This hilarious segment also aired last night during the Jimmy Kimmel Live After Oscars special. It features a wide range of “handsome” actors including Patrick Dempsey and Matthew McConaughey, with memorable appearences by John Krasinski, Lenny Kravitz, and many others.
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Modern Family plays charades on Oscar night
In honor of it being Oscar night, ABC played a promo from an upcoming episode of Modern Family where the family gets together for a game of charades. Hilarity ensues.
Modern Family airs Wednesday nights at 9PM on ABC.
Microsoft Courier details surface
Remember when Gizmodo first picked up this story back in September about a Microsoft hardware-and-software-designed booklet of sorts? Since then I’ve been keeping my ear to the ground, picking up on anything concerning the secret device. Today new details emerged about what’s being called the Microsoft Courier. According to the latest sources (as relayed by Engadget) the device will be smaller than expected, not much bigger than a 5×7 photo when closed and will be under one inch thick and weigh a slightly over a pound. The operating system will be powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 hardware and based on the same OS as Windows Phone 7 Series and Zune HD. The device will also include a built-in camera, headphone jack for media playback, and a stylus for writing and drawing. The source pegs a release date of “Q3 / Q4” of this year.
The Courier is being dubbed a “digital journal” whose sleek user interface will revolve around pen-based interaction with the help of handwriting recognition software. If you take a look at the latest videos (look after the break for another) and images (see below) you can tell the developers behind this device have really come a long way in the design process. The overall UI experience looks tighter, more defined, and user friendly. The demos feature many touch-based actions like dragging, flicking, copy & pasting, and “pocket”-ing. At its core, Courier is an “infinite,” highly customizable journal; it’s a place to discover and collect things of interest locally and over the Internet and use them to create. Or as Microsoft says, it’s about “bringing ideas to life.” I smell a worthy iPad contender. Tickle me highly intrigued.
[Via Engadget]
FoD’s Presidential Reunion (a must watch)
Why is it a must watch? Because this video brings together some of the funniest people on Earth, reuniting old and current SNL members in the perfect way–a presidential reunion! You’ll see the likes of Fred Armisen (Barack Obama), Maya Rudolph (Michelle Obama), Will Ferrell (George W. Bush), Darrell Hammond (Bill Clinton), Dana Carvey (Bush Sr.), Jim Carrey (Ronald Reagan), Dan Akroyd (Jimmy Carter), and Chevy Chase (Gerald Ford) perform the presidents they all became famous for portraying so spot on during their stay at SNL. They all offer advice to Obama on how to fix Washington and the problems they left behind. Fun fact: This (highly viral) video hit one million views in less than 24 hours; quite the feat if you ask me. Watcha doin’ still reading this? Watch ’till your stomach hurts!
How Jay Leno gets his audience
Finally we get a truthful look into how Jay Leno gets people to sit in on his late night show.
Music video: OK Go – “This Too Shall Pass”
“This Too Shall Pass” is the second single off OK Go’s third studio album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. And the music video for it is INSANE. The entire video was shot in one take and it features the most intricate Rube Goldberg sequence you will ever see. You know what the Rube Goldberg sequence is–you just never heard the name before. Named for an inventor of the same name, the word “Rube Goldberg” is an adjective defined as accomplishing something simple through complex means. In the case of this video, an OK Go band member drives a toy truck into a line of dominos (at the beginning) to result in the four band members getting sprayed in the face by paint (at the end). A simple action reaches a reaction through a complex process. Get it? Now watch this video a couple times and try to fathom how truly insane it is.
So how’d they manage to do it? OK Go teamed up with creative engineers Synn Labs and built the elaborate contraption in a warehouse in LA. It took a 55-60 person team about a month and a half to construct, with much attention to detail. Though the video was shot with a single camera in one unbroken continuous shot, it took over two days to shoot because they couldn’t get it to work perfectly until about 60 shots had failed. They brought the concept of ‘trial and error’ to a whole new level. And it was important for OK Go lead singer Damian Kulash that this whole thing be done without computer manipulation: “Computers can do any of this. But the whole point is that we’re doing it, like it’s homemade, it’s real things knocking into each other and falling over. It’s a celebration of actual root level physics. Screw computers.” Interested in more behind-the-scenes scoop? There’s a bunch of videos waiting after the break…
[Via Wired]
Music video: Gorillaz – “Stylo” (Featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def)
This is one of the most visually stunning and exciting music videos I have ever had the pleasure to watch.
“Stylo” is the first single off Gorillaz’s upcoming album Plastic Beach (drops March 9). It’s their first album since 2005’s Demon Days. Their latest music video combines a live action car chase, updated and refreshed CGI Gorillaz characters, and Bruce Willis to create a video that looks uh-mazing in HD (so make sure you switch HD ON before you watch). It really plays out like a feature film (Death Proof?) and keeps you engaged for all five minutes of it. And it doesn’t hurt that the song is good, too.
CLICK HERE to watch the music video in its entirety. What you see above is a trailer for the video. I cannot embed the video due to EMI’s restrictions. Enjoy.
Listen: Kid directs air traffic at JFK
OK this is scary. The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating how a small child made his way inside a traffic control tower at JFK airport and instructed pilots when it was safe to land their airplanes. National Air Traffic Controllers Association on the matter: “We do not condone this type of behavior in any way. It is not indicative of the highest professional standards that controllers set for themselves and exceed each and every day in the advancement of aviation safety.” It’s one thing to not condone these actions; it’s quite another to MAKE SURE SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEVER HAPPENS.
[Via CBS News]
Trailer: The Karate Kid
Here’s the trailer for the remake of the original Karate Kid (1984). It stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan as his martial arts trainer. Harald Zwart is directing, Jaden’s dad Will Smith is producing with wife Jada Pinkett, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, and Jerry Weintraub (he launched the original franchise).
According to Variety, “While the new film will be set in that exotic locale, it will borrow elements of the original plot, wherein a bullied youth learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor.” The Karate Kid opens in theaters June 11. The trailer looks fun, but will it live up to the original or Parts II, III, and The Next Karate Kid?
[Via TrailerAddict; Variety]
Penguin shows off its vision for the iPad
John Makinson, CEO of book publisher Penguin, unveiled to a crowd this week his vision for the iPad and how be plans on pushing “books” and other content to it. I say “books” because these demos look more like applications to me. In fact, Makinson says, “for the time being at least we’ll be creating a lot of our digital content as applications for sales in app stores in HTML, rather than as ebooks. The definition of a book itself, as you can see, is up for grabs.” As demonstrated in the video above, Penguin plans on bringing children’s books with support for embeddable sound, touch interactivity, and accelerometer (shaking/tilting) implementation; interactive textbooks (human anatomy, shown here); an “online community for vampire lovers” (OK?); a travel companion with an itinerary and maps; and lastly a far-out “intergalactic GPS system” that uses the GPS chip and augmented reality to reveal star constellations when you point the device to the sky. That last one will likely remain a concept for a while. It’s good to see a company really looking ahead into the future of print/digital media. The iPad has the power to do these things; it’s up to the developers (here, book publishers) to make it happen. ‘Nother video of Makinson speaking to the crowd about his ideas after the break.
Watching these demos makes me wish I had a kid so I could buy him an iPad and watch him interact and learn in ways I never imagined were possible when I was a toddler.
[Via PaidContent; Gizmodo]
Trailer: Halo: Reach multiplayer
Check out this trailer for Halo: Reach multiplayer. It reveals a bunch of the new multiplayer modes. And don’t forget–if you purchased Halo 3: ODST you have an invite to participate in the Reach multiplayer beta which starts on May 3.
[Via IGN]
RoboThespian deserves an Oscar (or two)
Meet RoboThespian, a robot that, according to Wired, “shows more acting range than some Hollywood stars.” This is the third and obviously most advanced version of his kind created by Engineered Arts. He’s powered by compressed air and air valves that aid in movement. Lifelike detail can be found in his facial expressions and body movement. The coolest part about him is that he can be programmed to perform a script at anyone’s whim and translate text to speech in English, Spanish, Germany, French, and Mandarin Chinese! If you like what you see here, look after the break for additional videos showing off RoboThespian’s acting chops.
[Via Wired; Gizmodo; RoboThespian]