Archive for October, 2008

Apple’s Insomnia Film Festival

Apple is sponsoring something called the Insomnia Film Festival on November 15th. You have 24 hours to complete a film that uses three items out of a list of required elements. Then, some famous folk (Masi Oka! Jason Bateman!) judge your movie, and you can win nifty prizes (such as a MacBook [...]

October 28, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: News • 1 Comment

Radiohead’s Pick-Your-Price a Success?

Image from WikipediaThe Chicago Tribune has a good set of numbers from the Radiohead “In Rainbows” release. As you may recall, Radiohead offered the album as a download in advance of the physical release and allowed fans to choose what price to pay for the album (if at all).
A few highlights:

$8 million from [...]

October 27, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: News • Comments Off

Howard Stringer on Charlie Rose

Image from WikipediaHow does Howard Stringer, Sony CEO & Chairman, deal with traveling two thirds of the time? Sleep whenever you can and keep a good sense of humor. Check out the complete interview with Charlie Rose for more insights on topics including Blu-Ray, PS3 and Sony Pictures.

October 24, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: News • Comments Off

XKCD and DRM: "Steal This Comic"

Image from XKCD
Wouldn’t the world just be simpler if Randall Munroe ran everything?

October 14, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: Views • 1 Comment