PDF format).

Ibiza Outdoor Lights with Speakers

Ibiza Outdoor Lights with Speakers 03/31/2005 07:08 PM

Italy's Oluce has unveiled their new line of outdoor lights called Ibiza. The Oluce fixtures are made out of white, weatherproof polyethlene and feature an integrated speaker. They're not wireless, sadly, with a separate stereo cable included. The speakers also only put out 20 watts, so this might be the type of fixture for your local dark (yet style-conscious) parking lot instead of your own backyard. Available now, if you can hunt down an Oluce distributor.
Product Page [Oluce via MoCoLoco]

Largest Outdoor HDTV in Atlanta

Largest Outdoor HDTV in Atlanta 03/25/2005 07:21 AM

Turner Field in Atlanta will become home to the world's largest outdoor high definition display. The screen measures 79 feet wide by 71 feet tall. Those are feet, not inches. To give you a slightly better idea of how large this is, I've mspainted a perfectly to scale picture of what a 6 foot person would look up against the it. The scren reportedly has over five million LEDs and weighs 50 tons. Unfortunately, it is also destined to display stupid baseball outtakes for its entire life span.

Mitsubishi Display Breaks World Record [DesignTechnica]

Lake Group Media Announces Mobile
Advertising Network - Provides Marketers
New Mobile Advertising Opportunities on
Opt-In Text Messages

Lake Group Media Announces Mobile
Advertising Network - Provides Marketers
New Mobile Advertising Opportunities on
Opt-In Text Messages 02/01/2005 09:13 PM
SMS Advertising is now available through Lake Group Media's SMS Mobile Advertising Network, created in conjunction with SMS platform and technology developer SMS Media Group. Lake Group Media's Mobile Ad Network is 100% confirmed opt-in. Ads appear with requested SMS messages. Inventory of 10MM+ mobile messages per month available! [PRWEB Jan 19, 2005]

Motorola Conducts 3G Outdoor Trials of
HSDPA

Motorola Conducts 3G Outdoor Trials of
HSDPA 01/05/2005 06:28 PM
3G Jan 5 2005 10:33PM GMT

West Wing's indoor and outdoor voice

West Wing's indoor and outdoor voice 03/29/2005 09:25 AM
My wife and I have been catching up on TiVo'ed West Wings and the pattern seems obvious: The ones on the campaign trail are good while the ones inside the White House suck. The cause seems just as obvious: Without the natural drama of a campaign, the writers are at a loss. Adam Sorkin's genius was his ability to create compelling scripts out of two elements that traditionally are drama-free: a group of people who like one another and political issues/ideas. The new writers have fragmented the group and are relying on ridiculous plot twists: CJ's elevation to chief of...

Philadelphia expands free outdoor
wireless Web

Philadelphia expands free outdoor
wireless Web 09/15/2004 11:51 AM
MSNBC Sep 15 2004 2:44PM GMT

Contextual Advertising And Search
Advertising Are Different

Contextual Advertising And Search
Advertising Are Different 08/03/2004 12:32 PM
Apparently, marketers are just now figuring out that browsing and searching are two different modes of web surfing, and people will t reat ads differently in each situation. Some pointed this out quit e a while ago, but thanks to Google and Overture promoting contextually matched ads as somehow being just like search ads, many advertisers expected similar results -- which they're not getting at all. So, now, some advertisers seem to be fighting back and are telling Google and Overture that it's about time they separated out the two forms of advertising and let the advertisers work each campaign separately. It appears that Overture has started to move in this direction, but Google continues to insist that there's no reason to treat the ads differently.

Radionet Launches Wi-Fi Access Point for
Outdoor Applications

Radionet Launches Wi-Fi Access Point for
Outdoor Applications 06/17/2005 07:20 PM
New RN-610 brings high reliability and advanced security features to outdoor corporate and hotspot WLAN networks [PRWEB Jun 10, 2005]

Out of Hollywood, Rising Fascination With Video Games

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