Celebration of “Labyrinth 30th Anniversary”

Celebration of “Labyrinth 30th Anniversary”

September, Fathom events - Picture Home Entertainment and Fathom Events bring “Labyrinth 30th Anniversary” to the big screen on September 11 at hundreds of theaters throughout the country to celebrate Jim Henson’s imaginative adventure. “Labyrinth,” a children’s fantasy complete with extraordinary Muppet-type puppets, was produced by George Lucas in 1991 and featured David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. It was initially a critical and box office failure, costing $25 million to produce and grossing $12.5 million. Over the years,...

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What Dr Bennet Omalu and Will Smith have in common?

What Dr Bennet Omalu and Will Smith have in common?

Biotechnology, September 2016 - The opening keynote for Biotechnology conference in San Francisco this past June was a brilliant pairing of two speakers – Forensic pathologist Dr Bennet Omalu and famous actor Will Smith. What brought them together? The answer is – cinema. Both of them are the characters of the movie “Concussion” that was released at the end of 2015 and many claimed that it deserved an Oscar nomination. It is the story of Dr Bennet Omalu (portrayed by Will Smith in the movie) who discovered and described a disease...

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IDF Intel 7th Generation Core Processors

IDF Intel 7th Generation Core Processors

IDF, September 2016 - At the Intel Developer Forum, while a lot of the discussion was on IoT and smart connections, Intel continued their technology advancement and development of multi-core processors for the consumer computer market.  The company held a briefing to announce their 7th generation Core series microprocessor. The new processors continued the take advantage of the new process technology.  The processors use the Intel 14nm+ technology which is an updated and advanced version of the 14nm process released a short time...

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Workstations are the tool of choice at SIGGRAPH

Workstations are the tool of choice at SIGGRAPH

Siggraph, July 2016 – The annual SIGGRAPH event is the meeting place for the academics, innovators, industry and professional media producers to meet and share their experiences.  The commonality is the blending of the technology and engineering with the artistic vision that drive cinema, TV and advertising.  To help realize these visions on a release schedule, the computers used had to change and became workstations. Dell’s Precision Workstations had a lot of visibility at the SIGGRAPH 2016 show even though Dell did not have a...

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