September 9th, 2009

Courtesy of Make Magazine
By Sherri L. Smith, BlackWeb20.com
3D used to be this cheesy effect used in B-grade horror movies. And if the idea of horrible scene design wasn’t bad enough, the garish red and blue 3D glasses only increased the cheese factor. But as Hollywood got better with its magic, utilizing advanced animatronic creations and in this generation computer-generated images, it seemed like 3D was a thing of the past. But 3D is far from dead making a come back in animated movies like Disney’s ‘UP’ and Columbia Pictures and Sony’s upcoming flick ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’. It’s also making a return to its horror roots in ‘The Final Destination’. Read the rest of this entry »
TAGS: 3D, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, CNET, Columbia Pictures, Disney, Fujifilm, Howard Stringer, IFA, Playstation 3, sony, The Final Destination, Wipeout HD
August 12th, 2009


By Sherri L. Smith, BlackWeb20.com
Or at least the way you listen to digital music. Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine is working with legendary rapper/producer Dr. Dre and computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard to change the way we listen to our audio files. In an interview with CNET, Iovine, while stopping short of directly mentioning a partnership with HP confirmed that he plans to go back to the drawing board, working to create products that counteract the low quality audio we hear through computer speakers and headsets. Read the rest of this entry »
TAGS: Beats by Dre, CNET, Dr. Dre, Hewlett-Packard, Interscope, Jimmy Iovine, Maxell