Archive for June 4th, 2007
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Why Your BlackBerry Causes Speakers to Buzz | Advice and Opinion
To get to the root of the issue, I spoke with Duncan Bradley, Research In Motions RIM director of global market intelligence. RIM is the BlackBerry manufacturer. Bradley explained to me that cell phones cause this buzzing interference when near some speakers or other devices that can resonate radio frequencies RF because such devices often feature poor quality shielding mechanisms to block radio waves from being received. The devices act as passive antennas, picking up cell phone radio signals, but they dont have any way to modulate or translate them into anything intelligible, according to Bradley. Speakers or other electronics with higher quality shielding mechanisms yield less buzzing when near phones, he said.
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The Police to perform on MTV Unplugged - VIDEO - TV Squad
The Police, who are currently on a reunion tour, will be performing an all-acoustic set for MTV Unplugged somewhere in Miami on July 13, according to Fox News. There’s no specific word yet on just which venue the performance will take place, but fans will no doubt be able to catch the performance on MTV (and perhaps also VH1 and CMT). The article further states that an album could result from the Unplugged performance, which should make fans very happy, especially those fans who can’t afford tickets.
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First look: ‘Speed Racer’s’ demon on wheels - USATODAY.com
The film, Silver says, will have a "retro future" look and will center on Speed (Hirsch) trying to make a name for himself in the racing world despite the efforts of corporate giants to foil his career. The film also stars Christina Ricci as girlfriend Trixie and Matthew Fox as Speed’s older brother, Racer X.
