With the unprecedented success of Transformers (over $600million in box office sales worldwide as of this writing) and the seemingly waning influx of comic book adaptations, Hollywood studios are now turning their sights on a new property - 80s shows. More specifically, 80s cartoon shows. Nostalgia is in, and studios are scrambling to ride the wave Transformers started.
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This coming Friday na ‘to!

Myx presents Matira Matibay - Parokya ni Edgar’s Greatest Hits Concert. August 31, 2007 at the Folk Arts Theater.

With guest performances from fellow Backbeat artists Kamikazee and Moonstar88, as well as Gloc9, Sponge Cola and Urbandub. San ka pa? Star-studded ‘to.

Ticket prices are as follows: 195, 390, 520, 650 and can be purchased online or offline.

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This might be the last time you could catch them before they head off to the US (again) for their Ordertaker tour with Kamikazee from September to October.

Im working on some stuff for my website hopefully it will be up soon. im trying to quantify all messages by its criteria. it would take a little bit of time since ive been busy with my work.

New Nokia phones for Gaming, Music & Entertainment

Posted: 29 Aug 2007 10:50 AM CDT

Four new phones were launched today, dedicated mainly to mobile gaming, music and entertainment — a new Nokia N95 8GB (Black), the super slim Nokia 5310 Xpress Music, Nokia 5610 and the N81 8GB.

More details and specs after the jump…

Nokia N95 8GB
S30 3rd Edition, feature Pack 3.1
2.8″ QVGA display ( 240×320 pixels at 16M colors)
GPS with free Nokia Maps to over 150 countries
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g and HSDPA 3.5G
8GB built-in memory
Bluetooth stereo and IrDA
USB 2.0 and TV out
5MP digital camera
Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 10hours
Plays MPEG4;AVC/H.263/H.264,RV videos up to 3.5hours
Talk time 300 minutes for GSM and 210 mins for 3G

Nokia 5310 Xpress Music
Triband GSM, GPRS, EGPRS
Series 40 3rd Edition
2.0″ QVGA, 16.7 Million colors
Up to 4GB microSD card
2MP camera, 1600×1200 pixels
Hi-Fi audio, FM Stereo radio and Bluetooth stereo audio
Drag & drop sync with Windows Media Player 10 & 11
Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 18 hours

Nokia 5610 Xpress Music (slider phone)
Quad-band GSM, Dual WCDMA, UMTS/3G, GSM/EGSM, GPRS/EGPRS
Series 40 3rd Edition
2.2″ QVGA, 16.7 Million colors
Up to 4GB microSD card
3.2MP camera, 2048×1536 pixels (H.264 & MPEG4), 8x digital zoom and two LED flash
Primary camera is 30fps, secondary camera is 15fps
Hi-Fi audio, FM Stereo radio and Bluetooth stereo audio
Drag & drop sync with Windows Media Player 10 & 11
Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 22 hours

Nokia N81 8GB
S60 3rd Edition
Up to 8GB internal mass memory, supports microSD cards
HSDPA, Wireless 802.11 b/g LAN
2.4 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) , landscape mode for gaming
Dedicated game keys for N-Gage
2MP camera
Drag & drop sync with Windows Media Player 10 & 11 or Nokia Music Manager
Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 11.5 hours

Nokia has sold over 2 Million of the first Nokia N95 as well as 3 Million of the old N-Gage. There were also several accessories from Bluetooth speakerphones, headphones, remote controls, and mini speakers.

Gadgets That Run on Body Heat

Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:37AM EDT

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No jokes about hot bods, please. All of you warm-blooded folks may have the advantage with this new technology. You may soon be able to power your cell phone, PCs, and other electronics by tapping into your own body heat, and you don't need to be pedaling a stationary bike, walking the treadmill, or otherwise working up a sweat to do it. You can just sit there, couch potato style, and generate enough body heat to keep your gear going.

I stumbled across this tidbit on the Discovery Channel, but the research originates from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, where they are developing special circuits that use body heat. These could lead to battery-less cell phones and medical monitors that draw energy from their users.

The new circuits utilize the principle of thermoelectric generators (TEG) made from semiconductor elements. According to the scientists, the TEGs extract electrical energy simply from the temperature difference between a hot and a cold environment. Normally, a difference of several tens of degrees would be required in order to generate enough power, but the difference between the body's surface temperature and that of its environment is only a few degrees. To boost the energy, they combined a number of components that store up the energy until there's enough to operate the electronic device.

The photo shows a wireless transmitter being powered by the heat given off by a person's hand via a thermoelectric generator. Can't wait to see if it takes advantage of hot flashes!