Monday, December 1, 2008

‘Kung Fu Panda’ leads the way at the Annies wit...

[ Kung Fu Panda]DreamWorks Animation has to be happy this morning. The studio pulled in 27 total nominations with the International Animated Film Society’s annual Annie Awards, including 17 for “Kung Fu Panda,” which led with the most nominations and nearly double the next film on the list<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.incontention.com">In Contention</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.incontention.com" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 2,584 links from 298 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/282829233.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmluY29udGVudGlvbi5jb20vP3A9MzIzNCZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ=="/> read more...

‘Kung Fu Panda’ leads the way at the Annies wit...

[ Kung Fu Panda]DreamWorks Animation has to be happy this morning. The studio pulled in 27 total nominations with the International Animated Film Society’s annual Annie Awards, including 17 for “Kung Fu Panda,” which led with the most nominations and nearly double the next film on the list<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.incontention.com">In Contention</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.incontention.com" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 2,584 links from 298 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/1383545157.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmluY29udGVudGlvbi5jb20vP3A9MzIzNCZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ=="/> read more...

‘Kung Fu Panda’ leads the way at the Annies wit...

[ Kung Fu Panda]DreamWorks Animation has to be happy this morning. The studio pulled in 27 total nominations with the International Animated Film Society’s annual Annie Awards, including 17 for “Kung Fu Panda,” which led with the most nominations and nearly double the next film on the list<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.incontention.com">In Contention</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.incontention.com" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 2,584 links from 298 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/282829233.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmluY29udGVudGlvbi5jb20vP3A9MzIzNCZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ=="/> read more...

Microsoft -Yahoo Deal “Total Fiction,” Report Says (New York Times)

The Sunday Times, which did not cite its sources, said the proposal under discussion involves a complex transaction that would see the U.S. software giant support a new management team to take control of Yahoo. read more...

Friday, November 28, 2008

Carl Icahn Raises His Stake in Yahoo (Washington Post)

NEW YORK -- In a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo Inc.'s search for a new chief executive, activist investor Carl Icahn has bought up close to 7 million additional shares of the Internet company, according to regulatory filings. read more...

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Farmer Builds <b>Robot</b> Army

46-year-old Wu Yulu has only a basic school education but has managed to build himself 26 robots from scrap materials over the past 30 years. read more...

Monday, November 24, 2008

<b>ROBOTS DREAMS: <b>Robot</b> Servo Serial Mode Comparision</b>

Many &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; servo manufacturers sell servos that can be controlled serially, but unfortunately their implementations aren't typically well documented which makes it difficult to make design choices. However, the Aichi Institute of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...