The Disney x Tim Burton x Johnny Depp 3D behemoth, Alice in Wonderland, is upon us (as of today), and there’s no doubt it’s going to make a lot of money for all of those people involved. Still, ignoring the hugely commercial, big-business aspect of the movie, one can’t deny how visually stunning it looks. Wired.com gives everyone a look through the looking glass, and provides insights as to how movie magic was made for Wonderland.
How did one actor — Matt Lucas — play both Tweedledum and Tweedledee within the same frame? What’s the trick behind Crispin Glover’s ability to hover 3 feet above every other actor in a scene? Where did Helena Bonham Carter get such a bulbous head? Answers to all that and more are offered up in Wired.com’s exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Alice in Wonderland.
I’ll be seeing the movie this weekend myself. Reviews so far have just been lukewarm, but I’m still excited to see Burton’s take on Wonderland.
Apple iPhone what? Seriously, with the Nexus One out in the States (and hopefully coming soon to Canada?) and now this beauty of a phone, the PUMA Phone, who needs an iPhone?
Not only does the PUMA Phone look gorgeous, it also boasts an impressive integrated solar cell panel on the back for charging by the sun. And an even cooler feature is you collect points from charging by the sun, which can be spent in the PUMA store. Love this idea.
The screen is just so-so by today’s standards, at 2.8″ QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels, so tech-geeks will probably scoff at this phone. However, more sports-minded people will likely enjoy the “sporty side” of the phone — a set of PUMA’s sports equipment including a stopwatch, GPS run tracker, GPS bike speedo, pedometer, and yachting compass. As a jogger myself, I appreciate these phone features. There’s also a “playful side” that includes applications for social networking, icon messaging, and music.
While iPhone and Nexus One phones are probably more advanced and full of apps to download, the PUMA Phone definitely ranks among the most beautiful phones I’ve seen in a while. The PUMA Phone drops in Europe in the next couple of months, though a North American release is unlikely. (Us Canadians can dream though, can’t we?)
It’s that time of year again. 2009 is on its final stretch, so that means 09 recap-a-thon.
Whirled Interactive, however, manages to do things a little differently by literally Waving (get it?! ha!) goodbye to 2009 using Google Wave. Nice use of current technology to show some of the year’s highs and lows. It’s even as current as the untimely death of Brittany Murphy.
I hope watching this video makes people want to use Google Wave more. It’s great having an account there, but it’s kind of pointless if nobody is using it or nobody knows how to use it.
As Google prepares for further domination of the Internet by combining email, chat, word processing, and social networking features into one tidy Wave package, I thought it’d be nice to at least put out the offer to give away free Wave invites to whoever wants one.
Currently, I have 19 invites left. Don’t know who else to give them to, so the offer’s out there. Just leave a comment below if you want one, and I’ll give them all out until all 19 invites are given away.
This, I hope, will redeem me in the eyes of Santa Claus. Now give me that Amazon Kindle!! Please.
