Netflix streaming is great and all, but one has to admit, the selection of movies leaves a lot to be desired. Mubi will soon be filling this void when they bring their online service to the Sony PS3, offering a ton of awesome movies created by top directors from around the world. The Announcement:
Hello, We are MUBI. Who? What? Ok, lets make this simple… Do you know who Kubrick is? What about Antonioni? David Lynch? Ring any bells? It’s ok, don’t bother if you don’t… But if you are still reading you are going to like this a lot. Well, we are MUBI and we are basically transforming your PS3 console into your own online cinema. (You can still play games and all that, don’t worry!) We couldn’t resist the idea of everyone having their own exquisite film library—And that’s it in a nutshell.
But lets get this straight, we are not just an online cinema and we are not just some tech and film geeks in California—well, some of us are, yes—but we are 300,000 friends talking, discovering, and sharing films with one another every day. In fact, every 2 minutes there’s someone joining us. Yes. 2 minutes. Sorry to get a bit geeky (we warned you!), but that’s 700 people joining each day. Not bad… but joining what?
Apparently unphased by Activision’s treatment of Infinity Ward employees, Bungie has sealed a deal with the devil for the next 10 years:
PR Spin: “We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.” “Bungie is one of the premier studios in our industry and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with their talented team over the next decade,” stated Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent. Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.”
Two people named Jennifer and Jeff wanted to make their pregnancy announcement in a special and unique way, so they did the only reasonable thing: enlisted the aid of footage from the original Star Wars.
Instead of one sentence explanations buried in emails to obscure customers, Steve Jobs has finally written a proper open-letter that explains Apple’s position on Flash. Frankly, I’ve had an iPad since launch day and have yet to miss Flash.
Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its near death experience, and Adobe was drawn to the corporate market with their Acrobat products. Today the two companies still work together to serve their joint creative customers – Mac users buy around half of Adobe’s Creative Suite products – but beyond that there are few joint interests.
I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe’s Flash products so that customers and critics may better understand why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads. Adobe has characterized our decision as being primarily business driven – they say we want to protect our App Store – but in reality it is based on technology issues. Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true. Let me explain.
I have zero musical skill, unless you count tapping plastic buttons on my Rock Band Stratocaster, which I don’t. I suspect I am not alone. Yet, despite my inability to create music with an instrument, I have a deep love of listening to music. This passion has, over the years, found me exploring various software programs in the hopes of uncovering some shred of dormant ability. I’ve tried just about every program, from the light and fluffy DJ MIX to the hardcore Propellerhead applications and a little of everything in between. I had varying degrees of success, enough to inform me that I have an ear for music but not much else.
Then, Looptastic HD for iPad entered my life. The clouds parted. Rainbows danced. Kids frolicked with passive tigers. Finally, here was a piece of software that spoke my language by not speaking a language. It presents itself as a simple interface, begging for tactile interaction. You start moving sliders around and within seconds you’re making music, ready to put a “DJ” in front of your name.
Simple, Yet Deep
I can’t review Looptastic HD from the perspective of a professional. I can’t fully appreciate what a pro’s needs may or may not be with a musical application of this sort, so I’m not even going to bother. I assume since Keyboard magazine is impressed, that should be good enough for the experts. Instead, I can only discuss Looptastic HD from the perspective of a frustrated, yet eternally curious lover of electronic music who wishes he could create tunes. From that angle, Looptastic HD is a complete success.
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