Disney Announces Release Dates for Pixar and Animated Films Through 2018

Author : Rebecca Ford

Date :   Mai 29, 2013

Extract :  "Walt Disney Pictures has announced release dates for Disney and Pixar animated films through 2018. While the films are untitled, all eight movies will be released in 3D in 2016, 2017 and 2018."

Index terms :  Walt Disney pictures, dates, schedules

Found with : Netvibes

Site :  The Hollywood Reporter

URL: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-announces-release-dates-pixar-559869

By: B.M

The Tablet or Smartphone Becomes a Tutor for the Budding Artist

Author : Kit Eaton

Date : June 5^th, 2013.

Extract : « How to Draw is a good app for learning basic skills, and is free for iOS and Android.

Its Step by Step section features the main drawing lessons, each of which is based on copying simple lines that make up a cartoonish drawing of an object like a turtle or a coffee mug. The app shows each line in turn, then you draw on the screen with a finger to copy it. More guide lines appear, until the image is complete.

The app has tools to add color to the image, or it can stay as a pencil-like sketch.

The app is aimed more at children, given the sample images and its Coloring section, which looks a lot like a digital coloring book. It starts with a limited number of sample images; more images require an in-app payment. Access to all of them costs $5.99 for the iOS edition »

Index terms : Drawing, learning.

Found with Netvibes. RSS Feeds of « NYT Technology »

Site : nytimes.com

URL : http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/technology/personaltech/apps-offer-lessons-in-simple-drawing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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Du champagne au vin bordelais...

Author: L’Union.L’Ardenais

Date: May, 28, 2013

Title: From champagne to the wine of Bordeaux

Extract: “CHATEAU-THIERRY ( Aisne). The tourist office of Château-Thierry joined to the jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion to promote both vineyards.”

Index terms: Bordeaux,  reunion,  wine-tourism,  

Found with: Scoop.it

Site: l'union.presse.fr

Url : http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/aisne/du-champagne-au-vin-bordelais?xtcr=18&xtmc=champagne

Smack Attack Makes Sweet Music By Connecting Your Car’s Steering Wheel And Your iPhone

Author : Chris Velazco

Date : April 21, 2013

Extract : « Gregor Hanuschak (who, in a previous life, worked for NASA) has put together a Kickstarter project for the Smack Attack, an in-car gadget that lets users make those steering wheel drum solos a bit more substantial.

Here’s the project in a nutshell: the Smack Attack system consists of two separate parts, a steering wheel cover and an app for the iOS device of your choosing. Once that wheel cover is connected to your iDevice via Bluetooth, wannabe Ringo Starrs out there can trigger preloaded drum samples in the app thanks to eight pressure sensors that are nestled snugly inside the fabric of the cover. Naturally, you’ll also be able to customize the samples that get triggered so you can swap out that snare drum for a Wookiee bellow (because, you know, why not?). Oh, and in the event you’re not traveling alone, the app allows for other would-be drummers to jam at the same time… which could spell disaster for your trip depending on how talented your companions are. »

Index terms : Bluetooth, cars, drums, wheels.

Found with Netvibes. RSS Feeds of « TechCrunch»

Site : Techcrunch.com

URL : http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/21/smack-attack-makes-sweet-music-by-connecting-your-cars-steering-wheel-and-your-iphone/

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Une dose de champagne peut aider à lutter contre les troubles de la mémoire

Author: Sophie Claeys-Pergament

Date: May, 7, 2013

Title: A dose of champagne can help to fight against the confusion of  memory

Extract:”The team of professor Spencer, professor of biochemistry who managed the research explains that the acid in phenolic compounds is what can stimulate the memory. The phenolic acid is in the black grapes, the pinot noir and the pinot miller, which are both used in the production of champagne.”

Index terms: memory, Champagne, alzeimer

Found with: google alertes

Site : champagne.blogs.lunion.presse.fr

Url : champagne.blogs.lunion.presse.fr/2013/05/07/une-dose-de-champagne-peut-aider-a-lutter-contre-les-troubles-de-la-memoire/

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New Smartphone App Can Measure Your Happiness – Creepy, or Not?

Author : John MacKay

Date : May 8, 2013

Extract : « Cambridge University researches have now created an app that can measure the user’s happiness and mood. »

[…]

« Information from the phone, such as what time it is unlocked each morning, how many texts and calls are made and received, movements, location, and external noise, can be used to gauge just how social the individual is being. And then there’s the human layer, which asks the phone’s owner to determine their mood–these have been devised by psychologists. »

[…]

« Some critics are wary because the app can access the SMS (text message records)  in the phone, but the creators say the data is only being used currently within the study project itself. »

Index terms : Moods, emotions, health.

Found with Netvibes. RSS Feeds of « Google Blog Search »

Site : Newstalk870

URL : http://newstalk870.am/new-smartphone-app-can-measure-your-happiness-creepy-or-not/

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Magic and illusions

Author : Real name unknown

Title : Harry Potter's broom on show at Leicester museum

Date : April, 26, 2013

Extracts : «Visitors will be able to see items from blockbuster films including Harry Potter's broom and the 'One Ring' from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. There will also be displays based on Snow White, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia tales amongst other, as well as mechanical dancing dolls based on Cinderella and Prince Charming, and character puppets from A Midsummer Night's Dream, which date from the 1940s.»

Index terms : Harry Potter / Lord of the Rings / Wonderland / Narnia / Cinderella / Fantasy

Found with : Google news

Source : Leicester Mercury

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