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Only in Austin! Two road signs this week were 'altered' to display pretty funny messages to drivers by warning of zombies!
Signs near MLK Blvd and Lamar in downtown Austin read "ZOMBIES IN AREA! RUN," "NAZI ZOMBIES! RUN!!!" and "THE END IS NEAR" for about two hours this past Monday morning.
More pictures at AOL news
Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor known to millions as Mr. Roarke, died this morning at age 88. His death was announced at a city council meeting by president Eric Garcetti, who represents the district where the actor lived. Garcetti did not give a cause of death.Montalban had been a star in Mexican movies when MGM brought him to Hollywood in 1946. He was cast in the leading role opposite Esther Williams in "Fiesta," and starred again with the swimming beauty in "On an Island with You" and "Neptune's Daughter."
But Montalban was best known for two roles:
One, as the faintly mysterious, white-suited Mr. Roarke from the TV hit Fantasy Island. He presided over the tropical island resort where visitors were able to fulfill their lifelong dreams - usually at the unexpected expense of a difficult life lesson. Following a floatplane landing and lei ceremony, he greeted each guest with the line: "I am Mr. Roarke, your host. Welcome to Fantasy Island."
Second, as the villainous character Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek. He originated the role in a 1967 episode of the classic TV series, then reprised it in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, injecting much needed pathos into the film series.
Montalban won an Emmy Award in 1978, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1993. Up until last year he continued to perform, providing voices for animated films and TV series such as The Ant Bully, Kim Possible, and Family Guy.
Oddly enough, this is the correct course of action for the vast majority of the population. For several years, FCC studies indicate fully 85% or more of the population receives TV from cable or satellite. I predict February 17 (or whatever the new date will turn out to be) will come and go with no significant issues. With the 'twilight' signal stations will be airing for days following the switch, viewers will be instructed on what they need to do if they are viewing the message.At worst, the viewer will have to trip down to Wal-Mart and pick up a $49 DTV converter.
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE CONSUMERIST
The magic $200 price point for a Blu-ray player appears to be broken at CES by none other than Memorex. For the first time, a Profile 2.0 player will have a LIST price of under $200; which usually corresponds to a real-world price of around $149 or even less, although we will have to wait and see on that. Since this is a breakthrough price for a 2.0 player, retailers may just keep the margin and leave it at that $199 price point.Although positioning it as a budget player, Memorex is including some solid features:
- Profile 2.0
- Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution decoding
- SD card slot and USB port
Only time will tell.
Looks like the booth dancers are again in full swing, this year at Canon's booth. The last time I went Canon had models walking out on the catwalk showing off Canon's products. The dancers were at Samsung's booth that year.
Seeing geek celebs like Leo LaPorte, Walt Mossberg, or the CNet people walking around is always lots of fun. And of course, seeing all the cool stuff before it's released to the public is the main attraction.
Apple has announced three significant changes to its iTunes Store at Macworld Expo:
- iTunes is finally going DRM-free
- new three-tiered pricing announced
- iTunes wi-fi Music Store goes 3G
A CBS affiliate is reporting on one Minnesota family that received more than they bargained for when their child got a Fisher-Price Kid Tough digital camera for Christmas. The first time they connected it to their PC to download the pictures, their anti-virus software detected two viruses on the camera's memory.A popular digital camera for children is causing problems for at least one Minnesota family this Christmas. Some of Fisher-Price's Kid-Tough digital cameras have viruses that are affecting not just the camera, but computers as well.A quick look at Amazon reviews and messages posted to Yahoo! Answers reveals more people verifying this is taking place with this camera model.
Anna Tapper couldn't wait to tear open and try out her favorite present.
"I take pictures of lots of things," Anna said.
Her father, Jeff Tapper, said she had a big smile on her face the minute she knew what it was.
"She was glad to have her own camera and she didn't have to ask mom and dad for theirs and she could take as many pictures as she wanted," Tapper said.
When Tapper went to download her work, he found her camera had two viruses. Luckily, his anti-virus software spotted them before he downloaded them onto his computer. Without an up-to-date virus-fighter, his laptop could've been infected.
"Especially since it's a kid's digital camera it's the last thing you'd expect to have a virus on it," Tapper said.
The Kid-Tough model was a popular pick for parents. A quick online search found many are having the same problem. Fisher-Price told them if they'd send the cameras to the company it would send them a new one in about a month.
This is not the first time viruses have come pre-loaded on consumer products. Repeatedly last year reports of viruses coming pre-loaded on several models of digital picture frames made the news. External hard drives and desktop PCs have also been pre-infected with viruses.
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