Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sony's 4K player launches by July 15th, Video Unlimited 4K service coming this fall

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Sony announced its FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player a few months ago, and today confirmed it's arriving in homes and on store shelves by July 15th. The $699 box only works with Sony's own 4K TVs, and early adopting owners of "qualifying" X900A sets can expect a $200 introductory discount. Also available is in-home setup and activations free of charge, set up through the 4KActivation.com site once it's available July 8th. Sony's also named the online 4K movie distribution network it's launching this fall -- Video Unlimited 4K -- which will offer films, TV episodes and short-form content for download. For feature films, it will cost $7.99 for a 24-hour rental or $29.99 to purchase. The 4K Player (and its 10 pack-in movies) is available for pre-order now on the US Sony store, expect it to hit other retailers soon.

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Firefox OS hands-on: Alcatel OneTouch Fire and ZTE Open (video)

Mozilla and Partners Prepare to Launch First Firefox OS Smartphones!

First Open Web Devices Powered by Firefox OS Make Smartphones More Accessible; Regional announcements coming soon

Mountain View, Calif. – July 1, 2013 – Mozilla, the mission-based organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people's hands, today announced that the regional launches of Firefox OS smartphones will begin soon. Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica will release the first Firefox OS devices, the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire and the ZTE Open, soon. Individual partners will announce specifics about launches in each market soon.

Firefox OS Features

Firefox OS smartphones are the first devices powered completely by Web technologies and offer everything you expect from a smartphone while also delivering new features to give you a personal experience that is unmatched by any other phone.

Firefox OS includes all the things people need from a smartphone out of the box – calls, messaging, email, camera and more – as well as the things you wish a smartphone offered. Firefox OS also includes built-in social features with Facebook and Twitter, HERE Maps with offline capabilities and smart walking, driving and public transit directions, much-loved features like the Firefox Web browser, a new ability to discover one-time use and downloadable apps, Firefox Marketplace and much more.

Firefox OS features a brand new concept for smartphones – an adaptive app search that literally transforms the phone to meet your needs at any moment, without the need to download anything. Simply swipe to the right on your Firefox OS phone and start to type what you are interested in to get a whole new customized phone experience based on your needs instantly.

For example, search for your favorite music artist and get results to buy your favorite song, concert tickets or even listen to your favorite song instantly. Making it possible for you to create these one-time use or downloadable apps on demand gives you a completely customized experience and helps you get the exact content you want, when you want it.

"The launch of Firefox OS marks an incredibly exciting time for the Web. Firefox OS powers the first smartphones built entirely on Web technologies and will stimulate an inspiring new wave of innovation for the Web," says Jay Sullivan, Mozilla Chief Operating Officer. "We are proud to deliver an experience for first time smartphone users that will delight them and really put the power of the Web in people's hands."

Firefox OS phones come with Firefox Marketplace, which unleashes the power of HTML5 apps on mobile. Firefox Marketplace has popular global apps you want and relevant local apps you need. Firefox Marketplace offers apps in categories like games, news and media, music and audio, business and productivity so you can find an app for whatever you want – even local and niche topics. Firefox Marketplace includes popular apps such as AccuWeather, EA games like Poppit, Facebook, Nokia HERE Maps, SoundCloud, Terra, Time Out, TMZ and Twitter as well as personally tailored and local apps that will differ by region.

Firefox OS is an extension of the Firefox desktop and mobile browsing experience that hundreds of millions of people know and love, so you can expect all the security, privacy, customization and user control Firefox always delivers.

With more than 20 hardware and operator partners around the world, Firefox OS is filling the need for a fully adaptable, unconstrained mobile platform to deliver an innovative and customizable mobile Web experience that people are missing today. The world is waiting for a more attainable smartphone experience; only 21 percent of global mobile subscribers have smartphones, according to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

"Operators, OEMs, and developers are growing ever more interested in the emergence of a truly viable alternative mobile platform that offers them new economic opportunities independent of today's incumbents," said John Jackson, Research Vice President for IDC. "Such a platform will have to meet challenging requirements in terms of robustness, scale, and openness. Mozilla and its partners are now moving definitively into the first wave of Firefox OS distribution. One of our recent surveys found Firefox OS to be more compelling to developers over Tizen, Blackberry and Kindle Fire, despite no commercial products being available yet. It is clear that influential members of the operator, OEM, and developer communities at both global and hyper-local levels see the potential of Mozilla's Firefox OS to be that next platform."

Telenor will launch their first Firefox OS phones in Central and Eastern Europe this year. Firefox OS phones will launch in more markets later this year.

Quote from Deutsche Telekom

"We are excited that with the upcoming launch in Poland Deutsche Telekom is leading the go to market for the Firefox OS mobile device", says Claudia Nemat, Board member for Europe and Technology at Deutsche Telekom. "The launch of the first Firefox smartphones in Europe is an important step on the way to more innovation and to more competition between the different ecosystems. We rely on open platforms because we want to create freedom of choice on behalf of our customers."

You can check out a video demo here: http://youtu.be/Iu8q-oISbas

Quote from Telefonica

Jose´ Mari´a A´lvarez Palette, Chief Operating Officer of Telefo´nica said, "We believe that smartphones need to be more open and that the Web is the platform for making this possible. Consumers should not be locked to any one system but have the choice to consume the content they want and the flexibility to be able to take it with them when they change devices. This week marks a key turning point for the industry as we launch the first commercial Firefox OS devices in Spain. This is just the beginning as we bring Firefox OS to more and more of our markets across an expanding range of smartphones."

Quote from ZTE

"We are honored to partner with Telefonica and Mozilla to launch our first Firefox OS phone, the ZTE Open. Packed with powerful features, it's totally a new experience for smartphone users. As one of the top five smartphone manufacturers in the world, ZTE is devoted to provide more options for global customers and let everyone enjoy splendid life via advanced technology." said Mr.Dai Wenhong, VP of ZTE Corporation.


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Three New Mousses With Three Different Jobs

Mousse has surpassed its Full House days and is now one of the more versatile hair products you probably aren't using. “You can do things with mousse that you could never do with any other products,” says hairstylist Oribe of the lightweight foam wonder. That's why he decided to introduce a new line of mousses to his eponymous luxury hair care line.

Each of the three products yields distinct results, but they all give hair shape and texture without sacrificing softness and shine. There's zero stickiness and crunchiness. Like all Oribe products, the mousses also contain the stylist's Signature Complex: watermelon, lychee & elderweiss flower extracts which defend hair from stress, photo-aging, and the deterioration of its natural keratin, while also protecting it from outside elements. Each mousse is  paraben and sodium chloride-free, which makes it safe for those with color- and keratin-treated hair.

Here's the breakdown on which bottle does what to your tresses:

Curl is a frizz-fighting mousse that leaves unruly curls supple, shiny, and light as air. It provides a nice mix of hold and moisture, which is essential for notoriously dry and uncontrollable curly hair.  It adds shape and definition to curls, while giving those with thinner hair added body and bounce.

Surfcomber creates Gisele-esque wavy hair. The hydrating mousse helps you achieve that effortlessly tousled look. It’s not only great for coaxing bombshell waves on pin straight hair, but for adding definition for those already blessed with natural waves.

Grandiose works well for those with thinner hair looking for body. The heat-protecting formula leaves hair looking fuller, yet still soft and touchable. What's more, it also doubles as a toy if you’re feeling a little bored. The luxe foam is so dense that you can throw a dollop of it up in the air and catch in in your hand like a ball (or throw it at unsuspecting victims in need of a good hair day).


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Street Style: All the Color at New York’s Gay Pride Parade

Coming just days after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and reinstated Gay Marriage in California, Sunday’s cloudy Gay Pride Parade in New York was one of the largest in recent years. Headed by grand marshal and DOMA plaintiff Edie Windsor, it was a literal celebration of the week that was, full of families, couples, young kids, partying singles, and everyone in-between dressed in traditionally over-the-top rainbow garb. From anti-frackers to ascendant trend-setters, the Cut caught up with some of the parade’s viewers along the route and marchers themselves to ask them about the pride, DOMA, and their hopes for the future. 


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Facebook 5.0 for Windows Phone 8 now live, out of beta

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Facebook 50 for Windows Phone 8 now live, out of beta

Facebook's now out of beta and ready for primetime on Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced today. It's known as Facebook 5.0 and, aside from exiting beta, the latest version of Facebook for Windows Phone adds a revamped UI, as well as, "improved navigation, support for high-res pictures, post sharing, Facebook Timeline view, and more." Should you wish to continue living just ahead of the rest of Facebook's Windows Phone 8 userbase, a beta version of Facebook will remain in the Windows Phone store -- it promises a look at "pre-release software." We also wouldn't be too surprised if this is a good look into what that upcoming Windows 8 app will look like. In any event, as you might expect, Facebook 5.0 for Windows Phone 8 is free and available now at the source link below.

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Film Studies With the Ultimate Renaissance Woman, Agnès B.

Agnès b. designer and namesake, Madame Agnes Trouble has always taken an anti-designer’s design sensibility. After being discovered by Elle while shopping in a Paris flew market, she launched her brand and created a new kind of unfussy chic that counts Yoko Ono, Natalie Portman, and David Bowie as fans. In the three decades since starting her company, the bohemian master of the understated has added an art gallery, film projects, and an unabashed pursuit of all things artistic, except, she says, actual fashion. We spoke with her about her latest project, curating a series of her favorite films this summer for the Anthology Film Archives in New York.

“For me, film is not about fashion, it’s about personality,” she says. Her attraction to shiny personalities has led her to form friendships and mentorships with artists, auteurs, musicians, filmmakers, and other bohemian it-kids. Though her film has been the central passion in her diverse portfolio. In 2009, she cofounded a film production company, O'Salvation Films with Spring Breakers director Harmony Korine and later started a second company, Love Streams (a tribute to Cassavetes) to produce her own movies, including the forthcoming Je M'appelle Hmmmm, which she wrote and directed. From July 10-21 the Anthology series Agnes B. Selects will showcase ten of her favorite films. "I’m happy to be able to show these films to people. People need to know more about cinema and fabulous movies."

When did you first fall in love with the movies?
I started going to to the cinema when I was 16 with my husband Christian Bourgois — we would go see a Godard as soon as it came out. These films made an impression on me. I found personalities or characters that showed me how to be stronger or less shy and to see life from other points of view. Cinema, like literature, does a lot for us. It was a formative time for me.

You chose ten movies for Anthology Film, why did you select these?
Some of them came right to mind. Ken Loach's Family Life made an impression on me me. I saw it in 1971 when it came out and loved it very much, I still care a lot for the young girl in the film. These movies were all very important to me, but I think most of them have a very particular character. Almost crazy. Or people think they are crazy but they're just different from others. I like different. I like character. I like to watch people who dare to be themselves. It's a way for me to understand life.

What movie inspired you the most?
The Love of the Blonde from 1965. The main character is in a boarding school, and she's so bored. The movie starts with her at night, whispering [whispers in French] like that.  It’s beautiful. It’s not a big story, but it’s wonderful.

So many of these movies are all about the avant-garde, does it still exist?
There will always be avant-garde people, I'm sure. Or at least I hope. David Lynch and Harmony Korine are very much in the avant-garde.

Are there any modern day movies that you're as emotionally attached to?
Trash Humpers moved me very much. It's beautiful, it's crazy. It's a great movie. It's a piece of art. I love Harmony Korine. He’s a great friend of mine and I love his movies.

Do you want to be an actress?
I never dreamed to be an actress. But I’ve dreamed to be a director. And I did it! I'm making my first movie. I wrote the story, I directed it, I helped with the editing. I did the whole film from a to z, really. 

What is your movie about?
I wrote it long time ago. Maybe twelve to fifteen years ago. I wrote a little novel  and now it's going to be a movie. It’s about a girl who escapes from her home because she’s unhappy. It’s both social and humanistic.

Does fashion play a part in the movie?
No! My movie is a tragedy! I didn't even think about it. I went and got unique clothes from the flea market — a red coat for the man and a red shirt for the woman. I prefer the films that aren’t too à la mode from one time. The film looks old quickly.

Which director best understands the relationship between fashion and cinema?
Hitchcock. The fashion is about a precise woman, a silhouette, a precise look.  It’s crucial in the composition and the image of the film. The woman have to be just so. I love Hitchcock women. They are all beautiful always.

Can I watch any of these movies on Netflix?
Oh, go to cinema of course! It’s only two hours of your life. Go experience the film.


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Alicia Silverstone Launched a Breast Milk Share Service

On her blog, A Kind Life, the avid vegan and mother of Bear Blu posted last week about her latest endeavor: Kind Mama Milk Share, a breast milk sharing program inspired by a conversation she had with one of her friends, who struggled to produce enough milk for her own child. Silverstone explains, "She tried reaching out in her community for donor milk, but it was almost impossible to figure out what kind of lifestyle choices the donors had made. And after all that hard work keeping herself vibrant and healthy, she felt she had a right to demand better for her baby." The actress continued her call to nursing moms out on the Internet: "I say we help support those mamas and babies who need a hand during one of the most important times in their lives. It's why I'm starting the Kind Mama Milk Share, a way for moms to connect with other moms in their area ... Think of all the babies we can help raise together!" The endeavor's since picked up some speed in Silverstone's comments section, and though the concept of sharing baby milk remains controversial, it will hopefully assist a few worried parents and infants in need. But don't taint the supply! They're looking for Kind Mamas, or more specifically, "beautiful souls who recognize the importance of food as health" (aka vegans only).


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