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Avatar Breaks $2 Billion

It’s official — Avatar has become the highest grossing movie of all time. Earlier this week it was announced that the blockbuster film has brought in more than $2 billion worldwide. With multiple Golden Globe wins and...READ»

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Queen Guitarist Brian May: Want 3-D? "Avatar" Has Nothing On Victorian Stereoscopics

This may be the year that the third-dimension finally takes hold. The earnings for Avatar exceed $1.8 billion, and 3-D TVs were all the rage at CES this year. Earlier this month ESPN announced plans for a 3-D channel to debut with ...READ»

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Discovery, IMAX, and Sony's 3-D TV Channel to Compete With ESPN's 3-D World Cup

Dust off your polarized glasses, 3-D broadcast TV is coming. Discovery, IMAX, and Sony announced a joint-venture 3-D network on Tuesday. The network is set to launch in 2011 and will be the first 24-hour 3-D network. Distributed by ...READ»

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Equal Opportunity Hacking: Frat Boy Pirates Hit Sagging DVD Sales

Hollywood had a blockbuster year at the box office in 2009. An uptick in 3-D offerings, IMAX venues, and big-name sequels carried the sagging industry to a recession-proof $10 billion in ticket receipts. Good thing, because up-front ...READ»

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Where the Wild Things Are

Forget the beloved storyline (a kid wakes up in monsterland); the all-star director (Spike Jonze); a famous author as screenwriter (Dave Eggers cowrote with Jonze); stunning visuals (Imax); and the kiddie-lit legend who penned the ...READ»

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Fast Company Recommended Events October 2009

October MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN       01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 ...READ»

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Dear SyFy, Imagine Greater - Please!

The Sci Fi channel announced that it was changing its name to SyFy a few months ago, and the switch happens tomorrow. Unfortunately Bruce Willis is not going to rescue us from this colossal attack of bad branding and phonetic foolishness.READ»

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Inside the Virtual Brain in Life-Size

The AlloSphere is a three-story tall spherical chamber lined on the inside with 360-degree display screens--kind of like an IMAX theater, except panoramic. You view the sphere's content by standing on a breezeway that bisects the ...READ»

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iFive: GM on the Fritz, 'Monsters vs. Aliens,' Intel's Cool (Really!), and G20 Protests in Today's Innovation News

While you enjoyed your weekend, innovation wore her 3-D glasses while having a little work done on her arms. Here's today's news:  1. With the auto industry on the fritz, President Obama rolls out the beginning of his auto ...READ»

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Is BD-Live On Dark Knight REALLY The Future?

Tonight's Dark Knight Blu-ray event was the first ever BD-Live experience in America. But the live text commentary featuring the film's director, Chris Nolan, left much to be desired. The questions that were texted in resembled the ...READ»

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Unicorn Media Launches

I've just gone on the Advisory Board of Unicorn Media a new breed of integrated media company. Today it launches  a diversified distribution channel for a full range of video and audio content.  I've got the press release here, ...READ»

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Kung Fu Panda and Self Confidence

Kung Fu Panda – have you seen it?  Cathy and I saw it on an IMAX screen over the weekend.  Very clever and entertaining. But that’s not why I’m posting about it today.  Kung Fu Panda makes some great common sense ...READ»

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Microsoft Bets Big On Halo 3

Microsoft hopes its strategic partnerships sell not only the final installment of its Halo franchise but the Xbox 360 as well.READ»

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Brave New Mouse

When Disney-ABC agreed to sell its prime-time hits on Apple's iTunes, the deal set off a revolution inside the media giant. Now a digital team with the spirit of a startup is reinventing TV--And the industry is following.READ»

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Top O' the Market: A Consumer's Guide

  Trump World Tower Richard Meier's Perry Street towers 20 Pine The Jade Miraval Living William Beaver House The pitch "The Greatest Condominium Building in the ...READ»

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Shvo Motion

One man's real-estate vision quest, and the $15 billion portfolio he's building along the way.READ»

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Can You Find The Gorilla in This Picture?

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

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Learning and Change - Roger Martin

"When you're building Business School 2.0, you don't start from scratch."READ»